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Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning is stepping into country music turf next week to co-host the 2022 CMA Awards with Luke Bryan. Before he does, though, he’s invited Luke to join him in the world of sports.

Luke will be a special guest on Monday Night Football With Peyton and Eli on ESPN and ESPN+ Monday, November 7 at 8:15 p.m. ET. That’s not his only sports-related engagement that weekend: Luke is also set to be the Celebrity Guest Picker on ESPN’s College GameDay this Saturday, ahead of the Tennessee versus Georgia game.

If sports isn’t your thing, there’s plenty of other CMA Awards content to keep you satisfied while you wait for country music’s biggest night. On Saturday and Sunday, tune into ABC to watch On the Red Carpet: Countdown to the CMA Awards featuring interviews with superstar nominees like Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, LOCASH and Maddie & Tae.

Luke will also host ABC’s On the Road to the CMA Awards, an interview special that follows touring country artists on the road as they prep for the CMAs. The special airs Monday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

Breland and Lainey are making special stops on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, while Keith Urban is giving a very special Good Morning America performance the morning of the show.

Of course, you can also see all the pre-show red carpet action before the awards show on Wednesday night by tuning into On the Red Carpet Live at the CMA Awards on Hulu, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

The 2022 CMA Awards airs live from Nashville at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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After multiple teases, Pink has released her new song and video, “Never Gonna Not Dance Again.”

Pink co-wrote the song with Max Martin and Shellback, with whom she’s worked on past hits like “Raise Your Glass” and “Perfect.” The track is about continuing to be happy despite hard times. “I want my life to be like a Whitney Houston song,” she sings.

In the video, Pink roller skates through a grocery store, interacting with all kinds of people, from a little girl to an old woman. As she skates out to the parking lot, a bunch of people eye her suspiciously, but when she ducks into a food truck, emerges in a different outfit and busts a move in the parking lot, she wins them over.

Pink then leads everyone in the parking lot into the grocery store, which has now been transformed into a disco with multiple mirror balls and lights, and they all have a massive dance party.

Pink will give the song its TV premiere on the 2022 American Music Awards, airing November 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PTT on ABC.

(A previous version of this story published on 11/4/22 erroneously identified the song “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” as “Never Not Gonna Dance Again.” The text above has been updated to correct the error.)

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Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans have formally signed the paperwork on their divorce, according to a report from Page Six, which indicates that the two artists reached an agreement on October 24.

According to paperwork they signed on November 3, they’re dividing up assets in accordance with their prenuptial agreement. Among those is the home they shared in Nashville. Neither member of the former couple is currently living at the home, and it’s currently up for sale, with the proceeds set to be divided between them.

Kelsea and Morgan first announced that they were getting divorced in August. The “Heartfirst” singer shared the news first, telling her fans on an Instagram Story slide that she wanted them to hear it directly from her.

“This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth and effort that ultimately has come to an end,” she wrote.

Morgan also shared his thoughts on social media, saying, “I wish it were otherwise, but sadly it is not.”

The couple were married for nearly five years. They tied the knot in December 2017.

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If you weren’t able to get tickets to see Steve Lacy live, the “Bad Habit” singer will be livestreaming his November 11 hometown show in Los Angeles.

The concert at the Greek Theatre will be available on Amazon Prime Video for free, as well as on the Amazon Music app and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. After the show is over, it’ll be available to watch on-demand. The whole thing gets underway at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET.

The set by Lacy’s opening act, Fousheé, will also be livestreamed. She co-wrote “Bad Habit” as well as “Sunshine,” a track on Lacy’s album Gemini Rights, on which she’s featured.

For a sneak preview of the show, you can check out Lacy’s performance this weekend on Saturday Night Live.

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Halloween may have come and gone this year, but it’s never too late to post photos of your costume – if you’re Beyoncé, that is.

The singer and her family dressed up as the crew from the popular Disney Channel animated series The Proud Family for Halloween. On Thursday night, she posted a fashionably late photo of her family in their outfits.

Beyoncé wore two different costumes. She was the Trudy to Jay-Z‘s Oscar, but she also donned the famous pink dress and cane to become the Proud family’s grandmother, Suga Mama.

Ten-year-old Blue Ivy was cast as big sister Penny, while 5-year-old twins Rumi and Sir dressed as the troublesome Proud family twins CeCe and BeBe, respectively.

And, yes, you’re remembering correctly: Destiny’s Child did sing The Proud Family’s classic theme song. “Family every single day and night,” Beyoncé wrote in her Instagram caption, referencing one of the lyrics from the opening theme.

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Gorillaz has premiered a new song called “Baby Queen,” a track off their upcoming album, Cracker Island.

“Baby Queen” begins with the lyric, “I met the princess from Thailand, again” and is presumably the song frontman Damon Albarn told the Los Angeles Times he was writing about meeting the Crown Princess of Thailand during a 1997 Blur show in Bangkok.

“She was only 14 at the time, and she came to see us, and due to the very specific role the royal family play in Thailand, they put a throne next to the mixing board for her to sit in, surrounded by I don’t know how many soldiers,” Albarn recalled. “‘Song 2’ started and she stood on her throne and stage-dived into the crowd.”

“The reason I’ve written a song about it is because I had a dream about this princess very recently,” he added. “She’d grown up and we spent time in my dream together, her as a woman.”

That LA Times interview was also the same article in which Albarn infamously said that Taylor Swift “doesn’t write her own songs.” Albarn later apologized “unreservedly and unconditionally” to Swift.

Cracker Island will be released February 24, 2023. It also includes the previously released song “New Gold” and the title track.

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Megan Thee Stallion is firing back after Drake seemingly implied in the lyrics to one of his new songs that she was lying about the Tory Lanez shooting.

In the song “Circo Loco” off his new joint album, Her Loss, with 21 Savage, Drake raps, “This b**** lie ’bout getting shots but she still a stallion.”

Megan took to Twitter to respond, writing in part, “Stop using my shooting for clout…Since when tf is it cool to joke about abt women getting shot !”

“Ready to boycott bout shoes and clothes but dog pile on a Black woman when she say one of y’all homeboys abused her,” she continued in the now-deleted tweet.

“And when the mf facts come out remember all y’all h** a** favorite rappers that stood behind a n**** that SHOT A FEMALE,” she wrote.

In 2020, Tory allegedly shot Megan in both her feet following a party in Hollywood Hills. He is currently under house arrest and awaiting trial for the shooting.

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Cody Johnson is putting a stamp on a massive year with a new live album. The project, called Cody Johnson & The Rockin’ CJB Live, is due out December 2.

A two-part collection boasting 27 tracks, the live album includes marquee hits and fan-favorites like “Dear Rodeo,” “Human” and his chart-topping “‘Til You Can’t.” In a statement, Cody says that this release celebrates his long-standing relationship with the group of musicians he plays with every night onstage.

“There is nothing I enjoy more than getting to play live shows with this band,” he explains. “We’ve traveled a lot of miles in the last 15 years and lived a lot of life together. This record is allowing us to deliver a live concert directly to the fans.”

Ahead of release day, the live version of “Human” is available now.

Cody’s got a lot of career wins to celebrate these days, and he’s got a big week coming up: He’s a first-time performer at the 2022 CMA Awards, where he’s also nominated in four categories.

Tune in to watch Cody and the rest of the stars at the CMA Awards on ABC. The show airs live from Nashville on November 9. Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will co-host the event.

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