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January 3, 2025
Monday 6th January 2025
Welcome to The List,
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Kenny Loggins tells Entertainment Weekly that he recorded a new version of “Danger Zone” for “Top Gun: Maverick”. Saying he re-record ‘Danger Zone’ to make a 5.0 version that would wrap around the audience. But Tom Cruise really wanted to conjure up the original version, the original feeling. So in the long run, it turned out to be the old track coming back. Which is just fine for me….
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Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Shania Twain are some of the Special Award Honorees for this year’s “15th Annual ACM Honors”. It’s going down August 24th in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium.
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Speaking of Top Gun the aviator sunglasses Tom Cruise wears in the new movie were custom-made. The movie’s costume designer, Marlene Stewart, says, “Tom is a stickler. And that they had a lot of fittings to get just the right look. Color, shape and fit all had to be correct. They had fittings with each character to see what’s gonna work for them, but they wanted to establish Tom’s first.”
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As reported late yesterday a verdict was reached in the Johnny Depp Defamation trial. The jury found that Amber maliciously defamed Johnny. Amber was found liable and was ordered to pay $15 million to Johnny. Amber won on a single count and was awarded $2 million. Meanwhile Change.org is STILL trying to get Amber OFF of Aquaman 2.
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Are you going to CMA Fest this year? I hope you’ve ALREADY booked a place to stay. If not, you better hope a friend or relative has a spare bed or couch because the 37,200 hotel rooms in Nashville’s Davidson County are nearing capacity. CMA Fest is June 9th through the 12th. While you’re there, you might want to check out the Folds of Honor Celebrity Softball game. Jimmie Allen, Lee Brice, Mitchell Tenpenny, Chris Lane, Jameson Rodgers, Riley Green, Alexandra Kay, Jelly Roll, Hannah Cook, Shawn Johnson, and Tyler Braden are some of the stars that’ll be out there dodging softballs to the face and stealing bases. It’s set for June 6th at Nashville’s First Horizon Park. Proceeds will benefit family members of America’s fallen and injured service members.
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Did you know Alison Krauss is on the latest Def Leppard album? She does guest vocals on two tracks, “This Guitar” and “Lifeless”. The album is called “Diamond Star Halos” and it came out last week.
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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
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Welcome to The List,
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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