Lady A visited the “Today Show” yesterday. During the interview segment Hoda Kotb asked Charles Kelley how his sobriety is going. He said, quote, “It’s been a new adventure. I know that sounds cheesy, but I lived one way for so long and I’m finding so much more purpose. I’m connecting to my spirituality like I never have before, and the connection with my family.” He said that his old ways were exhausting and NOT fun . . . but now he’s “loving his new lease on life.” He added that his sobriety has also had a positive effect on the band. Quote, “I think it naturally wants us to be more honest with our songwriting.”
If you haven’t seen Jelly Roll Grand Marshalling NASCAR’s playoff race on Sunday, check it out. It was at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. People don’t always get fully into it when they say “drivers, start your engines.” But he WENT for it. He screamed so hard, you could actually see him shaking at one point. NASCAR posted the video on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said, “The energy has been brought.” Jelly retweeted it and joked that he “understood the assignment.”
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will host President Jimmy Carter’s Habitat for Humanity project next week. It takes place October 1st through the 6th in Charlotte, North Carolina. This will be the first event the Carters won’t be able to attend because of health reasons. Garth says, quote, “Carter said it best when he said, ‘If you go to sleep with a roof over your head, you are spoiled.’ “Think about that . . . Everybody should have that right.”
Luke Combs has had his share of crossover hits. In fact, his cover of “Fast Car” peaked higher on the Billboard Top 200 than Tracy Chapman’s original. But don’t worry about Luke switching over to pop. He’s not interested. He said, “Country music is enough. I don’t want to be a pop star. I love our genre and I love writing country songs with my songwriting buddies and singing them with the guys that I like to make records with.”
Morgan Wallen posted a video to announce his latest tour dates . . . and it features Peyton and Eli Manning. They joke around about who should help Morgan with the announcement, and it ends up being Eli. There are 10 new dates, starting in Indianapolis on April 4th.
The name of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s one-year-old daughter has been revealed. It’s Delphine.
Ozzy Osbourne’s latest spinal surgery was a success, and now he wants to do a new album and tour.
Tom Brady says he’s down 10 pounds now that he doesn’t have the stress of playing in the NFL.
Taylor Swift fans are giving Travis Kelce a serious stamp of approval … in the form of new merch, and it seems Swifties think this relationship might have some longevity — enough to start printing his name, anyway. The singer and the NFL stud are now getting paired on tons of merchandise cropping up this week on Etsy … mostly in the form of different shirts going for between $10 to $38, plus some luggage with a $206 price tag. Other items include a Kelce version of Taylor’s “Eras” tour logo, and a graphic tee with the now infamous image of them driving off in a convertible after she watched him play football. The jacket the KC Chiefs tight end wore with Tay Tay after the game quickly sold out.
Avril Lavigne is 39.
Lil’ Wayne is 41.
Anna Camp is 41. Aubrey Posen in the “Pitch Perfect” movies.
Gwyneth Paltrow is 51.
Shaun Cassidy is 65.
Randy Bachman is 80. The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Biggest Guess Who hits: “American Woman”, “No Sugar Tonight”, “These Eyes”, and “Laughing”. And his biggest BTO hits: “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, “Takin’ Care of Business”
