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Morgan Wallen wasn’t kidding when he told fans on Twitter recently that he was thinking of putting out a double album. On the heels of his New Artist of the Year victory at Wednesday’s CMA Awards show, Morgan has announced a massive, two-disc project, Dangerous, which is due out on January 8. All told, the album consists of 30 songs, plus two exclusive bonus tracks.

Chris Stapleton talks to Jimmy Kimmel about how he got on 'Game Of Thrones' "There have been a few people much more famous than I am to get in on the show and have bit parts you know...I want to do that even if I'm going over there you know I'm just layin in the dirt. So, they agreed to let me come and do that." Chris Stapleton, made a brief cameo as a fallen Wildling-turned-White Walker outside Winterfell as Jon Snow tries to charge the Night King. Which if your a fan of the show...you know that didn't turn out so well.

Just as NBC premiered their Wednesday night line up of Chicago Fire, Med, and PD...They had to stop production for two weeks on Chicago Fire after multiple members of the series’ production team tested positive for coronavirus. The work stoppage began on Nov. 8. COVID-imposed shutdown.

E! News says the ''Friends'' reunion special is going to take place in 2021. Matthew Perry posted: "Friends reunion being rescheduled for the beginning of March. Looks like we have a busy year coming up. And that's the way I like it!"

Rolling Out magazine says a change.org petition has been started to get LeVar Burton to take over as host of ''Jeopardy.'' It has over 8,000 signatures

Jimmy Fallon talks about Ticketmaster requiring people to get a coronavirus test before they attend events. "Come on half the fun of going to a concert is not knowing what you're going to catch, it backfires when you see sketchy guys selling negative COVID tests outside the arena."

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Even though the CMA's where pretty good last night there were some acts that didn't perform due to COVID. Lee Brice and Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard dropped out earlier in the week because they both tested positive and Lady A was the third act to bow out because of a potential exposure. they continue to test negative for the virus but decided for safety not to perform last night.

Reba McEntire revealed that she turned down a role as a coach on the first season of “The Voice” that ultimately went to Blake Shelton. Why? "Because I don't think I would ever be able to tell somebody they're terrible or go find another job. I couldn't do that day in and day out, I just couldn't do it."

How long can you hold YOUR breath!!! as long as Tom Cruise?? He held his breath for the movie "Mission Impossible:Rogue Nation" for 6 minutes underwater...well, Kate Winslet just beat that record by one minute while filming a scene for "Avatar 2". Winslet had no idea that her record-setting shoot was even public knowledge. She doesn't do social media, so she was surprised when people came up to congratulate her on her record seven minutes and four-teen seconds...

Vince Vaughn talks about his new movie "Freaky" saying it's a mix of scares and comedy "Yeah, it's got great scares, the kills are great there well done, there's alot of jumps and theirs's alot of funny stuff in the movie too." A high school student switches bodies with a serial killer. From the director of "Happy Death Day." "Freaky" is rated R and in theaters tonight

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Tonight the 54th Annual CMA Awards, with Hosts Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker live on ABC and of all the exciting things Thomas Rhett loves the fact that his wife Lauren is presenting New Artist of The Year and can't wait for the live music "It's just been amazing to watch how hard they've worked to put such a safe show together and I'm just honestly itchin to hear some live music for the first time this year so we are very pumped to be here and especially doing it together." Thomas is nominated for Male Vocalist Of The Year...The CMA Awards air tonight 7pm on ABC

Happy Veterans day to all the veterans who have served! Country music stars hold a special appreciation for the military especially Florida Georgia Line. "BK and I are big supporters of our service men and women. So, any kind of chance we get to give back or to serve them, we’re always jumping at that opportunity. Any opportunity we get to give back, especially when it comes to the military and service men and women, we’re just excited.”

The TV King of 'You are NOT the father' Maury Povich And wife and journalist Connie Chung are celebrating 42 years of marriage and they have very different views on why it's lasted so long "I say whenever arguments slash discussions you have during the day has to end when your head hits the pillow. Connie says that's not true she holds grudges so she has to argue it out the next morning to get it off her chest." I don't like to go to bed mad...I gotta give this one to Maury...

Entertainment Tonight says Alex Trebek's hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada honored him yesterday by lowering flags to half staff, and the Game Show Network plans to honor him with a six-hour Jeopardy marathon. It will kick off at 9 a.m. Eastern on Saturday.

Disney my write out Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow character from the next ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film. A source tells the website, 'We Got This Covered' will say Sparrow died off screen, but as long as you don’t see a body he could maybe come back in the future.'' Small Screen says over 250,000 people have signed a change.org petition calling for Disney to bring Johnny back as Jack Sparrow.

Jimmy Fallon jokes about Royal Caribbean looking for people to go on "test cruises" during the pandemic. "It sounds fun, all you need is a bathing suit and to sign eight thousand documents saying you won't sue. It's kinda creepy when you board and the captain says 'good luck'"

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During the pandemic Luke Combs has been busy, he tells Jimmy Kimmel he's been writing songs and he's been raising Chickens "I got some chickens which has been good. they give us eggs, Their not like dogs you get love and compassion but you can't put those in a skillet."

Tim McGraw Says since the pandemic his workouts have almost taken a backseat, almost, but when Faith starts cooking, "I’ve taken it a little easier and taken a few days off, more than I usually do. But when Faith’s cookin’, I sorta workout harder that day when I know she’s cookin’ something good. So, I’ll try to earn it."

Tomorrow is Veterans day and Thomas Rhett Has A Message For The Men And Women Who Serve Our Country ... "I would like to send out a huge thank you to all of our men and women in the military. I have a couple of family members that are actually … one in the Marines and one in the Navy, and so I know what it’s like to have family be gone. Thank you so much for your service and you will never know how much it means to us."

Change in life is a constant and it took buying an Iphone for Billy Ray Cyrus to see how easy change can be to step into the 21st century "It's opened up a whole new world, I write all my songs now on my Iphone. It's quicker, it's like change is really the only thing you can count on in life. I should have embraced it earlier." is it just me or does he sound a lot like Bill Clinton as he gets older..

Gerard Butler will star in “Night Has Fallen,” the fourth installment in the successful box-office “Has Fallen” franchise, Butler returns as U.S. Secret Service agent Mike Banning. Plot details are being kept under wraps...It's starting to look alot like the Fast and the Furious franchise...

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We start today with some sad news, after hosting the hit gameshow Jeopardy for 37 years...Alex Trebek finally succumbed to stage 4 pancreatic cancer on Sunday...

He continued filming new episodes of Jeopardy! until Oct. 29, meaning there are still several new shows left to air. The last new episode featuring Trebek as host will air on Dec. 25, Christmas Day. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which produces the syndicated series, has not announced a new host yet. About his legacy, Alex had this to say," Treat everyday as a blessing, and enjoy it to the fullest, and try to be aware of when you leave this earth that you've made a difference in the lives of other people." George Alexander Trebek, died peacefully at age 80

Thomas Rhett announced that he’ll return this week with a new single, “What’s Your Country Song,” which comes out on Wednesday. It’s the first taste of the “Beer Can’t Fix” star’s upcoming fifth studio album. Fans can expect to see a whole lot of Thomas this week: On the same day he releases the song, he’s also set to perform his “Be a Light” at the 2020 CMA Awards. Also on Wednesday, he’s planning to make a stop on ABC’s Good Morning America.

Jason Aldean's Home almost turned into a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" "I think my wife left the back door open, I was outside still and she came out side and was like, 'we have a problem, we have birds all in the house.' and I thought you know I thought like one bird had flown in like one....and I went in there and they were everywhere."

Just a quick FYI - Bee Gees star Barry Gibb has gone country and is releasing a country duets album titled ''Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. 1''. ALL the Bee Gee's classic hits are going country with the help of Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Little Big Town and more. The album will be out on January 8th

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