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The Hot List – 5.3.19

Kane Brown let a big secret slip on the Red Carpet at the Billboard Music Awards Kelly Clarkson hosted the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday but no one knew that…

Kane Brown and Wife Reveal Baby Gender

LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 01: (L-R) Katelyn Jae and Kane Brown attend the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for dcp)

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Kane Brown let a big secret slip on the Red Carpet at the Billboard Music Awards

Kelly Clarkson hosted the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday but no one knew that she was secretly suffering from appendicitis. Right after the show she flew directly to Cedars-Sinai hospital, and she had her appendix removed the next morning. She admits that she was in so much pain that she broke down in tears after the show, but says she got through the show with the support of the great backstage team.

Kane Brown and Katelyn Jae walked the red carpet at the Billboard Awards. They had previously announced that she is pregnant, but he accidentally revealed the gender of their upcoming baby in a red carpet interview by referring to the baby as “her”

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are pregnant with baby #3. They revealed the info at the premiere of Reynolds new movie “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu”. Keira Knightly also revealed that she is pregnant with her second child. She showed up to a cocktail party in Paris as was noticeably pregnant.

Little Big Town will return to host the CMT Awards for the second straight year. It’s June 5th in Nashville. Nominations will be revealed on the Today Show by Carly Pearce next Tuesday

Kit Harrington says that Episode 4, coming up Sunday, is actually their favorite episode. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he says that the world being saved in episode three with three more left leaves a “Shakespearian” eerie sense of calm which makes this episode fun

Miss North Carolina, Cheslie Kryst, was crowned Miss USA last night. Nick and Vanessa Lachey hosted for the second straight year.

Danny Ainge, President of the Boston Celtics, is returning home from Milwaukee after suffering a minor heart attack. His son released a statement saying that he will return to Boston for treatment, but he’s doing well.

Nora O’Donnell has been fired by CBS This Morning. The new lineup has been announced and Nora is no longer on it. Rumors are swirling that Gayle King negotiated in her recent new contract that O’Donnell be removed from the show. She will continue to report for 60 Minutes and be a lead correspondent for CBS News

Peter Mayhew, best known for playing Chewbacca in the first six Star Wars movies, has passed away at 74

Jim Clerkin has been the producer for the morning show on Country 102.5 for the past five years. He has been on the radio in Boston for 25 years. He is also an accomplished club DJ, a referee for several local sports leagues and terminally single. Jim writes about the Country 102.5 audience, relationships and parenting.