Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins are virtually visiting The Kelly Clarkson Show today. They will connect with the talk show host from their home in Nashville to chat about life in quarantine and swinging on vines? They just moved into their new home and was exploring and his wife notice a vine hanging from a tree and the kids were trying to swing on it....and Thomas went to make sure it was stable to swing on...turns out it wasn't and he thinks he bruised his tail bone. Thomas will also deliver a performance of his new song, "Be a Light,"

Toby Keith Wishes Willie Nelson A Happy Birthday, Willie turned 87 yesterday ... He says, "Willie Nelson, Happy Birthday, bud! 87 and many a moon. Hope you live a great long life, have a wonderful birthday, pal, and remember, 'Don't let the old man in.' See you, buddy."

Disney wants fans to be their guest again during the quarantine. After the success of the “Disney Family Singalong” on April 16, ABC announced a Mother’s Day follow-up special, “The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II.” Ryan Seacrest will host the show starting at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, May 10. Guest stars were not yet announced for the new one-hour show. The first special featured on-screen lyrics for sheltered viewers to perform along with performers including Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Josh Groban, Darren Criss, Christina Aguilera, Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth — and even surprise performer Beyoncé. The special will also serves as a way to raise awareness about nonprofit organization Feeding America and those facing hunger during the COVID-19 crisis.

Add Kevin Bacon to the list of actors who want to play Joe Exotic if a movie about Netflix’s breakout docuseries hit “Tiger King” is ever made. Like everyone else who's stuck inside self-quarantining amid the coronavirus pandemic, the actor has been binge-watching the documentary about the former Oklahoma zookeeper, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage. Speaking yesterday on the "Today Show," host Al Roker asked if Bacon would be interested in playing Joe Exotic in a potential movie. “Sure I’d play Joe Exotic in a second,” the actor said. “It’s funny because before that even came out, I said to my wife, you know, she said, ‘Why are you watching that show?’ I said, 'This is an amazing show’ and I said, ‘The reason that I’m watching this show is because these are the kind of characters that I get asked to play and, to me, documentaries are way better.'” He added: “So listen, fingers crossed, if you could put in a good word for me Al, I’d appreciate that.”

The Sun says Mama June made $10,000 last month by making personalized Cameo video messages for fans apparently this is a thing now...“Harry Potter” star Tom Felton who played "Malfoy" is doing personalized video shout-outs on Cameo but they are on the more pricey side..charging $288 per request. According to the Cameo website, but he’s by no means the most expensive person to get a shout-out from on Cameo. Sean Astin ($295), Andrew Dice Clay ($299), Bethenny Frankel ($275) and Chris Sullivan ($299). Despite the high price for a shout-out, Felton’s profile on Cameo has a 4.9 rating out of a possible 5 stars. He even has some glowing reviews for the videos he’s already sent to people.

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Morgan Wallen's explains how his Appearance On 'The Voice' Helped Him Become The Artist He Is Today Saying the best things he feels he got to figure out who he was especially as an artist. It was the first thing he had ever done...he's never has a concert or his name on a marque sign or anything like that. So, it was like sink or swim in front of millions of people.

Brett Young Doesn't Mind Quarantining ... "I’m kind of a boring homebody. When I’m home, I like to fire up Netflix or rent a movie or catch up on whatever we’ve got recorded. I mean, sitting on my couch with Taylor and finding some sort of crime drama or something on TV, I’m right at home. I’ve been going to bed earlier and earlier these days, and I know that’s kind of boring, but I was on the move so much growing up. I played three sports my whole life and that transitioned right into music. And it’s like, when I’m home, I just like to be home. And so yeah, we curl up on the couch and find something that’s gonna keep our attention until it’s time to go to bed early."

Chris Hemsworth Is Having Trouble Home-Schooling His Kids During The Coronavirus ... He says it has been a challenge teaching math and other subjects to his children. Chris says it would be a lot easier if he was simply PLAYING a teacher in a movie.

If your a fan of The Hunger Games, a prequel is in the works. Author Suzanne Collins made the announcement in a joint statement with movie studio Lionsgate. It'll follow an 18 year old President Snow, LONG before he became president

With self quarantining it's affecting people differently, some have taken up day drinking like Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone...others have become educators like Chris Hemsworth although admittedly not very good...some, become clean freaks and others...become just..freaks...Conan O'Brien may be cracking under the stress!! "Hey America, ask me how I did in the fight.....How'd you do in the fight!..Pretty good I guess...(joker laugh).... I'm losing my mind because I think that's actually good comedy...yeah, man this thing is doing a number on all of us"

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Thomas Rhett Says The World Needs To Hear "Be A Light" Right Now ... "I’ve been wanting to release ‘Be A Light’ since the day that I wrote it, and when all this stuff happened – I mean from the tornado's in Nashville now to the COVID-19 coronavirus – I feel like now, there is no better time to release a song like ‘Be A Light.’ I just feel like the world was in darkness for a minute, and so I think a song like this can be really encouraging for people. And then when I had asked some of my buddies to get on the song, it was an immediate yes, which was so cool – Reba, Keith Urban, Chris Tomlin and Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum. And when they jumped on the song, man, it just took it to a whole different level, and I am so proud of this song and really hope that this song can be an encouragement to people who are really going through a tough time right now."

Though Kenny Chesney can't connect with fans face-to-face. he's found another way to celebrate the release of his new album, "Here and Now". by hosting a livestream event this Friday, the day the album is released, The 30-minute event will feature a Q&A session and performance Kenny is asking that fans submit questions and comments now, which he and his team will sort through during the week. and address them during the broadcast. The livestream will air across Kenny's social media platforms on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

Chris Hemsworth Doesn't Know When "Thor 4" Filming Will Happen...He was supposed to begin filming the movie this Summer, but the coronavirus changed the schedule. Chris doesn't know when they will get back to work on the film...Chris has a movie on Netflix called "Extraction" very intense, and action packed worth a watch...

Louisiana authorities arrested a man in connection with a Friday afternoon drive-by shooting involving the estate of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson. The Sheriff’s Office in Monroe, Louisiana, charged an individual with one count of aggravated assault by drive by shooting and one count of criminal neglect of family was booked with a Bond set at $150,000...one of the shots went through the bedroom window of the home where his son John Luke lives with his wife Mary Kate and their baby but nobody in the family was injured.

And we wrap up The List with Arnold Schwarzenegger Singing 'Happy Birthday' To His Pet Donkey who else can say they've had Arnie singing on their show...

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America's Got Talent' Favorite Grandma Lee Has Passed away at a Florida nursing home at the age of 85. Lee, who appeared on season four of 'America's Got Talent, was a favorite of the audience and judges alike. Lee says she wants her ashes spread over a Krispy Kreme store so her daughters will actually visit her after she's gone.

Actor Chris Pratt and his author wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are preparing to welcome their first child together, according to reports. The couple will mark their first wedding anniversary on June 8, and sources tell People.com that Pratt and his bride will have double the reason to celebrate. The child will Katherine’s first, while Pratt already shares son Jack, seven, with his former wife, Anna Farris.

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman said yesterday that he will return to racing when the season resumes after he was involved in a fiery crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500 in February. He was hospitalized for two days with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Newman announced his plan to return to the racetrack during the broadcast of the eNascar iRacing Pro Invitational Series at virtual Talladega Superspeedway. "That's the absolute plan, for sure," Newman said. "I'm healthy. I've been blessed with another layer of this situation giving me more time to heal and look forward to being back in the seat."

Carly Pearce Says "I Hope You're Happy Now" Is An Apology ...Carly Pearce's I hope you're happy broke billboards top 40 list last week "What makes it so beautiful is this is my apology to this person. I actually was pretty emotional at first when I saw the artwork of the heart and listening to the song because I genuinely didn’t mean to hurt this person and I genuinely hope the best for them and I genuinely hope that they’re happy now. So I will never exploit their name or poke fun at them in the way that I did the guy that hurt me. But this is a genuine feeling that I think he probably knew would eventually come out in some way in my music, because that’s what we do as songwriters. And I feel like what I went through so many people go through and what Lee is singing about so many people go through."

Tim McGraw wants your mom in his upcoming video.

According to a post on his official website, Tim is seeking clips of moms for use in a compilation video. The clips can be old videos, new videos, video calls, or—if your mom has passed—a video of you remembering your mom in a special way...to find out how you can be a part of celebrating moms with Tim McGraw -

“Moms are amazing! They love us, support us, and make us proud,” reads the website statement. “To show the world just how special moms really are, we’re making a video celebrating moms, and we need your help to be a part of it! All you have to do is send us video of you and your mom, and we might use it in our video!”

Video submissions are due by May 1.

Get details and video suggestions HERE

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American Idol is moving ahead with its live shows, with contestants, judges and host Ryan Seacrest all filming from their homes. Luke Bryan Will Be Doing the show From His Barn and the biggest problem he thinks HE might have? Well, he lives out in the country so...WI-FI might be an issue. The live rounds will begin April 26 on ABC with the top 20 contestants.

Travis Denning On the Five Things You Need To Know About Him - FIRST He's left handed, an unapologetically a Georgia Bulldogs Fan, The Allman Brothers are the pinical thing in his life musically...Bass Pro Shops makes him happy and if you come see him live you will absolutely NOT be dissapointed. Travis Dennings "After a Few" is currently number 12 on the country music charts.

If you enjoyed last weeks Saturday Night Live...REMOTELY from home....NBC will air another installment tomorrow. This Saturday’s episode will follow on last week’s “SNL at Home” experiment, The news was announced in a tweet on the “Saturday Night Live” account yesterday and we'll be tuning in....

Jerry Seinfeld has a new Netflix special coming out. Jerry Seinfeld's "23 Hours To Kill" hits Netflix May 5th.

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