2024 CMA Awards’ Biggest Winners, Coachella Reveals 2025 Festival Lineup, Anne Hathaway Cast in Film Version of Colleen Hoover Bestseller
National Gingerbread Cookie Day and National Stuffing Day are celebrated
From the LifeMinute.TV Team
November 21, 2024
Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, and Cody Johnson win big at the 2024 CMA Awards
The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards were held last night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, featuring a variety of showstopping performances along with some big wins. Morgan Wallen, who earned the most nominations of any artist this year, took home the biggest award of the night for Entertainer of the Year. Chris Stapleton walked away with multiple awards, winning Single of the Year and Song of the Year for his hit song, "White Horse.” He also won the award for Male Vocalist of the Year. Lainey Wilson, who also served as host alongside Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, earned nods for Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year. Album of the Year went to singer-songwriter Cody Johnson for Leather, which was released in November of last year. Other winners included Old Dominion for Vocal Group of the Year, Brooks & Dunn for Vocal Duo of the Year, Charlie Worsham for Musician of the Year, and Megan Moroney for New Artist of the Year.
Full Coachella 2025 lineup announced with Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, and Travis Scott set to headline
The iconic music festival is set to take place across two weekends in 2025, from April 11 to 13 and April 18 to 20. Gaga returns to the Coachella mainstage for the first time since 2017 to serve as the Friday headlining act, followed by Green Day on Saturday and Post Malone on Sunday. Travis Scott also will headline the festival in a way that he describes as the “first of its kind,” also taking the stage on Saturday. Other artists featured throughout the weekend include Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Benson Boone, LISA, Charli XCX, Clairo, Shaboozey, and more.
Anne Hathaway to star in film adaptation of Colleen Hoover bestseller Verity
The 2018 New York Times Bestseller is set to hit the big screen with Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway set to take on a leading role. The news comes just months after the release of Hoover’s film adaptation of It Ends with Us, which starred Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. The adaptation will be helmed by Amazon MGM Studios and directed by Michael Showalter, both of whom Hathaway recently worked with on the film version of Robinne Lee’s The Idea of You, which was an overall success in theaters and on streaming. Other names attached to the upcoming project include screenwriter Nick Antosca and producers Alex Hedlund, Jordana Mollick, and Stacey Sher. An approximate release date for the film has yet to be announced.
National Gingerbread Cookie Day is celebrated
Fun to make and delicious to eat, gingerbread cookies have undeniably become a holiday season staple for families everywhere. Coming in all different shapes and sizes, baking these sweet yet spicy treats are a great way to celebrate the season with your loved ones. Ingredients for classic gingerbread cookies include flour, baking soda, ground ginger, butter, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, and spices such as cinnamon and allspice. So grab your ingredients, a rolling pin, and some holiday themed cookie cutters and start baking.
National Stuffing Day is also observed
Just one week away from Thanksgiving, families all around the country are getting ready to serve their biggest meal of the year, and with National Stuffing Day being celebrated today, what better time is there to perfect your own recipe before the holiday? Stuffing can be served many different ways but is traditionally made with celery, onions, bread, and broth. Turkey and Chicken broth are most popularly used to bring moisture and flavor to stuffing, but many will also throw in extra ingredients such as ground sausage, bacon, cranberries, mushrooms, or cheese to give it an extra kick.
In today’s birthday news:
Actress Marlo Thomas 87, actress Goldie Hawn 79, actress/dancer Lorna Luft 72, christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman 62, actress Nicollette Sheridan 61, singer Björk 59, TV host Michael Strahan 53, professional wrestlers Nikki & Brie Bella 41, actress Jena Malone 40.