DEMI LOVATO has come out as nonbinary, and will now use the pronouns “they” and “them”. On their new podcast “4D with Demi Lovato”, Demi said, quote, “I feel that this best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person I both know I am, and am still discovering . . .”I want to make it clear that I’m still learning and coming into myself, and I don’t claim to be an expert or a spokesperson.” Demi added, quote, “I will also be accepting if people slip and say her/she because I know that being in my position, it’s going to take a while for people to get used to.” One person who doesn’t want to get used to it is MATT SIEGEL from “Matty in the Morning” on Kiss 108 in Boston. He was joking about it on his show yesterday, and his boss called and told him to stop. He launched into a tirade, which ended with, quote, “I am the biggest of all time, and they said, ‘Shut up, Matt! Stop talking.’ Well, I hope you’re happy, because I just stopped talking. Matty out.” Then he walked off the show.Despite making it sound like he was leaving the show for good, Siegel later told Boston.com that he expects to be back, and the station has made it very clear to him that they don’t want him to leave. But he added, quote, “If I can’t talk about what I’m thinking at this point in my career, I don’t want to be on the radio anymore.” And to be clear, Siegel is NOT down with the whole pronoun thing. Quote, “I’m against her binary thing; I think she’s a troubled woman and a lot of young people are taking her seriously and it bothers me.”
The cast of “Friends” sat down with “People” magazine to talk about their upcoming reunion special . . . and there was something very OFF about MATTHEW PERRY. He was hunched forward most of the time, and when he spoke, he seemed lethargic and a little slurry. He also had a bit of a vacant stare at some points. He did get a joke in, though, when he said that the chemistry between the guys was very SEXUAL. Still, he did NOT look good. Obviously, we don’t know if this had anything to do with it, but Matt’s had his issues with substance abuse over the years. There’s no word yet from his people.
CBS unveiled its Fall schedule yesterday, and it FINALLY includes the 41st season of “Survivor” . . . which had been waylaid by the pandemic. Speaking of returns, “CSI: Vegas” brings back William Petersen (Grissom), Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle), and Wallace Langham (Hodges) from the original “CSI”, along with some new faces. And “FBI: International” joins “FBI” and “FBI: Most Wanted” on Tuesday nights. CBS is also moving in on Lifetime and Hallmark’s territory, with two romantic Christmas movies: “A Christmas Proposal” and “Christmas Takes Flight”. The rest of the schedule includes “NCIS: Hawaii”, starring Vanessa Lachey . . . and a sitcom called “Ghosts” starring Rose McIver from “iZombie”.
CHARLES BARKLEY went back to his old school district in Alabama and gave every employee $1,000. That’s 226 people, so he shelled out $226,000. He also gave out free laptops and WiFi hotspots for kids learning at home.
There are going to be some great collaborations at next month’s “CMT Music Awards”. Mickey Guyton will perform with the legendary Gladys Knight . . . Maren Morris will take the stage with JP Saxe . . . and Miranda Lambert will be joined by her “Marfa Tapes” guys Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
BLAKE SHELTON is reviving his “Friends and Heroes” tour, which COVID shut down. It picks up August 18th in Omaha, Nebraska and runs through October 2nd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Trace Adkins, Martina McBride, Lindsay Ell, and Tracy Byrd will open select shows. Details are at BlakeShelton2021.com.
LADY A will be hitting the road this summer on their “What a Song Can Do Tour.” It’ll kick-off July 29th in Uncasville, Connecticut . . . and wrap October 10th in Gilford, New Hampshire. Carly Pearce, Niko Moon, and Tenille Arts are the support acts. Hit up LadyAMusic.com for all the dates. 07/31/21 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center 09/05/21 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE*
GEORGE STRAIT has rescheduled his “Strait to Vegas” shows from last year. He’ll be there August 13th and 14th. CAITLYN SMITH is the opener. Ticket details are at StraitToVegas.com.
JIMMIE ALLEN’s first-ever “Bettie James Fest” is going down August 7th in his hometown of Milton, Delaware. Jimmie will perform, as will DJ Jazzy Jeff, Neon Union, Hero the Band, Chuck Wicks, and Chase Martin. The festival is named after Jimmie’s late grandmother, Bettie Snead . . . and late father, James “Big Jim” Allen.
TYLER RICH wants you to know the “weird red line” on his neck started out as a Celtic cross tattoo that was inspired by the movie, “Boondock Saints”. Quote, “It was gonna be a thick red line and then it turned into just a thin red line. But I don’t have a cut on my neck if anybody thinks the red line [is] a scratch.”
PARKER MCCOLLUM saw a Whataburger Tweet asking people what their drive-thru order is at midnight . . . and what song they’re blasting. Pretty sure no one will come close to topping his comment. Quote, “I wrote ‘Hell of a Year’ in the drive-thru at two o’clock in the morning at the [Whataburger] off William Cannon and I-35 in Austin, Texas . . . and yes, that’s a true story.”
The JONAS BROTHERS are heading out on tour in August.
Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale are dating. The two former child actors starred together in 2003’s School of Rock. The musical comedy starred Jack Black with Massagli playing “Frankie,” and Hale staring as “Marta.” The couple has been together since at least 2018 and have occasionally posted photos together on Instagram. It’s only been recently that someone on TikTok discovered the romance.
Jon Pardi is 36.
Tony Stewart is 50. NASCAR superstar.
Mindy Cohn is 55. Natalie on “The Facts of Life”.
Cher is 75.
