Nate Bargatze just snagged his first starring role in a movie. It’s a comedy called “The Breadwinner”, which he’s also co-writing.
Cody Johnson was at a recent show, and he asked the crowd, “How many of y’all watch the news?” But before they had a chance to answer, he emphatically said, “Stop watching the news! The point of unity is being together no matter what you believe. It’s okay to disagree. Because before most of us were born, an American soldier died for our right to disagree in this country. But guess what, there’s three things we can agree on. And they are RED, WHITE, and BLUE.”
Keith Urban recently was talking on a podcast and admitted that he loves Waffle House. They are usually open all hours of the day and night, and they’re always consistent. Keith said, “I do love Waffle House. How could you not? Scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, chopped, diced . . . let’s go!” And apparently the folks at Waffle House like Keith, too. Back in 2017, he had the #1 song played at a Waffle House nationwide, with “Blue Ain’t Your Color”.
Alexandra Kay has been on tour with Jelly Roll, so Bunnie XOhad her on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast the other day. They talked about Alexandra’s divorce . . . And why it was a hard choice, but the right one. She was with her ex for a decade before they got married in 2021. But it only lasted a year. She said there was lots of arguing, and drinking on his part. She also found herself calling him from the road, begging him to stop spending money on their credit cards. So that’s why it went downhill so fast. But it was still hard because they were best friends for so long.
Kelsea Ballerini’s brand new album “Patterns” debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart. In an Instagram post, she said, “I could cry ’til I throw up. Thank you for truly the craziest few weeks of my life. Thank you for unpacking ‘Patterns’ with me . . . “Thank you to every brilliant human who has been a part of the process of bringing it out into the world. I nap now.”
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick will co-direct a horror comedy that they’ll also star in with both of their kids.
Kelly Clarkson will host NBC’s “Christmas at Rockefeller Center”.
Odell Beckham Jr. is 32. One of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history.
Jason Kelce is 37.
Kevin Jonas is 37. Oldest of The Jonas Brothers.
Tatum O’Neal is 61.
Bryan Adams is 65. “Cuts Like a Knife”, “Summer of ’69”, and “All For Love”.
Kris Jenner is 69. Overlord of the Kardashian empire.
Peter Noone is 77. Lead singer of Herman’s Hermits.
Art Garfunkel is 83. “Mrs. Robinson”, “
