Tuesday 19th November 2024
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Blake Shelton credits Post Malone for reignited his love of music ... He wasn't sure exactly what he wanted to do with his career after leaving "The Voice." Blake says recording "Pour Me a Drink" with Post Malone reinvigorated him and his passion for music.
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St. Pancras Station in London recently unveiled a Wicked-themed Christmas tree. It is adorned with 1,000 handcrafted flowers and 200 lights. It took 4,000 hours to create. Universal Pictures collaborated on the tree. The movie ‘’Wicked’’ opens on November 22nd.
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Brooks & Dunn's album "Reboot 2" just dropped on Friday, and they also released a behind-the-scenes video from the making of the recording. The new album features Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney…(Here's the clip. WARNING: There's profanity in the video.)
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The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late Betty White in the form of a stamp coming next year. She's honored for being a television icon for seven decades and for her animal advocacy.
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YouTuber Jake Paul says he is a bit scared to fight Mike. “Yeah, he’s looking really good…I’m definitely a little bit crazy. Tyson is dropping people in sparing, and he looks in the best shape and the strongest he’s ever been so I know it’s going to be a war.” 'Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson' will stream tonight on Netflix.
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Ella Langley’s song with Riley Green’s You Look Like You Love Me is doing very well on the charts…but what about the woman? Here she talks about the things she needs to have when she’s on tour. They include her dog, cough drops, her journal and a good book.
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Parade Magazine says a trailer for the new Kansas City Chiefs Hallmark holiday movie, ‘’Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story’’, has been released. The film will premiere on Saturday, November 30th. It stars Travis Kelce's mother, Donna. Chiefs coach Andy Reid makes a cameo. People on line are not digging it…
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The list of performers are growing for the CMA Awards Wednesday, another round of stars performing Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, and more will all hit the stage…
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