TAYLOR SWIFT has broken her own record for highest-grossing U.S. tour by a woman.
ARETHA FRANKLIN left behind a reported $80 million estate . . . and no will or trust.
NATALIE PORTMAN will star in an upcoming movie based on the twin sisters behind the ‘Dear Abby’ and ‘Ask Ann Landers’ advice columns. She will play both roles . . . AND direct the movie.
KENDALL JENNER posted some clips of Chris’s L.A. concert on her Instagram Story. She captioned one with “I love you Chris Stapleton” . . . and another with “Call me.” Instead of getting jealous or firing back, Morgane did exactly what you’re supposed to do. She went one better. She took her own screenshots from Kendall’s Instagram Story and wrote, “When @Kendall-Jenner loves your husband and wants him to call her, but you also have strong love for said Kar-Jenner.” Obviously, Morgane is secure in her marriage. She and Chris celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary last October, and they have four kids together.
BROTHERS OSBORNE got creative in their “Shoot Me Straight” video. It’s kind of a short film that has them being put under by chloroform and a blow dart. They end up as life-like dummies that are dressed-up and put in different poses. There’s even a Dierks Bentley cameo.
The CMA nominees will be announced next Tuesday on “Good Morning America” . . . but Taste of Country is already picking their favorites to win. They went with Luke Bryan for Entertainer of the Year, and Chris Stapleton as Top Male Vocalist and with Kelsea Ballerini as Top Female Vocalist.
CMT asked how Carrie Underwood deals with the lack of privacy. She said one secret is to hold back and NOT share everything with the world. And then there’s choosing the right place to live. “I’m lucky enough to live in Nashville where we don’t have a lot of paparazzi. I feel like I can still have a life, and I feel like for a lot of country music artists, that’s why we love living here. We can take our kids to school, go to work, hang out [and] do what we do. I feel like that’s an important part of it, and I’m glad to be in a genre of music that still allows us to be humans first and foremost.”
Most country stars will say that being on tour is grueling. I’m sure it is, but they also get to see interesting stuff. Somebody asked CHASE RICE if he actually plans his tour dates around places he WANTS to visit. He answered in the affirmative. “Last year we went to Dublin, this year we’re ending near Manchester, England. I also plan a lot of trips out west in September for elk season. I plan everything that I can get away with around the fun that I can have while I’m there.”
“America’s Got Talent” at 8:00 p.m. on NBC. The live results show.
A two-hour special called “The Story of the Royals” at 9:00 p.m. on ABC. It’s a two-night documentary about the British royal family.
Howie D. of the Backstreet Boys is 45.
Kristen Wiig is 45. “Bridesmaids” and “Ghostbusters”.
Giada De Laurentiis is 48. Celebrity chef
Ty Burrell is 51. Phil Dunphy on “Modern Family”.
Collin Raye is 58.
Cindy Williams is 71.
Valerie Harper is 79. Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Rhoda”. In January of 2013, she was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, and given three months to live. But Valerie’s still here.
Carl Yastrzemski is 79.
