“Taste of Country” put together a list of country stars that you might not know got their start on reality TV. Here are 10:
- Miranda Lambert: She finished third on “Nashville Star” Season 1 in 2003.
- Chris Young: He won “Nashville Star” Season 4 in 2006.
- Kacey Musgraves: She finished seventh on “Nashville Star” Season 5 in 2007.
- Chase Rice: He was the runner-up on “Survivor: Nicaragua” in 2010.
- Jamey Johnson: He was on Fox’s “Nashville” in 2007.
- Riley Green: He won the fifth season of “Redneck Island”.
- Michael Ray: He won “The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep”.
- Sawyer Brown: They won “Star Search” in 1983.
- Chuck Wicks: He was on Fox’s “Nashville” in 2007.
- Justin Timberlake: He went country on “Star Search” in 1992.
Cody Johnson doesn’t like to be compared to George Strait. He explained why when he opened for George at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday. “I have an issue with the fact that people say, ‘Oh, you’re the next George Strait.’ When I get 62 #1 singles on the Billboard charts, we can talk. There will only ever be one King of country music and he’s here tonight.”
Jelly Roll just finished a taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday when he went out of his way to meet with a disabled fan and his mom. Jelly said, quote, “You don’t know how much this means to me. You don’t know how much I need this. I’m glad I got to come say hi.” When the mom shared that they have tickets to see him Friday, Jelly told her that they’ll roll out the red carpet for them. Quote, “We’ll bring you all backstage and meet everybody, okay? We’ll party Friday . . .”Making my soul smile man . . . it almost brings a tear to my eye.”
Darius Rucker’s cover of “Wagon Wheel” surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. It’s now the 15th country song to join the Billions Club. In case you’re wondering, there are over 1,200 songs that have hit this milestone.
Photos and a collection of Friends scripts are among personal items from the estate of Matthew Perry that are now up for auction Net proceeds from the charity auction will “advance Matthew’s most meaningful legacy: building a future free from addiction stigma, where every person seeking recovery has access to the care, resources and the community they need to thrive,” Beneficiaries also include the Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital; Healing Appalachia, a recovery-focused sober music festival; and grassroots recovery grants for other frontline organizations.
Next week’s “American Idol” season finale will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Clay Aiken, Jason Mraz, Mötley Crüe, Nelly, En Vogue, Shinedown, Tori Kelly, Blues Traveler, and Gin Blossoms.
TV Tonight: The second season premiere of “Citadel”.
Naomi Scott is 33. Jasmine in the live-action “Aladdin” remake.
Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong is 40.
Sasheer Zamata is 40. Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member
George Clooney is 65.
Roma Downey is 66. “Touched by an Angel”
Tom Bergeron is 71. Former “Dancing with the Stars” host.
Tony Blair is 73. England’s prime minister for most of the George W. Bush years.
Bob Seger is 81.
