UMG NashvilleLive Nation is partnering with country artists for a new podcast.
The touring company has announced “Country Conversations,” a new monthly podcast that sees President of Country Touring Brian O’Connell joining various country stars for a discussion and special performances.
The series launches tonight with appearances by Jon Pardi and Lindsay Ell.
“We wanted to start ‘Country Conversations’ because our fans at our festivals and on tour are so important to us, they’re the reason why we do this,” Brian says. “We also have a unique platform to help keep us connected and ease how much we are missing them this year.”
Kevin Mazur/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Zak Williams, the oldest son of the late Robin Williams, married fiancée Olivia June on Saturday, which also happened to be World Mental Health Day.
“I had the great joy of marrying my best friend @oliviajune today!” Zak tweeted, along with a photo of him and his new bride. “It went awesome and we couldn’t have tied the knot on a better day. #WorldMentalHealthDay”
Olivia, the founder and CEO of the Hey! VINA, shared a similar message on Twitter, writing, “Married my best friend and love of my life today. @zakwilliams you were already stuck with me forever, and now it’s legally so.”
Zak, 37, and Olivia tied the knot at The Paramour Estate in Los Angeles, according to People magazine.
Last year, Zak, 37, and Olivia, 34, welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named McLaurin Clement Williams. McLaurin was the middle name of Zak’s dad Robin, who died by suicide in 2014.
Zak, a mental health advocate, tells People he’s “looking forward to building this life” he’s “always wanted” with Olivia and their young son.
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Gal Gadot will be reuniting with her Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins for Cleopatra, the upcoming historical biopic from Paramount Pictures, according to Deadline.
Gadot will play the titular Queen of Egypt, the role made famous by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 classic.
“I love embarking on new journeys, I love the excitement of new projects, the thrill of bringing new stories to life. Cleopatra is a story I wanted to tell for a very long time,” Gadot tweeted of the film on Sunday. “Can’t be more grateful about this A team.”
Gadot and Jenkins recently completed Wonder Woman 1984, which just saw its release pushed to Christmas Day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Chrissy Teigen made a subtle return to social media less than two weeks after her heartbreaking pregnancy loss.
Her reemergence occurred on Saturday, October 10, when the model and Cravings author shared that she was “finally” able to enjoy a laugh thanks to an Instagram post by Betches.
The post consisted of a quote shared by Kara Morehart, which read, “Just booked an eyebrow waxing appointment and I’m excited I’ll be wearing a mask so I don’t have to hear ‘mustache too?'”
Betches comically captioned it, “It’s the little things.”
Teigen, amused by the post, commented, “Finally, a giggle. Thank you.”
Fans and supporters poured out love and condolences to the star and Betches replied, “it is an honor and a privilege.”
Teigen has not posted on social media since she shared news of the tragic loss on September 30.
In that post, the Chrissy’s Court star shared a slideshow of black-and-white photos of her grieving in the hospital and explained “We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough.”
Teigen also added that she and her husbandJohn Legend had already picked out the name Jack for what would have been their third child together. They are already parents to daughter Luna, 4, and son Miles, 2.
“We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before we leave the hospital. But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack,” she wrote. “So he will always be Jack to us.”
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Baby2Baby(LOS ANGELES) — Game 6 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat ended with Lebron James and Anthony Davis leading the Lakers TO their 17th championship, with a nail-biting victory of 106 to 93.
Vanessa Bryant, widow of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant, celebrated the team’s victory by expressing her heartfelt congratulations to the Lakers and team GM Rob Pelinka.
“Congratulations Uncle P! Congratulations Lakers,” Bryant penned in a Sunday night Instagram story, via her daughter Natalia. “Kobe was right RP ‘stay the course- block out the noise’ – @kobebryant.”
Of course, there were two people that should have watched team secure their new championship, as well, with Bryant adding, “Wish Kobe and Gianna were here to see this.”
The Lakers are now the 2020 NBA champions, overcoming the Heat in a Game 6 win and leading the championship 4 – 2 at Walt Disney World Resort.
This is the first time in a decade since the Lakers clinched the championship title, the last time being in 2010 when Kobe led the Lakers against the Boston Celtics.
The NBA legend tragically passed in January following a helicopter crash at the start of the year, which killed everyone aboard, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna— affectionately called “Mambacita” by the team.
The Lakers dedicated the season to their teammate, even honoring Kobe with Black Mamba jerseys in Game 5 of the championship. Kobe designed the jerseys himself in 2016 upon his retirement from the NBA.
Kobe, a life-long member of the Lakers, spent his 20-year career wearing the signature purple and yellow jersey.
UMG NashvilleLive Nation is partnering with country artists for a new podcast. 
