Mitchell Tenpenny and his wife Meghan Patrick are officially parents! The couple took to social media on Tuesday, September 8 to announce that their first child, a baby girl, made her “grand entrance into our world” on September 1st at 3:03 am.
Their beautiful daughter is named Ember James Tenpenny and weighed in at 5lbs and 12oz upon her arrival. Mitchell and Meghan expressed their overwhelming gratitude and excitement as they begin this next chapter of their lives together.
Mitchell Tenpenny, Meghan Patrick, Ember James Tenpenny; Photo by Emily Dix
The caption read, “We are just in awe and so grateful that God chose us to be her parents. The last few days have been the most beautifully exhausting days and we are just trying to soak up every second with our sweet Emmy girl 💗”
The news of their pregnancy broke on March 31 with a joint Instagram post.
“We’ve been blessed with the greatest gift of all this year! God is so good and always right on time… we can’t wait to be Mom and Dad,” they wrote at the time.
In the following months, Meghan let fans know that she had made the difficult decision to cancel the remaining dates of her Golden Child Tour. She explained that she had initially planned to finish out the trek after learning she was pregnant, but ultimately decided it was best to wrap up her previously scheduled shows through May and spend the remaining months before her daughter’s arrival focusing on herself and her growing family.
“I’ll be stepping away from touring for the rest of the year to focus on my family, my health, and this baby girl we prayed so hard for. I’ll still be making music, and honestly, I feel like I’m writing some of the best songs of my life right now. So I will not be disappearing or “quitting”, just doing things a little differently in the best way for not only the quality of my music, but also for my family,” she explained at the time.
The “She’s No Good For Me” singer later noted that she felt “very at peace” with the choice she made.
As her due date approached closer and closer, Meghan tapped into the emotions that came with this new chapter of life. She recently released a sweet song called “Your Daddy’s Smile.”
Throughout the tender track, the songstress imagines what life will look like once she finally gets to meet her baby girl. She finds herself hoping her daughter grows up confident and follows her own dreams. At the heart of the song, Meghan acknowledges that her daughter will likely inherit her “wild” side, while also hoping she gets her father’s smile, the same smile that first captured her own heart.
Mitchell Tenpenny still has a slew of shows scheduled throughout the remainder of the year. It’s unclear when Meghan Patrick will return to the road. For now, they are both soaking up some time at home as they navigate this exciting new journey together.
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Sydney Sweeney is one of the most popular actresses on the planet.
But it seems that her attempt to parlay that fame into a second career as a fashion mogul has not gone according to plan.
Clearly inspired by Skims, the brand that helped make Kim Kardashian a billionaire, Sydney’s SYRN lingerie line launched in January with the founder and CEO also serving as the company’s top model.
Sydney Sweeney attends the premiere of “Christy” during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
But eight months after its debut, SYRN is reportedly enduring a major sales slump.
“It’s been a disaster,” an insider tells Radar Online.
“They thought it would be a sellout based on Sydney’s brand, but clearly her saleability is waning rapidly.”
The problem, according to some industry analysts, is that Sydney basically took the opposite of Kim’s approach.
While Skims prides itself on offering items for all shapes and, SYRN’s ad campaigns often feel as though they’re centered on the sexiness of the brand’s founder.
“SYRN’s branding feels exclusionary,” states a review on The Robin Report.
“It does not invite women in; it asks them to emulate and fawn over the founder. And the inconsistency between the brand’s intention and execution is a threat to its long-term viability.”
The review goes on to allege that the brand’s Sydney-centric ad campaigns have been off-putting to potential customers.
“The brand ultimately remains centered on one figure: Sydney Sweeney. It’s as if the underwear is not actually the product; Sweeney’s body is,” it reads.
Sydney has noted on several occasions that SYRN offers a wide array of sizes.
But while Skims and Rihanna’s Fenty brand make a point of showcasing models with different body types, SYRN ads do tend to keep the focus on Sydney herself.
But while Sydney certainly has no problem attracting the internet’s attention, there’s a big difference between appealing to horny dudes online and selling lingerie to a mostly female customer base.
And the gap between those demographics is often reflected in the comments on Sydney’s SYRN posts:
“This is so sexy, yet it doesn’t appeal to me because this is shot from a male gaze. I think lingerie should be shot from a female gaze because at the end of the day, the girl needs to feel sexy,” wrote one commenter.
“This brand could blow up the way it really should if there is some inclusivity featured in the media… I mean look at skims
“This is sooooooo male gaze. the garments are beautiful, and the photoshoot is too, but the poses could be SO much more tasteful if your target consumers are women,” a third chimed in.
Again, it makes perfect sense why the SYRN marketing gurus leaned into Sydney’s sex appeal to launch the brand. But it seems like the time has come to begin considering alternative strategies.
George Strait is getting another major honor for his lasting impact on country music. Today, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF) announces that the legend will be honored with the prestigious Career Maker Award during the organization’s annual gala on Monday, October 26, at the Music City Center.
The award honors artists and other influential figures outside of the Hall of Fame who have played a key role in helping songwriters achieve career milestones and ultimately earn their place as a member of the coveted organization. Throughout his 40-plus-years in the business, Strait has been known for his ability to recognize and champion great songwriting.
George Strait; Photo by Peggy Sirota
During his career, the Texas native has recorded an impressive 264 songs that have all been written or co-written by NaSHOF members. Of those 72 songwriters, 44 had not yet been inducted when Strait first recorded one of their songs.
“Throughout his phenomenal career as an artist, George Strait has played an integral role in helping more than 40 songwriters achieve induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame,” said Rich Hallworth, chair of the organization’s board of directors, “which is why we want to express our gratitude to him on Nashville Songwriting’s Most Legendary Night.”
“Having George Strait record a song of mine, especially so early in my career, felt like nothing less than a stamp of approval from Country music itself,” adds Hall of Fame songwriter Gretchen Peters, board vice chair and co-writer of Strait’s “The Chill Of An Early Fall.” “It said, ‘You belong here; you’ve earned your bona fides.’ George is so deeply rooted in the traditions of Country music, so beloved and respected and unassailable in his song choices. Every song he touches becomes, de facto, a George Strait song. To a young songwriter, that meant the world.”
George Strait; Photo by Peggy Sirota
Strait is only the second person to receive the Career Maker Award, following Reba McEntire, who was honored in 2018. The “Amarillo By Morning” singer admitted he is “honored” to accept this year’s award while surrounded by some of the talented songwriters he has had the privilege of working with throughout his legendary career.
“I look forward to being there with some of the most talented Hall of Fame songwriters I’ve been so lucky to be associated with throughout my career. You folks definitely make the world a better place through your amazing abilities as songwriters and artists. See you there,” said Strait.
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala is considered one of the biggest nights of the year for the music industry. The annual event also serves as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Nashville Songwriters Foundation and brings together some of the biggest names in music to celebrate the inductees with heartfelt tributes and special performances from surprise guests.
Over the years, the star-studded event has welcomed artists including Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks & Dunnand many more.
Pamela Anderson was told by doctors that she was going to die.
Doctors were just telling her her most likely prognosis with the medicines that existed at the time.
The Naked Gun star did manage to survive, thanks to a medical breakthrough.
Now, Pamela does not consider herself to be a victim. She sees herself as a victor.
Pamela Anderson attends the amfAR Gala Venezia 2026 presented by World Gold Council at Hilton Molino Stucky on September 06, 2026. (Photo Credit: Aurore Marechal/Getty Images for amfAR)
‘I probably had around 10 years to live,’ Pamela Anderson recalls
In the late 1990s, Pamela Anderson received her hepatitis C diagnosis, which she attributed to having shared a tattoo needle with abusive ex-husband Tommy Lee.
Speaking at the 2026 amfAR Gala Venezia on Sunday, September 6, Variety covered as the actress elaborated upon the harrowing health journey.
“It was a death sentence,” she told the crowd, who were there to raise funds for medical research.
At the time of her diagnosis, there was no cure to hep C.
“That’s what my doctor told me,” Pamela recalled. “That I probably had around 10 years to live.”
Speaking to the audience in Venice, Pamela admitted that her terminal diagnosis likely “colored and corrupted my decisions.”
She explained: “It was not fear of death, but fear of what might happen to my young children.”
Those children were no longer so young. Those total smokeshows are 30-year-old Brandon Thomas and 28-year-old Dylan Jagger.
“It turned my life inside out,” Pamela characterized.
Fortunately, a medical cure for hepatitis C was approved in 2011. By 2015, she was free of the disease.
“I am strong and capable, more now than I could ever dream of,” she expressed.
“I’m not the damsel in distress,” Pamela asserted, “no matter how easy that role is to play.”
At the Sunday event, she received the Award of Courage.
Pamela may have some troubling ideas on multiple topics, but her courage is unquestionable. We’re glad that a cure for hepatitis C was discovered and greenlit. Modern medicine truly is a marvel.
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Twenty days left. The margin for error is gone. It’s time to drill down on the teams in playoff contention. For the purposes of this exercise, we’re including only those teams within five games of a playoff spot as of Tuesday morning. In future iterations, teams will be added and subtracted as they move into and out of the playoff picture. Here are our latest contender rankings, along with one X-factor on each team who could help swing the playoff races. A 68-76 record would rank last in the NL Central. Lucky for the Twins, they’re in the AL Central. And while a lot of the attention is on recent outfield call-up Walker Jenkins, it’s shortstop Kaelen Culpepper who has been the team’s standout rookie so far. Just when it seemed like we might have to start taking the Orioles more seriously, they went and lost six straight games, including two to the Rockies and four to the division-rival Red Sox. Utility man Coby Mayo, however, helped snap the skid with a two-homer game and is emerging as an important power threat as Pete Alonso cools off. Cal Quantrill has a 1.18 ERA in six starts (seven appearances) since the beginning of August. It’s the lowest mark among all qualified MLB starters over that stretch, and it comes at an important time for the Rangers with Nathan Eovaldi and Jack Leiter injured. It was pretty much home run or bust for Cardinals prospect Joshua Báez in August, but he’s demonstrating more than that to start September. The rookie outfielder has hits in each of his first seven games of the month, including two homers and two doubles. With second baseman Xavier Edwards hurt and All-Star shortstop Otto Lopez slowing down, Javier Sanoja has risen to the occasion. Sanoja is tied for the MLB lead in hits through the first week of September and has been on base a ton lately. He just … has to stay on base. The Blue Jays hoped the additions of pitchers José Soriano and Spencer Arrighetti might help offset the departure of Kevin Gausman as they looked toward the future at the deadline. But it’s one of the prospects they got from the Cubs for Gausman who is making the biggest impact on the team’s late-season playoff push. Since outfielder Brett Bateman was called up on Aug. 7, he leads the team in hits, batting average, runs scored and fWAR. For all the talk about rookies Parker Messick and Travis Bazzana in Cleveland, I’m not sure outfielder/DH Chase DeLauter has gotten his full due. He has been the Guardians’ best hitter since the start of August — he’s slashing .357/.427/.541 over that time with an OPS over 1.000 in his past 20 games — so his recent wrist sprain is worth monitoring. The Guardians can ill afford to have DeLauter on the IL. With a dearth of starting options in Houston, Hayden Wesneski’s return from Tommy John surgery has brought a needed boost. Since the beginning of August, Wesneski has the lowest ERA in the Astros’ rotation. In his first game back from a flexor strain, starter Nick Pivetta fired five scoreless innings on Monday. That’s a great sign for the rotation, which hasn’t gotten consistent production from deadline additions Casey Mize and Robbie Ray. While we’re talking significant pitching boosts, Corbin Burnes is expected to make his 2026 debut on Tuesday. The four-time All-Star hasn’t pitched since June 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery just 11 starts into his six-year, $210 million contract with Arizona. The addition of Luis Castillo at the deadline has not provided much for a White Sox rotation that ranks 26th in MLB in ERA. That’s why the return of Davis Martin, one of the biggest All-Star snubs, could be huge if he can recapture his early-season form. Martin fired 5.2 scoreless innings last Wednesday in his first start back from a blister issue. Adley Rutschman and Roman Anthony both get a mention here. After a dreadfully slow start to his Boston tenure, Rutschman has homered three times in his last four games. Meanwhile, Anthony was on fire in his first five games back from the IL (10-for-22, five XBH) before cooling off in Baltimore. Still, the Red Sox have won five straight, and they’re going to be tough to slow down if they can get both players going at the same time. You could count the entire Cubs pitching staff as X-factors, but after adding starters Clay Holmes and Kevin Gausman at the deadline, the biggest question in Chicago is high-leverage relief. Who are the arms the Cubs will trust late in games when it matters most? And could injured pitchers Justin Steele or Edward Cabrera figure into that mix before year’s end? The team has three more weeks to sort that out. The Phillies decided against adding a fifth starter at the deadline, despite Andrew Painter holding an ERA over 6.00 at the time. Since then, Painter has a 3.15 ERA over his past six starts. The second-half improvements of both Painter and Aaron Nola (who has a 2.31 ERA over his past eight starts) have helped ease the concern about the depth of this rotation. We all know Aaron Judge’s health matters more than anything else for the Yankees going forward. But as the Yankees welcome their captain back, he’s going to need some help to get this offense back above league average. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been a lot more productive over his past 15 games, and if he can keep that going, that might take some pressure off of Judge. Has Freddy Peralta started to figure things out? After an inauspicious start to his Rays tenure, Peralta has allowed just one run over his past two starts. He has another test Tuesday, but he’s trending in the right direction. The Dodgers have received little production from their corner outfielders this year, but Teoscar Hernandez seems to be turning a corner. He has 13 hits, including five extra-base hits, over his last eight games, and he just launched a three-run homer at 112.6 mph off the bat on Monday. Seven of his nine hardest-hit balls this season have come in September. Which qualified NL starter has the lowest ERA since the trade deadline? That would be Tyler Mahle, who has a 1.24 ERA in six starts since joining Atlanta and is quieting the criticism the Braves received for their quiet deadline. The Braves lack depth in the rotation behind ace Chris Sale, so it’ll be interesting to see if Mahle can keep this going into October. With Kyle Harrison looking more vulnerable of late, who else in the Brewers’ rotation might step up as a potential Game 2 starter behind ace Jacob Misiorowski? The answer appears to be Logan Henderson, who has a 1.67 ERA over his last four starts and a 2.20 ERA over his last 11 starts. He hasn’t allowed more than three runs in any of his 15 starts this season, and he’s showing why the Brewers made him off limits at the deadline.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
ERNEST is opening up about his mental and physical health nearly two weeks after announcing he would be taking time away from the road to focus on himself. The country singer shared an honest update with fans, thanking them for the support he’s received during his time away and admitting that he is still trying to find his way.
“Just checking in to say thank you for all the love and support …. Bottom line is I was LOST… i recon I still am … but the search is on…. And that’s new to me,” he wrote.
Photo Courtesy of ERNEST
ERNEST explained that by stepping away from touring temporarily, he has been given the opportunity to reconnect with his faith. He reflected on the fact that he was feeling “a bit burnt out” on the subject of religion after growing up in the church and attending a Christian school. But by dedicating some time to himself without the distractions of the road, the “Lorelei” singer has gotten back in touch with his “relationship with God.”
“I have spent far too long relying on my own (dumbass) way and thinking I can outsmart my better judgement…. That’s not the case…. I don’t have many answers at all…. But I do know where it’s starting…. A dialogue with something greater than ME,” he shared.
The singer also emphasized how much his family and friends mean to him, saying they “deserve me at my best” and that he deserves that for himself, too. He closed out his statement by letting fans know that it won’t be too long before he is back on stage sharing his music with the world.
ERNEST continued, “I can’t define it and don’t know if anyone really can… I just know that I have a beautiful life, family and friends that deserve me at my best. I deserve that for me too…. I’m not preaching by any means…. But I just wanted to let yall know I’m taking this time to dig and discover. I love yall… and I love country music… Il be back to both soon! 🩵”
Being so vulnerable online prompted both fans and fellow singer/songwriters to share their support through uplifting messages in the comment section, making sure ERNEST knows he is not alone on this journey.
Brandon Lake wrote, “Beautiful man. Way to do the hard thing but that actually leads to life and life more abundant. You got some beautiful days ahead of you especially because you’re putting in the work. Cheering you on bro.”
Conner Smith added, “Love this 🤍. Nashvilles got your back” while Mitchell Tenpenny said, “Amen Brother we all need him. It’s a new day” and Jake Owen wrote, “Hell yeah… proud of you. We all are. Here for ya.”
Photo Courtesy of ERNEST
His initial announcement was shared to his Instagram story on Friday, August 28, when he revealed that that the demands of life on the road have started to take a toll on him.
He wrote, “Heyy’all. The road has been dragging me down in a bad way. From mental to physical health. I am going away for a couple of weeks to get myself and my priorities back in order.”
Taking this time off meant that ERNEST would be stepping away from his supporting role on Ella Langley’s The Dandelion Tour. He had been scheduled to perform alongside her through September 12. ERNEST made sure to thank the “Choosin’ Texas” singer for having him out on tour and wished her the best as she continues her trek.
“I want to thank Ella for having me out on tour and wishing her the BEST in Auburn tonight and the rest of the tour.”
Photo Courtesy of ERNEST
Per his statement, he is looking forward to returning to the road feeling “better and stronger.”
ERNEST has yet to share when he will be returning to the road.
A California tech company is facing an uproar from local residents and elected officials after launching a drone near the small Alaska fishing town of Homer with a goal fit for a sci-fi novel: to create rain and snow.
The company, Rainmaker Technology Corp., says it produced 19 million gallons of water in the sky near Homer in about three hours Aug. 23 by dispersing a small amount of silver iodide — a chemical that induces precipitation under the right atmospheric conditions — from a drone.
It was a training run for a company whose mission is to alleviate water scarcity in drought-stricken areas and ultimately to make the planet more habitable as it warms.
Rainmaker says it received the necessary regulatory approvals and notified state officials before launching its operation. But local representatives say they learned about the test after the fact — and that many of their constituents, even those typically divided over politics, are united in concern.
“The fact that these guys are literally dropping materials on constituents without any notification or checklist of what should occur prior to the flight is clearly a gap in responsible lawmaking,” said Peter Micciche, the mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
The issue has generated one of the largest outpourings of local opposition “in a very, very long time,” said state Rep. Sarah Vance, a Republican who represents Homer and its surroundings.
Vance sent a letter this week to Rainmaker asking it to “cease and desist” its operations in her district. She also asked that the company hold a public open house.
Rainmaker mainly operates in the Lower 48, where it’s trying to revive Utah’s Great Salt Lake, save the Colorado River and help snow-starved ski resorts stay in business. Its work is known as cloud seeding, one of several technologies that startups are promoting as scientists and investors look for ways to blunt the impacts of global climate change.
The company came to Alaska just to test its process, which works only when clouds are cold enough for ice to form around the silver iodide particles, according to the company’s chief executive, Augustus Doricko.
Augustus Doricko, 26, is chief executive of Rainmaker Technology Corp. (Photo courtesy of Rainmaker)
But cloud seeding also has potential uses — enhancing hydropower and protecting glaciers — that are “immediately relevant to Alaska,” said Doricko, 26.
The company launched a drone from two sites near the head of Kachemak Bay, some 20 miles northeast of Homer.
The drone was about the size of a lawn mower, Doricko said. It held several small flares. Once it reached a certain elevation — thousands of feet in the air, in the middle of a supercool cloud — the flares combusted and released silver iodide dust into the air, Doricko said.
In total, the company dispersed some 375 grams of silver iodide — a little less than a pound — over a wide area, according to a technical corporate report. Doricko asserted that the chemical is totally safe at those levels; the resulting increase in silver concentrations on the ground is orders of magnitude less than the 100 parts per billion threshold set by the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water, he said.
“In a certain sense, I am running a conservation company, or at least a company that’s trying to make our ecosystems and our farms healthier, and more green,” Doricko said. “So, it would be pretty ridiculous if I was using something that acted to the contrary of that.”
Micciche, the mayor, said he’s not especially concerned about silver iodide.
“But the fact that someone can drop something from a drone on my constituency without any prior notification or public comment, in my view, is inadequate,” he said.
“The contrail people are saying, ‘See, I told you so.’ But it’s the other 85% of the population that’s like, ‘Wait a minute, I can’t drop things on my neighbors without public notice… or some sort of permit,’” Micciche added.
Micciche said he plans to introduce a resolution and ordinance at the next borough assembly meeting, with the intent to increase local oversight over cloud-seeding.
The issue has struck a chord not only in conservative circles and among politicians like Micciche and Vance, but also among local environmental advocates.
Cooper Freeman, a Homer resident and Alaska director of the Center for Biological Diversity, a national conservation group, said he has concerns, too.
“At best, it’s absolutely bizarre,” Freeman said in a text message. “At worst, it’s a dangerous and potentially toxic false solution to addressing the severe climate disruption facing the state.”
Meanwhile, Vance, the state legislator, said she is pushing Rainmaker for an open house so they can explain their technology and hear directly from the public.
She said her constituents “don’t want weather modification over our skies or in our skies.”
Doricko said he understands the concerns.
“I’m really empathetic to people that have questions about what we’re doing, right? You hear about a tech company with a mulleted CEO that’s in his 20s, that’s modifying the weather. That should absolutely raise eyebrows,” he said.
But Doricko added that companies have tested cloud-seeding technology for decades— though experts also have long questioned its effectiveness. And he said that even though 19 million gallons of water sounds like a lot — and could provide drinking water to more than 150 households for a year — it’s not enough to create a “torrential downpour” or blizzard. That amount equates to about 0.01 of an inch of rain across 100 square miles.
Rainmaker is not planning another test in Alaska next summer, Doricko added. But the company is working to schedule a town hall.
“We absolutely have to talk to the folks before we operate, and we did, and we got those approvals,” he said.
He said Rainmaker notified the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and reached out to the region’s Alaska Native corporation and a local tribal government. The company also received approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration.
A document that Rainmaker says it presented to state land managers — and that the company shared with the Anchorage Press — describes plans to “conduct atmospheric data collection, cloud seeding feasibility assessments, and precipitation enhancement research via Aerosol Dispersal System (ADS) and silver iodide (AgI) flare dispersal at altitude.”
After meeting with company representatives, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued a letter to Rainmaker noting that the use of a drone for research is a generally allowed use on state land, meaning it does not require a permit.
The agency does not have jurisdiction over cloud-seeding, and did not issue any specific authorization for it, according to spokesperson Lorraine Henry.
Another state regulatory agency, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, “is aware of Rainmaker’s reported activity and is reviewing the available information in coordination with other state agencies,” Sam Dapcevich, an agency spokesperson, said in an email.
“A more thorough response with our evaluation will follow in the coming days,” he added.
Doricko, for his part, said he’s “absolutely down” to do more outreach in the future.
He just insisted on one thing for the town hall: metal detectors at the door.
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