The List for Monday, May 16th 2022

Welcome to The List,

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards is now a thing of the past with Sean‘ Diddy’ Combs at the helm.  Un-canceling people and teed up some fun throughout the night and kicked off the show with a joke about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock…Saying “in the spirit of being free, if you’re feeling a bit froggy tonight…and you decide to jump on this stage here tonight? I do suggest you have your affairs in order. And I say that with love!,” congratulations to Morgan Wallen he picked up the award for Top Country Male Artist, and Top Country Duo/Group went to Dan + Shay.

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Sunday night was a special night at The Ryman Auditorium. The Judds’ family members, fans and fellow artists gathered to pay their respects to Naomi Judd, who died on April 30. The public memorial, which aired live on CMT, included tributes from both of Naomi’s daughters: Wynonna and actor Ashley Judd. The late legend’s widower, Larry Strickland, was also in the audience. Other performers paying tribute to Naomi included Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Allison Russell and Emmylou Harris.

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Jerry Bruckheimer should be spending most of his time talking about the long-delayed release of Top Gun: Maverick, but instead there is more attention centered around another big franchise on his resume, Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. In a new interview, the producer revealed that it is extremely unlikely that Johnny Depp would appear in a potential Pirates 6 and revealed the Margot Robbie project rumored in 2020 is still in the works.  “The future is yet to be decided.” Adding that they are working on TWO Pirates scripts…one WITH her and one WITHOUT her.

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Carrie Underwood has a brand new studio album, Denim and Rhinestones, slated to drop June 10th, and she’s just announced a massive headlining tour that’s kicking off in October and will run through March of 2023. She’s taking Jimmie Allen as an opener, and says she’s excited to bring some of that Las Vegas flair and showmanship from her current residency to fans all over the country: Denim and Rhinestones will be at the Tax Slayer Center in Moline IL November 12, 2022.

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NBC announced Sunday that Camilla Cabello will be the fourth coach on the upcoming fall 2022 season of The Voice, The network shared a TikTok video featuring Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, John Legend, and Cabello singing along to “Grace Kelly” by Mika. This will be the first season without Kelly Clarkson since Season 15 in 2018. The Voice season 22 is back this fall on NBC.

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Congratulations to Jamey Johnson Saturday became an official member of the Grand Ole Opry.  He was welcomed by Opry member and mentor Bill Anderson.

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