Jamey Johnson shared the insightful advice Willie Nelson once gave him to stay authentic in the music industry. It’s basically to not focus on the opinions of the executives of record labels, or in his words, “the suits”. “[Willie said] they’re going to be around for a short time . . . You’re the one that’s gonna be here in the end. None of them are gonna be around.’ You sit and watch these labels, and they change hands, and they keep changing hands.” Jamey also announced the Traveling Truebadour Tour, which kicks off next month.
Tim McGraw will head back to TV in a new Hulu series called “Southern Bastards”. It’s a drama about crime, football, and power in the Deep South. It also stars Kevin Bacon and Erin Kellyman from”28 Years Later”. He will play a legendary high school football coach in Alabama who runs a powerful crime operation.
Luke Bryan doesn’t want to be known as just the “party guy” in country music. He says it’s fun and loves having that part of his “repertoire”, but he’s explored other themes in his songwriting. “[I have songs that] talk about small town life, and the nuances of growing up in small town life. The ups and downs that come with that, I think country music has always told the story of the American journey. “It’s just what makes country music special. You can have serious songs, heart break songs, cheating songs, the bar songs. Country music can make all that happen.”
Timothée Chalamet’s claim that nobody cares about opera and ballet may have actually HELPED. The head of London’s Royal Ballet and Opera says it resulted in an immediate boost in ticket sales.
Dave Chappelle says he’s considering bringing back “Chappelle’s Show”. He quit the show while filming Season 3 in 2005, walking away from a $50 million deal with Comedy Central.
Cate Blanchett will star in a Martha Stewart biopic.
In case you’re interested, 80-year-old Henry Winkler does a NUDE SCENE on the Apple TV show “Loot”.
Taylor Swift leads the 2026 American Music Awards nominees with eight. The show airs May 25th on CBS and Queen Latifah is the host. Taylor Swift’s wedding dress will reportedly be based on one of Elizabeth Taylor’s. Which is silly for someone as superstitious as Taylor supposedly is. Liz was married eight times. That’s eight FAILED marriages.
Dr. Pimple Popper suffered a stroke last November while filming the upcoming season of her show. She had to pause filming for two months to recover, and thankfully she’s, quote, “pretty much back to normal.”
When Kerry Washington was 8 years old, Jennifer Lopez was her dance teacher at the Boys and Girls Club.
People are selling Justin Bieber Coachella merch for ridiculous prices on eBay.
Maisie Williams is 29. Arya Stark on “Game of Thrones”.
Emma Watson is 36. Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” movies
Seth Rogen is 44.
Luke Evans is 47. Gaston in “Beauty and the Beast”.
Chris Stapleton is 48. Country superstar.
Linda Perry is 61. Linda Perry’s biggest hits:
Emma Thompson is 67. Mrs. Potts in “Beauty and the Beast”. Your children also know her as “Nanny McPhee”,
