Brandon Lewis
Nashville Music Minute – Meghan Patrick and Mitchell Tenpenny expecting their first child
April 1, 2026
Wednesday 1st April 2026
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Luke Bryan, at one time peanut farmer…Country music superstar…Judge for American Idol…tells The Tennessean that he spent a good portion of 2022 helping raise awareness for pig farming. Showcasing pig farmers in a better light and showed just how technologically-advanced pig farming operations are. Any time people can go purchase their food and feel good about how that process was, I think it helps farming and pig farmers everywhere.”
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Get up early Christmas morning…and head for the tree…but FIRST…you have certain things that gotta happen right? It’s called tradition. Well Justin Moore shares his Christmas morning family traditions … “Our main thing that we do on Christmas morning is we have a Christmas brunch with my in-laws. They’re from Louisiana – they like to drink – so we have mimosas and Kate makes waffles and we make this big huge production of a brunch.” And then it’s breathalyzers all round…gumbo and presents…
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AceShowbiz.com says many of Cher’s friends are worried about her dating habits…Cher, who is 76, is dating Alexander “AE” Edwards, who is 36. They think she is in way over her head and want her to see this for what it is a fun winter fling. They don’t want her to get carried away.”
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Jackson Dean tells Songwriter Universe magazine that his debut album, “Greenbroke,” is full of songs that paint pictures of America. Saying “It’s a big sound, and there’s a lot going on at one time. Some of it is a little in your face, and some of it is a little space-ish, but it all really has a landscape. “Greenbroke” comes out March 11th.
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Most have a favorite Christmas movie…The Grinch, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer…Die Hard…Jordan Davis tells us about his favorite “The one Christmas movie I have to watch, which Elf has slowly taken over that spot, but I would have to say It’s a Wonderful Life. Then moving to Nashville, they play it at a theater here in town, and it’s something that I really look forward to going and seeing that movie. Man, it’s just a great movie.”
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For the comic book movie lovers, the DC Universe just got blasted with many of the new movies being cancelled…The new Wonder Woman movie, The Flash…including the latest franchise with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Black Adam…but he tells US Weekly magazine. He believes his character, may yet have a future in the DC movie universe. Maybe not right away…but down the road in the DC multiverse chapters….Oh yeah….He’s The Rock and he can smell what Hollywood is cooking…so cheezy…
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Taylor Swift has officially entered her glittery legal era again. A Las Vegas performer says Taylor’s use of “The Life Of A Showgirl” is stomping all over her own brand, “Confessions of a Showgirl.” She’s suing for trademark infringement, wants damages, and an injunction too.
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Only Kid Rock could turn a poolside salute into a military investigation. The Army says two Blackhawk helicopters near his Tennessee mansion were just on a Nashville training route, but now they’re checking into why they hovered there. Kid says nobody’s getting in trouble and called it pretty neat. Nothing says casual Tuesday like cannonballs, patriotism, and two black helicopters hovering near your house…
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Riley Green is stacking side quests like a pro. He’s making his TV debut on Marshals in mid-April. And because sleep is for other people, he’s also reportedly opening a second Duck Blind bar in Gatlinburg. At this point Riley’s building a country music cinematic universe.
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Thomas Rhett says one of his favorite parts of touring is trying wild new foods on the road, which sounds adventurous and expensive. Meanwhile Dylan Scott keeps it a little more backyard chaos at home, admitting he’ll wander into the kitchen at midnight and cook a full meal like it’s noon. His wife wakes up confused; he’s making dinner round two. That’s not a snack, that’s a second shift.
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