PARIS HILTON and her fiancé Chris Zylka have broken up. They’d been engaged since January. A source says, “The relationship moved very fast, and she realized it wasn’t right for her. She wishes him all the best and hopes they can remain friends.”
LUKE BRYAN was on “Pickler & Ben” talking about the on-again off-again relationship he and his wife Caroline had before they finally settled down. They met in college but couldn’t seem to stay together. “What’s amazing about us is, we’d date a little in college, and then we’d break up. And then I would be devastated. And then we’d get back together, and break up. Then she would be devastated. “And then we finally decided we’re not going to break up anymore and then I graduate college and she has two more years – and we break up again.“ That split lasted over five years, which he says kind of worked out because that’s when he went to Nashville to do the music thing. She finished college, and started her career. But he still wasn’t pulling in much money when they made it official. When they got married, her career supported him when he was making about $10,000 a year. She was the one bringing in the dough.”
Forbes.com has released their annual list of ‘The Highest Paid Women in Music’. Here’s the Top 10, along with the money they made from things like: Album and merchandise sales, licensing, publishing royalties, endorsements, and touring.
- Katy Perry, $83 million
- Taylor Swift, $80 million
- Beyoncé, $60 million
- Pink, $52 million
- Lady Gaga, $50 million
- Jennifer Lopez, $47 million
- Rihanna, $37.5 million
- Helene Fischer, $32 million
- Celine Dion, $31 million
- Britney Spears, $30 million
“NCIS” star MARK HARMON is developing a crime drama for CBS.
KELLY CLARKSON will perform at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
When Taylor Swift announced her new record deal on Monday with Universal Music Group and Republic Records, she coupled it with an unusual provision: As part of her joint contract with the label, UMG must promise to hand over to artists, on a non-recoupable basis, a portion of the windfall from its Spotify shares in the future. Not just to Swift, but to all its artists.
THOMAS RHETT has announced his Very Hot Summer Tour. It kicks off May 17th in Washington and bounces all over the country before wrapping October 12th in Nashville. Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson, and Thomas’ dad Rhett Akins are opening the shows. Aug 1 – Phila Sept 20 — New York
Somebody caught ERIC CHURCH in a very thankful mood. In an interview he said he’s thankful for family, his health, a great career, for his success, and his fans. “I’m thankful I was given the opportunity to do it my own way. I’m thankful I’m going to get to keep doing this and do it the way that I want to do it.”
CHRIS JANSON has released his first-ever Christmas song – “It Is Christmas”. He also dropped a warm and fuzzy video where he plays the piano, as friends and family get festive together. His wife Kelly and their four children are also in it.
TRACY LAWRENCE will be feeding some 7,000 people at his “13th Annual Mission: Possible Turkey Fry”. He says, “We usually have about 60 fryers going on at one time and we have everything broken up into groups of ten.”
KACEY MUSGRAVES will receive the Innovator Award at the Billboard Women in Music event. It’s being held December 6th in New York City. It’s also when Ariana Grande will receive her Billboard Woman of the Year award.
JENNIFER NETTLES wrote a cookbook titled “Sweet, Savory & Simple”. Actually, her mom is “basically the author and curator” . . . but Jennifer’s name will help make it a bestseller.
Why is CHRIS YOUNG standing in a driveway with Christmas decorations wrapped around his body? Probably because it gets our attention. He posted a pic and captioned it, “Am I doing this right? I’m doing this right . . . right?”
There’s a public memorial tomorrow for ROY CLARK. The “Celebration of Life Service” will be held at a church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Josh Turner is 41.
Dierks Bentley is 43.
Bo Derek is 62.
Joe Walsh is 71.
Veronica Hamel is 75.
Joe Biden is 76.
Dick Smothers is 79.
