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Warner Brothers Japan is upset about “Barbenheimer” memes where people mix images from “Barbie” with atomic bomb explosions. That kind of stuff hits differently for the Japanese, for obvious reasons.
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Luke Bryan tells CMT that he’s having a hard time teaching his son how to drive. “He’s 15 so he’s doing the whole learner’s permit nightmare. He is not a very good driver right now, so we’re having to work with him pretty hard..I hear Alan Jackson has a pretty good record at teaching people how to…Drive…
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A pair of YouTubers tried to visit Cousin Eddie’s house from the movie “Vacation”, but the guy living there flipped out on them. He said the movie sucks and they need to grow up, and wouldn’t let them film there.
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The Huffington Post says Kelly Clarkson was recently performing in Vegas when she addressed the trend of fans throwing things at performers on stage. She told her audience, “If you’re gonna throw, throw diamonds.” They laughed.
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For the first time in history, country artists have the top three songs on the Billboard Hot 100. They are: Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town“ at Number One . . . followed by Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” . . . and Luke Combs’ “Fast Car”.
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Your average Kenny Chesney stadium show will have about 40,000 people hanging on his every word. Contrast that to Kenny doing a pop-up show recently at Captain Tony’s Saloon in Key West, Florida. Kenny posted a clip yesterday of himself and his acoustic guitar doing “You and Tequila”, and it couldn’t have been more casual. He’s wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and a backwards ballcap . . . because he can. ..see the clip HERE.
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Who is YOUR favorite Christmas movie villain? "People" magazine's list is topped by Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life". He's followed by Oogie Boogie from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and bully Scut Farkus in "A Christmas Story".
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The new “Superman” trailer has been released…it show many more superhero’s than just him too. It’s got Superman’s dog Krypto…and much much more. James Gunn’s version staring David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Louis Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor is set to hit theaters July of next year…see it HERE
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Here are the annual Christmas traditions for some of your favorite country music stars: Keith Urban loves going to the beach, because it's summertime in Australia . . . and Parker McCollum's Christmas always includes a game of football in Grandma's front yard.
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The highest grossing country music tours in 2024 are: Zach Bryan's Quittin' Time Tour, which made over $321 million . . . Luke Combs' Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour, which made over $173 million . . . and Kenny Chesney's Sun Goes Down Tour, which made over $159 million.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1