Monday 29th December 2025

The List for Friday, March 17th 2023

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Do REAL lightsabers exist?  Not exactly.  But at this year’s South by Southwest Festival, Disney Parks and Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro showed off the next best thing. It’s a lightsaber with a “blade” that actually expands and retracts, just like the ones in the “Star Wars” movies.  And it makes noises like them too.  Now the bad news:  At the moment, Disney has no plans to sell these things.  Check out the post here…

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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was attacked outside a Florida hotel on Monday night.  He was standing outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale when a 19-year-old man ran at him at full speed and knocked him to the ground, where he hit his head. He was caught later, vandalizing cars in the parking lot of another hotel, and charged with abuse of an elderly or disabled adult with great harm. There’s no word on Allen’s condition.

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Luke Combs was on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast and told Joe that couldn’t imagine himself being a country star when he first moved to Nashville . . . because all the singers at that time “were hot.”  Quote, “We’re talking 6’5″, abs . . . I mean, I didn’t have chance.” He would have been happy just sweeping floors in a studio just to be around music.  Besides, I’ve never had someone request a song because the artist has great abs.  If they did, I’d hang up.

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Miranda Lambert has spent two decades with Sony Music Nashville, but this week she announced that she’s leaving.  She thanked Sony in an Instagram post, and added, “I can’t wait to see what my next adventure holds.” It doesn’t mean she’s LEAVING country music…just the label.

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Cher wants to go back to work and may do a residency in Las Vegas. A source tells Radar Online “A few years ago, she considered hanging up her hat, but she’s still got so much energy that she wants to go back to work. She surfs, rides a bike, and walks two to four miles a day. And she makes sure to exercise five times a week.”  With all the money she’s spending on her 29 year old boyfriend, she probably feels she NEEDS to go back to work..

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And lastly, Parker McCollum is going to perform before the Ally 400 NASCAR race at Nashville Super Speedway on June 25th.

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The List for Friday, December 26th 2025

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Nicole Kidman is reportedly hitting the reset button on her love life. Insiders say she’s done with high-profile relationships and now wants something quieter, calmer, and way less tabloid-friendly. Along with that, she’s allegedly planning a full image refresh new look, possible cosmetic tweaks, the whole “new chapter” energy.

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Adam Sanders was crowned the very first winner of The Road during the finale at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. And right after the big win, Keith Urban leaned in and whispered something Sanders says he’ll never forget: “You played this thing like a F’n fiddle.” Sanders beat out Cassidy Daniels and Channing Wilson and walked away with prize money, a record deal, a Stagecoach main-stage slot, and a Keith Urban quote that belongs in a frame.

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Kate Gosselin is officially walking again just 82 days after a serious leg injury. She shared the update on TikTok, saying she’s easing back in stages 25 percent, then 50, then 100. She says it’s a huge step toward recovery and she’s excited. Which is great, because raising eight kids feels like a full-contact sport.

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And finally… Tyler Farr admitted to one of the most country stories ever told. He says he once went skinny dipping and peed in Jason Aldean’s pool. Yes. That happened. Farr shared it like a proud memory, though Jason’s pool filter probably needed therapy afterward. Country music friendships are built different… and apparently so are their pools.

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The List for Tuesday, December 23rd 2025

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Keith Urban just gave fans exactly what they’ve been begging for. His brand-new live album “High And A(live)” is officially out now, recorded straight from the High And Alive World Tour. You get 11 number-one hits, plus his cover of “You Get What You Give.” This isn’t a watered-down live album either it’s basically front-row energy without paying arena prices.

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Brad Paisley just confessed what every guy already knows… he’s a last-minute Christmas shopper. Brad says he ends up at the mall on December 24th, panic-buying gifts he doesn’t fully understand. He admits it’s a waste of what should be a fun day, but somehow he still does it every year. Buying mystery gifts and hoping for the best… truly a man of the people.

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Cher is catching heat for allegedly lip-syncing during her Saturday Night Live performance. Some fans compared it to Ashlee Simpson’s infamous 2004 moment which feels a little dramatic. Cher is 79 years old, it’s a taped show, and lip-syncing has been happening on SNL longer than the cold open.

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Jake Paul revealed he had surgery after getting knocked out by Anthony Joshua. He says doctors had to install two titanium plates on each side of his jaw and remove some teeth. Jake says the surgery went well, but he’s on liquids only for seven days. Nothing humbles a YouTuber faster than being on a smoothie diet.

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