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The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 years old later this year actually in November. But to celebrate, NBC aired a huge concert last night called the “Opry 100: A Live Celebration”. Stars like Alan Jackson, Lainey Wilson, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, and Luke Combs all took the stage.
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If you’re not a basketball fan, but still want to fill out a bracket . . . May we suggest participating in 2025’s March Man-ness? It’s the fight to see who is the hottest man in country music. And there are two brackets to choose from: Old School, and New School. You can check out the Old School bracket, here. You can check out the New School bracket, here. So if you’re bored by basketball, and want to fill out a bracket for the hottest country stars, you can click here and here. If you want to get in on the action we have links for BOTH posted on Kix Web Dot Com The List.
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Christina Applegate says she’s been hospitalized 30 times in the past three years which she blames on her MS with something called the “Double Dragon” we won’t go into the details HERE but let’s just say.. you….leak..from both ends at the same time…gross…
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“SNL” announced Morgan Wallen will be the musical guest next week. They’re on hiatus this week, so that’s Saturday, March 29th.
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Celebrating the life of heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman, started boxing when he was 17 to loose weight and be a good street fighter, and as he says became a Golden Glover “by accident”. George finished his career with 76 wins and five losses; his overall record included 68 knockouts and over 200-million George Foreman Grills sold. George Foreman passed on Friday, in a hospital in Texas surrounded by his family. He was 76.
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Last week, Luke Combs received a star at the Music City Walk of Fame. He said, "I'll be forever grateful for this and Music City taking me in as one of their own. I get to do what I love, which is singing country music, because of it. I feel honored to be in such prestigious company."
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Taylor Swift is facing personal challenges and has allegedly paused her friendships with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes. A source says, “They’re not hanging out with Patrick and Brittany right now. There’s no drama. Travis and Taylor just have other priorities at the moment.”
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Morgan Wallen's new album "I'm the Problem" will have 37 songs on it when it drops on May 16th. So far, he's released seven of the songs.
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Morgan Wallen released two new songs in the middle of the night. He's teased them before but now they're officially out. They're called "Just in Case" and "I'm a Little Crazy" and they'll be on his new album, "I'm the Problem", which will be out on May 16th. Eric Church confirmed his new album "Evangeline vs. the Machine" arrives May 2nd. Fans heard about it early when the track list and release date leaked on Apple Music.
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Drew Baldridge has a way of figuring out problems when they arise…He tells FarmWeekNow.com that he goes back to his roots if he can't figure out how to solve a problem. “If there's something going on I can't solve, I just kind of went back to my farming roots. Let’s put our boots on, let’s go to work and let’s figure it out.”
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Who would YOU put on your Mt. Rushmore of great actors…Will Smith was asked, and he would put Marlon Brando, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day-Lewis up there. He says looking at the whole spectrum, he would add himself because you go to a Will Smith movie because of Will Smith…
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The Globe claims Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings is angling for a salary increase following a surge in ratings. A source tells The Globe, “When Ken first took the job, he was impressed by $4 million, but as time has gone by, he now understands just how demanding the job is and realizes he should have pushed for more money.
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