Brandon Lewis
February 11, 2026
Wednesday 11th February 2026
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Kane Brown tells Southern Living magazine that growing up he was ALWAYS on the straight and narrow…and it was because of his grandmother she raised him that way. Saying “Nana was a sheriff and a detective. She would take me for drives in her police car, and I would go down to the police station all the time, so the cops always knew who I was. I had that positivity of being in the jail but not being in the jail. So I feel like that was very important in my life.
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Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles has got a new gig!! She’ll host a dating show for farmers this spring. Farmer Wants a Wife will air on Fox.. The show will feature four farmers from across the country hoping to find the love of their lives among a group of women who head to their farms. The farmers will show the “big city” women what it is like to live on a ranch or farm and hope they find a wife among them.. ‘Farmer Wants A Wife’ premieres March 8th ..8pm on Fox.
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HollywoodLife.com says NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal wants to do an underwear ad for his 51st birthday . He says, “I’ve already lost 40 pounds. I need to lose about 20 more, but impressive. Im’ma get real chiseled up and do an underwear ad with my sons. I got until March, I’ll make it.”
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Zach Bryan may be the country music Santa this year! The rising star gave fans quite the surprise when yesterday he took to socials announcing not only a new live album but hinted at a new tour. The new superstar shared some harsh criticism for recent ticket prices and dropped a new live album, ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster Live From Red Rocks’. On Twitter he wrote “I have met kids at my shows who have paid upwards of four-hundred bucks to be there, and I’m done with it.
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Page 6 is reporting Gisele Bündchen prioritized family on her first Christmas without Tom Brady. The former Victoria’s Secret Angel flew down to her home country of Brazil with her kids to visit her parents. Meanwhile Tom Brady summed up HIS holiday by saying. “I’m gonna learn how to deal with Christmas Eve in a hotel, and I’m gonna have to learn how to deal with Christmas and Christmas night and still go out there and be a professional,” The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, who beat the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Day, spent time with his kids on Dec. 26 this year.
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With the Christmas holidays now a memory, it’s time to look forward the New Years celebrations. Justin Moore says HIS celebrations have mellowed over the years “My favorite kind of New Year’s has changed over the years. Back in the day, we stayed out and turned it up pretty loud and stayed out late and did all that. Nowadays with kids, it’s hard to even make it to midnight, so it’s changed over the years. But it’s changed for the better”.
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Will there be another Austin Powers? Rumors say Mike Myers is turning down massive offers to bring the franchise back. Sources claim he does not need the money, already made tens of millions, and still cashes in every Halloween. Apparently he is focused on dad life instead of shagadelic life. So no, baby… he is not desperate.
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Cody Johnson just confirmed he and Luke Combs finally cut a song together. Fans have been waiting years for this bromance to hit the studio. They toured Australia and New Zealand together, and now the friendship is officially on vinyl. And that is not all. Cody also says there is a track with Brothers Osborne on the new album. That record is about to be stacked.
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Ella Langley just hit number one on the all-genre Hot 100 with “Choosin’ Texas.”
That puts her in elite company with legends like Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Jeannie C. Riley, and Beyoncé. She is also reportedly the first female artist to hold number one on Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and the Hot 100 at the same time. Released October 7th and it has been sprinting ever since. That is not just a hit. That is a takeover.
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And speaking of Taylor Swift, betting sites say there is a 50 percent chance her childhood friend Abigail Anderson is Maid of Honor. They also give a 25 percent chance that Vera Wang designs the dress. We are now gambling on bridal parties. This wedding might need its own sportsbook. Only in 2026, folks.
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