FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Travis Kelce says he isn’t bothered being the arm candy of the most famous person in the world . . . Taylor Swift.  He says, quote, “It’s the life I chose, I guess.  I have fun with it.” And in case you’re wondering, he says ALL of Taylor’s songs are his favorite, and he sings along to them all at her Eras Tour stops.

A list of the Top 10 medical shows from “Entertainment Weekly” includes “ER”, “Dr. Kildare”, and of course, “Grey’s Anatomy”

The 2025 Stagecoach Lineup was just revealed and they spared no expense.  It’s basically the Mount Rushmore of Country.  Zach Bryan . . . Jelly Roll . . . Luke Combs . . . and the BACKSTREET BOYS. That’s three of the biggest names in all of Country music, plus the Backstreet Boys, and all in ONE weekend.  So, if you haven’t visited beautiful Indio, California . . . now would be the time to do it. The festival will take place from April 25th to April 27th, 2025.  It’ll be the first time that either Zach or Jelly will headline Stagecoach. . . and it will be Luke’s second time.  He was there in 2022. And it’s not just the headliners that are impressive.  While you’re there, you can also see Brothers Osborne . . . Lana Del Rey . . . Whiskey Myers . . . Sturgill Simpson . . . Shaboozey . . . Midland . . . Scotty McCreery, and many more. And if you want to change it up and switch genres, you can see Nelly . . . Goo Goo Dolls . . . T-Pain . . . or Creed.  Plenty of options to choose from.

What’s your favorite Country song right now?  Here are the the top songs based on equal parts airplay, sales and streaming charts, and fan ratings.

1.  “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”by Shaboozey

2.  “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” by Luke Combs

3.  “Dirt Cheap” by Cody Johnson

4.  “Lies, Lies, Lies” by Morgan Wallen

5.  “Guy for That” by Post Malone featuring Luke Combs

6.  “Miles on It” by Marshmello and Kane Brown

7.  “You Look Like You Love Me” by Ella Langley featuring Riley Green

8.  “I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll

9.  “Austin” by Dasha

10.  “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

Chris Young bought himself a 2023 Texas Rangers World Series ring. Chris lived a lot of his life in Arlington, where the Rangers play, and has always been a diehard fan. When asked about it he said, “I got really cool friends.”  The official story is he has one friend who works for the Cowboys and one friend who works for the Rangers and they were all out to dinner, and Chris just off-handedly mentioned how he would love to buy one. Then Chris said, “They got on their phones and basically had a boat race with each other to see who could get approval faster.” And the ring is massive.  When asked if he was going to wear it every day, he said, “Absolutely not.”

If you’ve watched any episodes of “Yellowstone” then there’s a good chance that you’ve heard some of Lainey Wilson’s songs on there.  It’s like her music was in some way made to be cinematic. Lainey was recently asked if any of her new music will make it to the second part of season five. She said, “You know, I pitched the whole record, just hoping they would put all of them in there . . . me and Abby, the character, really do have a lot in common so it’ll be interesting to see which ones they choose.” That seems like there will definitely be more of Lainey’s music appearing in “Yellowstone” . . . now it’s just a question of how many songs.

The Staten Island Ferry boat that Colin Jost and Pete Davidson bought will host Tommy Hilfiger’s runway show during New York Fashion Week.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are reportedly doing “Ocean’s 14”. 

Paula Abdul canceled her Canadian tour due to, “some injuries I’ve recently sustained.”  “In an effort to keep going, I’ve received targeted injections that will allow me temporary relief, but the demands of an entire tour is a different story.” I’ve been advised that one of my injuries requires a minor procedure followed by a 6-8 week recovery time,

And yes she was there – Taylor Swift was spotted arriving at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium last night to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce, the Chiefs’ tight end, in the NFL season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.

Pippa Middleton is 41.  Kate Middleton’s sister.

Idris Elba is 52

Mark Chesnutt is 61. 

Jeff Foxworthy is 66.  He wrote his first redneck jokes around 1987.  And he’s still living off all that “You Might Be Redneck” money three decades later.

Jane Curtin is 77.  “SNL”, “Kate & Allie” and “3rd Rock from the Sun”.

Swoosie Kurtz is 80.  Molly’s mom on “Mike & Molly”, Jake Gyllenhaal’s mom in “Bubble Boy”,

Roger Waters is 81.  Pink Floyd legend. 

David Allan Coe is 85.  Country outlawfrom the jukebox classic “You Never Even Called Me By My Name”.  But he also wrote the Johnny Paycheck smash “Take This Job and Shove It”.

Jo Anne Worley is 87.  Comedic genius from “Laugh In” who played the operatic Wardrobe in “Beauty and the Beast”.

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