WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Gary Sinise’s son Mac died after a battle with cancer.  He was 33.  Gary said Mac was, quote, “an incredible inspiration to those who knew and loved him, [and] he faced his battle with grace, courage, and love.” 

Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me… Now” short film could’ve had different celebrity cameos.  A list of famous faces who turned it down includes Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Jason Momoa, Bad Bunny,

n a new Apple TV+ series, Tom Brady remembers the heartbreak of losing the Super Bowl to the Giants and blowing a perfect season.  Quote, “We were crushed . . . there was no sleep.” 

The top five most popular concert tickets in 2024 are Taylor Swift . . . Morgan Wallen . . . Zach Bryan . . . Drake . . . and Chris Stapleton.

Willie Nelson who will be 91 in April announced the lineup for his 2024 Outlaw Music Festival tour, and he’s got some pretty big names joining him on the road this time. Bob Dylan will be there for all 25 shows.  Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will join for the first leg again . . . John Mellencamp for the second . . . and Billy Strings is in for at least one show in August. Presale tickets went on sale yesterday.  It runs through 25 cities and over a dozen states between June and September.  It’s become one of the bigger summer tours since starting as a standalone event back in 2016. he Outlaw Music Festival will make its stop at Hersheypark Stadium on Sunday, July 7, at 5 p.m.

Kelsea Ballerini is returning for a fourth consecutive year to host the CMT Music Awards.  But this time she’ll be doing it SOLO.  She will also be performing. She says, “There’s such a light energy, so there’s not a pressure that I feel to be perfect.  I just want to be fun, honor the night, and help people have a good time.”  The show airs live Sunday, April 7th on CBS.

As pre-fame jobs go, this one actually sounds fun:  Lainey Wilson spent five years as a Hannah Montana impersonator! A few years ago at the “Billboard Music Awards” she said, quote, “I learned all fifteen Hannah Montana karaoke tracks.  I would do birthday parties, fairs, festivals, St. Jude . . .you name it. “Lainey Wilson would open up the show for Hannah Montana.  So yeah, I finally hung the wig up . . . but it made me some money, though I ain’t even going to lie.”

Jodie Foster’s hands and footprints will be immortalized at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 19th.

Jimmy Fallon’s 10th anniversary on “The Tonight Show” will be celebrated with a primetime special on May 14th. 

Eugene Levy is the latest to join “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4. 

Music from Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, and other artists from 1969 have been placed on the surface of the moon in a time capsule.  It was part of the Odysseus moon landing from last Thursday.

Jason Aldean is 47.

Cindy Wilson from The B-52’s is 67.  Biggest Hits:  “Love Shack”, “Roam”, and “Rock Lobster”.

Bernadette Peters is 76. 

Mario Andretti is 84.  Racing legend.

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