The 17 acts nominated for the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include: FIRST-TIME nominees . . . Carly Simon . . . Dolly Parton . . . Duran Duran . . . Beck . . . Lionel Richie . . . A Tribe Called Quest . . . and Eminem, who is also the only artist on the list in his first year of eligibility. The other nominees are: Kate Bush . . . Devo . . . Judas Priest . . . MC5 . . . New York Dolls . . . Rage Against The Machine . . . Pat Benatar . . . Fela Kuti . . . Eurythmics . . . and Dionne Warwick. Everybody thinks of Dolly as a country artist, and they always will. But she’s also an icon who’s crossed over to just about every genre. And you can help by hitting up vote.rockhall.com/en. You have to log-in, but you get to vote daily until April 29th. (As of last night Dolly was 2nd, behind Pat Benatar.) CMT points out she’s the first to top Billboard’s Adult Contemporary, Christian AC Songs, Hot Country Songs, Christian Airplay, Country Airplay, and Dance/Mix Show Airplay radio charts. When she IS inducted, it’ll be a feather in her cap because she’s already in tons of other Halls . . . including the Country Music Hall of Fame . . . Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame . . . Songwriters Hall of Fame . . . and, of course, the Happiness Hall of Fame. Dolly and Kelly Clarkson did a new version of “9 to 5” for the documentary “Still Working 9 to 5”, which expands on the groundbreaking film.
In the past year or so we’ve seen Morgan Wallen get arrested, party with co-eds, get canceled, be on “SNL”, be un-canceled by Lil Durk . . . and now he’s gone Hollywood. He’s dating Armie Hammer’s ex-girlfriend. Her name is PAIGE LORENZE, she’s a model and influencer . . . they’ve been seeing each other on the down-low for almost a year. They agreed to keep their relationship out of the spotlight, but it’s no secret among family and friends. They may not be official, but they ARE all over social media. Last week they celebrated Paige’s 24th birthday with Morgan’s sister Ashlyne, and Morgan shared a pic on his Instagram Story. Days later they were at Ashlyne’s birthday party with a bunch of people, and somebody posted a photo of that. The source also says that Paige and Morgan’s sister are so close “they’re two peas in a pod.”
MIRANDA LAMBERT and Brendan McLoughlin celebrated their third anniversary at a beachside getaway, and she shared a few pics. Shockingly, he’s wearing a shirt in the first photo. No worries though, it’s gone in the second. Speaking of Miranda Lambert. She’s one of the headliners at this year’s Watershed Music Festival. It’s going down July 29th through the 31st in Washington. Other performers include Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen, Lauren Alaina, Jake Owen, and Chase Rice.
TANYA TUCKER announced some of the dates of her Hard Luck Tour, and the first stop is at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo on February 13th. More shows will be added soon.
PRISCILLA BLOCK has announced the dates of her “Welcome to the Block Party Tour.” It’s her first headlining trek and it kicks off February 10th in Las Vegas.
Sources say Patriots owner ROBERT KRAFT had a fit when TOM BRADY failed to mention him or the team in his retirement announcement.
A historic bridge in the Netherlands has to be temporarily dismantled so that JEFF BEZOS can drive his massive yacht through it. He’s having the largest yacht in the world built nearby, and when it’s done, it’ll be too big to go under it.
The Washington Football Team officially became the Washington Commanders yesterday. Their uniforms are burgundy and gold, but there’s also an all-black version. Their logo is still just a “W”.
A sort of celebrity version of “Survivor” called “Beyond the Edge” is coming to CBS in March. The contestants include Jodie Sweetin, Colton Underwood from “The Bachelor”, and NFL legend Ray Lewis.
NYU has a class on TAYLOR SWIFT. It proposes to, “deconstruct both the appeal and aversions to Taylor Swift through close readings of her music and public discourse as it relates to her own growth as an artist and a celebrity.”
Some companies are already getting a head start and releasing either full commercials or teasers for this year’s Super Bowl. Here are the latest:
- Lay’s: PAUL RUDD and SETH ROGEN look back on their “golden” memories together. . . from a road trip . . . to a turbulent flight . . . and to Seth moving in to a haunted house . . . then it ends with Seth marrying the ghost from his house.
- BMW: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER is the Greek god Zeus. He teased an image of his transformation last week . . . but now we know it’s just for an ad for a new car. A new teaser shows him picking up a cup of coffee.
- Uber Eats: They released three teasers to show that they deliver more than just food. One has GWYNETH PALTROW. The second is JENNIFER COOLIDGE eating lipstick and a makeup brush. And the third is TREVOR NOAH taking a bite out of deodorant.
- Budweiser: The Clydesdale has returned after taking a year off from the Super Bowl. The new spot is called “A Clydesdale’s Journey” and shows a horse hurting its leg and recovering, then getting back up to run because, “In the home of the brave, down never means out.”
Amal Alamuddin is 44 and Mrs. George Clooney
Maura Tierney is 57. Abby on “ER” and Helen on Showtime’s “The Affair”.
Nathan Lane is 66.
Morgan Fairchild is 72.
Blythe Danner is 79. She’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother.
Fran Tarkenton is 82. Hall-of-Fame quarterback
