Monday 15th December 2025
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Katy Perry might be leaving “American Idol” after the upcoming season. She’s been a judge since 2018, so this will be her seventh season. On Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, she said she loves Idol so much. It connected her with the heart of America. But she needs to feel that pulse of her own beat. “American Idol” Season 22 premieres Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC.
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Beyoncé is dominating the country music news cycle right now with talks of her putting out a country album. Her fans are pushing her music harder than ever, but this one Oklahoma radio station was not afraid to lay down the law. Someone recently requested Beyoncé’s new song “Texas Hold ‘Em” to their local country radio station in Oklahoma. They responded with, “We do not play Beyoncé . . . as we are a country music station.”
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HollywoodLife.com says Travis Kelce had to move out of his house in Kansas City because of Taylor Swift‘s fans. Travis bought a new house in a gated community to have more privacy. Travis’s brother, Jason, says, “He had to completely move out of his house. People were just staying by his house. I mean [for] safety reasons. The first day he moved into the new house … a gated community, somebody knocks on the back window of the house.
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Jelly Roll is serious about losing weight…He’s working with a “biohacker” that is going to help him get rid of 250 pounds in 12 to 14 months. Jelly was 494 pounds when they started….
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Trivial Pursuit was created in the 1970's. Do you know what year?
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Diddy is allegedly gearing up for a one-billion-dollar legal smackdown against Netflix over the docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning. His camp says there’s unauthorized personal footage in the series. The director fired back saying the footage came to them legally, with full rights, and added that Diddy has basically filmed himself obsessively for decades. She also says they repeatedly asked his legal team for comment and heard… nothing. I’ve watched it and let’s just say, this lawsuit is gonna need popcorn. We with him all the luck.
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Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges are reportedly planning a big, expensive wedding and sources say Lainey wants the best of the best. Here’s the twist: neither one of them is swimming in mega-millions. But Lainey loves everyone, considers everyone a friend, and apparently invited half of Nashville. Rumored guests include Dolly, Blake and Gwen, Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, and more. At this point, it’s less a wedding and more a CMA after-party with vows.
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The lineup is out for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash and it is stacked. Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Riley Green, Megan Moroney, and a whole parade of country hitmakers are ringing in the new year. So if you’re staying home on New Year’s Eve, congratulations Nashville already planned your soundtrack.
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And finally… when Leslie Nielsen died, he went out exactly how you’d expect. A fart machine was placed in his casket and anyone walking up to the bar at his funeral could push a button and make him fart. Even in death, the man committed to the bit. That’s not just comedy… that’s legacy planning.
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