Tuesday 1st April 2025

The List for Wednesday, April 6th 2022

Welcome to The List,

Yesterday, the CMT Music Awards” introduced a new “socially-voted category.”  Before I tell you what it is, you should know that you can only vote by swiping up on CMT’s Instagram Story through this Saturday. It’s called the Trending Comeback Song of the Year, and it “honors iconic stars and their hits that stood the test of time but also recently found new popularity.”  They’re basically asking you to make an older song popular again.

Here are the seven nominated songs . . .

“Freight Train”Alan Jackson

“Neon Moon”Brooks & Dunn

“9 to 5”Dolly Parton

“I’m a Survivor”Reba McEntire

“Suds in the Bucket”Sara Evans

“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”Shania Twain

“Love Story”Taylor Swift

The winner will be announced across CMT’s social platforms before Monday’s show.

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Garth Brooks is opening a “bar and entertainment concept” on Lower Broadway in Nashville.  He bought a three-story, 40,000 square foot building that was the former home of the Nashville Sporting Club.  There’s no name yet, and it’ll be a while before it opens.  He says quote, “The goal is a classic honky-tonk that welcomes all and encourages love and kindness while playing the greatest music in the world in the home of Country Music.”

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Multiple 2022 CMT Music Awards nominee Maren Morris took to social media to share that her latest album “Humble Quest” broke the record for the most first-day and first-week streams on Amazon Music for a country album by a female artist. Thanking her fans on social media saying, “Ya’ll have lost your ever loving minds, thank you so, so much for this.”

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Barring a setback between now and Thursday, Tiger Woods says he’ll play in this week’s Masters tournament.  The golf legend just made the announcement at a news conference at Augusta, saying “as of right now” he has plans to tee it up when the tourney begins on Thursday. It’s not so much about Tiger HITTING the ball, it’s the walk around the course, they don’t allow golf carts on the greens and it may look beautiful in video and pictures but Augusta is VERY hilly. Good luck to Tiger we hope he does well if not win the whole thing.

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The Forbes list of Billionaires is out today and pop star Rhianna, made the list this time around.  She joins Jay-Z and Kanye West on the short list of the richest of the rich and the 34-year-old expected mom and entrepreneur is Barbados’ FIRST billionaire worth a cool $1.7 Billion.

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Yellowstone National Park is giving away annual passes in exchange for donations of $1,500.  But the passes are for the year 2172 . . . 150 years from now.  It’s meant to recognize the park’s 150th anniversary.

“It’s the 22nd century…the year…2172…countries are at war, starvation is rampant, gas prices are REDICULOUS…it’s brother against brother…but HEY! You got an annual pass to Yellowstone!  YAY!!”

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You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 

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Coco and Leila 4/1/2025

Our KIX Critters of the week are two cats who have found they like to hang around each other. Coco and Leila.

Leila is a  sweet and playful cat who loves to spend her time chasing her favorite mice toys and snuggling up in her cozy bed. She enjoys having space to roam around and explore, but her favorite moments are when she gets some chin scratches – they’re sure to make her purr! She’s not too fond of being picked up, but Leila is a friendly, affectionate girl who loves attention and will happily hang out with you once she feels comfortable.

Coco

Coco is a sweet and playful 2-year-old cat She enjoys spending her time with her favorite scratchers and cat trees, and she’ll appreciate a cozy perch to call her own!

While she’s cat-friendly, Coco can be a bit selective with her feline friends, so she’ll do best in a home with either no other cats or with other laid-back cats. She’s also good with children, but she thrives in a calm, adult environment where she can relax and build trust. Coco loves to play, especially with balls, and she’ll entertain herself for hours. When it comes to affection, she has a special way of showing her love—giving sweet little “love nibbles” and gentle licks. Her soft meow will melt your heart every time.

Our KIX Critters are two for one!! total adoption fee $50!! that includes everything including the microchip. Find out more

 
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The List for Monday, March 31st 2025

Welcome to The List,

Will Smith is back — THIS time, dropping beats instead of slaps! His new album, ‘Based on a True Story’, kicks off with the track "Int. Barbershop — Day," where he declares: "Will Smith is canceled." Then he hints it's because of his skin color… which is an interesting take, considering, well… 2022 Oscars, anyone? Maybe the cancellation had a little more… punch to it.

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Morgan Wallen Pulls a Houdini on SNL—Poof, He's Gone! Morgan Wallen caused a stir by making an early exit from Saturday Night Live. During the traditional end-of-show goodbyes, Wallen hugged host Mikey Madison, then pulled a classic Irish exit—vanishing offstage before the credits even rolled. Fans were left wondering if he had a pressing engagement or just really, really wanted to beat the traffic. Moments later, he posted a photo of a plane with the caption, "Get me to God's country." Guess when Morgan says, "Last Night", he means right now!

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The quest to find country music's hottest man continues. Trying to find that country artist is serious business—like, tractor-stuck-in-the-mud serious. And after some jaw-dropping upsets, we're down to just eight country legends battling it out!  In the New School Bracket: Scotty McCreery vs. Warren Zeiders and  Jackson Dean vs. Riley Green.  In the Old School Bracket: George Strait vs. Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw vs. Keith Urban.  These matchups are tighter than skinny jeans at a honky-tonk. May the best boots win!

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Richard Chamberlain, star of film, theater and television, died Saturday in Hawaii.  Chamberlain died of complications following a stroke two days before his 91st birthday, his representative confirmed.  was known as the "king of the miniseries," and starred in "Shogun," "The Thorn Birds," "Wallenberg," and the original 1988 screenplay of "The Bourne Identity."  Richard Chamberlain was 90.

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