DANIEL CRAIG is hosting “SNL” this weekend to promote the James Bond movie “No Time to Die” . . . even though it’s not coming out until around THANKSGIVING. It was supposed to come out on April 10th, but yesterday, its release was POSTPONED due to the coronavirus. It’s the first major Hollywood movie to get shelved over the outbreak. “No Time to Die” will now hit theaters November 25th in the U.S. So Daniel will be promoting a movie that won’t be out for EIGHT MONTHS. THE WEEKND is the musical guest. He has a new album called “After Hours” coming out on March 20th.
ALEX TREBEK posted a very honest update on his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer yesterday. He said he’s “happy to report” that he’s reached the 1-year mark after his diagnosis – something that only 18% of people in his position get to see. But Alex admitted, “I’d be lying if I said the journey had been an easy one. There were some good days but a lot of not-so-good days. I joked with friends that the cancer won’t kill me, the chemo treatments will.” He’s struggled with “great pain and sudden massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.” BUT he said that giving up “would’ve been a betrayal” to his fans, his “wife and soulmate” Jean, and God. The 2 year survival rate is just 8% – but Alex said, “If we take it just one day at a time with a positive attitude, anything is possible.”
MILEY CYRUS says there’s music on her upcoming album that’s, “Super rock and roll” and has “Joan Jett vibes.” She also says it won’t be long before we get to hear it.
The DIXIE CHICKS dropped their new single “Gaslighter”. It’s also the title track of their next album, which is out May 1st. It’s been 14 years since their last album. MARTIE MAGUIRE said, “Well the kids . . . our nine kids, collectively, are why we paused for so long. And I’m finding out that teenagers are a lot harder than babies, not any easier.” NATALIE MAINES added, “Babies pull you off the road, teenagers push you back on.” EMILY STRAYER added, “We have a song on the album called ‘Julianna Calm Down’, which is my daughter’s name. She was a little mortified at the beginning. But now every time [she] gets all worked up, her brothers are like, ‘Julianna, calm down.’
KELSEA BALLERNI was sitting on a plane recently when she decided to go on Twitter and ask fans to “hit her up” with questions about her upcoming album “Kelsea”, which drops March 20th. Someone asked which song she’s “most excited” to perform live. She named the track “Hole In The Bottle”. Why call it “Kelsea”? “While writing and making it, I was also coming up for air for the first time in 6 years [and] re-getting to know myself. You hear a lot of that throughout the record.” Someone got personal and asked how she deals with anxiety, “This is a new one for me. Growing up talking about anxiety was really taboo. But I realized it’s very real and something I struggle with often. I go to therapy. I call people I trust. I take moments for myself to shut the door and get my head right. I really value boundaries.”
Disney+ will be the only way you’ll get to see the sequel, Hocus Pocus 2. The sequel was originally announced in October, but none of the original stars were attached. No official word on casting, Bette Midler said, “I have canvassed the girls and they are willing to do it, but we have no say in it.”
A teaser for Katy Perry‘s upcoming music video has fans thinking the singer is pregnant. The 35-year-old artist appeared to be cradling a baby bump as she wore a long white gown. “You are cordially invited to the premiere of #NeverWornWhite,” she captioned the teaser. “Join me on the @YouTube watch page tonight at 8:30pm PT and chat with me before the video premieres at 9pm PT!” Perry is also shown posing in a floral look that drew comparisons to Beyoncé’s epic birth announcement photo from February 2017. Internet users quickly took to Twitter to ask is Katy Perry really pregnant? If the rumors are true, this would be Perry’s first child. She has been in a relationship with Orlando Bloom since 2016. They got engaged in February 2019.
“The Masked Singer” aired Season 3’s Group B championships on Wednesday, an episode that ended with 3 contestants set to move on to the finals and one cut and unmasked. After Group B’s four remaining competitors, Elephant, Kitty, Taco and Frog, performed, it was time for “Masked Singer” panelists Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke, along with guest judge T-Pain and the studio audience, to choose the “weakest” contestant for elimination. They picked Taco, who had performed “Can’t Help Myself” by The Four Tops. He was unmasked and revealed to be former “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host and current “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron.
On Wednesday night, 41 year old Nik Wallenda set out to make history when he crossed an 1,800-foot one-inch-thick wire stretching across Nicaragua’s active Masaya Volcano. After having conquered a Grand Canyon gorge, Niagara Falls, and two Chicago skyscrapers, Wallenda set himself his most difficult yet. Wallenda told host Chris Harrison about the challenges of the walk while completing it, saying that the strong winds were like a “hurricane.The gases hit him hard, [and] eyes actually started to burn. Still, he did it high spirits – and in just over 31 minutes. They kicked things off with a special performance from Wallenda’s wife, Erendira, who hung above the volcano on a hoop to deliver an aerial performance.
A powerful storm blew through middle Tennesee on Monday night and dropped multiple tornadoes that hit several areas, including Nashville. The storms caused large amounts of damage and have killed at least 24 people, with over 20 still unaccounted for. Jason Aldean’s wife, Brittany, posted on Instagram a phone number from entertainment agency WME and the American Red Cross, encouraging to followers to call the number in order to donate to relief efforts. Luke Bryan’s wife, Caroline, also shared the same number on her own Instagram Story. Chris Stapleton and his wife’s charitable fund, Outlaw State of Kind, shared on Twitter that WME answered calls yesterday to raise funds for the Red Cross. Carrie Underwood posted a link to an article sharing ways to help relief efforts, writing that she is sending her “love” to Nashville, while Kelsea Ballerini asked fans how she could get involved.
DIERKS BENTLEY’s Whiskey Row in Nashville is doing back-to-back benefit shows next Monday to help the tornado relief efforts. Performers include Mitchell Tenpenny, Jessie James Decker, Hardy, and Devin Dawson. They’re also doing a charity auction featuring autographed items and memorabilia. Tuesday’s storms destroyed the house of Dierks Bentley’s drummer Steve Misamore. they’re choosing to look on the bright side that it’s “just bricks, lumber, and nails.”
