ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks teased all sorts of new music gems during the Monday night installment of Inside Studio G.
This summer, Garth revealed that his upcoming Fun album is complete and he’s waiting for the right time to release it. But during last night’s Inside Studio G, he updated fans that the album has been delayed “slightly” for a special reason — he and wife Trisha Yearwood have recorded a studio version of their “Shallow” duet.
“[The] FUN album has been delayed every bit so slightly, but still should be here on time,” Garth begins before dropping the spoiler alert, “‘Shallow’ came out amazing.”
The couple performed the hit song from the popular 2018 film A Star is Born on a whim during their Facebook Live concert in March.
“[It] kills me!” he raves about the recorded version. “My part — eh. But The Queen? It’s beautiful.”
Garth also shared that his Triple Live album, which was released in 2018 and recorded during his world tour from 2014-2017, will be re-released as a deluxe edition simultaneously with FUN.
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Gary Oldman is being sued by a screenwriter who claims that parts of the film Darkest Hour, for which Oldman won a best actor Oscar for playing Winston Churchill, were lifted from his script.
Ben Kaplan, a teacher and screenwriter who has worked on several History Channel film series, filed the suit on Los Angels Superior Court on Friday, claiming that Oldman had agreed to using his Churchill script, before abandoning the project and signing on to do Darkest Hour, according to documents obtained by Variety.
The suit argues that Darkest Hour borrowed fictional scenes and ahistorical elements from Kaplan’s script, including the false claim that Churchill came up with the idea for the British civilian armada that helped evacuate Dunkirk.
The suit also alleges that the two scripts share a similar story arc, both ending with Churchill’s “We shall fight on the beaches” speech.
Kaplan claims he started writing the script in 1999, and registered it with the Writers Guild of America in three years later, per Variety. He allegedly teamed up with a producer in 2011, who then partnered with StudioCanal and Sierra/Affinity. The producer also allegedly agreed to a deal with Oldman that would pay the actor a $6 million fee, before he dropped out in March 2015.
The complaint alleges “false designation of origin” under federal trademark law, as well as claims of breach of implied contract, unfair business practices and interference with contract.
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Production has restarted again on Channing Tatum’s highly anticipated road-trip comedy, Dog. The film is exactly what it sounds like — a man driving cross country with his four-legged companion, but with some added curveballs and tearjerkers.
“It’s already been a crazy ride. And we’ve only just begun,” the 40-year-old actor gushed Monday on Instagram as he posted a still from his upcoming project along with a behind the scenes snap. “If we survive the rest, it will be one of the most insane stories that I’ve ever been a part of. And I’ve been a part of some pretty crazy ones in this life of mine.”
Tatum is making his directorial debut with Dog, sharing directing credits with longtime creative partner Reid Carolin, who penned the script.
The Magic Mike star is still pinching himself over the fact he was able to bring his brainchild to life, furthering, “This is our story. It’s taken us two years to get it to the starting line.”
“The next eight weeks will be like riding a bull on sickmode in ludicrous speed,” Tatum cracked. “God be with us. In Dog we trust.”
The story is about Tatum’s character, a former Army Ranger named Briggs, trying to make it down the Pacific Coast to attend his best friend’s funeral.
He is joined by his dog Lulu, a Belgian Malinois, who also needs to say her goodbyes because his friend was once her handler.
ABC/Mark LevineDan + Shay, Luke Combs and Maren Morris are the most nominated county acts at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.
Each act scored four nominations a piece, with the “Tequila” duo appearing in the categories of Top Duo/Group, Top Country Artist, Top Country Duo/Group and Top Country Song for their collaboration with Justin Bieber on “10,000 Hours.”
Luke is also up for Top Country Artist, along with Top Country Male Artist and Top Country Album, for his record-breaking What You See Is What You Get. He’s also nominated for the fan-voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award next to multi-genre heavy hitters Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Mariah Carey and Lil Nas X.
Maren is also vying for Top Country Artist, along with Top Country Album for Girl, while “The Bones” is up for Top Country Song. She’s also nominated for Top Country Female Artist alongside Carrie Underwood and Kacey Musgraves.
Coming in behind them are Thomas Rhett and Kane Brown, who picked up three nominations each in the categories of Top Country Artist, Top Male Country Artist and Top Country Album. In the latter category, Kane is nominated for Experiment and Thomas for Center Point Road.
Florida Georgia Line, George Strait and Eric Church are among the other country nominees.
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will be hosted by Kelly Clarkson and air live on October 14 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Here are all the nominees in the country categories:
Top Country Artist: Kane Brown Luke Combs Dan + Shay Maren Morris Thomas Rhett
Top Country Male Artist: Kane Brown Luke Combs Thomas Rhett
Top Country Female Artist: Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group: Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion
Top Country Tour: Eric Church Florida Georgia Line George Strait
Top Country Album: Kane Brown, Experiment Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get Maren Morris, GIRL Thomas Rhett, Center Point Road Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me
Top Country Song: Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours” Maren Morris, “The Bones” Old Dominion, “One Man Band” Blake Shelton, “God’s Country” Morgan Wallen, “Whiskey Glasses”
Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan Voted): Mariah Carey Luke Combs Lil Nas X Harry Styles Taylor Swift
MTV (pictured: Kailyn Lowry from Teen Mom 2)(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been over 10 years since MTV first launched 16 and Pregnant, and now they are about to do it all over again.
On Friday, the network announced that it will be bringing back the iconic series for a six-episode season as a “re-imagined docu-series.” This means that on top of sharing the young mother’s perspective of her unexpected pregnancy journey, it will also include the perspective of those affected by it.
MTV explains that “intimate video confessionals from members of each family will allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience, with honesty and empathy.”
In a press release for the new iteration, Nina L. Diaz, the President and Chief Creative Content Officer, ViacomCBS Entertainment and Youth Group said, “More than a decade after 16 and Pregnant played a significant role in bringing the teen pregnancy rate down to record lows, we are sharing the stories of a new generation of young parents and underscoring the impact of an unplanned pregnancy on families – beyond the moms and dads-to-be – by showing authentic and intimate moments with siblings and grandparents-to-be addressing the life change.”
The new 16 and Pregnant will, be a part of the franchise which has spawned three hit spin-offs — Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2, and Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant.It’s not the only new series, though.
MTV recently announced its expanding the franchise with 16 and Recovering, “a four-part documentary series that follows the triumphs and challenges of nine students attending Northshore Recovery High School in Beverly, Massachusetts, which was founded to address the rise in adolescent addiction in the midst of the opioid epidemic.”
16 and Pregnant premieres Tuesday, October 6 at 9PM ET/PT on MTV.
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks teased all sorts of new music gems during the Monday night installment of Inside Studio G. 
