David Letterman was called for jury duty Monday. He didn’t get picked, but during the selection process, the judge asked him if he’s a Colts fan, since he’s from Indiana. He said, quote, “Big Colts fan. 0 and 2, but still a fan.”
Which Country artist do you think has put out the most music this decade? If you said Willie Nelson, you are correct. Not including singles, or features on other tracks, Willie has put out 189 songs since 2020.
If you’re ever at a Miranda Lambert show and she walks off stage after her last song, she’s actually done. There will be no “surprise” encore. When she’s done, she’s done. But why? She was asked about it by Bobby Bones and here’s what she said: “I don’t do encores. It’s weird . . . You just go off the stage and then you’re like, ‘y’all clap louder and I’m coming back’ . . . and then everybody’s leaving to go to their car. We just do our show, and then it’s over. It’s like bye y’all, I know you’ve gotta get home.” I find this to be very refreshing. The fake exit, only to know you’re coming back to sing one to three more songs always feels a bit disingenuous. This is why Miranda is the best . . . she won’t fake it for nobody!
Tigirlily Gold was tapped to sing the National Anthem before the Steelers / Broncos game last Sunday in Denver. But it seemed like no one turned on their microphone. When they started singing, no one could hear them. At first there was a murmur in the crowd, like “What’s going on?”, but what happened next, was pretty cool. Instead of making the moment more awkward than it already was, the entire crowd of 76,000 started singing along. Eventually, the singers were handed a working microphone and they jumped back in with a perfect harmony and closed the song off strong. And the hiccup didn’t appear to damper their spirits. They posted the moment on social media, and captioned it, “When a technical difficulty turns into 76,000 people singing the National Anthem together.”
Here’s something your high-school kid can relate to: Nate Smith vented on Instagram about how trying to be “cool” can be totally draining. “I don’t think people realize the amount of pressure us artists face. Why isn’t my reel viral? Why didn’t my last release get 7.5 million streams like my first release? Why does this up-and-comer suddenly have double the amount of followers that I do?” He called it a “constant grind of feeding the machine,” saying all that SHOULD matter is the music. But, quote, “there is so much that goes on behind the scenes, and I am absolutely exhausted trying to be cool.” Other artists backed him up in the comments. Hardy said, “preach,” and Carly Pearce told him to, “Say it louder for the people in the back.” Bailey Zimmermanjust offered words of encouragement, saying “Nate, you’re the coolest. You ain’t gotta try, brother. It comes natural.”
Gordy’s HWY 30 Music Fest is NOT happening in Fort Worth, Texas next month. The organizers say that they’re postponing it until next year . . . because promoter Gordy Schroeder is dealing with “significant health challenges.” But there’s speculation online that it was doomed by a “bizarre” lineup. Last year, the headliners were Zach Bryan, Cody Jinks, Koe Wetzel, and Dierks Bentley. This year, they were Nelly, Vanilla Ice, Color Me Badd, Reckless Kelly, and ’90s country band Lonestar.
Cher will lead an all-female list of performers at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Travis Kelce gave Patrick Mahomes a $22,000 Louis Vuitton golf bag for his 29th birthday.
Taylor Dye is 29.
Patrick Schwarzenegger is 31.
Alison Lohman is 45. Tim McGraw’s daughter in “Flicka”,
Jason Sudeikis is 49.
Jada Pinkett-Smith is 53.
Lance Armstrong is 53. Beat cancer. Doping investigations, not so much.
Aisha Tyler is 54. Dr. Tara Lewis on “Criminal Minds”, and the host of “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”
Holly Robinson-Peete is 60. Her dad was the original Gordon on “Sesame Street”.
Debbie Fields is 68
Frankie Avalon is 84. Teen idol from the ’50s who did all those beach movies with Annette Funicello. His biggest hit was “Venus”, but you also know him for singing “Beauty School Dropout” in “Grease”.
