George Strait has won the most solo male artist ACM awards ever. But did you know he has the most Entertainer of the Year LOSSES, too? In 39 years, he’s been nominated for Entertainer of the Year 14 times . . . and only won TWICE. So, the moral of the story is: Don’t hold too much stock in these award shows.
One of the favorite couples on the Netflix show, “Love on the Spectrum”, are both huge country music fans. During an episode, they also mentioned how their favorite artist was Blake Shelton . . . and that they’d love to meet him someday. Well, they just got their chance. Blake, as always, is such a good dude. And was impressed by their knowledge of his songs.
With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, Lainey Wilson recently shared her thoughts about her great relationship with her mom. But what stuck out the most, was the one piece of advice that Lainey will refuse to take from her mama. And that’s about singing. Lainey said, “I always say, ‘I don’t wanna take advice from people who aren’t where I want to be’ . . . I remember growing up and singing, my mama cannot carry a tune in a bucket, but she would try to tell me how to sing, and it would make me so mad. Because I was like, ‘You can’t sing!’ Lainey went on to say she looks to her mom for a lot of other advice . . . but she’s all good on singing tips.
Chris Stapleton’s album “Traveller” celebrated its 10-year anniversary earlier this week. Some people have said that Chris was so good, that he single-handedly killed “Bro Country”. Here are some of the album’s accomplishments:
1. “Traveller” won Best Country Album at the Grammys, and Best Album of the Year at the ACMs and the CMAs.
2. It was the highest grossing country album of the 2010s.
3. The album is certified RIAA 7x Platinum in the U.S.
4. “Traveller” has been streamed 11 billion times around the world.
5. And it has spent over 500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. It’s the ONLY country album to ever do that.
You now can pre-order a special 10-year anniversary vinyl edition.
That guy who crashed through Jennifer Aniston’s gate was reportedly obsessed with her, and had been sending her unwanted social media messages, voicemails, and emails for a few years. He is now facing felony charges for stalking her for several years.
David Hasselhoff needs knee surgery after being seen in a wheelchair at LAX.
Michael J. Fox is releasing a memoir about the time he was filming “Back to the Future” and “Family Ties” at the same time.
Carol Burnett got flowers from Lucille Ball on her 56h birthday . . . even though Lucy died that same day.
“PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie,” the upcoming third feature film in the blockbuster “PAW Patrol” franchise, has rounded out its cast with Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, and Bill Nye, among others.
“Ferris Bueller” stars Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck are in negotiations to reunite for a comedy called “The Best Is Yet to Come”.
Katy Perry brings her killer dance moves to our shores tonight, when the U.S. leg of her Lifetimes Tour kicks off in Houston.
TV Tonight: “The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards”
Enrique Iglesias is 50
Melissa Gilbert is 61. Laura Ingalls Wilder on “Little House on the Prairie”.
Ronnie Lott is 66. San Francisco 49ers legend.
Alex Van Halen is 72.
Philip Bailey is 74.
Toni Tennille is 85.
David Attenborough is 99.
