Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are reuniting for “something iconic,” but there’s no word yet what it is. This year marks the 36th anniversary of “When Harry Met Sally”.
“Duck Dynasty” will return to A&E this summer. “Duck Dynasty: The Revival” will focus on Willie and Korie Robertson and their kids. Phil Robertson isn’t expected back. He’s battling Alzheimer’s disease.
Lauren Alaina just put out a new song called, “Those Kinds of Women”. And in the music video, she reveals she’s pregnant! She and her husband, Cam Arnold, who are expecting their first baby this summer. The music video is really sentimental. It starts with a soon-to-be-mom, looking over her nursery. And you see a list of possible baby names up on the wall. The mom then chooses Lauren as her baby’s name. This is when you realize we’re looking back into the past to see Lauren’s mom when she was pregnant with her. And then in the song they fast forward to today, with real-life Lauren holding her pregnant belly, and her actual mom giving her a big smile.
What goes together better than country music and bourbon? Not too much. That’s why the Railbird Music Festival in Lexington, Kentucky is something worth looking forward to every year. On night one of this year’s festival, Lainey Wilson will headline and be supported by Bailey Zimmerman, Shaboozey, Cody Jinks, and more. On night two, Jelly Roll will headline and be supported by Riley Green and more. And there will be curated BOURBON experiences throughout the whole festival, so you can celebrate the state of Kentucky exactly how it was intended. The festival takes place May 31st and June 1st.
George Strait is the King of Country. Have you ever heard of George’s hangover cure? Here’s what he said, “When I happen to have the occasional hangover, which I try not to do . . . If I can get some menudo, that’s what I get . . . It’s very, very tasty.” Menudo (muh noo dow) is a traditional Mexican soup that features TRIPE, which is the stomach lining of a cow.
Oliver Anthony said last month that songwriters only care about the money these days, not the music. But Kip Moore disagrees, and didn’t hold back in a new interview . . . calling Oliver’s video a “clown show.” He said, sure, maybe the standards have slipped over the years, and some people aren’t focused on the “craft” as much as they used to be. But then he listed a bunch of songwriters he said could “write circles” around Oliver. He said they deserve to get paid because they’re talented, and they’ve “dedicated their whole life” to honing those skills.
Eric Church and Luke Combs will be the co-recipients of the 2025 Artist Humanitarian Award, which is given out by the Country Radio Broadcasters. They chose Eric and Luke for their efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Helene in their home state of North Carolina. They raised $24 MILLION in less than a month . . . driven by a benefit concert in Charlotte last October. The honor will be presented on Friday, February 21st . . . during the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is donating $1 million to wildfire relief.
Josh Thompson is 47.
Tiffani Thiessen is 51. “Saved by the Bell”,
Mariska Hargitay is 61. Captain Olivia Benson, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.
Gail O’Grady is 62. Donna on “NYPD Blue”.
Princess Caroline of Monaco is 68. Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier’s daughter.
Richard Finch is 71. Co-founder of KC & the Sunshine Band.
Robin Zander is 72. Cheap Trick.
Chesley Sullenberger is 74. He saved 154 lives with an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009 when his plane hit a flock of geese. Tom Hanks played him in the 2016 movie “Sully”.
Richard Dean Anderson is 75. The original “MacGyver”,
Gil Gerard is 82. “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century”.
