People love to listen to sad songs, and Chris Stapleton might’ve cracked the code on why. He says, “People like sad songs so they don’t feel alone. And I think maybe all songs are that way, and then we want to feel those emotions together. There’s a communal thing in that. “And I think that is the magic of music . . . it helps us all be connected in ways that maybe even a conversation, or a look, or touch doesn’t provide.”
Willie’s son Lukas Nelson is working with Ernest on original music for an upcoming country music comedy. The movie is currently untitled, but it will star Glen Powell as an artist whose career is in freefall. Speaking of Earnest, the first song off his new album is out today. It’s called “Lorelai”. And you can look for Lukas this weekend as one of the performers at the Grammy Awards.
It’s official: Hardy, Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, and Tim McGraw dropped a song called “McArthur” last night. Hardy shared the news yesterday with a clip and the caption, “When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?”
This year marks the first time that Taylor Swift will be eligible to join the Country Music Hall of Fame, since her debut album came out 20 years ago. If she were to get in, she’d make history as the first artist to get in during the first year of eligibility. The 2026 inductees will be announced this spring. Of course, there are many artists who are overdue for induction, like Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill.
“The Blind Side” star Quinton Aaron’s family is revealing what led to his hospitalization … he suffered a spinal stroke. He is “alert, aware and recovering.” Quinton has since been hospitalized for about a week and has been on life support. Spinal strokes happen when something stops blood flow in the spinal cord … like blood clots or hemorrhages
Lady Gaga will perform at the Grammys . . . while Carole King, Chappell Roan, Harry Styles, and Jeff Goldblum, and more have been added to the list of presenters.
Rob Gronkowski says Single Tom Brady is more fun than Married Tom Brady.
New in Theaters: “Send Help”, “Melania”, and Jason Statham’s “Shelter”. There’s a Chia Pet movie in the works.
TV This Weekend: “The 68th Annual Grammy Awards”.
Wilmer Valderrama is 46.
Josh Kelley is 46. His younger brother Charles Kelley,
Christian Bale is 52.
Olivia Colman is 52. Queen Elizabeth on “The Crown”,
Brett Butler is 68. “Grace Under Fire”.
Phil Collins is 75.
Vanessa Redgrave is 89.
