The List for Thursday April 16th 2020

Luke Bryan is paying it forward. He is the latest artist to take part in Verizon’s Pay It Forward Live series in an effort to raise money for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Luke will perform tonight across Verizon’s social media channels, including on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. “When I heard about the Pay It Forward program Verizon was doing to support local small businesses I loved the idea of doing my part to help raise awareness for it,” says Luke. “These are the people who wake up every day living out their dreams and passions and bringing them into our communities. Let’s all continue to do right, support each other and Pay It Forward.” Viewers are encouraged to support their local businesses by placing online orders or purchasing gift cards, among other things. Each time #PayitForwardLIVE is used, Verizon will donate $10 until it reaches its $2.5 million cap. Luke’s Pay It Forward Live livestream takes place tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

Gabby Barrett Knew At An Early Age She Wanted To Be A Country Singer … Gabby’s plan A, B and C were to be a country artist. Her father supported her 100%. They sat down and looked at each other He said “You’re not going to college, you’re not doing any of that. You’re gonna make something of yourself with music…and boy did she ever…

Joe Exotic’s Third Husband Says The “Tiger King” Is Misunderstood … Joe’s third husband, Dillon Passage, is standing by his man during his 22-year prison sentence. He says, “The producers really wanted to get across that yeah, he’s, like, opinionated, he’s charismatic and he doesn’t really care what people think, but that’s really just in front of the camera … he’s very romantic. He’s super sweet and sincere. Every morning, he would wake me up with coffee and a bacon egg and cheese croissant.” Dillon says Joe was excited to hear that President Trump might look into his case. He says he will never abandon Joe.

DJ Jazzy Jeff Opens Up About Recovering From The Coronavirus … He says his symptoms began with body aches before he lost his appetite and his sense of smell. Jeff had pneumonia in both of his lungs and didn’t recover for nearly two weeks. He feels guilty that he may have spread the virus to other people before he knew he had it. Jeff says it brings tears to his eyes to hear that some people aren’t taking social distancing seriously.  But Jeff is on the mend and we are very happy to hear that.

and we wrap it up today with a song About The Benefits Of Quarantining …

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