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Congratulations to all the CMT Award winners last night, of course I have to mention Chris Young and Kane Brown for Collaborative Video of the Year for ‘Famous Friends’ “Thank you guys so much, this is one of the few times I’ve gotten to stand on stage accepting an award.  I’m very happy to be standing next to somebody I consider a brother and a friend, To be able to celebrate this is thanks to all of you who voted for it.” There song has been our number one pick for the Top Kix at Six for the last three weeks in a row…

Brett Young the author?  Well, yes…he’s releasing a children's book that’s inspired by his song ''Lady.''  He told NBC that publishers came to him about it after hearing the song. ''Love You, Little Lady Will'' be out on August 24th

Samuel L. Jackson mega movie star with so many iconic one liners I don’t think you could count them all….so, which one does his fans yell at him in public? “You know what the line is now? ‘What’s in your wallet’ and I say my wife’s hand…and that’s the end of it.” From his Capitol One commercials…

The Daily Mail says the custom Dodge Charger that Vin Diesel drives in the next Fast and the Furious movie, ''F9'', cost $1 million to build. Several hybrid versions of the car were made before a final version was constructed. The car has a mega horsepower Dodge Hellcat motor. "F9" opens in theatres on June 25th

"The Nanny" Star Fran Drescher says she’s turning “The Nanny” into a Broadway Musical…she’s just one last part…”There’s going to be a very heavy singing part.  So, we’re going to have to find basically the next Barbara Streisand I think.” Or maybe at least someone who can honk laugh in tune…

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All eyes are on the CMT Awards tonight…and Luke Combs says you can expect a high energy performance from him tonight. “You know my last two singles were about my wife so, they’ve been more low key love songs. We’re taking it back to the basics on this one, so, I’m excited to see what people think.” Luke will be performing a new song ‘Cold As You’ tonight…

Kelsea Ballerini And Kane Brown On Hosting The CMT Awards, and Kelsea says she loves the surprises that happen at the CMT Awards. “I feel like the performances are always something that you maybe don’t expect.  There’s like surprise collaborations, and there’s like pyro moments there’s always something that keeps you on the edge of your seat”  The all fan voted CMT Awards air tonight 7pm on CMT

Bad news for ‘The Bachelorette’ TVLine reports only 3.6 million people watched the season premiere Monday night. The numbers are an all-time low for a Bachelorette season premiere.

Chris Pratt tells Cinema Blend that he is open to doing a Jurassic World- Fast and the Furious crossover…Movie critics would tell you that If you’ve seen the latest of either of these movies…this is the only way left to go…

Harrison Ford is suited up for Indiana Jones 5, and fans now have their first look at the actor reprising his iconic role on the set of the new movie. According to the Independent, production on the fifth Indiana Jones film has kicked off in Yorkshire, England, and photos from the set have made their way online. In the images, Ford can be seen in his classic Indy outfit, the brown jacket and hat. The film is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2022….If you’d like to see the pick click the link HERE

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Besides singing about his famous friends WITH his famous friends.  What has Chris Young been up to “Been doing a lot of writing, being as creative as possible.  That’s one positive that I look at.  I’ve got a whole lot of music.”

Jordan Davis has one daughter Eloise, and another baby due in September.  How does he describe being a father? “It’s tough to put into words the change of becoming a dad. It really is an instant change in just your outlook on everything. I think it’s been amazing for me just to come home and see Eloise be so excited.  It puts a lot of things into perspective.”

The Wall Street Journal says Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is going to fly into space aboard his rocket on July 20th. “I wanna go on this flight, because it’s the thing I’ve wanted to do all my life.  It’s a big deal for me.”  He’s going to take his brother Mark…I wonder if he’s going to take any deliveries with him…

A new “A List” couple may be on the rise…no, not Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck…The National Enquirer claims a romance may be brewing between Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt.  Oh, and speaking OF Bennifer…J-Lo is scouting mansions in LA to be closer to Ben….Here’s ME rolling my eyes…

Celebrating Birthdays – Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes is 59, Bonnie Tyler is 70 and Nancy Sinatra is 81

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Congratulations to Garth Brooks being recognized as one of the greatest of all time at the 43^rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors…He recalls stepping away from country music to raise his family. “The Country music audience has given you everything. Now you simply ask them ‘I’m going to go home and raise my babies’.  The big surprise was never ever thinking they were going to let you back in.”  Not only did they let you back in after 14 years, but did it with open arms.

Luke Bryan, who kicks off his world tour on July 8th in Syracuse, tells CMT that touring is not always glamorous. Saying "Sometime you get in bad highways, I don't miss that. I mean, when you are getting thrown around your bus like popcorn poppin', I don't miss that. But um, other than that, it's pretty amazing." …kinda sounds like a country song to me…

Clarence Williams III, the beloved actor on television, film and stage died Friday, per his management's communications with The Hollywood Reporter. Williams, best known for his role as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes in The Mod Squad starred in the Aaron Spelling ABC crime drama for all five seasons between 1968 to 1973. He also played Prince’s Father from Prince's movie Purple Rain. Clarence Williams III died in Los Angeles from colon cancer at the age of 81.

"Fear The Walking Dead" Star Jenna Elfman dishes on her character's journey ahead of next Sunday's season finale. “She’s lost her daughter, now lost her husband. But, with all of these blows and now some closure.  She’s starting to use all of these experiences and convert it to some knowledge and strength and skill and she’s pushing forward.” The "Fear the Walking Dead" season finale airs Sunday.

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You wouldn’t know by looking at her but Miranda Lambert says she still gets nervous performing on television. ”I just try to think of it as, just go do what I do.  I do one thing and when I get freaked out about what it is or who the audience is I just pretend that I’m up on a stage at Billy Bobs and doin what I do and it does calm me down.”

Blake Shelton Says "Minimum Wage" Was Meant To Be Performed Live ... “I just thought wow you know I could just see us kickin off a concert and really milking that intro for a while.  It’s not one of those song you have to think super hard about.  It’s just a really great message and a great love song.”

 Bad news on the set of Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 7,  it looks like several of the cast and crew have tested positive for the coronavirus. A source tells the National Enquirer, that “The whole shooting crew, about 60 people, have all had to self-isolate for 14 days…With all the setbacks, accidents and temper tantrums this film is starting to look like a mission impossible.

Patrick Wilson talks about his new movie "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It." Patrick says the movie follows the previous films' tradition of basing their plots on true stories. “The case is based on a true story, as all the Conjuring films are.  It’s the first case in United States history, were demonic possession was used as an alibi for homicide.  The question becomes, that he said that he was possessed.” We took a look at "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" yesterday, you can check it out at KIXWEB.COM under ‘At The Movies” "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” is in theaters and streaming today on HBO Max.

And on this international Donut day…Psycho Donuts in San Jose is serving up the Dead Elvis Donut. custard-filled donut with peanut butter, bananas, bacon and jelly….the king baby…thank you very much

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