ALEX RODRIGUEZ was suspended from baseball in 2014 for using performance enhancing drugs. Now, he’s talking like it was one of the HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS LIFE. He said, “[It was] one of the best things that happened to me. I really had to understand why I would self-implode with no reasons. I served the longest suspension in Major League Baseball history. The year 2014 became the most pivotal year of my life . . . some very, very long nights, some very lonely nights. The suspension cost me probably north of $45 million, probably more. It was worth every penny. That exercise was the hardest thing I’d ever had to do in my life . . . to let people down and then look them in the eye . . . and say I’m sorry.”
ZOE KRAVITZ will play Catwoman opposite ROBERT PATTINSON in “The Batman”. The movie takes us back to Batman’s early years. The director says it’ll focus on him in, “detective mode.”
JUSTIN MOORE is built like a 14-year-old boy. And that’s the cool part. He’s 5’, 6” – but he doesn’t have a complex about it. His wife made him model a pair of “teen jeans” from her store. She co-owns a kids’ clothing shop in Benton, Arkansas called This Little Piggy. He said, “It was right after she started getting clothing in, and it was for, I guess teen years, kind of stuff. And she was all, ‘You could probably wear these.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I’m not going to.’ “He doesn’t have to because he has a deal with Wrangler. They send him clothes. But she really wanted him to try the jeans on, so he caved. “So, I’m like, ‘Alright, whatever.’ [I] think it was like a 14 or 16 or something and they weren’t any too small. So, just more insult to injury for me just being built like a 14-year-old.”
CARRIE UNDERWOOD owns the stage when she performs because every fiber of her being is into the performance. “I definitely use my whole body. I have involuntary body spasms when I sing, which is funny because I don’t realize it when I’m actually singing. When I look back at performances on TV, and I didn’t realize, it sort of catches you. My best performances are when I’m lost in the songs.” She says that total immersion prevents her from adding fancy dance moves into the show. That would be too much of a distraction. “I can’t really do [choreography]. Any time I’ve tried, it’s never felt right . . . and the vocals suffer.”
CHRIS STAPLETON has been performing new songs in concert lately. At a show in Florida over the weekend he and BROTHERS OSBORNE did one called “Get Down To Arkansas”.
MIRANDA LAMBERT posted a photo of herself and her husband together and she captioned it, “Happy Birthday to the man that puts stars in my eyes.” He turned 29 yesterday. Miranda’s 35.
In honor of Veterans Day, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be offering free admission to Active Duty and Retired Armed Services members, and their immediate family. The free days are November 9th, 10th, and 11th. RAELYNN will be doing a free show on Sunday, the 10th.
In her most recent musical ventures, Dolly Parton has trended toward faith-based collaborations, and she says her fans can expect more of that in the months to come. In August, Dolly teamed up with Christian duo For King & Country for their song “God Only Knows,” and in October, she duetted with Zach Williams on “There Was Jesus.” Parton plans to have yet another faith-based duet to share with fans in time for the 2019 CMA Awards, which she’ll co-host with Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire. “I’ve got another song that’s gonna drop just a few days before the CMAs called “Faith. It’s a great old song.” Dolly is enjoying her work with Christian artists so much, she’s planning to put together a medley showcasing her new songs at the CMAs. “I’m gonna have a segment on the [show] where I’m doing a faith-based medley, using a choir, of course”. In the future, whether her songs fall into the Christian genre or not, she hopes to make music that is positive and uplifting.
The Baby Shark song has more than three billion views on YouTube and now parents can take their families to see the shark in person. The tour will visit 100 cities in North America this fall.
AMC Theaters on Demand will be allowing customers to rent or buy movies that have just finished their standard theatrical run. Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Paramount have all entered deals to run both new and older titles with movies costing between $3 and $5.99 to rent and $9.99 to $19.99 to purchase.
SIMONE BILES says she’s not being cocky when she calls herself the best gymnast in the world because, “the facts are literally on the paper.”
“All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles tops a list of the best songs with “LOVE” in the title. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis is second, and “Somebody to Love” by Queen is third.
“Jimmy Kimmel” – Elton John
Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town is 50.
