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On this day in country music, August 11^th …2019 Luke combs was at number 1 with “Beer Never Broke My Heart…2014 Lee Brice threw out the first pitch at Baltimore’s Camden yards..the Orioles go on the beat the visiting Yankees. In 2009 Justin Moore released his debut album featuring “Small Town USA” and wishing a very happy birthday to the common man driving his common van in his rose colored glasses Mr. John Conlee turns 75 today…

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Yesterday was National Spoil Your Dog Day and many KIX listeners sent in photo’s of their favorite floof to our Facebook Fan page…Justin Moore has been welcoming new pets into his home during the pandemic but he says they unfortunately lost one….“Our oldest dog, Hank. It’s the first time as an adult I’ve had to deal with it, and having that conversation with the kids was, it was not a lot of fun, I can promise ya. “ They’ve added a bunny rabbit, Chocolate Chip. Now the goal is to add some chickens and a rooster.

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Kim Kardashian is still working on "being stricter and saying no" to her kids. opening up to Parents magazine about the high and low’s.  The hardest part of having four kids she says is keeping their rooms "neat and organized," especially their closets, but bedtime is no treat either.

Remember kids, if you’re not good mommy isn’t going to buy you that 25-thousand dollar Gucci bag for your 4th birthday…

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Jennifer Hudson plays Aretha Franklin in the new movie, "Respect."  She says it was 15 years in the making. ”It was right after ‘Dream Girls’ and we sat down and she said “Let me show ya something” and I was like I AM sitting at the table with Mrs. Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul and it’s not everyday anyone gets to do that. So, to see it manifest years later and it was also a dream of mine.” "Respect" is in theaters Friday.

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Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley talks about their new song with Chase Rice 'Drinkin Beer, Talkin' God, Amen' ...”The first time I heard it, I was like “yo this song’s a hit, And just super pumped to do a song with Chase Rice, one of my long time best friends. just excited to see what its gonna do." Brian Kelly says that Chase sent the song to him in a text..The song currently sits at the number ONE slot on the Billboard Country Music Airplay Chart.

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The power of TikTok is undeniable!

Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” went so viral that Applebee’s brought back the beloved Oreo milkshake! Even Shaq appeared in one of the videos of fans recreating his dance!

And the latest artist to hop on the TikTok dance trend? Thomas Rhett!

With his song ‘Redneck Be Like’..The video already has over 700k views, making it one of his most-viewed videos on the app.. Thomas Rhett continues his ‘Center Point Road’ tour August 13^th in Alabama

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Jason Momoa chiming in on the whole “I’m Hollywood and I don’t bathe” thing…He tells Access Hollywood that, unlike Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and Jake Gyllenhaal, he showers on a regular basis. “I’m not starting any trends. I shower, trust me. I ’m Aquaman. I’m in the water. Don’t worry about it. I’m Hawaiian. We got saltwater on me. We good.”

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Brobible says celebrity chef Guy Fieri created a new dish yesterday called the Apple Pie Hot Dog. He stuffed a hot dog into a single-serving apple pie before topping it with bacon jam, apple mustard drizzle, apple pie spice and sugar. Guy will serve his new creation during the Field of Dreams game between the Yanks and White Sox on Thursday in Dyersville….I gotta get my hands on three or 12 for a thorough Facebook LIVE taste test….

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Thomas Rhett Says "Country Again" Reflects Where He Is In Life Right Now ... "You know, I think this song really is about my life realizing that it’s okay just to stop for a second. It’s okay to live simple and to really just getting back to my roots a little bit and what all that entails." Sounds like a plan…

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Country superstar Kacey Musgraves opened up about her highly anticipated new LP and her divorce from Ruston Kelly. Giving some intimate details about a guided psychedelic trip that inspired her new album on the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by Dr. Maya Shankar. Saying it opened a “flood of emotion and ideas” The record is finished, and the follow-up to her grammy-winning album ‘Golden Hour’ is due for a late-summer or early-fall release.

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Jake Gyllenhaal tells Vanity Fair magazine that, like Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell and Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, he does not always bathe. Saying “More and more I find bathing to be less necessary, at times. I do believe, that good manners and bad breath get you nowhere. So I do that. But I do also think that there’s a whole world of not bathing that is also really helpful for skin maintenance, and we naturally clean ourselves.”

In response The Rock tweeted: 'Nope, I’m the opposite of a "not washing themselves" celeb'. Shower (cold) when I roll outta bed to get my day rollin’. Shower (warm) after my workout before work. Shower (hot) after I get home from work. Face wash, body wash, exfoliate and I sing (off key) in the shower'

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Jeopardy may have a new permanent host….Just months after having guests host the show  the production is nearing a deal to name Alex Trebek's permanent replacement. According to Variety, Mike Richards is in advanced negotiations to host Jeopardy permanently. Richards was one of the guest hosts of the program earlier this year and earned positive reviews from fans. He joined the Jeopardy crew early 2020 as an executive producer, when asked Sony refused to comment only to say they are STILL in negotiations with other candidates.

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Luke Bryan’s Docuseries, 'Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary' is about to launch on IMDb TV and he says watching it…was a bit of an emotional ride..“to see some of these images of me and my sister and us growing up as kids. I mean, there’s some moments in there where it’s just impossible not to get emotional and shed some tears ''Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary'' starts streaming today on IMDb TV and is free to watch…

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Florida Georgia Line played the inaugural show at the new FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee on Tuesday, putting on Together: Feeding Nashville, a star-studded benefit show to raise money for Feeding Nashville. The show raised over $450,000 in funds to combat food insecurity in Music City,

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Kanye West is paying $150,000 per day in rent to live at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He is there to finish recording his new album..why? because he’s a “wild and crazy guy”….

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People magazine says the final season of Ellen DeGeneres's talk show is going to premiere on September 13th. Guests during the final season will include George Clooney, Justin Timberlake. Ellen says she has given away $450 million during her 19 years on the air.

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I like Big Macs but not as much as Don Gorske he holds the Guinness World Record for most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime with 32,340. “I’m closing in on 50 years next year of eating them every day.  My habit right now is to eat two a day and that would be live 14 a week” Don says he'll keep eating Big Macs until he has to put them in a blender in order to eat them.

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