Zach Chats
January 3, 2025
Monday 6th January 2025
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If you could go back in time and give your younger self a bit of advise…what would that advice be? Thomas Rhett knows what he would tell HIMSELF “You are not in control, and you might as well let the control go. The anxiety and the wonder of, is this record gonna do well? Where’s my song at on the chart? How many streams do we have? I feel like I did that for like five years, and it was exhausting. I just started to kinda let go of control and create. And I’m just in a lot happier, if I could, that’s what I would say.” Sometimes to move forward ya gotta let go….
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Tim McGraw with all the things going on in his life..music..movies..he says with all that ONE thing comes before his career…FAMILY “We made a conscious decision when we got married that no matter what, if we were gonna start a family, that that was gonna be our first priority and everything else was gonna sort of find its place, for better or worse. For our careers better or worse, or whatever, that’s always been our core understanding and our core principle, is putting our family first.
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Carrie Underwood tells Country Heat Weekly that she doesn’t sing love songs. Saying she just loves the strong character that doesn’t take anything from anybody. Like in “Ghost Story,” you know she’s not doing anything to get revenge on this guy. It’s just like, ‘I’m just telling you that you’re gonna want me back and I’m not gonna be there.’”
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Michael J. Fox is going to receive an honorary Oscar statue later this year. The Academy says his advocacy for Parkinson’s research “exemplifies the impact of one person in changing the future for millions.”
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“Back to the Future” is coming to Broadway next year. Not much is known, but It was announced yesterday with a teaser trailer showing two actors playing Marty McFly and Doc Brown in the one and only DeLorean with the words, “Synchronize your watches.” if you’re interested, you can sign up for ticket info at BacktotheFutureMusical.com.
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And finally, “The Office” redid their intro with a “Minions” twist. Instead of Steve Carell as Michael Scott, it’s Steve as Gru. You really have to see it, especially if you’re a fan of “The Office” below…..
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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
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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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