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And here WE are stepping into the “Way Back Machine”! Dolly Parton revealed an interesting connection between the song “I Will Always Love You” and Elvis’s 1973 divorce from Priscilla Presley. “Elvis loved the song, in fact I talked to Priscilla not very long ago. She said, “You know Elvis sang that song to me when we were walking down the courthouse steps when we got divorced.” The irony is that Dolly turned down Elvis’s request to record the song, because he wanted half of the royalties.
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Music Row is reporting today that in honor of Sawyer Brown’s 40th anniversary, the band is releasing Get Me To The Stage On Time, a documentary of how a Nashville outlier changed the country genre by turning 15 minutes of fame into 40 years. Executively produced by Blake Shelton, is a behind-the-scenes look at millions of miles, 24 albums, 6,000 shows and gratitude for the legions of loyal fans, even when Nashville counted them out.
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Giant Freakin Robot says Macaulay Culkin may return for a new Home Alone movie. The film will likely be on Disney+. The plot involves Culkin’s character, Kevin, working as a security company CEO. A source says, “It would be a Christmas miracle if Macaulay reprises his role as Kevin.”
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Yesterday we reported that the Drew Barrymore show went on to tape without writers in opposition to the writer’s strike…well, here comes the backlash… The National Book Foundation has said they’re dropping Barrymore as host of their upcoming awards ceremony. They wrote in part on X “Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the awards remains on celebrating writers and books” So in leu of her resuming her show they’ve rescinded their invite to host.
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Lace up those dancing shoes!! Dancing With The Stars returns to ABC now..Tuesday nights starting September 26th. Alfonso Ribeiro returns as host, while Julianne Hough joins him as a judge. Hitting the ballroom this year include actress Alyson Hannnigan, “Brady Bunch” alum Barry Williams, singer Jason Mraz, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and model Tyson Beckford to name a few. They join the previously announced celebs: reality stars Ariana Madix and Charity Lawson as well as singer/actress Jamie Lynn Spears.
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Hank Williams Jr. tells CMT that he married his longtime friend and fiancée, Brandi, at Enon Baptist Church in Banks, Alabama. The couple have been friends since 2003 and got engaged on Mother’s Day earlier this year.
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