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With Labor Day creepin up on us we take a look at FIRST jobs from some of your favorite country music singers…let’s start off with Billy Currington on HIS first job. “Actually, a bass player that was playin in the church, I was singin and he played in a country club actually invited me in there.  I was only 17 or 18 at the time,  They got me up to sing one song and then I got a call the next day to join the band so that became my job.” Now, THAT’S slick…

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Sometimes you just get a bad job …Carrie Underwood would disagree…"I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad job. I’ve had hard jobs. I’ve had jobs that worked random hours. My first job was at a gas station, and that was a lot of fun actually. While I was working at the gas station, I took another job at a hotel down the street.” That was the job she got ONE DAY of training before the lady that trained her THE ONLY OTHER EMPLOYEE QUIT the next day and Carrie was now in-charge….

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Simon Cowell was on with Kelly Clarkson and she asked what are the HARDEST acts on ‘America’s Got Talent” and this is what he said “When a comedian goes wrong,  I mean it feels like it feels like it’s going on for hours..it’s horrific.  So, there’s nothing you can do about it.  Those are the hardest ones.”  You can watch ‘America’s Got Talent’ tonight at 7pm on NBC

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Jeopardy! may not be the only long-running game show looking for a new host. fellow game show Wheel of Fortune could possibly be losing host Pat Sajak and letter turner Vanna White.  Sajak first joined the syndicated version of Wheel of Fortune in December 1981, followed by White just a year later.  Hollywood reporter says they will be with the show through 2022 but there has been no discussion of contract renewals.

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If not for country music Thomas Rhett says he would have been on a completely different path. “I would probably have started a real estate company. I honestly thought about gettin’ my real estate license this year. I’m not kidding.  I love the whole art of goin’ in and getting somebody to really love a home enough to buy it. So, maybe in about 15 years that’s what I’ll do.” So, there are plans for AFTER country music..

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Saving Country Music reports that 81-year-old outlaw country singer David Allen Coe is in the hospital and receiving oxygen and high doses of vitamins,  The legendary singer-songwriter also has an intravenous feeding tube, but he's not intubated, and he's reportedly been awake, alert and able to speak to his doctors. His condition is improving..

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Alex Rodriguez allegedly wants a face-to-face meeting with Jennifer Lopez to divide up their joint business ventures. A source tells the Globe that  “There’s only so much they can delegate to the money people. Jen would prefer a Zoom conference, but Alex is pushing to meet in person.  He wants to maintain a respectful relationship and continue to earn money together.

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DC and Batman fans will like this, Reel 360 says Warner Brothers has begun doing test screenings of Robert Pattinson's new Batman movie. Those, who have seen the movie, describe it as very dark, very graphic and very scary. The film may garner an R rating

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Growing up Luke Bryan  wanted to be an athlete…but after he started playing guitar…something happened… “I had started playing guitar, I seemed to be getting more reactions with the guitar.  I really did stumble into the theater aspect”  Lukes drama teacher heard his voice and basically pushed onto the stage in a one act play

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Country music star Granger Smith's wife Amber Smith reminded her Instagram followers to think before they type when she shared screenshots of the shocking and hurtful messages she received that referenced her 3-year-old son River, who died in a drowning accident in June 2019. One of the comments suggested they "replaced" River with their newborn son Maverick.

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The National Enquirer claims Olivia Newton Newton John is trying to set John Travolta up on dates. A source tells the magazine,  She has lots of beautiful, fun-filled lady friends from the U.S. and Australia she could set John up with! But he hasn’t healed yet from the passing of his wife Kelly Preston who passed July of 2020

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Hollywoodlife.com claims Kim Kardashian may host the season premiere of ''Saturday Night Live.'' A source tells the website, she was asked and there was even discussion of having Kanye West be the musical guest for the first episode of the season.

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Hollywood film legend Ed Asner has passed away at the age of 91.

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Jameson Rodgers hit 'Cold Beer Calling My Name' continues to do well and climbing the charts…How did this song come about? "We wrote this song actually two or three years ago. It took us like three sessions to finish it. We just wanted to write a little fun, upbeat kind of song and here we are two or three years later and it’s my single at radio."  Sometime if you wanna get it right…it takes time…

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Tim McGraw talked to Esquire magazine about getting sober in 2008, and he credits his wife Faith Hill for helping him commit to that decision.  Saying"When your wife tells you it’s gone too far, that’s a big wake-up call. so, now, he’s replaced drinking with exercise…He does his ‘meet and greets’ then he and the band go for a 4 or 5 mile run…then straight into the dressing room and then the stage. He says it’s all timed out.

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The Daily Mail says thieves recently stole Tom Cruise's luggage. They took his bodyguard's $150,000 BMW from outside of his hotel. A source tells the newspaper, "Tom had been driven around in the car while in Birmingham and some of his luggage and belongings were inside it when it was taken. How does a BODYGAURD afford a $150,000 BMW!!!

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Blabbermouth says Kid Rock has canceled his weekend concert in Fort Worth, Texas because most of his band has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Most of the band was vaccinated and The Wrap says the season premiere of "The Connors" is going to be a live episode. It will air on September 22nd.

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Did you know…on this day august 26^th in 2018, Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert were at number-1 with “Drowns The Whiskey.” In 2015, LOCASH premiered the video for “I Love This Life”In the year 2000, Pam Tillis became a member of the Grand Ole Opry And wishing a very happy birthday to Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line

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Dylan Scott is having a blast out on the road with Luke Bryan and the Proud To Be Right Here tour – but it almost didn’t happen because Dylan didn’t answer his phone! He was home working in his yard with equipment that was not cooperating.  His cell phone rang, but he didn’t feel like answering in the moment. The second time it rang it was his manager AND Luke Bryan!! Sometimes even bad days can have silver linings….

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In touch Weekly Magazine says Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are discussing getting married.  A-Rod started binge eating when he learned Ben was in a jewelry store looking at rings…Ben and Jenn are talking about eloping instead of having a lavish wedding…by the way she STILL has the engagement ring A-Rod gave her..J-Lo has been engaged three times and married three times…

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James Corden shared a funny story about his helicopter flying celebrity friend Tom Cruise on the latest episode of The Late Late Show. According to the host, The Mission Impossible star tried to land his helicopter in Corden's London yard. After a few back and forth texts where James thought Tom was joking…he wasn’t…

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