The Golden Globes were this weekend. “Hamnet” was named Best Drama, while “One Battle After Another” won Best Musical or Comedy . “Sinners” won Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. “One Battle” took Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, and Best Director and Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson. In the TV category, “The Pitt” won Best Drama, and “The Studio” won Best Musical or Comedy. Noah Wyle won Best Actor in a Drama for “The Pitt”, and Seth Rogen won the Musical or Comedy equivalent for “The Studio”. Amy Poehler won Best Podcast. Ricky Gervais won Best Stand-Up Comedy on Television. The Globes ended with a nod to Rob Reiner . . . as host Nikki Glaser signed off wearing a Spinal Tap hat.
Britney Spears revealed that she will NEVER perform in the U.S. again. Because of, “extremely sensitive reasons.” She said, “I hope to be sitting on a stool with a red rose in my hair, in a bun, performing with my son . . . in the UK and AUSTRALIA very soon. He’s a huge star and I’m so humbled to be in his presence!!! She’s evidently talking about 19-year-old Jayden James, who’s a budding musician.
Dolly Parton turns 80 on January 19th. And the Grand Ole Opry is honoring her with a special show called “Opry Goes Dolly” on January 17th. Unfortunately, Dolly can’t be in attendance. She said, “I just wanted to say how much it means to me that you’re all coming together again this year to celebrate my big ol’ birthday. I wish I could be there in person, but I’ll be sending all my love. Some of my favorite memories happened right here onstage at the Grand Ole Opry.” The “Opry Goes Dolly” show will feature performances from Lainey Wilson, Vince Gill, and many more
Megan Moroney officially released the tracklist for her new album “Cloud 9”. She’s doing a collaboration with Ed Sheeran called “I Only Miss You” . . . plus she’s pairing up with Kacey Musgraves on a song called “Bells & Whistles”. Megan has talked a lot about how much Kacey’s songwriting has influenced her. Megan also said her new album was written by the “strongest, most confident version” of herself. She said, “‘Cloud 9’ is a state of mind, and I have no doubt this will be the best chapter yet.” The album is out on February 20th.
When Riley Green won People’s”Sexiest Country Star Alive” in November he assumed some women from his past would reach out to him. Turns out, not a single one did. He said, “I was expecting ex-girlfriends to text me about it . . . I don’t know. Because I won, or something.” Instead, the only messages he got were from friends back home giving him a hard time. And Riley claims that dating is tough. He said that after a couple weeks of seeing how often he’s gone on tour, most women are ready to head the other way. I guess being crowned the “Sexiest Country Star Alive” doesn’t solve everything.
Jason Aldean just dropped three new songs from his upcoming album, and one of them has been a long time coming. It’s a duet with his wife Brittany Aldean called “Easier Gone”. This is the first time Brittany has ever been on an official recorded song. Jason said, “Britt and I have been wanting to do something together for a while, but it has to be the right song.” He said that Brittany was nervous at first, but once she got comfortable, “she just killed it.” Jason also released two other songs called “Her Favorite Color” and “What’s a Little Heartache”. All three songs will appear on Jason’s upcoming album, which is also called “Easier Gone”. The new album is out April 24th.
Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” is back at #1 on the Billboard 200.
“Avatar” is still hanging onto the top spot at the box office.
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