Randy Shaffer Chris Lane has found his third #1 single in “Big, Big Plans.”
The singer tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week with the romantic song that he used as part of his proposal to now-wife Lauren Bushnell of The Bachelor fame.
It marks Chris’ first #1 as a songwriter and follows his previous hits “Fix” and “I Don’t Know About You.”
“As an artist the most rewarding thing for me is writing a song and hearing fans sing it back, and make it part of their own story as well,” Chris says in a statement about the gold-certified song. “It’s been so much fun to see the way such a personal song for me has impacted other people over time.”
Chris adds, “From proposing to my wife, to seeing others’ proposals at shows and on social media, to it now hitting #1 on Country radio is unbelievable. I couldn’t be more excited.”
Chris and Lauren recently announced they’re expecting their first child in 2021.
ABC(NEW YORK) — Anika Noni Rose is celebrating with fans at the news that her beloved character Tiana, from Disney’s 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, is coming to Disney+ as an animated series from Pixar.
Prior to the announcement on December 10, Rose told ABC Audio that she’d love to see her character come back in a “second cartoon.”
“I want… to see who she becomes,” she says. “She’s an amazing character. And she spoke to a lot of people and she continues to do so, which is a great honor to me.”
Although Rose easily says “yes” to lending her voice to her iconic character again, the Jingle Jangle star does have a few thoughts on what a new story about Tiana should entail.
“She clearly wouldn’t be in 2020,” she laughs.
“But I would want to see where she goes now that she opened her restaurant and she’s gotten her dream and she is a princess,” Rose says. “And Naveen found a way by the end of the movie to recognize what was important in his life and make some changes in there.”
Rose says there are also a lot of questions to be answered.
“How do they go forward? What do they do? How do they meld those worlds?,” she ponders. “What is life like in New Orleans? What is life in Maldonia? And how do they continue to invite that magic that they found when they were transformed into their lives?”
“I would love to see all of that,” Rose adds.
While Rose poses some valid questions, it may take a while for them to be answered.
Tiana, which is expected to feature original music and bring back some of the main characters, is set to launch sometime in 2022.
ABCJimmie Allen is ringing in the new year in Times Square.
The country star will perform on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021, joining a lineup that includes headliner Jennifer Lopez, Cyndi Lauper and Billy Porter.
Fellow country singer Jessie James Decker will act as the Powerball correspondent for the second year in a row and will unveil the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year just after midnight.
The 49th annual show will offer more than five hours of performances. Ryan, Billy and actress Lucy Hale will co-host the celebration in NYC, while Grammy-winning singer Ciara holds down the fort in Los Angeles.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the broadcast will be closed to the public.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve begins airing on December 31 at 8 p.m. ET.
David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — 2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year for many, but that apparently didn’t stop the checks from rolling in for plenty of celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Kanye West.
The beauty mogul and rapper/fashion designer topped Forbes‘ list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities of 2020. As noted by the publication, Jenner, 23, nabbed the number one spot by raking in $590 million, largely due to selling a 51 percent stake in her cosmetics brand.
Meanwhile her brother-in-law, West, 43, followed in second earning $170 million, with a lot of the funds coming from his Yeezy sneaker deal with Adidas.
Tyler Perry, Lebron James, and Dwayne Johnson landed in numbers 6, 9, and 10 with $97 million, $88.2 million, and $87.5 million, respectively.
Other notable names on the list include Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda at No. 62 with $45.5 million, Billie Eilish at No. 43 with $53 million, and Taylor Swift at No. 25 with $63.5 million
Some on this year’s list also made history. Naomi Osaka brought in $37 million, the most any female athlete has ever made in a single year, according to Forbes, and set her own record making the list at No. 90. For the first time, podcasting made its way onto the list by way of Bill Simmons (No.13, $82.5 million), who sold his podcast company The Ringer to Spotify for $206 million.
Together, the full list of Forbes‘ Top 100 highest-paid celebrities has earned over $6.1 billion, before taxes and fees and while there’s no denying that is a lot of money, it is a $200 million drop from the 2019 combined total.
Here are the top 25 of Forbes‘ highest-paid celebrities. View the fill list here.
1. Kylie Jenner $590 million 2. Kanye West $170 million 3. Roger Federer $106.3 million 4. Cristiano Ronaldo $105 million 5. Lionel Messi $104 million 6. Tyler Perry $97 million 7. Neymar $95.5 million 8. Howard Stern $90 million 9. LeBron James $88.2 million 10. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson $87.5 million 11. Rush Limbaugh $85 million 12. Ellen DeGeneres $84 million 13. Bill Simmons $82.5 million 14. Elton John $81 million 15. James Patterson $80 million 16. Stephen Curry $74.5 million 17. Ariana Grande $72 million 18. Ryan Reynolds $71.5 million 19. Gordon Ramsay $70 million 20. The Jonas Brothers $68.5 million 21. The Chainsmokers $68 million 22. Dr. Phil McGraw $65.5 million 23. Ed Sheeran $64 million 24. Kevin Durant $63.9 million 25. Taylor Swift $63.5 million
Cliff Lipson/CBS @2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — A second cohost of The Talk has contracted COVID-19.
Sharon Osbourne announced late Monday that she has tested positive for the virus and was briefly hospitalized.
The British television personality assures she is on the road to recovery and fans need not worry about her or husband Ozzy Osbourne’s health.
“I wanted to share I’ve tested positive for Covid 19,” Osbourne, 68, shared. “After a brief hospitalization, I’m now recuperating at a location away from Ozzy.”
The Emmy Award winner revealed that her husband tested negative for the virus and encouraged her followers to “please stay safe and healthy.”
It is currently unknown how Sharon contracted the virus.
On Thursday, Carrie Ann Inaba announced that she tested positive for the infectious virus and was experiencing a fever, bad cough and “lots of aches and pains.” She is currently in isolation and is recovering at home.
The Talk is not filming new episodes as it is on a scheduled hiatus. At the time, it is unknown whether Carrie Ann’s or Sharon’s return will be in person or virtual when the show resumes filming.
This wouldn’t be the first time Osbourne had to film apart from her cohosts. In September, her two granddaughters, Minnie and Andy, tested positive for COVID-19 and Sharon was placed in mandatory quarantine.
When revealing Minnie’s diagnosis on the talk show on September 21, the Revenge author said at the time, “It just goes to show you, she’s three years of age, that children can get COVID” and that they were able to trace the infection to “somebody who works for my son.”
Andy contracted the virus two days later, to which Osbourne stressed, “Anyone can get this.”
Randy Shaffer Chris Lane has found his third #1 single in “Big, Big Plans.” 
