Garth Brooks is in the process of purchasing 100.1 FM in Nashville to launch a new country station. “Nashville is being called ‘The Newest City in America,’ and we want to bring a new kind of communication combining terrestrial and digital radio, built to grow with this city. Our job is NOT to compete with the local channels in Nashville, but to PROMOTE what they have going on. We are NOT a reporter. We are a SERVICE to Music City and its businesses.” Garth also wants to put an emphasis on female artists from the ’60s to today on his new station. He says they’ve historically received significantly less radio airplay than men and he wants to change that. He’s also struck a deal with Nashville Severe Weather to interrupt broadcasts to give critical weather updates. There will also be an app to serve tourists and share the local events.
Kevin Costner partnered with a European luxury fragrance brand called 19-69 to launch three scents. They are After Hours, Pacific Coast Highway, and Heritage. A 0.25-ounce bottle costs $80 and for a bottle that’s 3.21 ounces, it’s $800. The Heritage scent in particular is John Dutton-approved and a nod to Kevin’s life on his Colorado ranch. He says it reminds him of, “carpets and wood and guns . . . It has a forest-y feeling to me.”
Miranda Lambert is releasing a live album with Amazon Music called “Songline” on Friday. It’s a recording of her performance at The Truth in Nashville back in October with her band and a 12-piece orchestra. “Snakeskin Boots” is now available on Amazon Music. There will also be a “Songline” companion film released a week later on the 20th. It’ll include the performances and interview footage with Miranda and her collaborators. In other Miranda news, she turned 43 yesterday and got serenaded by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders with a Happy Birthday song.
Lainey Wilson is gearing up to host the CMAs next week. She joked that she told Ella Langley that she’s going to bring her a bedazzled broom so she can sweep the awards. “I’m going to be there with a bedazzled dust pan.” Ella leads the nominations with nine, so she could very well win quite a few awards. There have also been more performers announced. They include Luke Combs, Vince Gill, Megan Moroney, Mumford & Sons, and Chris Stapleton. There will also be a tribute to Brooks & Dunn performed by Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, Hardy, and Marcus King. Brooks & Dunn are this year’s recipients of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kylie Jenner was just hit with her fourth lawsuit in seven months from a household employee alleging mistreatment.
Christina Applegate is still trying to figure out what’s ailing her . . . and she thinks it could be breast implant poisoning.
51 year old Russel Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Now he s facing a new accuser in the US.
The Tom Hanks / Meg Ryan romantic comedy “You’ve Got Mail” is getting a remake
Skye from “Paw Patrol” is getting her own series.
Britney Spears is reportedly getting set to unveil some sort of top-secret project she’s been working on.
Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen, and Cindy Pickett bring back their “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” characters in a new holiday ad for the company, Home Instead. It also lines up with the movie’s 40th anniversary.
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Mark Sanchez is 40.
Leonardo DiCaprio is 52.
Carson Kressley is 57. OG “Queer Eye” fashion expert.
Calista Flockhart is 62. “Ally McBeal” and Cat Grant on “Supergirl”.
Demi Moore is 64.
Stanley Tucci is 66. Caesar Flickerman in “The Hunger Games” movies and one of Meryl Streep’s sidekicks in “The Devil Wears Prada”.
Paul Cowsil is 75
