ROLLING STONES drummer CHARLIE WATTS died yesterday. He was 80 years old. No word on the cause of death, but he did back out of this year’s tour due to health issues. Charlie had been with the Stones since 1963. KEITH URBAN poured his heart out on Instagram on the passing of Charlie. “I’m shocked and truly saddened that we lost the ‘gentleman soul of rock and roll.’ I didn’t even properly know you, but I love you Charlie, and I thank you for all that you gave us.”
TOM CRUISE had to land his helicopter in a British family’s backyard, because he was running late and the nearby airport was closed. So he let the kids have a ride in the chopper while he went to a meeting.
MAYA RUDOLPH and ANDY SAMBERG will be hosting a holiday baking competition show called “Baking It” on Peacock. Teams will compete in holiday themed challenges and will be judged by a panel of opinionated real-life grandmothers.
Remember when REBA MCENTIRE revealed she had COVID-19? Turns out she didn’t have it. She WAS sick and got tested, and because of antibodies in her system from the COVID vaccine, she got a false positive. She’s pretty sure it was a “respiratory virus” known as RSV, which is a common respiratory virus with similar symptoms to those of COVID-19, though nowhere near the death rate.
LUKE BRYAN’s Farm Tour is still scheduled to kick-off September 9th, and he couldn’t be happier. “Farming is such a special part of who I am and my background. Any time I can bring awareness to the challenges that farmers have and the ups and downs, and we get to do all that with the Farm Tour.”
Wildfires have forced ERIC CHURCH to postpone his concerts this weekend at Nevada’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena. The shows have been rescheduled for August 27th and 28th of 2022.
There’s a new, limited-edition skateboard with some of TONY HAWK’s actual blood in the paint used on it . . . but it’s already sold out.
NFL legend HERSCHEL WALKER is running for Senate in Georgia.
KANYE WEST is trying to legally change his name to “Ye”.
Last week GARTH BROOKS canceled his Stadium Tour because of COVID-19 . . . and now he’s figured out a way to get back on stage. He’s doing another Dive Bar Tour, but you have to be vaccinated to go. He talked about it on an episode of Inside Studio G. “Because you can fully vaccinate dive bars. People have to have their card to even get in, and the only way to get in through dive bars is your local country station.” He hasn’t released details about the cities or dates yet. By the way, Garth and his team are practicing what they preach. “I’m 100% vaccinated. Everybody on the tour is vaccinated. Has to be. We’re all vaccinated.” And this part is classic Garth. He’s still taking care of his team members who can’t get vaccinated because of medical reasons. “They stay home, but they’re still on the payroll. It’s not their fault [and] they shouldn’t lose their job over that.”
Applebee’s is all-in on the WALKER HAYES “Fancy Like” bandwagon. They launched an ad campaign featuring a series of “Fancy Like” commercials. Walker and his daughter Lela are in them, but it’s mostly clips of random people who posted their own “Fancy Like” dance videos on TikTok. And, Applebee’s also brought back the Oreo Cookie Shake – for only $2.99! Walker is having a blast with this. “I’ve seen all the commercials, and I’m blown away. I love how [they’re] a continuation of what the song and dance look like on TikTok, and it makes me smile all around.” And how is his daughter handling the newfound fame? “She has a new shirt that says ‘TikTok Famous’ on it. It’s her favorite shirt in the house right now.”
Blake Lively is 34.
Jo Dee Messina is 51
Rachael Ray is 53
Billy Ray Cyrus is 60
Tim Burton is 63.
Gene Simmons from KISS is 72.
