We’re only hearing about it now, but Post Malone stopped by The Railyard in Houston on Christmas Eve and made it a Christmas to remember for his bartender. Renee Brown served Posty that night, and, as she tells the story, “Going into work Christmas Eve, I was so sad I had to leave my baby girl to go to work. Oblivious that God would send me a Christmas miracle. This is hands down the most humble, personable celebrity I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. Thank you so much, Austin (Post’s real first name).” Malone gave the young lady a $20-thousand tip, which she already has plans for. “This put me in a position to at least be able to get a way back and forth to work and pay up on rent and save a bit…so I don’t have to continue working two jobs and be able to spend more time with my daughter,” she said.

Zach Bryan proved over the holidays that, no matter what the headlines may suggest, he’s got a good side. The mother of a waitress who served Zach at an unnamed restaurant made a video apologizing to the singer for underestimating his generosity, and thanking him for helping her daughter at a difficult time. The waitress texted her mom, asking her to guess at the amount of the tip. In the video, mom says, “…I said, ‘$5?’…we both know that I was off by…$2,995…I was just making a joke. And I’m really sorry.”

@cruisefortwo And now I’m gonna join the official @Zach Bryan fan club. Thanks Zach. 🫶🏻 #zachbryan #serverstories #restaurantlife ♬ Pink Skies – Zach Bryan

Ever wonder what it’s like to date a country star? Wonder no more; reality star Kristin Cavallari, who admitted she dated Morgan Wallen once upon a time, opened up about the experience on Bunnie XO‘s “Dumb Blonde” podcast. And while Wallen has a bit of a reputation of being a bad boy, Cavallari reveals a different side of the singer. “Morgan’s a good guy,” Cavallari, said on the podcast. “He has a big heart, he really does.” Bunnie did say that Morgan seems like “a player,” since she’s interviewed quite a few women who’ve dated him, and Cavallari didn’t deny that. “1000 percent,” Cavallari replied. “He’s been with every woman on the planet, as he should. Morgan was very sweet.” She says the two dated briefly, adding, “I love Morgan. I haven’t talked to him in probably a year, but I have nothing but good things to say about him.”

Over the holidays, an aspiring musician in Nashville had no idea they’d be getting a Christmas gift from Jason Aldean. Cay Aliese is a young musician playing the bars in Nashville trying to get something going. While she was playing a Music City bar last week, Jason and Brittany Aldean stopped in and liked what they heard so much, Brittany made a request of the singer, asking her to play Miranda Lambert‘s “Tin Man.” Not only did Cay play the song, but she got to do it with some high-powered accompaniment, as Jason jumped up on stage and played guitar and sang backup while she played keyboards and sang lead. Talk about a special moment for a young artist.

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Swifties are known to scrutinize every social media post, every outfit, every song, for Easter eggs and clues as to what Taylor Swift is up to next. So naturally, when Dolly Parton suddenly followed Taylor on Instagram, Swifties went to DefCon 1. Dolly followed Taylor on IG last week, and fans immediately started theorizing what that could mean. Is a collaboration on the way? The thought is that Taylor only has two of her Scooter Braun era albums left to re-record, one of them being her self-titled country debut, so it would make a lot of sense if the country legend joined Swift on the project…wouldn’t it? Of course, no word from either or Dolly yet, so let the discussion rage on!