Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- December 28

Jimmie Allen will be part of the Grand Finale at the 133rd Rose Parade on Saturday. He will wrap up the parade with a performance of his song, Good Times Roll. Ohio State will take on Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl beginning at 4:00 Saturday.


Maddie & Tae are putting their tour plans on hold. The duo was set to hit the road for the CMT Next Women of Country: All Song No Static tour but Tae, who is expecting her first child, has been put on doctor ordered bedrest. According to their post on social media, this is just a precaution to help Tae and her unborn daughter remain healthy. The shows are just being postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.


Yellowstone fans can end 2021 with a marathon of the show. It will begin at 11:00 Thursday morning on the Paramount network.  You can watch every episode of the show before the Yellowstone season 4 finale, which airs Sunday night.

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