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When asked,  Thomas Rhett says his favorite country song would be an Eric Church tune ...  I think going through middle school and high school, he was my idol in country music. And I just remember listening to ‘These Boots’ over and over and over and over again. I just loved how simple it was. So, I think ‘These Boots’ would be my country song."

Miranda Lambert is feeling pretty good about winning Best Country Album Grammy for "Wildcard" ... “I’m so happy and content and also you know I’m at a place were I’ll never take what I do for granted again because missing it will tell you how much you were blessed to get to do what we love and I’m excited to see the fans again I miss them.” ‘Wildcard’ debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard’s 200 list and the Top Country Albums chart at number one.  It’s Miranda’s seventh number one album.

If you’re a Deadpool fan you’re gonna love this. Ryan Reynolds talks about being in the suit. “Deadpool in a weird way clown work. Deadpool is not a character that’s overly matcho, he doesn’t saunter away he sashay’s away.  These are all performance things that require me to be in the suit and I would be sad if I wasn’t in the suit. I love the suit, if feels like an extension of some weird aspect of my personality that I get to embrace.” Deadpool three is scheduled in theaters and on HBO Max June 18^th.

Meghan Markle and Harry’s interview with Oprah last week is pretty much opened a hornet’s nest of controversy.  Word is that they’ve upset everyone from Prince William when they talked about William and Harry’s mother Princes Diana all the way up to the Queen, which has some in Meghan’s family specifically Meghan’s half-sister Samantha telling TMZ that she thinks Harry and Meghan are headed for divorce if Harry’s smart.

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Kelsea Ballerini talked to Kelly And Ryan about being married to Morgan Evans, how their morning routines are completely different. And had this to say about working with Shania Twain on her song ‘Hole in The Bottle”. “To be able to know someone that I grew up listening to is a wild thing but she is such.  I don’t know to be around that energy, as a young girl as a fan and now as an artist. I’ve been a sponge really and she added to the song as only Shania can add.” Hole in The Bottle reached the top ten on the Billboard Country Music Charts.

Lionel Richie took the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday night to pay musical tribute to his late friend and collaborator, Kenny Rogers, singing Rogers' career-altering hit, "Lady," The pop superstar and American Idol judge was clad in a long, black trench coat in front of a backdrop of Kenny Rogers

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are having relationship issues. Brobible, citing US Weekly Magazine, claims Alex Rodriguez allegedly made reality TV star Madison LeCroy sign a non-disclosure agreement before they secretly started talking. Madison has been quoted as saying,  "Just an acquaintance. He's never physically cheated on his fiancée with me."

Tom Holland tells London's Heart FM that he is open to replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond. "Should they want to do a younger James Bond, you best believe I would be there. It would be an actual dream come true. Tom Holland, secret agent by day…webslinger by night….your friendly neighborhood spiderman with a license to …well, never mind you know..

The nominations for this year's Razzie Awards, honoring the worst in film, were announced on Friday. Were the movies Fantasy Island and the new Wonder Woman 1984 made the list…

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Award season is gearing up with the Grammy’s this Sunday and the ACM’s in April…

Miranda Lambert’s song “Bluebird” is up for Best Country Song and Best Country solo performance this year at the Grammy’s and she gets to perform her song. It must mean a lot for her to be there.  “For music, you know we haven’t been able to do what we love to do so.  Getting to come to the Grammy’s and perform and have your song celebrated, it means the world.” The Grammys air Sunday on CBS

Now, we turn to the ACM’s AND Keith Urban will be hosting.  But he made a call to Mickey Guyton to ask a very special question.  Would you be up to co-hosting with me..and she said “Yes, Yes! Do I have a pulse!! Of course!  I’m trying to be really calm right now and professional,” It’s really hard to be calm when you get asked to co-host the ACM’s we get it…The 56th ACM Awards airs Sunday, April 18th on CBS.

This week we shared that Bear Grylls may have been placed on the list as one of a few that maybe stepping into the shoes of Daniel Craig to play James Bond. “I wish that I had the acting chops for it, but I’m very flattered to anyone that suggested it, thank you.”  Bear is to busy doing real man stuff, like repelling off of mountains, surviving harsh environments and coming out the other side laughing…James Bond might take some lessons.

Rolling Stone magazine says props from classic movies like "Alien," "Die Hard, and "Batman" are heading to the auction block. The "Hollywood Legends" auction is scheduled for April 28th in Beverly Hills..

- Sean Connery's "James Bond" Walther P5 pistol

- Bruce Willis' tank top from "Die Hard"

- Al Pacino's pinstripe suit from "Scarface"

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Luke Bryan Can't Believe Blake Shelton Has Turned Gwen Stefani Into A Country Girl “ I laugh every time, you know because you have Gwen Stephani California girl and now she’s out in the middle of a field with Blake Shelton with a farming slash trucker hat on.  How could this girl ever have predicted that this would be her life.”  Well, you know what they say about opposites.

 Florida Georgia Line Star Brian Kelley Says 'Long Live' Is A Celebration Song ... “We wrote this song last year on the Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour, on our bus with some good buddies, and it was a good time before a show. I think we were just kind of kickin’ around ideas and somebody threw out ‘Long Live’ or ‘Long Live Nights Like These’ and we were off to the races. Crank it up and let’s celebrate this amazing life we do get to live. Let’s celebrate all the wins that we get baby.” The second single and top 10 hit is from their fifth studio album Life Rolls On.

Norman Reedus, aka Darryl from "The Walking Dead", talks to Jimmy Fallon about the upcoming spin-off of “The Walking Dead “Yeah, Melissa and I are doing something together and I know it’s going to look different, it’s going to be a different flavor totally.  I don’t know where it’s going to be yet.” And when asked if it was going to be in the future this is all he said “Who knows, you know…I have no idea.” Cryptic…'The Walking Dead' airs Sundays on AMC.

Tom Holland had to take some time off after Injuring Himself While Filming The New "Spider-Man" Movie ... “So they’ve given me a few days off, so I’ve sitting in the house doing nothing for the last three or four days going mental. I miss the spandex, so I can’t wait to get back on set.” Spiderman No Way Home is scheduled in theaters December 17^th.

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Thomas Rhett talks about how 'What's Your Country Song' became the lead single off his CD ‘Country Again: Side A “Feel like this whole record is a bit of a return to my roots, for sure. It’s up-tempo and I think it talks about, kinda the state of life that I’m in right now, and I think it truly resonates with a lot of people. So, that’s kinda how we chose ‘What’s Your Country Song’ to be the first single.” “Country Again: Side A is Thomas’s fifth studio album

The 2021 Grammy Awards are less than a week away, and some of the best and brightest artists in country music will be involved in what's billed as Music's Biggest Night.  Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion, Ingrid Andress, Little Big Town and Brandy Clark all earning multiple nominations, while Mickey Guyton is nominated for the first time in the category of Best Country Solo Performance. The 2021 Grammy Awards will air live on CBS at 7pm Sunday, March 14^th and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Jennifer Garner has a new movie coming to Netflix and the premise is that no matter what you’re asked to do you must say ‘yes’ “Yes, with some basic guidelines. You can’t get a dog you can’t pierce your ears, it’s not about spending money.  If your kids want to do your hair and make-up, if they want to have ice cream for breakfast if they want to stay up late they have your entire focus for a full day.” "Yes Day" premieres Friday on Netflix.

Hollywoodlife.com claims Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville trolled Lori Loughlin yesterday on Twitter when she posted  ''Amazing news my baby got accepted to the University of Southern California and I didn’t even have to fake any rowing pictures or bribe anyone''  A person then slammed Brandi when they tweeted: ''Must be an April fools on March 9......USC doesn’t release acceptance notes until April'' woops…

In case you missed it.. Deadline Hollywood says CBS is going to rebroadcast Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry on Friday night.

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