ABC/Image Group LAMaren Morris continues to set records both in the country genre and on out-of-genre charts. The singer’s hit “The Bones” has reached the top spot on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart after a 40-week climb.
According to Billboard, “The Bones” now holds the record for taking the longest of any single by a woman to top this particular chart. Prior to Maren’s hit, the previous record was held by Enya’s 2001 song “Only Time,” with a 33-week climb.
It’s the second time that Maren’s been at the top of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, following her 2018 hit “The Middle,” a collaboration with Zedd and Grey.
“The Bones” was also a country chart-topper for Maren earlier this year; she previously scored number-one hits on country charts with “I Could Use a Love Song” and “Girl.”
Maren’s newest accolade comes toward the end of a big week for her. The singer earned five nominations for the upcoming 2020 CMA Awards, including in the category of Female Vocalist of the Year.
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Following a battle with COVID-19, Alyssa Milano is continuing to share her journey with fans regarding the lingering effects of the virus.
The actress took to Instagram Wednesday to share that while she’s physically feeling better, taking aspirin every three days to thin her blood, along with various supplements such as fish oil, zinc and vitamins D and C, she still suffers from serious side effects.
“I still have occasional heart palpitations. I still forget my words (absolute worst part),” the 47-year-old explains. “But it’s not nearly as bad as it was a few weeks ago. I feel better. I had a CT scan of my lungs and a cardiac MRI and both were normal.”
Last month, Milano revealed that she’d contracted the virus in April, which led to a multi-week battle that included loss of her sense of smell, plus body aches and feeling like she couldn’t breathe, among other symptoms.
Although she survived, Milano confesses, “I get super scared sometimes, though. Not of getting sick again but of my loved ones getting sick. I don’t ever want them to have this thing,” she continues, calling the virus a “beast.”
“So I vacillate between being so grateful and so terrified,” she says. “Grateful that it was me who got sick and terrified that friends or family will be sick.”
Milano says she took two COVID-19 tests at the end of March, both of which came back negative. She later took an antibody test via finger prick that came back negative, but when she received another antibody test through blood work, the results were positive.
Triple TigersScottyMcCreery is gearing up to release a new single called “You Time,” which he’ll debut live at the Ryman on Friday. It’s the first single to be shared off a forthcoming, as-yet-unannounced new album. The singer says it’s also special because it reminds him of his wife, Gabi.
“I am so excited about releasing new music,” Scotty gushed. “Especially a song that makes me think of Gabi and puts me in a joyful mood. I think we can all use a smile right now.”
Scotty will bring his uptempo new love song to the stage of the Ryman during his re-formatted, socially-distanced show on Friday, September 4. He’ll play for a limited in-venue audience of 125 fans, with a mask mandate in place.
In addition to the fans watching the show live, livestream tickets are available for purchase beginning at $10. It’s an especially poignant performance, as Scotty was the last solo act to take the Ryman stage in March before the COVID-19 caused a widespread shutdown of live performances.
Following his debut of “You Time” on the Ryman stage, Scotty will drop the studio version of the song on September 23.
ABC/Image Group LAIn conjunction with the release of her cover of “I Will Always Love You,” Gabby Barrett hopped on a video chat with Dolly Parton recently to talk life, love and all things music with the legendary performer.
When she wasn’t picking Dolly’s brain for tips on managing a successful career in country music, Gabby asked the legend for advice on maintaining a happy, long-lasting marriage. With nearly a year of marriage to fellow artist Cade Foehner under her belt, Gabby is currently expecting her first child, a baby girl.
For her part, Dolly has an impressive track record when it comes to marriage: She and her husband, Carl Dean, have been going strong for 54 years.
Part of what’s kept them going is a respect for each other’s differences, Dolly pointed out. While Dolly is comfortable in the spotlight, Carl is more of a behind-the-scenes type.
“He’s pretty much a loner and a homebody, and I’m a gypsy. But when I’m home, I love that,” she explains. “We don’t do the same thing so it gives us different stuff to talk about. He doesn’t get involved in my business, and I don’t in his, so we have our own little world that we create for ourselves.”
Dolly adds that she and Carl have “never fought,” but that doesn’t mean maintaining a good relationship comes easily all the time.
“You have to work at anything. Marriage is a business, too, and you got to look at it like that,” Dolly explains. “You got to make the right decisions for all the little things that come up.”
(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 863,000 people worldwide.
Over 26 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The criteria for diagnosis — through clinical means or a lab test — has varied from country-to-country. Still, the actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks.
Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the virus has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica.
The United States is the worst-affected country, with more than six million diagnosed cases and at least 185,752 deaths.
California has the most cases of any U.S. state, with more than 715,000 people diagnosed, according to Johns Hopkins data. California is followed by Texas and Florida, with over 641,000 cases and over 633,000 cases respectively.
Nearly 170 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are being tracked by the World Health Organization, six of which are in crucial phase three trials.
Here’s how the news is developing Thursday. All times Eastern:
Sep 03, 11:31 am Malls, casinos in New York to reopen
Malls in New York City can reopen at 50% capacity on Sept. 9, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday.
The malls must have enhanced filtration systems and additional staff will be required to help control foot traffic.
There will still be no indoor dining in the malls, Cuomo said.
Casinos in the state have also been authorized to reopen on Sept. 9 at 25% capacity — they must also have a filtration system in place and occupants must follow social distancing guidelines.
Cuomo, at his daily conference with reporters, would not commit to when indoor dining would resume in New York City.
“My opinion is restaurants should open. The question is how?” he said.
Sep 03, 10:37 am Temple University suspends in-person learning for fall semester amid rise in cases
Temple University announced on Thursday it will now have virtual learning for the entire fall semester after a rise in cases among students at the school.
“In light of the recent increase in positive test results among our students, and after consultation with our own healthcare professionals and leaders at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, we have concluded that the data indicate it is time to pivot to primarily online education,” university President Richard Englert said in a statement.
Only “essential in-person teaching” at the university’s domestic campuses will continue for the rest of the fall semester — this applies only to courses where “educational objectives” cannot be reached without some in-person instruction.
The university estimated that 95% of classes would become virtual.
Any student that is using university housing and chooses to leave by Sept. 13 will be given a full refund for housing and meal plan charges for the semester. Students who wish to remain in university housing may do so, the school said.
Sep 03, 6:55 am Over 800 students positive at University of Georgia
The University of Georgia reported that more than 800 people on campus have tested positive for COVID-19. Data released Wednesday showed that 798 students, 19 staff members and four faculty members tested positive following the first week of classes.
“The rise in positive tests last week is concerning. It is critically important that all of our students continue to make every effort to prioritize their health and safety by taking the proper steps to avoid exposure to this virus,” UGA President Jere W. Morehead said in a statement Wednesday. “… And, for those of you heading out of town over the Labor Day weekend, be very careful and think about the health of everyone around you. All of us must take our responsibilities very seriously as we seek to reduce the spread of COVID-19.”
One professor at UGA said while the number of confirmed diagnosed cases is concerning, he believes the true numbers could be much higher.
Dr. Mark Ebell, an epidemiology professor at UGA, told ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta that he believes, based on test data, that another 2,000 asymptomatic students could be on campus right now.
He said those who tested positive are those “who had a cough, fever and knew they were sick and reported the diseases.”
The state of Georgia has more than 274,000 diagnosed cases of coronavirus, with at least 5,795 deaths.
Colleges and universities throughout the country are seeing a rise in cases and students come back to campus. At the University of Indiana, 30 Greek Houses, which have over 1,000 students, have been told to quarantine due to COVID-19.
ABC/Image Group LAMaren Morris continues to set records both in the country genre and on out-of-genre charts. The singer’s hit “The Bones” has reached the top spot on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart after a 40-week climb. 
