Big Loud Records Morgan Wallen continues to dominate the charts, thanks to his new album, Dangerous.
Morgan is spending his second consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart that encompasses stats from the Billboard 200, Hot 100 and Social 50 charts, the latter of which tracks artists’ social media engagement.
The “Whiskey Glasses” hit maker is now the fifth country artist to spend multiple weeks at #1 on the Artist 100.
Jason Aldean holds the record for most weeks at #1 by a country act with three weeks, while Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and Kenny Chesney trail behind him, each with two.
Dangerous is also spending its second week at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has logged nine songs on the Hot 100, with current single “7 Summers” and fan-favorite “Wasted on You” both cracking the top 25.
Walt Disney Animation Studios(LOS ANGELES) — On Tuesday, Disney released the latest trailer to its upcoming animated adventure Raya and the Last Dragon.
The film is set in the fictional land of Kumandra, 500 years after an evil force threatened the land and forced the dragons, who lived peacefully with humans, to sacrifice themselves in order to salvage humanity. A young warrior named Raya must find the last dragon to unify the people of Kumandra, before the forces of evil can locate it.
Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is the voice behind Raya, while comedian and actress Awkwafina voices Sisu, the last dragon.
The new trailer ups the ante in both the action and the antics. Not only is Raya tricked by a “con baby,” whose thieving skills lead the young warrior to recruit it to her cause, but she also takes on an enemy army seemingly single-handedly.
Crazy Rich Asians scene stealer Awkwafina unsurprisingly gets many of the laughs, equating her dragon abilities to that kid “in a group project who didn’t pitch in as much, but you all get the same grade.”
Raya and the Last Dragon predominantly features Asian performers. Apart from Tran and Awkwafina, Daniel Dae Kim, producer and star of The Good Doctor plays Chief Benja; Emmy winner Sandra Oh voices Raya’s nemesis Virana, and Benedict Wong of Marvel movie fame, plays the hulking, wise-cracking warrior Tong.
Raya and the Last Dragon will be released in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access — for a premium price of $29.99, same as Mulan‘s early release — on March 5th.
David McClisterParker McCollum charmed NBC’s Today show this morning with his breakout hit, “Pretty Heart.”
The country crooner made his national TV debut while performing with his band inside a vacant Texas saloon, his voice simmering on the slow-burner, heartbreak ballad with neon signs glowing in the background.
Released as his debut single, “Pretty Heart” also became Parker’s first #1 hit. It’s featured on his EP, Hollywood Gold, which was for the highest-selling debut country EP last year.
Follow-up single “To Be Loved by You,” co-written by Parker and Rhett Akins, is at country radio now.
Additionally, Parker was recently invited by Dierks Bentley via video call to make his Grand Ole Opry debut. Dierks will be there cheering him on when Parker performs on the Opry on February 6.
Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of their deaths.
The Lakers legend, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Southern California on January 26, 2020.
Vanessa shared a letter on Instagram that she received from a friend of Gianna’s and reflected on her painful losses. “Today I received this sweet letter from one of Gianna’s best friends, Aubrey,” she wrote. “I love you Aubz (as my Gigi would call you).”
She expressed her gratitude to Aubrey for sharing her memories of Gianna and allowing her to share the note.
“There are times I get into a pit of despair thinking about her and what she could’ve accomplished had she had a couple more years,” Aubrey wrote in the letter. “But recently I have been thinking about the mark she did leave on this earth. Her fights for equality in sports made the world reconsider there opinions, she along with Mr. Bryant, set the wheels in motion.”
Vanessa wrote, “My Gigi is INCREDIBLE and I truly appreciate your thoughtful letter. She loves you so much.”
“I miss my baby girl and Kob-Kob so much, too,” Vanessa continued. “I will never understand why/how this tragedy could’ve happened to such beautiful, kind and amazing human beings. It still doesn’t seem real.”
Vanessa and Kobe, who were married for 19 years, had four children together: Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, one-year-old Capri and the late Gianna.
Many friends and fans of the late NBA star shared tributes across social media to mark the somber anniversary.
Vanessa requested media and others to not share footage from the crash scene and asked people to “celebrate their lives, not the day they lost them.”
Valerie Macon/Getty ImagesDolly Parton wants to help get you moving as part of Apple’s new audio fitness experience, Time to Walk, that allows users to exercise while listening to personal stories from major public figures across music and sports.
Time to Walk episodes range from 25-40 minutes and revolve around the speaker’s life-changing moments as they share words of wisdom, memories, and tokens of gratitude.
Dolly’s episode finds her reflecting on her illustrious career, her family, and her life growing up in the Smoky Mountains in rural East Tennessee.
“I’ve loved walking ever since I was a little girl in the Smoky Mountains. I think it’s so important to be able to get out and walk if we can during this time. I do my best thinking when I walk,” she explains in a statement.
“And while many of us feel confined during this time, I’m hopeful that people will take a walk down memory lane with me and we can all feel a little more freedom taking the time to walk together,” she adds.
The country icon is one of four artists who has recorded an episode alongside Shawn Mendes, Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba, and NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green.
Big Loud Records Morgan Wallen continues to dominate the charts, thanks to his new album, Dangerous. 
