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Pete Rose died yesterday. He was 83. There's no word on the cause of death. Pete is still MLB's all-time hits leader and holds several other records. But he's still not in the Hall of Fame because of his gambling scandal.
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Lainey Wilson was just added as a third host of the CMA Awards. She will join Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning as co-hosts. The ceremony takes place November 20th, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
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Jelly Roll tells Interview magazine that he realized who he was making music for when he attended an NBA game last year. “My music is for middle America. Hardworking, back-sweating, blue collar people. I realize now that if I go to a basketball game, very few people sitting in the bowl will know me, but every person that works in the arena will. That brought so much clarity to my songwriting."
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Some guy paid over $3,000 for a guitar signed by Taylor Swift at a charity auction in Texas, then smashed it with a hammer.
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