The List for Wednesday, October 1st 2025

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The gossip train is full steam ahead. OK! Magazine says Keith Urban has already moved on with “another woman” after splitting from Nicole Kidman, and apparently everybody in town knows except us. Meanwhile, The Sun claims Nicole has officially filed for divorce after 19 years, because Keith wasn’t happy and the spark was gone. Sources say Nicole was blindsided… which is Hollywood-speak for, “she didn’t see the groupies coming.”

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So apparently Alec Baldwin is sweating harder than a gun safety instructor because sources say he’s afraid Hilaria might ditch him after her run on Dancing With the Stars. She’s calling it her big break, loves the idea of living in L.A. for a bit, and doesn’t exactly want Alec lurking around in the background. Translation: she’s trading East Coast drama for West Coast glitter, and Alec is terrified he’s about to get… ghosted by a tango.

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Lionel Richie just dropped a little pop history bomb he says he and Quincy Jones used to call Michael Jackson “Smelly.” Not because of some funky dance move, nope… because Michael allegedly refused deodorant, wouldn’t shower, and wore the same clothes for days. Imagine being the King of Pop, moonwalking across the stage, and the backup dancers are passing out because you smell like Thriller… literally.

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Lainey Wilson is about to add solo award show host to her belt buckle. After co-hosting with Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning last year, she’s flying solo at the CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 19th on ABC. Which means no Luke dad jokes, no Peyton forehead jokes just Lainey running the whole rodeo herself. If she can wrangle country music’s biggest egos in one night, somebody better give her two trophies.

You can catch The List, with Jonathan Knight this afternoon at 4:20. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1