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Big news over the weekend was Comic Con and all things Marvel themed..and Walking Dead news…cosplay…with highlights this year centering around the announcement of two new “Avengers” movies, the trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, and news on Rick Grimes’ future in the “Walking Dead” universe.
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Carrie Underwood shared an awesome “How it started – How it’s going” last Friday. It begins with a throwback clip of herself as a kid singing the Patty Loveless 1993 hit “Blame It On Your Heart”. Then it cuts to a grown-up Carrie doing the same song on the Grand Ole Opry. It was a preview of her performance on Saturday’s “Opry Loves the ’90s”, which also featured Jimmie Allen, Cody Johnson, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, and Chris Young.
— Grand Ole Opry (@opry) July 22, 2022
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Actual drama on the Production set of FX’s “Justified”. Filming was halted when two cars crashed onto the Chicago set, with the occupants SHOOTING at each other. Justified: City Primeval was filming Wednesday night in Douglass Park on the city’s West Side when the two vehicles broke through the perimeter. No cast or crewmembers were hurt; star Timothy Olyphant was among those at the location. Filming is slated to resume this week.
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Luke Bryan was performing in Bristow, Virginia last Thursday, and he noticed a sign that said, “Luke, Strip it down for Grandma’s 85th Birthday.” So rather than take it LITERALLY . . . he went over to grandma and serenaded her with a little of his 2015 song, “Strip It Down….
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Fun news from the ‘House Of Mouse’ – Disney+ continues its experimentation with new versions of Moana, Encanto and several other hit musical movies. Last week, the streamer announced new “Sing-Along versions” of its classic movies so that fans can have a karaoke-style watch party. The first of these movies was released back in March, and two more were released on Friday, July 22. Several more will follow next month.
The Sing-Along versions of Moana and The Little Mermaid are streaming now on Disney+, and 2019 remake of The Lion King is coming on Friday, Aug. 5. These new versions show the lyrics on screen like a karaoke machine, inviting the audience to sing along to their favorite songs.
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Kelsea Ballerini’s new album, “Subject to Change“, drops September 23rd . . . and she’ll be promoting it with a tour that launches the next day. The “Heartfirst Tour” will kick-off September 24th in New York City, and wrap October 14th Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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In theaters this weekend: “Wicked”
The untold story of the witches of Oz, before the story YOU know of with Dorothy…and how they FIRST met… One raised by privilege and ambition who has yet to discover her true heart and the other a social outcast who has yet to discover her true power…and the choices they make will separate them, and will set them on different destinies that will change them, and Oz, for good.
https://youtu.be/6COmYeLsz4c?si=lteQIk3QQbkuVvvj
“Wicked” is rated: PG
Stars: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
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Here's who won big at last night's CMAs: Morgan Wallen won Entertainer of the Year . . . Lainey Wilson was named Female Vocalist of the Year . . . and Chris Stapleton won Male Vocalist of the Year, Best Song, and Best Single of the Year with "White Horse"…
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If you ever want to know more about Dylan Scott simply go to his socials…He was recently doing an interview with People magazine and said he loves to share his home life on social media. Saying “I want to keep things real and always show people who I am and what is happening in my life.”
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Denzel Washington tells Esquire Magazine that he would love to play Robert McCall in two more ‘’Equalizer’’ sequels. "I told them I would do another Equalizer, and we’re doing four and five. More people are happy about that - I know I am…
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And lastly, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi have reportedly moved to England to escape incoming president Donald Trump. They already have a home near London, and are selling their California estate….Bye Felicia!!
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