Saturday 12th July 2025
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Carly Pierce always associated playing the Grand Ole Opry with “Making It” and the day she got to PLAY the Opry? “I felt like in that moment, that the Opry took a chance on me. I do feel like they kind of were one of the very first champions for me. And I meant it the day that I stepped on that stage, like I want to be a face of the Opry. I want to carry on that legacy.” Adding, that she didn’t have a song on the radio but they just believed in what she was doing… performing 75 times in five years, I think they know that by now…
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The paparazzi found themselves in a precarious situation following Jason Momoa around Italy. He’s there to film a new movie and they wouldn’t leave him alone while he was riding his motorcycle…so, he introduced them to some of his new tour guides….a group of Hells Angels…POOF, no more paparazzi.
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Christopher Walken is going to star in the next Dune movie as Emperor Shaddam. The film is scheduled to be released on October 20th, 2023 and Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is going to release his first solo single, ”5 Foot 9”, on May 20th.
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TMZ reports Fast and the Furious star Ludacris celebrated graduating from Georgia State University by buying himself a new private jet. Because that’s what you do…The jet cost $20 million and has leather seats. And if you ever happen to see Alfonso Ribeiro in KIX Country don’t ask him to do “The Carlton Dance” tells ABC that he is done doing it so don’t ask…
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Elle King topped the country music airplay chart with Miranda Lambert and their smash hit “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” Now Elle is following that up with a song with Dierks Bentley called “Worth A Shot.” Elle and Dierks debuted the track several weeks ago in front of a live audience at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This is not the first time Elle and Dierks have joined forces musically…Elle was a part of Dierks’ 2016 number-one hit “Different For Girls.” Now in 2022, Elle King and Dierks Bentley are back singing together on “Worth A Shot.”
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When I heard that Alex Miller was opening for Rodney Atkins at the Marion County Fair. I knew I had to try and arrange a visit with him in the KIX studio. Thanks to his promoter JR Hughes and Alex's management for making it happen!!
Here is part 2 of Alex's visit!!
Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters this weekend: “Superman”
“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen. James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.
https://youtu.be/Ox8ZLF6cGM0?si=tAh-zpRlb8jflhul
“Superman” is rated: PG-13
Stars: David Corensweat, Rachel Brosnahan and Nathan Fillion
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.
‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1
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Shaboozey tells People magazine that his Nigerian parents shaped his hustle. His dad worked menial jobs in the U.S. after hardships in Africa, and his mom—who wasn't a fan of his music dream—now joins him onstage. From skeptical to stage mom? That’s a full-circle flex.
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Rachel Brosnahan found out she was playing Lois Lane… in a public bathroom. She got a call from “Maybe James Gunn”—and prayed a toilet didn’t flush during the big moment. Honestly? That’s the most relatable superhero origin story I’ve ever heard.
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Allegedly, Kim Kardashian felt overshadowed by Sydney Sweeney at Jeff Bezos’ wedding—like invisible-level ignored. She had her eyes on Tom Brady, but he only had eyes for Sydney. Now Kim’s spiraling, thinking four kids and a 40-something birthday might be killing her ‘It Girl’ vibe. Spoiler: it’s not the kids, Kim.
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Dolly Parton is out here defying the laws of music and gravity—she just dropped a duet with Motley Crue. Yeah, THAT Motley Crue. They re-did “Home Sweet Home” for its 40th anniversary, and boom—it’s now #1 on the Classic Rock chart. Dolly said country roads? Nah, we’re taking the rock highway now!
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