After weeks of speculation, it’s official: Ryan Gosling WILL perform “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” at the Oscars. It’s nominated for Best Original Song, and Ryan is up for Best Supporting Actor. The first round of Oscar presenters has been announced. They include Nicolas Cage . . . Jamie Lee Curtis . . . Brendan Fraser . . . Zendaya . . . Matthew McConaughey . . . Michelle Pfeiffer . . . and Al Pacino. The Oscars air next Sunday, March 10th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is hosting.
People are voting on the funniest TV shows of all time. These include both sitcoms, cartoons, and sketch series.
1. “The Office”
2. “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
3. “Looney Tunes”
5. “South Park”
6. “The Simpsons”
7. “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
8. “Parks and Recreation”
9. “Modern Family”
10. “Married… with Children”
11. “Family Guy”
12. “Tom and Jerry”
13. “Seinfeld”
14. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”
15. “Mr. Bean”
17. “Malcolm in the Middle”
19. “Home Improvement”
Keith Urban sent out a cryptic tweet early yesterday that had people guessing. At 2:45 AM Central, he posted a picture of a clock set to 2:45. It’s got a caption that says, “I’m out tonight and I’m feelin’ like I could call you up, maybe take a shot that you’re wide awake at a quarter to three.” So, best guess is they’re lyrics to a new song on the way. He wrote, “Hey . . . what are you doin’ right now?” So, a lot of fans didn’t even worry about the hidden meaning. They just answered him directly with things like, “At work” and “Making coffee.”
Jelly Roll is being very transparent about the ticket prices for his new tour. He posted a long note on Facebook breaking it all down. He started with, “I want to take a moment to give y’all the facts as I know them to be.” First, he listed the exact times for the pre-sale, which starts today at 10:00 A.M. local time for each venue and closes at Thursday 10:00 P.M. local time. And the way to get a presale code is to go directly to his website, JellyRoll615.com. Then he said if you’ve already purchased tickets at StubHub or other third-party vendors, you bought tickets that aren’t released yet and paid WAY MORE than what you could have got at the pre-sale. He said, “Ticket prices start at $39.50 . . . I want to keep prices affordable . . . I know what you went through to buy the tickets, a babysitter, pay for parking, merch . . . it all adds up and it’s not always easy. I will always keep tickets affordable for my fans.” He closed his post with, “I want y’all to know I’m not charging $3,500 per ticket for floor seats. It’s the scalpers and third-party resellers . . . The only way to truly stop this is to not buy tickets from those websites!”
A list of the best-selling country songs of all-time
1. “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash.
2. “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks.
3. “Choices” by George Jones.
4. “Concrete Angel” by Martina McBride.
5. “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” by Alan Jackson.
6. “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw.
7. “Jolene” by Dolly Parton.
8. “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack.
9. “Take Me Home Country Roads” by John Denver.
10. “Fancy” by Reba McEntire.
Loretta Lynn’s 24-year-old granddaughter, Emmy Russell, wowed the “American Idol” judges with her audition Sunday night. She performed an original song on the piano called “Skinny”, about an eating disorder. No surprise here: She’s going to Hollywood with three “yes” votes. Emmy might look familiar to some of you. She performed alongside Willie Nelson’s son Lukas in 2022 during CMT’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter: The Life and Music of Loretta Lynn” tribute special.
Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” trial kicks off July 9th.
Josh Hartnett’s family has grown by one more! While walking the red carpet at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday, the Oppenheimer actor, 45, revealed that he and wife Tamsin 35, had quietly welcomed their fourth child together.
Taylor Swift’s dad is under investigation for allegedly attacking paparazzi in Australia. FYI, Nicole Kidman once got a restraining order against that same guy.
Jenni “JWoww” Farley is 38.
Kate Mara is 41. Zoe Barnes on “House of Cards”. She and her sister Rooney Mara are NFL royalty. Their dad’s family is the Maras, who founded and still own the New York Giants . . . and their mom’s family is the Rooneys, who founded and still own the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Josh Groban is 43.
Chelsea Clinton is 44.
Tony Gonzalez is 48. He holds every major NFL record for tight ends. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame with the Class of 2019.
Ralph Nader turns 90 today.
Joanne Woodward is 94. Paul Newman’s widow. She won an Oscar for “The Three Faces of Eve”.
