The List for Monday, March 20th 2023

Welcome to The List,

If you check the Billboard Hot 100, you’ll see Morgan Wallen’s name a lot.  Over a THIRD of the songs on there right now are his. Morgan’s album “One Thing at a Time” came out this month, and ALL 36 songs are now on the Hot 100 list.  That’s a new record, and not just for country artists.  The old record was rapper Drake with 27 in 2018.  So Morgan has nine more than that. This only happens when a huge artist puts out a huge album . . . “huge” as in a ton of songs.

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If you’re  an AVATAR fan…have we got news for YOU!!  Back in December, Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider revealed on his The Hot Mic podcast that James Cameron had an extended version of Avatar 3 that would put the Snyder cut of Justice League to shame. Now, he’s back with a report that the plan is to turn the nine-hour cut into a limited Disney+ series. Adding Plans could change but for now get ready for more blue people.

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Fans at the Grand Ole Opry got a pleasant surprise Saturday. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood made a surprise appearance!!  Garth did his ’90s hit “Callin’ Baton Rouge” . . and then Trisha joined him for a cover of “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”.

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Over the past several years, Carly Pearce has picked up quite a few awards and accolades, including CMA awards, ACM, awards, multiple gold and platinum plaques, and most recently a Grammy award for “Never Wanted to be That Girl.” The Grammy trophy hasn’t arrived in the mail yet, but when it does, Carly knows exactly where she’s going to put it. “I have like an area now that has all of my awards. And my grandma, when she was little, used to sit around this really old radio from the 40s that my great grandfather always listened to. And he loved country music and listened to WSM all the time, and my parents for my induction into the Grand Ole Opry, they had it refurbished, the radio. And so it’s in my house now, and I think that the Grammy is gonna sit right on top of the radio.” Next up for Carly, she is nominated for two CMT Music Awards – Female Video of the Year for her current single, “What He Didn’t Do” and CMT Performance of the Year with LeAnn Rimes and Ashley McBryde, for their performance of “One Way Ticket” during CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends.  The awards are fan voted, and voting is open now at vote.CMT.com.  The CMT Music Awards will air live from Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 2nd, 7 CT on CBS.

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According to Mothering Sunday, they have ranked the Sexiest Male Actor because why not!  Tom Hanks was number 3 on the list with the late Robin Williams at number 2. Fyi Patrick Swayze, Robert Redford and John Wayne made the list with Bradley Cooper dead last at number 10 and ‘Mavrick’ himself Tom Cruise topping it at #1.

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Lastly, and Ironically, The cast of “Ted Lasso” will meet with President Biden today at the White House to discuss mental health.  Biden teased the meeting by tweeting a photo of a “Believe” poster above the oval office doorway

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