Thursday 9th January 2025
Welcome to The List,
This week in country history: The first pandemic concert took place, with the audience sitting in small “fan pods” (2020) . . . and “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus made its first appearance on the Top 40 chart (1992).
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Exciting news for NFL fans and “Swifties” alike…Taylor Swift was factored into the upcoming NFL season. Her tour takes her to the stadiums where the Dolphins, Saints, and Colts play this fall, so the league had to make sure those teams were all on the road on those dates.
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A lot of country stars were at the ACM Awards last week. But noticeably, there were quite a few missing. Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen are superstar status, and don’t need to go to awards shows anyway . . . and Dolly and Garth co-hosted last year, but skipped this year.
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The great Dabney Coleman has passed away. He was 92. His credits included “Tootsie”, “9 to 5”, “War Games”, and the TV shows “Boardwalk Empire” and “Yellowstone”.
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Here's some new country music you can go see live in 2025: Luke Combs and Megan Moroney will be headlining night one of Boston Calling in May . . . Bailey Zimmerman announced the New to Country Tour . . . and Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn will be doing a show at Fenway Park.
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Meghan Markle is excited about Prince Harry's new friendship with Jelly Roll. A source says, “She’s now had her eyes opened to what they could be missing out on. There’s a whole lot of money and power and opportunity to do some social climbing in Nashville and in the south, so why not take a swing at it?” I guess if Hollywood was a bust…..
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Diddy is allegedly furious because Luigi Mangione is more popular with inmates than he is. Diddy claims to be innocent of trafficking, but feels overshadowed by the alleged CEO killer.. Even in prison, Diddy’s ego is bigger than life. despite sharing the same legal team. They do not spend time together and the two really have zero in common.”…even Mangione is like…”Don’t put me anywhere near Diddy”...
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Movies that turn 50 this year include "Jaws", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Tommy", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"…”It’s just a flesh wound” if you know…you know…
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
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Speculation yesterday, confirmation today…. Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged. Speculation began when Zendaya wore a diamond ring to the Golden Globes. Tom reportedly proposed between Christmas and New Year's.
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Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo recently added three miniature cows to their farm. They’re named Crunch, Brownie and S’more. But Jelly was feeling left out because everyone got an animal but him. So, then Bunnie got Jelly his very own DONKEY…named Griz…
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Riley Green had to go to the emergency room after impaling his foot on a nail while hunting. Green shared the incident on Instagram. Despite the mishap, he remained in good spirits and even received clearance to return to hunting shortly after being treated.
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RadarOnline says Travis Kelce is allegedly planning to live as a stay-at-home husband with Taylor Swift. An insider reveals, “He wants to be somewhere between a house husband, a mentor, and a manager. That's his dream: to get married to Taylor and hang up his boots.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
