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Staying safe at home Keith Urban is self-quarantined during the pandemic, but the singer says he’s making the most of the unexpected downtime. “It’s early days, still, in a lot of ways, but it’s been a very vibrant house,” Keith tells ET. The singer’s household includes his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, and their two daughters: 11-year-old Sunday and 9-year-old Faith. In their house, family time means a whole lot of board games, like Apples to Apples, Uno, and What Do You Meme? Keith adds that the family is staying active, explaining that the time at home includes “a lot of music around the piano, dancing and getting out in our backyard.” Fans have gotten to get a few peeks into the star’s more musical at-home pursuits, since Keith’s been live-streaming performances from home with help from Nicole. Like his musical peers, Keith misses performing live for his fans, but he appreciates having the ability to stay connected with virtual shows. “Country music is many things to many people, but the one thing I’ve always felt it is community… Music is the great connector, so I’ve been elated to see so many at-home concerts,” Keith explains. “Everybody’s getting incredibly creative with how they can express and create and connect with everybody.”
The Rock Wanted To Be A Country Music Singer … He says “I actually had this dream about being a country music singer. True story. When I was in Nashville, one fateful night on Music Row on Broad Street when I was fifteen years old. Changed my mind.” When he was younger he lived in Nashville. He says, “I used to spend a lot of time down on Music Row and I did, I wanted to be a traditional country music singer. Had a decent voice, I could carry a tune. But I wound up buying a car from a crackhead. It was the best thing that never happened to me. It’s just like me making it in the NFL. Me making it to the NFL was the best thing that never happened.”
Will Smith also Hoping to inspire and entertain his followers during the COVID-19 lockdown, He’s launched “Will from Home” on Snapchat. The 12-episode series will feature him, his family, and friends – famous and not so – discussing what they’re doing while in isolation. Snap head of original content Sean Mills tells The Hollywood Reporter of the partnership: “Will was feeling a lot of pent-up creative energy and was excited to do something with it in a new and different way.” The star and his company, Westbrook Media, felt the lockdown could inspire “new forms of creativity and new ways to tell stories,” says Mills. Will from Home debuted on Snapchat Friday morning.
HBO wants you to stay home. The WarnerMedia-owned premium network is starting its #StayHomeBoxOffice initiative during which it’s making almost 500 hours of programming available to stream on HBO NOW & HBO GO — without a subscription. It’s a limited time offer. The list of free content includes some of HBO’s most successful series such as: “The Sopranos,” “Veep,” “Succession,” “Six Feet Under,” “The Wire,” “Ballers,” “Barry,” “Silicon Valley” and “True Blood.” The movies available include “Pokémon Detective Pikachu,” “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” plus viewers can also access 10 documentaries and docu-series including “McMillion$” and “The Case Against Adnan Syed.
Stuck at home looking for something to fill the time? Jane Fonda has revived her iconic workout video in her first post on the social media app TikTok. The 82-year-old actress and activist performed moves from Jane Fonda’s Workout, released in 1982 including some of that ICONIC 80’s workout music…
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