The NFL has finally confirmed that MAROON 5 will headline the Big Game Halftime Show on Sunday, February 3rd.
It sounds like “Coming to America 2” is happening. A director has just been hired, and EDDIE MURPHY says, “I’m looking forward to bringing all these classic and beloved characters back to the big screen.”
MEGYN KELLY has settled with NBC. She’ll get the remainder of her $69 million contract, and she’s free to work anywhere else immediately.
Caitlyn Jenner and Sean Spicer are NOT doing “Celebrity Big Brother” . . . but the cast will feature: Anthony Scaramucci, Kato Kaelin, Joey Lawrence, Ryan Lochte, Lolo Jones, and Tom Green.
DUSTIN LYNCH is still single and he’s not seeing anyone. But he’s had his success stories. Remember the former Miss Kentucky USA, Amanda Mertz? Well, his dating life came up in a recent interview, and it’s a good thing that he’s a country star because his “first move” game is weak. “I suck at it because I don’t have any practice. Ever since I was in college I was playing at bars. I never had to practice [hitting] on a girl. I have no idea how to do that. I have no idea what to say.”
WILLIE NELSON and GEORGE STRAIT had never performed together . . . until Saturday. They finally did it at the “Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw” tribute show in Nashville. To make up for lost time, they did a brand new song called “Sing One With Willie”. They co-wrote it with a couple of songwriters and it’ll be on George’s upcoming album, “Honky Tonk Time Machine”. The concert was packed with guest stars . . . including Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Buffett, Jamey Johnson, Margo Price, Alison Krauss, and Vince Gill. It’ll air on A&E sometime later this year. Also, in honor of the event, The Boot did a great timeline of Willie’s career. They went all the way back to 1957 when he released a song called “No Place for Me”.
Keith Urban, the Zac Brown Band, and Toby Keith are headlining the next Faster Horses Festival, which is going down July 19th, 20th and 21st in Brooklyn, Michigan. Other performers include Brothers Osborne, Kip Moore, Maren Morris, and Cassadee Pope.
MARK WILLS made his 257th appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday. Believe it or not, it was his first time as an official member. He tells “Billboard”, “I’ve always said it’s a career goal and a dream come true to be invited. [It’s] always been the pinnacle of what I wanted to achieve in my music career.”
RANDY HOUSER’s new album “Magnolia” came out on Friday, and he celebrated by performing one of the tracks on “Good Morning America”. He did a song called “No Stone Unturned”.
OLD DOMINION is postponing three tour dates in February because singer MATTHEW RAMSEY is having surgery. Nothing serious, it’s an old leg injury.
Michael J. Fox took to Instagram to reveal to fans that he received his first-ever tattoo. The photo of a tortoise missing part of its right fin was captioned, “First tattoo, sea turtle, long story.” Fox went to Bang Bang’s New York tattoo parlor for the ink where he posed with the artists and some Back to the Future memorabilia – a hoverboard and a self-lacing sneaker.
“The Bachelor” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. Megan Mullally from “Will & Grace” and her husband Nick Offerman from “Parks and Recreation” offer relationship advice.
“Stephen Colbert” – Kane Brown.
“Carson Daly” – Martina McBride,
Jason Bateman is 50.
Faye Dunaway is 78
