A bridge between Canada and the U.S. will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, spanning more than half a mile and it’s being named after a hockey player. The A-shaped design will hold six lanes of traffic – three in each direction, as well as bike lanes. Final contract details are being hammered out and construction is expected to begin this fall on the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Pretty young pop stars rushing into engagements must be the new thing, because first ARIANA GRANDE did it, and now JUSTIN BIEBER is engaged, too. Witnesses supposedly saw Justin propose to HAILEY BALDWIN at a restaurant in the Bahamas on Saturday night. Justin’s security made everyone put their phones away because, “something special was about to happen”, so there’s no video of it. Justin and Hailey dated a few years ago, but they just got back together last month. He’s 24, she’s 21.
Usually when celebrities Google themselves, they HATE the results. But OPRAH claims she recently Googled herself for the FIRST time, and she was THRILLED with what she learned. “I was the first African-American self-made billionaire . . .”[I] did not know that! [And I] donated more to charity in the 20th century than any other African American.”
A list of the ten best “clapback” songs in country is topped by “How Do You Like Me Now” by Toby Keith. Followed by “Fist City” by Loretta Lynn, and “Ain’t Worth the Whiskey” by Cole Swindell.
Seven years after MARIA SHRIVER filed for divorce, she and ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER are still technically married.
Jimmy Buffett fans are demanding answers and refunds following a security line mess that left hundreds of ticketed concertgoers stranded outside KeyBank Pavilion in Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Photos show major crowds of Parrotheads stuck in line outside the gates of the outdoor venue in Burgettstown even after the “Margaritaville” singer took the stage. Some fans said they paid $100 to park, waited in line for more than two hours and only got to hear Jimmy perform a handful of songs. Others said they never even made it inside KeyBank Pavilion and began requesting refunds Saturday night. It was not immediately clear what caused the unexpected delays. But the people were in line since 6:30 and the show began at 8 p.m.
The guys in MIDLAND say you know you’re doing the right thing when you start from the bottom, have nothing, and are STILL having the time of your life.
In case you missed it, LADY ANTEBELLUM performed on the “Today” show Friday morning, as part of their summer concert series. They did “Heart Break”, “You Look Good”, and “I Run to You”. And they did it all in the rain.
HANK WILLIAMS JR. opened for BRAD PAISLEY in Ohio last Thursday, and Brad came out for a duet on “I’m Gonna Get Drunk and Play Hank Williams”. They first did it back in 2012, on Hank’s album “Old School New Rules.
MAREN MORRIS and NIALL HORAN did an acoustic version of “Seeing Blind”, and Taste of Country says it’s a “masterpiece.”
“The Bachelorette” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. The Baha Men perform on the beach for Becca and Blake’s date. The final six guys also join Becca in a game of beach volleyball.
Tom Hanks is 62.
O.J. Simpson is 71.
Fred Savage is 42
