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Lady A announced yesterday that they’re canceling their Request Line tour so Charles Kelley can work on his sobriety. The tour was supposed to start August 13th, but it’s been postponed to next year. This isn’t a new issue for Charles. In 2019 he admitted to “drinking too much” and wrote about it in the song “Be Patient With My Love”. But this time he’s attacking it head-on, and will surely be getting the help he needs. To show their support, the band is changing its name to Lady AA.
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Lady Gaga has made it official. She’ll be starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix in director Todd Phillips’ sequel to Joker, the Oscar-winning, $1 billion-grossing, 2019 Warner Bros. hit based on the DC villain. Called ‘Joker – Folie A Deux’ which is said to be a musical…is set to hit theaters October 4th of 2024
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It’s International Beer Day! According to people who voted on Ranker.com, the best country songs about beer include “Pop a Top” by Alan Jackson . . . “I Love This Bar” by Toby Keith . . . and “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” by Merle Haggard.
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It’s another Luke Combs story this time he was performing in Atlanta when a fan named Skyla held up a sign that read: “Long neck ice cold beer never broke my heart — But you did!!! Please be my husband or at least make a TikTok with me!!” so, he made a TikTok….
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75,000 yellow rubber duckies were dumped into the Chicago River yesterday as part of the city’s 2022 Chicago Ducky Derby. People adopt the ducks with the money going to Special Olympics Illinois.
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Universal Music says Jon Pardi is going to perform ”Last Night Lonely” on ”The Tonight Show” next Tuesday.
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