The Country Music Association has announced the first wave of performers for the CMAs. All three of this year’s top nominees will be performing. Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Ella Langley all have 6 nominations and will be hitting the stage. Zach Top is nominated 5 times and will also perform. You can also see: Shaboozey . . . Luke Combs . . . Tucker Wetmore . . . and Stephen Wilson Jr. More performers are expected to be announced soon. Lainey is the host . . . the leading nominee . . . and will be performing as well. The 59th CMA Awards air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 19th on ABC . . . or you can stream it the next day on Hulu.
Thomas Rhett just found out his wife, Lauren Akins, is pregnant with baby #5. She videoed the whole thing. Lauren set up her phone on the kitchen counter before calling the kids in. She told them a package they ordered for “daddy” didn’t arrive, “but something else did.” Then she pulled out a handful of positive pregnancy tests. Thomas’s face says it all . . . it’s a mix of pure shock and joy. Their oldest screams, “You’re pregnant?!” and one of the younger kids asks, “With who?” After a few moments of laughter, Thomas bends over in disbelief and says, “I told you.” Although if he saw it coming, the shock in his face tells a different story. Maybe that’s just what it feels like to know you’re about to have FIVE children.
Zach Top is taking his talents to the football field. He was at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana in between tour stops and shared a video where he’s about to kick a field goal. But first he shouted out Pat McAfee. He said, “Alright, Pat McAfee . . . I’ve got a 30-yard field goal set up here . . . If I make it, I don’t want your tuition money. Just have me on your show.” Zach lined it up like a pro, took his steps, and nailed it right down the middle. Then he smiled and said, “Have me on your show, Pat.” Pat quickly commented below with, “WHAT A KICK.” Not bad praise coming from a former NFL punter.
George Strait is up to something . . . and the whole state of Texas is now on high alert. The King of Country shared a cryptic post on Instagram this week promising “an announcement incoming for the Lone Star State.” The image shows a long stretch of Texas highway with a mile marker that reads “425 miles” . . . and fans have been trying to decode its meaning ever since. Some think it points to Lubbock, which is about 425 miles from Strait’s hometown of Pearsall. Others suspect he might be planning a Texas-only tour or another massive stadium show like the one at Kyle Field last year. Whatever it is, George’s fans are ready. One even wrote, “Just raised the limit on my debit card to be prepared.”
Tyler Perry donated $1.4 million to families who are losing their SNAP benefits.
Carol Burnett started a scholarship at UCLA, and also donated her 140 awards to the school
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s L.A. condo is on the market for $2.4 million.
The first teaser for the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” dropped yesterday. And it sounds like they might break it into two movies.
“Gremlins 3” is officially happening, and it’ll be in theaters in November of 2027.
AMC is developing a scripted series about NASCAR racing.
New in Theaters: “Predator: Badlands” and “Nuremberg”
TV This Weekend: “The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony”
Adam Devine is 42. Andy Bailey on “Modern Family”, and Bumper Allen in the “Pitch Perfect” movies and the TV spin-off “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin”.
Mike Henry is 60. The original voice of Cleveland Brown on “Family Guy”.
Christopher Knight is 68. Peter Brady on “The Brady Bunch”.
Joni Mitchell is 82. Her hits include “Big Yellow Taxi” and”Help Me”.
Johnny Rivers is 83. Biggest hits: “Secret Agent Man”, “Poor Side of Town” and “Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancin’)”.
