Darius Rucker has a new love in his life –Emily Deahl. Darius shared a selfie of the two of them outside the Sphere in Las Vegas on Monday. Emily is a content creator and musician with nearly half a million TikTok followers. Back in April, she mentioned in a vlog that she’d moved to London. Which is right around the time that Darius said that he had relocated there too– saying “I’m working on my album, I’m sure my single’s going to be coming out here soon . . . and I’m ready for people to hear that. I think it’s new, it’s refreshing. I think my fans are gonna be really, really excited.”
Dolly Parton just joined Zac Brown Band for a duet of a song called “Butterfly” . . . and they harmonize beautifully together.
The nominations for the CMAs were just announced . . . which means now comes the fallout. Here are what people are talking about the most:
- People are “outraged” Kelsea Ballerini wasn’t nominated for Entertainer of the Year.
- Are you familiar with Stephen Wilson Jr.? He was nominated for New Artist of the Year. He’s 46 years old.
- People are saying Post Malone was snubbed because he wasn’t nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year.
- And Jelly Roll was shut out of all the major categories.
The 59th Annual CMA Awards take place November 19th on ABC.
Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll are teaming up with Jon Bon Jovi. The legendary rock band just announced a new album called “Forever (Legendary Edition)” . . . which is a re-release of their 2024 album “Forever”. It will feature new collaborations on nearly every track. They reimagined each song with friends and artists they admire. Lainey will join them on “I Wrote You a Song” . . . while Jelly Roll takes on “Living Proof”. But they’re not the only country names on the project. The War & Treaty appear on “The People’s House” . . . Marcus King helps out on “My First Guitar” . . . and Jason Isbell plays a part on “Waves”. Bon Jovi’s new album will be out on October 24th. Their other guests will include Bruce Springsteen, Avril Lavigne, and Joe Elliott from Def Leppard.
Selena Gomez says that she struggles with arthritis in her fingers from lupus. She shared that her beauty brand, Rare Beauty, first “inherently made the products easy to open” and then created them with the “intention” of working for people with “dexterity problems”. Selena was diagnosed with lupus in 2013 and has been candid about her struggles with the chronic disease
“St. Elmo’s Fire” is returning to theaters for one week starting October 17th, to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Ashley Monroe is 39.
Guy Ritchie is 57. Madonna’s ex-husband.
Colin Firth is 65.
Joe Perry is 75. Aerosmith guitarist.
Bill O’Reilly is 76.
Jose Feliciano is 80.
Danny Hutton is 83. Three Dog Night singer.