Luke Bryan and his fellow judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie return to “American Idol” Sunday and while things will look decidedly different due to the pandemic, with the contestants and judges social distancing from each other, Luke says that won’t take away from the emotion of the show.

“The most important part is when you’re in the room with a great contestant, we feel the greatness far beyond doing it virtually,” Luke tells E! News. “Even in the room we can’t walk up and put our arms around these kids right now, we have to keep our distance. But we’ve had some pretty emotional moments already.”

Luke added, “This is the first time in four years that just someone’s singing made me cry.”

And while the judges have to sit far apart from each other, it doesn’t get in the way of their fun banter. During the interview Katy joked that while she has missed Lionel since last season, she can’t say the same for Luke, who then chimed in “Hey, you’re the one that didn’t put deodorant on today!” “I’m a mom, I forget things now!” Katy argued. “And also I’m too busy.” And when it comes to being apart from Luke, she added, “But now I don’t get flicked by his boogers anymore.”

Source: E! Online

Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin took their 2020 Airstream Globetrotter on a road trip, but the end of the trip did not go off without a hitch.

“Unfortunately on the way home going through ATL, a driver in a small car w/ temp plates was driving erratically & tried to squeeze between us & a semi truck going 70 on I-20W,” Miranda shared on social media. “It hit the airstream & sent us into the left lane.”

She said their vehicle “fishtailed pretty good,” but luckily “nobody was hurt.” Unfortunately “nobody stopped either and the car sped away.”

Miranda expects the airstream to be repaired soon so they can be “back to our vagabond ways.” And the accident didn’t damper her experience, with Miranda sharing, “overall it was an amazing trip and we learned we have a lot to see and a lot to be grateful for.”

The Grand Ole Opry’s 95th anniversary is being celebrated with a new NBC special airing next week, and now we know the talent that will be performing on the telecast.

“Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music,” hosted by Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley, will feature performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Kane Brown, Lady A, Little Big Town, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dolly Parton, Darius Rucker, Marty Stuart, Carrie Underwood and Trisha Yearwood.

The performances were recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House, and for Kane it will actually be his Grand Ole Opry debut.

It’s also been confirmed that Kelsea will sing Keith Whitley’s “When You Say Nothing At All,” Dierks and Marty will duet on Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson’s “Pancho & Lefty,” and Lady A will share their take on Randy Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen.”

“Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music” airs February 14th at 9 pm.

Source: Music Row

Taylor Swift surprised everyone late last year with her second surprise album “Evermore,” but she may live to regret picking that name for the record.

TMZ reports that Taylor is being sued by the owners of the Utah-based park theme park Evermore, citing trademark infringement. They insist they own the trademark to the name and she doesn’t have the right to sell merch with the name on it.

The park owners say they’ve been selling “Evermore” branded merchandise since they first had the idea for the park in 2014, and when it opened in 2018, and now say they’ve been losing money ever since Taylor dropped her album last year, due to confusion in the marketplace.

The owners, who are seeking millions of dollars, insist Taylor’s people knew of their trademark but didn’t care, something Taylor’s team denies. They call the lawsuit “frivolous” and claim the park owners are just out for money especially since they owe millions in construction fees.

Source: TMZ

Kelsea Ballerini is a big fan of Miranda Lambert, and apparently she didn’t exactly make the best first impression when she met her.

In case you missed it, Kelsea revealed on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” that she was talking to some people, including Miranda and her manager, at a party following the 2020 CMA Awards, when she had an unfortunate, and embarrassing mishap.

Kelsa says she was drinking champagne when the glass shattered in her mouth. She explained, “[It] cut my lip, and I had to spit out bloody glass and, like, run to the bathroom in front of [Lambert], and I think everyone was like ‘Did she just eat glass? Is that a thing she does?’”

Kelsea was able to clean up and enjoy the party, but she didn’t really get to connect with Miranda again, admitting that “we still don’t know each other” very well.

Source: The Kelly Clarkson Show