Zach Chats
January 3, 2025
Saturday 4th January 2025
Welcome to The List,
Olivia Newton-John died yesterday morning, after a 30-year on-and-off battle with cancer. After 25 years in remission, she announced in 2017 that it had spread to her lower back. Since her diagnosis, she helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars through the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. Olivia was born in England, but raised in Melbourne, Australia. She was 73.
—–
Keith Urban shared a video of himself before a concert driving a drift kart around the venue. He’s having so much fun that pouring rain doesn’t slow him down. He captioned it, “While you are tailgating outside the venue.”
—–
Kanye celebrated the breakup of Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson in a now-deleted post. It was a fake newspaper that said, quote, “Pete Davidson dead at age 28.” He apparently took it down because it made Kim pretty upset. Twitter’s suggestions of who Pete Davidson should date next include Queen Elizabeth, Oprah, maybe a Minion.
—–
Carrie Underwood came out of the audience last Saturday to help a Tom Petty cover band do “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”. It was at a place called Fox & Locke in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee.
—–
TMZ is reporting that Anne Heche is fighting for her life, currently in a coma and dealing with significant injuries in the wake of driving her car through a home in Los Angeles. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention.” Police believe Heche was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol when she committed at least 2 hit-and-runs before barreling through a home, igniting a massive blaze.
—–
Alabama donated $25,000 to the flood relief efforts underway in Kentucky. They did a show in Sharpsburg, Kentucky on Saturday and presented a check to The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky . . . a non-profit that provides assistance to Kentucky families and businesses.
You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
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
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.
‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1
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!!
-----
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.
-----
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."
-----
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.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
