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The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season will begin on Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway. Country superstar Luke Combs will perform a pre-race concert before the green flag waves.  Announcing the fact on twitter "Hey race fans, I'm Luke Combs," "If you love live music, be sure to catch my performance at the 2021 Daytona 500." His appearance marks the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that Combs will perform a concert for his fans.

Jon Pardi loves being a newlywed, so how does it feel to be married ... "How does it feel to be married? It feels great! There's not much changes, other than getting used to wearing a ring, but me and Summer and I are having a great time and gearing up for 2021 and to start writing and get me a new album this year. So, that's the goal.  We'll have fun. And that's the most that's changed, except we're just married officially now."

Deadline Hollywood says a "Willy Wonka" prequel is in the works. Tom Holland and Timothee Chalamet are both being considered for the lead role. Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp played Wonka in previous films. The movie is tentatively titled "Willy."

Business Insider says President Donald Trump will release his full pardon list but Newsweek is reporting that President Trump declined to grant a pardon to Tiger King star Joe Exotic. CBS says the White House released a list of 73 pardons after midnight. Joe's name was not on the list.

It's "The Muppet Show!" The iconic variety show will soon be available for streaming on Disney+ Watch for Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, the Swedish Chef, and much more. Starting February 19^th.  The five seasons of the show join other Muppet-related content on the streaming service including movies, shorts, and the hit series "Muppets Now."

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Charlie Pride may be gone, but Darius Rucker like so many fans just idolize Charlie Pride “Charlie went through a lot of stuff to do what he loved to do and he loved to sing country music. I would say no matter what happens to me as a black man in country music…I can handle it, if Charlie Pride could handle all the things he went through.”

Luke Combs has a lot of hit songs, awards and the man has got goals… "I’m definitely gunning for that Entertainer of the Year spot and winning that at some point, I think would be a huge moment for myself, whether that’s this year or not, we’ll see. I want to eventually, I mean I think, headline in stadiums, I think one day is something that I’m hoping to do and I just have loftier goals and play The Super bowl. I want to do the halftime show at The Super bowl.”

Liam Neeson may be going in a different direction with his career…he’s talking about appearing in a comedy. “Seth McFarland is writing something for me. We’re going to try to resurrect, I don’t know if you remember the Naked Gun films with the wonderful Leslie Nielsen.  We’re going to try to resurrect one of those and see if it works.”

Time is ticking for President Donald Trump, and the word is he may have a last batch of presidential pardons…the question is Will Joe Exotic get a last-minute pardon? Joe’s lawyer Eric Love thinks so…so much so, that they have a limo waiting outside of the prison to pick him up.  He says the first order of business…get his hair done and go get a McRib…. it’s all about priorities…

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Dolly Parton is basically every Country music lover’s fairy god mother. And now, a statue of country music icon could be added to the Capitol grounds in Nashville, Tennessee.  Should it get the go-ahead, the proposed statue would be financed by gifts, grants and other donations. To be located on the Capitol grounds, facing in the direction of Ryman Auditorium

Blake Shelton is already preparing for his wedding to Gwen Stefani.  Us Weekly noted, Shelton appeared on Luke Bryan's Apple Music show Party Barn Radio on Thursday, where the topic of his upcoming wedding to Gwen came up. During the interview, Blake said that he gained some weight while quarantining and now wants to lose around 20 pounds before his wedding day.

It was reported late last week that Saved by The Bell star Dustin Diamond, he played Screech on the show…has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.  NASCAR is teaming up with Insurance King to honor Diamond with a special paint scheme on the No. 89 Ford Mustang. It features the Saved by the Bell logo, and a picture of Dustin on the rear fenders while the door will say "Get well soon, Dustin."

Variety is reporting good news for nerds: A live-action series based on “Dungeons & Dragons” is in the works.  The screenwriter for “John Wick” Derek Kolstad is going to pitch a show based around the popular fantasy game.  How serious could a show like this be? Well, Kolstad is also a writer on Marvel’s Disney+ show, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” …I won’t lie…I’m getting plus ten goosebumps.

People magazine says Jeopardy fans have started a petition to get the Jeopardy studio and stage named after Alex Trebek.

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Niko Moon Says "Good Time" to him is more than a song - "'Good Time' for me, is about having a good time in its most simplest form. I've got this mantra that I like to live by and it’s just this glass half full, have a good time. I mean, it’s literally tattooed on my body. That was really the foundation of the album. And, that’s what I think 'Good Time' is.

Tim McGraw during the holidays while in quarantine came up with some creative and fun ways to pass the time with his family. " So, we came up with this idea of drawing names out of a hat and coming up with these themes. Creating characters and dinners, and match the dinners to whatever the theme was. It was just something special to us, we just thought of it. I think it'll be one of those memories that we'll have for the rest of our life."

Anthony Mackie talks about his new Netflix movie 'Outside The Wire' and what it's about. "Two soldiers that go out and try to stop a bad guy from getting nukes to destroy America and take over the world." 'Outside The Wire' is a Sci/Fi Action film and is streaming now on Netflix.

Liam Neeson is hanging up action movies...he tells Entertainment Tonight that he is retiring. Liam turns 69 this year...there's a couple more this year and that will probably be it. He loves doing them and beating up guys half his age...You can see Liam Neeson in "The Marksman" now at North Grand Cinema in Ames.

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