Prince’s house from “Purple Rain” is being offered on Airbnb for 25 one-night stays.  The house has been transformed into a shrine to both the movie and Prince.  His former bandmates Wendy and Lisa helped set it up.

Country music legend Kris Kristofferson passed away peacefully Saturday at his home in Hawaii, surrounded by family.  No cause of death was given.  He was 88 years old. Here are some of Kris’ career highlights:

1.  He was a Rhodes scholar and attended the University of Oxford, where he excelled at boxing and rugby.

2.  He attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army . . . completed Ranger School . . . and also was a helicopter pilot.

3.  He moved to Nashville in 1965 and started sweeping the floors at Columbia Recording Studios.  He met June Carter there, and gave her a tape of him singing.  She gave it to Johnny Cash, but he just put it with a bunch of others.

4.  After not hearing anything for a couple weeks, Kris landed a helicopter on Johnny’s property, finally getting his attention . . . which launched Kris’ musical career.

5.  Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris all formed “The Highwaymen” in 1985.

6.  In addition to his immense music career, he also was a prolific actor, appearing in over 100 TV shows and films.

7.  He was awarded with the Country Music Lifetime Achievement Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and was inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

Here is the best new music we could find that was just released recently:

1.  “I’m Gonna Love You” by Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood.

2.  “Truck Still Works” by Brad Paisley.

3.  “Jesus ‘Bout My Kids” by Luke Bryan.

4.  “Play Something Country” by Brooks and Dunn with Lainey Wilson.

8.  “Hello [Crappy] Day” by Jake Worthington and Miranda Lambert. 

9.  “Heroes” by Tyler Hubbard.

10.  “Hold On, Cowboy” by Brian Kelley.

Jelly Roll had a SOLD-OUT concert at Madison Square Garden, played Central Park, and had a police escort through Manhattan so he could be the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live”. The Madison Square Garden gig looked amazing.  He brought out Post Malone for the live debut of their song “Losers”.  And then Post stuck around to sing “Friends in Low Places” and “I Had Some Help” with Jelly filling in for Morgan Wallen. On “Saturday Night Live”, Jelly sang “Liar” and his new song “Winning Streak”. There’s also an audio clip of Jelly riding in the back of a police escort on his way to “SNL”, and freaking out over how crazy his life is now. He summed it up quite well by saying, “What the [heck] is happening in my life right now, y’all?”

The inaugural Field & Stream Festival was supposed to take place this upcoming weekend, but has now been postponed to next year because of Hurricane Helene and all the devastation it caused.  A note from the festival organizers said, “The damage from Hurricane Helene has been severe, with widespread flooding, downed trees, and blocked roads. Power is still out on site, deliveries have been delayed, and some areas of the festival grounds remain inaccessible. Luke Combs and Eric Church sent their thoughts and prayers to the affected areas, as both of them have called North Carolina home.Luke mentioned trying to line up something “really special” for the Carolinas, and that he promised that more details will be revealed “ASAP”. And Eric said, “For those asking how to help, the Red Cross are the boots on the ground.”

If you’re a diehard fan of Morgan Wallen and Ernest, you probably know that they played high school baseball.  (Ernest even thought he was going to go pro, but then he suffered a heart attack at age 19.) But Ernest says they were even RIVALS back in the day.  They first met in 2010 during the Tennessee State Baseball Tournament . . . and then again in 2011.  In 2010, Morgan’s team beat Ernest’s team, but Ernest got his revenge in 2011.  Both winners ended up going on to take home the state championship. At a recent show, they shared the stage . . . in their old baseball unis.

Keith Urban performed “Messed Up as Me” on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Thursday.  And he shocked her with this tidbit from his childhood. She was doing a segment on a nonprofit called the Harmony Program that gives music lessons to kids.  And Keith revealed that he FAILED his music class in 10th grade. It was music theory, and he never learned to read music.  So despite his obvious talents, his teacher had to fail him.

Maddie Ziegler is 22

T-Pain is 40. 

Lacey Chabert is 42.  Gretchen, the girl who tried to make “fetch” happen, in “Mean Girls”. 

Kieran Culkin is 42.  Macaulay’s younger brother. 

Christopher Jackson is 49.  George Washington in “Hamilton”. 

Daniel Wu is 50.  Sunny on AMC’s “Into the Badlands”.

Jenna Elfman is 53.  “Dharma & Greg” star. 

Tony Hale is 54.  Gary on “Veep” and Buster on “Arrested Development”.

Eddie Montgomery is 61.  Surviving member of Montgomery Gentry.

Crystal Bernard is 63.  Helen Chappel on “Wings”.

Marty Stuart is 66. 

Fran Drescher is 67.  Fran Fine on “The Nanny”,

Barry Williams is 70.  Greg on “The Brady Bunch”.

Marilyn McCoo is 81.  One of the lovely ladies in The Fifth Dimension. 

Johnny Mathis is 89.  1950s legend who sang “Chances Are”.  He was immortalized in the “Family Ties” theme song “Without Us”, with Deniece Williams.  They also hit #1 in the ’70s with “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late”.

Cissy Houston is 91.  Whitney’s mother and Bobbi Kristina’s grandmother.

Angie Dickinson is 93.  “Police Woman”.

Here are a few more Good News stories making the rounds . . .

1.  Fox Weather’s Bob Van Dillen was all over social media this weekend after interrupting a live shot with “Fox & Friends” to save a woman in a flooded car. It happened in Atlanta on Friday after Hurricane Helene tore through.  He called 911, and firefighters were on the way.  But he could hear her yelling for help, so he waded in and carried her out himself. 

2.  A woman in Massachusetts dropped an envelope full of cash in a grocery store parking lot, and the random guy who found it turned it in.  It’s making headlines because of the dollar amount . . . $12,000 in cash.  (!!!)  She gave him a $300 reward for being so honest

3.  A hospice place in Southern California granted an 89-year-old’s last wish to go skydiving one more time.  Gary Patmor is a retired aerospace engineer and former stuntman.  Friday’s jump was the 1,338th one he’s done.  He got to do it in the same place he did his first jump back in the 1960s.