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Underwood, Aldean to play CMAs
The CMA Awards will be a night of all-star collaborations between Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and Chris Young, and Mickey Guyton with Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards.
The Country Music Association announced additional performers Wednesday for the Nov. 10 show, including top nominee Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Old Dominion.
Other nominees who will also perform include Eric Church, who is tied with Stapleton with five nominations, Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne and Dan + Shay. Blake Shelton is also on the lineup for the show hosted by Luke Bryan that will air on ABC.
Megan Thee Stallion to graduate college: Hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion has announced that she is graduating college. “2021 finna graduate collegeeee, taking my graduation pics today,” she wrote Monday on Instagram, showing off her bedazzled graduation cap.
The rapper, whose given name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, pursued college studies at Prairie View A&M University before her career skyrocketed with songs such as “Savage” (with Beyonce) and “W.A.P.” (with Cardi B).
She eventually switched to part-time, online courses to receive a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Texas Southern University.
“I want to get my degree because I really want my mom to be proud,” the three-time Grammy winner told People. “She saw me going to school before she passed.”
In March 2019, Megan Thee Stallion’s mother, rapper Holly Thomas, died after battling brain cancer.
Megan Thee Stallion plans to use some of her earnings to open an assisted-living facility that her classmates will operate.
No more autographs for McCartney: Paul McCartney has shared in an interview that while he’s happy to have a conversation with fans, he will not participate in giving autographs or posing for selfies.
“[It] always struck me as a bit strange,” the former Beatle told Reader’s Digest UK for a November cover story. “‘Here, can I write your name down on the back of this till receipt please?’ Why? We both know who I am.”
McCartney, 79, has found that stopping those kinds of interactions are better in the long run.
“What you’ve usually got is a ropey photo with a poor backdrop and me looking a bit miserable,” he said. “Let’s chat, let’s exchange stories.”
‘Dune’ sequel in the works: Legendary Entertainment announced Tuesday that Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” which adapts the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction epic, will get a sequel. Whether that would be the case had been an unanswered question throughout the film’s recent release.
Warner Bros. Chairman Toby Emmerich said the studio will release “Dune: Part II” in October 2023.
Oct. 28 birthdays: Actor Joan Plowright is 92. Actor Jane Alexander is 82. Actor Dennis Franz is 77. TV host Sheryl Underwood is 58. Comedian Andy Richter is 55. Actor Julia Roberts is 54. Singer Brad Paisley is 49. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 47. Actor Gwendoline Christie is 43. Actor Matt Smith is 39. Singer Frank Ocean is 34.