WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023

55-year-old Tim McGraw just put out a playlist of 16 songs.  All his songs – some were hits, others are deeper cuts.  He says that there’s also a SECRET REASON behind it. In a video, he says, “So I made a playlist, and there’s probably just a little more to it than just the songs on the playlist.  Pay attention, and check it out on March 10th.  I think you’ll be surprised.” The first letter of all the songs spells out “STANDING ROOM ONLY” . . . of an upcoming tour . . . a live album . . . or a new studio album.

Blake Shelton told “Jimmy Kimmel” that his late father used to sell Kubotas. In fact, his first big purchase when he made it, was heavy equipment. “One of the first things I bought when I had a hit as a country artist – because you’re not crap in country music unless you have your own bulldozer.  You really haven’t made it.  You’re not over the hump.  [So] I bought a bulldozer.”

Morgan Evans’ 5-part docuseries started out as a look into his life and music in Australia.  His divorce from Kelsea Ballerini changed things.  “The original focus was on the music and coming home. But it’s not like I could pretend like something wasn’t going on.”  So he poured his feelings into the song, “Over For You”. 

Hardy just dropped a 6-track collection of live performances. It’s called “Apple Music Sessions: Hardy” featuring Lainey Wilson on “Wait in the Truck”, plus his cover of Stone Temple Pilot’s “Big Empty”.

Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout is back for its 10th year.  The headliners-Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, Darius Rucker, and Zach Bryan, and it takes place July 13th through the 16th.  Passes are already on sale.

Justin Bieber is 29.

Kesha is 36.

Lupita Nyong’o is 40.  “Black Panther” and “Star Wars” movies,

Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 49.  Zack on “Saved by the Bell”, Detective Clark on “NYPD Blue”,

Jack Davenport is 50.  Commander Norrington in the “Pirates of the Caribbean”

George Eads is 56 Jack Dalton on the new “MacGyver”.  Nick Stokes on the original “CSI”. 

Ron Howard is 69.  Opie on “The Andy Griffith Show”, Richie Cunningham on “Happy Days”, and the director of “Solo: A Star Wars Story”.

Catherine Bach is 69.  The original Daisy Duke on “The Dukes of Hazzard”.

Dirk Benedict is 78.  Starbuck on the original “Battlestar Galactica” and Face on “The A-Team”.

Roger Daltrey of The Who is 79.

Harry Belafonte is 96. 

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