Lauren Alaina is forcing everyone she knows to do her “Thicc As Thieves” dance. She recruited her childhood friend Kane Brown to give it a go. They tried it in a parking lot, and he tapped out almost immediately. But she yanked him back in to finish the step where you shimmy your bottom. She tried to teach it to Blake Shelton inside a cramped tour bus. He went along for a few steps, and then turned it into “The Blake Show” with a disco move and hip thrusts. She finally had success by corralling five girls from the Barefoot Country Music Fest Dancers to join her. They nailed it.
Dolly Parton has released 2 more songs from her album, “Rockstar” – out November 17th. One is a new track called “Bygones”, and features Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, and Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx. For the other, she got Ann Wilson to help her on a cover of Heart’s “Magic Man”. The new one is called “Magic Man (Carl Version)”, because it added lyrics in honor of Dolly’s husband Carl Dean.
When Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood got married in 2005, she kept her last name, because famous people usually do that. But Garth revealed last week that he’d rather be the one to do the name switch. “She was sweet enough for our anniversary last year to have the documents, so her official last name was Brooks. I declined it. I’d be fine changing my name to Yearwood. Tradition doesn’t count here.”
Luke Bryan shared a video of himself calling a fan up to the stage to join him for “Country On”. What she didn’t know was that her military husband was waiting in the wings to surprise her. She cried, Luke cried, and you might too when you see the clip.
Eric Church is among a group of buyers who are purchasing a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets. They’re buying it from Michael Jordan, who will stay on as a minority owner. It’s subject to final approval from the NBA Board of Governors.
Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” is back at #1 for its 13th week on Billboard’s Album 200 chart.
Dozens of statues Michael Jackson displayed at his Neverland Ranch are going back up for grabs individually. The private collector who owns 28 pieces from the singer’s infamous California estate is still trying to sell the art, and is no longer seeking $2.5 million for the collection as a whole.
90-year-old Quincy Jones was rushed to the hospital Saturday after a bad reaction to food. He’s since been released and is doing okay.
Dean McDermott announced in a post online that he and Tori Spelling are getting a divorce after 18 years. But then he deleted it, and a “source” says they might NOT be splitting up?
Dangerous weather forced Thomas Rhett to cancel his concert in Bossier City, Louisiana. He apologized about it in a video, and promised to find a makeup date.
Paula Abdul is 61.
Ann Wilson is 73. Heart
Phylicia Rashad is 75. Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”.
