KIX-KLASH RE-HASH
February 6, 2026
Sunday 8th February 2026
Welcome to The List,
Ready for a road trip?? CMA Fest is back after two long, Covid-canceled years. It’s going down June 9th through June 12th in downtown Nashville, with over 150 performers. The big names on the Nissan stage include Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, and Lainey Wilson. June 9 – 12th in Nashville.
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Yesterday we lost another comedian…Gilbert Gottfried passed after a long battle with recurrent ventricular tachycardia Myotonic Dystropia type II which a way of saying his heart rate was to fast. His quick wit and strange unique voice made him a favorite to many and not such a favorite to some. Best known for voicing Lago from the original ‘Aladdin’ and the Aflac duck, Gilbert Gottfried was 67.
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Elle King has her first number one song on Country radio With ”Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” and she has a message for YOU in Kix Country. “This is Elle King. I just want to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for giving me a shot and for helping me get to number one with my girl, Miranda Lambert. And I owe so much of that to you guys. Thank you for believing me. I hope you know I’m sticking around. So thank you.“ Drunk and I don’t want to go home has been a number one song on the Top Kix at Six as well!!
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Mark Wahlberg has a new movie in theaters “Father Stu”. . He tells Ellen on her show that even though his children are ‘mortified’ by Marky Mark….he would bring them BACK under the right circumstances “Yes, for the right circumstances, for a charity event…but would I remember all the words? No, but give a couple days to rehears and then yes I could get back into the swing of things. I just gotta hear it and feel it.” When Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch hit the road we’ll let you know…
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Luke Combs’ wife Nicole will be having their baby boy sometime this spring. Luke was recently asked for his thoughts about it, and he said, quote, “If a damn alligator can come out, it wouldn’t matter to me as long as it’s healthy. I would teach him to sing, teach him how to eat a cheeseburger.”
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According to Forbes – Blake Shelton is Country Music’s highest paid artist at a whopping $83-Million followed by Luke Bryan, Dolly Parton Chris Stapleton and FGL…and Luke Combs has announced a new album!! Taking to social media. Watch for the yet unnamed album June 24th
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
AT THE MOVIES -
Join us Thursday during the Drive at Five for ‘At The Movies” brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames..
In theaters this weekend – “The Strangers: Chapter 3”
It’s creepy, it’s scary it’s the final film of The Strangers trilogy, Maya faces the masked killers one last time in a brutal, full-circle reckoning of survival and revenge.
https://youtu.be/yyAALuRTQ_w?si=css64bhSAHwFwEtE
“The Strangers: Chapter 3” is rated: R
Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso,
AT THE MOVIES...Thursday’s at 5:40, brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames and IBC KIX 101.1….
Welcome to The List,
Rumors are flying that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have allegedly set a wedding date. A so-called source says the planning is “military-level precise,” which tracks, because Taylor hates surprises and Travis runs NFL playbooks for a living. Pop music, professional football, and Hollywood elite all in one room. Locked down, protected, unforgettable. Basically the most intense group project ever attempted.
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Former Bachelor host Chris Harrison is launching a new dating show for people who want a “traditional, marriage-minded partnership built on commitment and shared values.” Which apparently is now considered edgy programming. Somewhere, reality TV just gasped. This is not roses and drama. This is compatibility and emotional maturity.
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Before Luke Combs made it big, he had $200 left in his bank account. That money went toward mastering one song, “Hurricane.” He releases it, sells about 10,000 copies the first week, and uses the cash to finish the rest of the album. Then pitches it to labels. And that, kids, is how you bet on yourself and win.
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Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and Ed Harris are being inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. The ceremony happens in April in Oklahoma City. They’re joining legends like George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Kurt Russell, and Burt Reynolds. That is a hall with serious swagger. Cowboy hats optional. Legends required.
Catch The List, with Jonathan Knight weekday afternoon at 4:20. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
