Ella Langley thinks the songs on her upcoming second album, “Dandelion”, will relate to fans in a way that her music hasn’t before. She said you can just listen to the song and groove. if you want to think deeply about it, you sure can. Ella likens the songwriting to Fleetwood Mac, in the sense that you can casually listen, but also look deeper into the lyrics. She’s not worried about being asked who or what the songs are about either. “If somebody’s gonna ask me what it’s about, all I have to say is, ‘Not nothing.’ I don’t have to leave everything on the table.” “Dandelion” comes out April 10th.
Vince Gill said he doesn’t get too wrapped up in politics. “You know I’m a conservative guy on a lot of issues. I’m a liberal guy on a lot of issues . . . I don’t think you have to just sit in one lane and only be in that lane.” Vince says he’s not interested in preaching to people and telling them to think like he does. He just wants people to be kind to each other.
Willie Nelson announced the dates for his Outlaw Music Festival summer tour. He’ll be joined by different guests on select dates like Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Margo Price, and The Avett Brothers. He’ll also be doing a 4th of July picnic with Billy Strings and Rodney Crowell.
Have you seen the trailer for the next “Yellowstone” spin-off, “Dutton Ranch”? Well, if stars align, we just might see a reunion between Beth and Kayce. An executive says, “Luke [Grimes] and I have talked about it in the past. I think it’s really just having these two productions and trying to figure that out that would be the challenge . . . “I certainly think the ‘Yellowstone’ audience deserves seeing Kayce and his sister together at some point.” “Dutton Ranch” premieres May 15th on Paramount+ and the Paramount Network.
Barry Manilow is CANCER-FREE. He was diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer last December, and had surgery to remove one of the two lobes in his left lung, and he doesn’t even need chemotherapy or radiation. Barry says, “You just don’t even think about [how fragile life is] . . . But I’m still here . . . This really rocked me, but I’m getting stronger, and we’ll see if I can make it back.” He also said it made him think about, “cornball things,” like if he’s made people happy or if he’s been a good friend. “It really did stop me in my tracks.” Barry is expected to resume his farewell tour in April. His upcoming album, “What a Time”, comes out in June.
Emily Osment says she didn’t make the “Hannah Montana” reunion special because she was busy filming her show “George and Mandy’s First Marriage”.
TV Tonight: The streaming premiere of “Anaconda”.
Katharine McPhee is 42. “American Idol” runner-up who lost out to Taylor Hicks. She’s married to 75-year-old music exec David Foster. They have a 4-year-old son.
Danica Patrick is 44. Auto racing superstar and GoDaddy Girl.
Nate Bargatze is 47.
Lark Voorhies is 52. Lisa on “Saved by the Bell”.
Sarah Jessica Parker is 61.
Marcia Cross is 64. “Desperate Housewives”
Brenda Strong is 66. “Desperate Housewives” “Seinfeld”
Haywood Nelson is 66. Dwayne on “What’s Happening!!”
Bonnie Bedelia is 78. Camille Braverman on “Parenthood”.
Elton John is 79.
Paul Michael Glaser is 83. Starsky on “Starsky & Hutch”.
Gloria Steinem is 92.
Gene Shalit is 100. Former “Today” show movie critic with the amazing afro-mustache combo!
