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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Gabby Barrett came in third place on season 16 of American Idol right behind Caleb Lee Hutchingson and Maddie Poppe winning the season. Many don't know that she Performed In A Grocery Store Before Her American Idol Debut ... The year before Idol she did 136 shows.

Nash Country Daily reports Sam Hunt Is the First Artist Not Named Luke Combs to Have a Country Album Spend Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 Since 2018. Sam Hunt’s Southside is No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for the second consecutive week. Sam’s back-to-back triumph puts an end to an interesting streak Luke Combs was compiling...so congratulations to him...

Neegan, had to get permission to get married!! "The Walking Dead" Star Jeffrey Dean Morgan On Live With Kelly And Ryan explains why ... He says he was in New York at COMICON and promoting the show. They had to block off four hours and sneak it in. AMC had to "approve" his marriage and re-arrange his press time to get it done...Jeffrey doesn't know when the season finale of "The Walking Dead" will air because the coronavirus made it impossible to finish editing it.

Dr. Fauci during his Coronavirus update says we can start thinking about reopening America. but we have to proceed in a carefully measured way when enacting the program. Dr. Fauci pleads with the American Governors and Mayors to not leapfrog over essential steps in the program. He says if we do that, there is a likelihood the virus will rebound.

And last night on The Tonight Show Jimmy jokes that more and more people are desperate to reunite with loved ones so finally Tom Brady couldn't wait any longer and reunited with Rob Gronkowski...isn't that precious in a Gollum kinda way...

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