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Elvie Shane On His New Song, ‘My Boy’ … ” “My Boy” is a song about my son and our relationship. It was inspired by a social media post that said “I don’t have a stepson I have a son that was born before I met him” and man, that really resonated with me And man, has it been great to see it connect with you folks. We appreciate you!”…You can find Elvie Shane’s ‘My Boy” on his EP Country Roads
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani had around 40 friends and family members in attendance when they got married at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch last month, which means that some of the pair’s famous friends were left off the guest list. Speaking to SiriusXM‘s Storme Warren last week, Shelton revealed that he’s had “awkward” conversations with friends who weren’t even aware that the wedding was happening….they had the best honey moon…going NOWHERE…they just stayed in Oaklahoma – Gwen Stefani was recently spotted out in Los Angeles wearing Vans sneakers with Blake Shelton’s face on the top of them.
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Team USA Swimmer Caeleb Dressel..won five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. He talks about being happy, and his thoughts on being a top athlete then Today show’s Craig Melvin asked an important question..”Yes, I’m happy, it was really fun competing. This is the pinnacle of our sport, to be able to do that on a world stage, with the rings in the background and the world watching.
Melvin – “Can you humbly accept being called the best in the world now.”
Dressel – “No, because the moment you do that, the moment you let complacency sneak in you get passed.”
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The Salt Lake Tribune says Ken Jennings is the leading candidate to take over as the permanent “Jeopardy!” host. Ken had the best ratings out of all of the guest hosts while George Stephanopoulos scored the lowest. The permanent host is expected to be announced in time for the show’s Fall premiere on September 13th.
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Glen Powell from “Twisters” and “Top Gun Maverick” fame, called in to a lookalike contest of him in his home town of Austin, Texas. And he gave the winner the opportunity to put their parents or any family member in his next movie. Glen’s mom Cyndy was even in the crowd to give her approval and called up Glen on FaceTime to share a message. The winner was a physician's assistant from Austin. In addition to Glen's prize, he also got $5 . . . a cowboy hat . . . and free queso from Torchy's for a year.
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Blake Shelton tells PEOPLE magazine that he loves Thanksgiving. He says they go all out…they’ve got a huge family and whatever they want to try…he’s down for. Just bring it on…He makes enough food and knows there’ll be leftovers…he loves the fall, Football and is a huge Arizona Cardinals Fan…well…no one said he was perfect…
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The Daily Star reports Diddy's plea for house arrest on his private island in Florida has been rejected by a New York City judge. Who saw that coming!!! Anyone? The rapper's legal team suggested he serve house arrest in his Manhattan apartment with added security. Diddy is facing charges of trafficking and other crimes, which he denies.
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A bunch of country stars were asked, "Who is the most attractive person in country music?" Riley Green and Sam Hunt both said Carrie Underwood . . . Jordan Davis said Luke Combs . . . and Ella Langley said it was, quote, "Alan Jackson, still." Who would YOU add to the list…
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