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Sad news today….Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years passed on Monday.  Parton met Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at 18.  They married two years later.  Carl will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending he was 82.

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Taylor Swift is reportedly considering a major movie role.  She’s been in talks with studios about potential superhero and sci-fi projects.  Hollywood insiders are excited about the possibility, while fans are speculating, she could be a perfect fit for Marvel's Dazzler.

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Chris Stapleton is one of country music’s most powerful voices, a five-time Grammy winner.  Imagine a world where “Traveler” never existed. In a 2022 60 Minutes interview, Stapleton revealed that music wasn’t always the plan. Saying, “I did go to engineering school,” he admitted. “My major was biomedical engineering.”  Whew!  Glad for THAT detour.

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Jelly Roll tells CMT that people may start mistaking him for Post Malone if he loses more weight. Saying, " If I get skinny enough, if they just see face tattoos they're like, 'Post! Post!'"

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“Anora" won five Oscars last night, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison.  Adrien Brody won Best Actor for "The Brutalist".   Francis Ford Coppola is thrilled about winning Worst Director at the Razzies.  Other "winners" this year include "Madame Web" for Worst Picture, Jerry Seinfeld for Worst Actor, and Dakota Johnson for Worst Actress.

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Morgan Wallen on being a new father…He talks about what kind of father he strives to be ... Saying before his son was born…He felt that he was just floating around and it put a whole new purpose in his mind.  He adds he knows how important his dad was to him…so he wants to be there for him.

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Luke Combs is the first country artist of all time to have two songs pass the billion-stream mark on Spotify.  A couple weeks ago, Luke's song "When It Rains It Pours" passed the billion-stream mark . . . and now his song "Beautiful Crazy" has eclipsed a billion as well.

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An examination of Gene Hackman's pacemaker shows he most likely died on February 17th, nine days before the bodies of him and his wife were discovered.  And tests have determined they did not die of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Miranda Lambert is looking forward to being the opening act on Morgan Wallen's tour because her team believes it will help her expand her audience.  Meanwhile, Morgan is overhear breaking records…he just passed Garth Brooks for the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.  97 weeks on top with "Dangerous: The Double Album" . . . and 75 weeks at #1 with "One Thing at a Time".

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Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sanchez are part of an all-female crew that's going into space aboard a Blue Origin craft this spring.  Lauren, who's Jeff Bezos' fiancée, reportedly organized the mission…

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People are talking about Carrie Underwood’s diva behavior on 'American Idol' and how out of control it is with outrageous demands for VIP treatment. A source shares: “She’s making it known she expects the best treatment.  Letting the bosses know she won't tolerate anything less than the best, but people fear she's overdoing it with how she's asking for it!"

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The bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife were found Wednesday.  Authorities are still trying to piece together what happened, but there still aren't many answers yet.

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Sad start to the day today.  We've lost one of the greats.  Legendary actor Gene Hackman has died. Police in Santa Fe, New Mexico confirmed late last night that the bodies of Gene, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog had been found inside their home yesterday. No foul play is suspected, and no cause of death has been announced. He won Oscars for "The French Connection" in 1972 and "Unforgiven" in 1993. Gene had just turned 95 last month.

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Were just full of good news today… Michelle Trachtenberg, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl", died yesterday.  She was only 39.  There's no word on the cause of death, but apparently, she had a liver transplant sometime in the past year.

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Ella Langley and Riley Green's hit "You Look Like You Love Me" is one of those songs that once you hear it, it's hard to get out of your head.  A TikToker put out a parody song and it's worth checking out.  Except she changed the lyrics to, "Excuse me, you look like you're ugly." The best part is Ella saw the video and approved.   (You can check out Katy's parody song, here.)

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Shaboozey now has the longest #1 streak for a solo artist since the Hot Country Songs chart began in 1958.  "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" has now spent 35 weeks at #1.

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The Voice…American Idol…The Mask…NOW.. It was just announced that Keith Urban will be joining the new music competition show on CBS called "The Road" that'll air sometime in the fall.  Blake Shelton and "Yellowstone" creator, Taylor Sheridan, are executive producers.

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Jelly Roll Says He Tried To Buy His Childhood Home ... He says he had no idea what he was going to do if his offer was actually accepted.

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The 10,000th episode of "The Price Is Right" airs today.  Over the years, 75,000 people have been called to "Come on down" . . . and contestants have walked away with more than $300 million in cash and prizes.

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If you’re a Ozzy Osbourne fan… An Ozzy  documentary called "No Escape from Now" will debut on Paramount+ later this year.  It'll be about Ozzy dealing with his health issues as he prepares for his final concert.

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