I could sit here and tell you that BLAKE SHELTON and GWEN STEFANI are getting married five minutes from now, and you’d probably shrug. It’s not a question of “if” . . . it’s all about “when.” But a source tells “ET” that even though they’re in it for the long haul, they’re in no hurry to exchange rings. One reason is because things are going so well they haven’t felt the need to change anything. And then there’s Gwen’s Roman Catholic faith. Even though she and Gavin Rossdale are divorced, the Church doesn’t allow remarriage until the previous one has been annulled. That hasn’t happened yet. The source says, quote, “Religion is very important to Gwen and Blake has been so respectful of that. She doesn’t take her Roman Catholic faith lightly but of course, has to apply it to her life today. “She’s head over heels in love with Blake and they both want to spend the rest of their lives together.” The source adds, “Their friends are sure a marriage will happen soon enough.”
JON PARDI has a Christmas memory of getting a guitar when he was a little kid. He didn’t take to it at first, and even left it out in the yard where it got drenched by a sprinkler. But it did eventually light the spark, and he tells parents to go ahead and get their kid an instrument for Christmas, because you never know.
This is another great preview from tomorrow night’s “CMT Crossroads” . . . starring CHRIS YOUNG and GAVIN DEGRAW. They do a stripped-down version of Chris’s hit, “Drowning”.
TheBoot.com has picked their “10 Favorite Country and Americana Vinyl Releases of 2019.” Some are new releases, like TYLER CHILDERS’ “Country Squire” . . . while others are classic collections, like EMMYLOU HARRIS’ “The Studio Albums 1980-83”. What they all have in common is that each one “elevates the listening experience to something special and distinct.”
Here’s a quick reminder: If your pet is on your Christmas list, head over to TractorSupply.com and buy something from MuttNation by Miranda Lambert. Every purchase will help fund the rescue and adoption programs of the MuttNation Foundation.
HARVEY WEINSTEIN is paying $25 million to his accusers.
“A Christmas Story” is #1 in a new survey of the best Christmas movies of all time. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is #2, followed by “It’s a Wonderful Life” at #3, and for some reason “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” at #8.
A list of the most anticipated movies of 2020 is topped by “Birds of Prey”, followed by “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Top Gun: Maverick”.
A list of the most anticipated TV shows of 2020 is topped by “Star-Trek: Picard”, followed by “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and “The New Pope”.
Mayim Bialik is 44
Hank Williams the Third is 47.
Dionne Warwick is 79.
Connie Francis is 81
Bob Barker is 96.
