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DIERKS BENTLEY and ELLE KING will be hosting this year’s “CMA Fest: The Music Event of the Summer“. The three-hour concert special will air August 3rd on ABC And GABBY BARRETT needs help naming her baby boy, who is due later this year. She asked fans to submit boy names on her Instagram Stories . . .and at the bottom she wrote “Southern or biblical is preferred.”
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Keith Urban recently wrapped the European leg of his The Speed Of Now Tour and sported a surprising ensemble during the final night of the trek: a kilt! When Urban’s tour rolled through Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, the country superstar fully embraced the local culture, and his mother’s Scottish heritage, by donning a kilt on stage. In fact, Urban and his entire band sported kilts for the occasion.
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Seattle Sports says Blake Shelton has been named the Indy 500 Grand Marshal. He will tell drivers to report to their cars during Sunday’s pre-race ceremonies Parmalee star Matt Thomas tells People magazine that it feels weird to be the last single man in the group. He’s LOOKIN…but, so far no bueno. The rest of these guys got someone that was able to stand them. He says “That means there has to be hope for me.”
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Fortune Magazine reports the producers of “Top Gun: Maverick” paid the U.S. Navy $11,000 an hour for fighter jet rides . The magazine says Tom Cruise could be in the cockpit but couldn’t touch any of the controls. The cast was filmed sitting behind an F-18 pilot. They underwent emergency training and knew how to survive at sea and eject should a plane crash occur.
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AMBER HEARD took the stand yesterday for the final time in her defamation battle against JOHNNY DEPP, and told the court what a NIGHTMARE her life has been since the trial started. Closing arguments begin this morning, then the case goes to the jury.
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“Top Gun: Maverick” premiered in London earlier this month, and that gave JON HAMM the opportunity to meet PRINCE WILLIAM and KATE MIDDLETON. He had to learn the rules….”Your royal highness, If they offer THEIR name then you can USE their name. But, you can’t do it first, you can’t offer your hand they have to offer their hand, you have to bow, but you can’t bow to low. But no, it was exciting.” Top Gun: Maverick is in theaters now…
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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters NOW: “A Complete Unknown”
“It’s New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old named Bob Dylan from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.”
https://youtu.be/NO9hXSD5K4A?si=G2i73uy4cssa9PZk
“A Complete Unknown” is Rated: R
Stars: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton and Elle Fanning
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.
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Lainey Wilson and former NFL quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges were one of country music's most beloved couples of 2024, so it's only natural that fans are buzzing about whether they might be taking the next step and tying the knot sometime soon. Bunnie Xo is wondering, too. She confessed to Wilson that she's "manifesting" a wedding for her in 2025. Lainey has even offered to propose to HIM!!
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It's not too unusual for Luke Combs to tease new music before releasing it, but this time, he's got one important question to go along with his unreleased demo. "Who should I duet this with?" he asked fans as he posted a clip of something that appears to be titled "More Less Than Perfect." Combs' new song is a love ballad with lyrics that appear to be directed at a person who fell in love with him, even though he thinks he doesn't deserve her attention.
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Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against her "It Ends with Us" co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, according to court docs…as well as the film’s production company, Wayfarer Studios. Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 20. On Dec. 31, Baldoni and his publicists also sued the New York Times for libel, after the news outlet published a Dec. 20 article about Lively's claims that she'd been the victim of a smear campaign after speaking up about sexual harassment on the set of "It Ends with Us."
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And lastly, Megan Markle started the new year with a fresh Instagram post from a newly launched account. In it, the Duchess of Sussex happily runs barefoot along the sand on a beach while wearing a white button-up shirt and a pair of white jeans rolled up above the ankle. Writing 20-25 in the sand before running out of the shot. Though the former “Suits” actress, 43, turned off the comments for the post, several stars showed their support by “liking” it, including her pals Serena Williams and Chrissy Teigen.
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