The “CMT Artists of the Year” special at 8:00 on CMT. This year’s honorees are Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum, and the ladies from the Little Big Town, Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman. Carrie will perform with Runaway June and Maddie & Tae, Kelsea performs with Alison Krauss, Hillary performs with Tori Kelly, Karen and Kimberly perform with Gladys Knight, and Miranda is singing with the Pistol Annies. Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban . . . and Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet have been added to the lineup at tonight’s “CMT Artists of the Year” special. Dierks will help Sheryl Crow and Martina McBride honor LORETTA LYNN, who is receiving the 2018 Artist of a Lifetime Award
REBA MCENTIRE and her “boyfriend” Skeeter Lasuzzo are still traveling. She just posted a bunch of photos of them from all over the world. She captioned it, “Whether we’re in the mountains of Wyoming or in Italy, flying or riding the train, Skeeter and I have a great time. #Too-Much-Fun #Globetrotters”
WALKER HAYES and his wife Laney wear the same thing for Halloween every year. “Every year my wife and I wear pumpkins. “The first year we moved to Nashville, we had to go to a Halloween party and didn’t have costumes. We bought two orange sweatshirts and a Sharpie, and we drew Jack-O-Lanterns on them. So every year it’s pretty easy.”
ROGER DALTREY of THE WHO says that sometime in his 50s, he realized he didn’t have FIVE kids . . . he had EIGHT. Apparently, they were all born after his divorce from first wife Jackie Rickman in 1968, and before his marriage to Heather Taylor in 1971. All of them were put up for adoption.He said, “They all came into my life after my 50th birthday. It was great . . . it’s all worked out. They stay in touch and they’re close . . . I’ve tried to do my best about a situation that couldn’t change because it happened a long time ago.” All three kids were GIRLS, and Roger calls them his “surprise kids.”
Vice News aired a new interview with ROSEANNE BARR last night . . . the same night “The Conners” debuted . . . and she seemed genuinely devastated about losing her show. Roseanne said that ABC taking away her show, and allowing it to continue with “other people writing her life story” was, “the worst thing they could’ve possibly done to me.” She said she’s no longer in touch with anyone on the show . . . and that she’s basically just doing NOTHING now. She talked about how she’s spending a lot of time “getting her pictures and files in order,” “waiting in lines,” going out for ice cream with her mom, and sleeping 17 hours a day. She also started smoking. And she reiterated that she won’t watch “The Conners” . . . she just wants to move on.
For generations of Americans with young daughters, Disney Princesses have been friends, role models, and babysitters. But KEIRA KNIGHTLEY has a 3-year-old daughter, and she won’t let her watch some of those movies, because of the messages they send. “Cinderella” is one of them. On “Ellen” yesterday, Keira said, “She waits around for a rich guy to rescue her. Don’t.” Keira is conflicted about “The Little Mermaid”, because she LOVES it, but she doesn’t want her daughter to watch it. “The songs are great, but do not give your voice up for a man! Hello? “So that one’s a little tricky one, but I’m keeping to it.” But Ellen was happy to hear that Dory, her character from “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory”, is mom-approved.
LADY GAGA thanked her “fiancé”, Christian Carino, during a Women in Hollywood event Monday night. She was also wearing a ring. But there’s been no official word on an engagement.
Pippa Middleton welcomed her first child with husband James Matthews. The couple welcomed a baby boy on Monday afternoon weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. “Everyone is delighted and mother and baby are doing well,”. Speaking on behalf of Pippa’s sister, Kate Middleton, and brother in law, Prince William, Kensington Palace said: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are thrilled for Pippa and James.”
Here’s an update on ARIANA GRANDE and PETE DAVIDSON: He gets the ring back and she’s keeping the pig.
The Sacramento Zoo had to close temporarily on Sunday, after an antelope named Taylor Swift escaped.
It’s been a bad time for SANDRA BULLOCK. Both of her dogs died, not long after her father passed away.
The lineups have been released for next year’s Stagecoach Music Festival, which is going down April 26 – 28th. The Friday headliner – Luke Bryan, Saturday – Sam Hunt, and Jason Aldean will wrap it on Sunday.
In case you missed it, OLD DOMINION performed their song “Make It Sweet” on yesterday’s “Ellen”.
JUSTIN MOORE posted a photo of a mess made by one of his daughters. And his caption tells the story. ” ‘no you can’t make a slip ‘n’ slide with baking soda in the pantry, and please get your princess shoes out of there while you’re at it”.
Have you heard about MARTINA MCBRIDE’s new cooking show? It’s called “Martina’s Table” and it premieres November 18th on the Food Network. She says, “I’ve always had a passion for cooking and love to cook for my friends and family. Having a show on Food Network is a dream come true.”
JAY DEMARCUS has written a memoir called “Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope”. It won’t be available until next spring, but he’s already talking about it. “My ultimate goal is that the book will encourage people to find hope, comfort and strength in their faith.”
If you have a VINCE GILL fan on your Christmas list, head on over to Cracker Barrel. They’re selling a limited-edition double vinyl set called “The Christmas Collection”. It includes Vince’s 1993 holiday album “Let There Be Peace on Earth” . . . and his 1998 release “Breath of Heaven”.
Alan Jackson is 60.
Jim Seals is 77.
Bill Hudson is 69.
George Wendt is 70.
Michael McKean is 71. (Lenny – Laverne and Shirley)
