A new survey says Dolly Parton is the most beloved public figure in the country. That’s according to the 1,000 people who were interviewed . . . but plenty more would agree. Dolly was among a list of mostly politicians and world leaders. She has a net favorability of +65. She’s followed by Barack Obama with +14, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy with +13. The rest of the positive scores are Bernie Sanders with +6, George W. Bush with +5, and Taylor Swift with +3.
Zac Brown Band is the sound of NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball. It includes a cover of Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s “Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression Part 2”. It debuted last night before the Guardians vs. Braves game. In related news, Zac Brown Band’s “Free” was the final wake-up song for the Artemis II crew on Friday. Zac even recorded a special message for the crew. The band will also headline the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest on Saturday, June 13th.
Kacey Musgraves says she was followed by three unidentified flying objects on her recent flight to Nashville. She said the orbs were orange-ish and would change direction with her plane. “These orbs were not moving like any craft that we can control. They were intermittently coming and going, forming triangle patterns.” Kacey’s pilots told her they’ve been seeing these pop up and don’t know what they are.
Eric Church broke his foot last week, right before the final weekend of his tour. He told the audience at his show Friday, quote, “I wish I could give you a better story, I jumped out of bed, I forgot about a suitcase at the end of the bed . . .”And I kicked the [crap] out of that suitcase, and I broke my foot. “So tonight, what I lack in mobility, I’m gonna make up in passion.”
Prince Harry has been sued for defamation by an African charity he co-founded.
Britney Spears voluntarily entered rehab yesterday, just over a month after she got a DUI.
Rory McIlroy became the fourth person to win back-to-back Masters Tournaments, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002. Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo are the other two four-timers.
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” and “Project Hail Mary” are still crushing it at the box office.
TV Tonight: “American Idol” and “The Voice”
Allison Williams is 38.
Ricky Schroder is 56.
Caroline Rhea is 62.
Max Weinberg is 75. E Street Band
Ron Perlman is 76.
The Reverend Al Green is 80.
