Parker McCollum Says Miranda Lambert Is a Good Friend Because 'She'll Call Me Out on My B.S.' (Exclusive)

Parker McCollum and Miranda Lambert.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Jason Kempin/Getty; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Miranda Lambertis a straight shooter with friendParker McCollum.On Wednesday, Nov. 20, McCollum caught up with PEOPLE on the 2024 CMA Awards red carpet and opened up about his friendship with the “Bluebird” singer — with whom he collaborated on the track “Santa Fe” from her new album,Postcards from Texas.“I’ve been a fan of hers for a long time, and getting to sing with her on the CMAs is a dream come true,” McCollum, 32, tells PEOPLE of Lambert, 41.

Parkland Shooting Survivor Sam Fuentes 'Reclaims Her Power' in New Documentary

Courtesy of Death By Numbers documentary, Kim A Snyder, 2024 In a powerful victim impact statement just before the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in Nov. 2022, Fuentes bravely faced him in court, telling him, “I was still a child when I saw you standing in the window, peering into my Holocaust Studies class, holding your AR-15 that had swastikas, ironically, scratched into it.

Parks and RecreationAlum Retta Reveals Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis

Emma McIntyre/Getty Rettarevealed that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The formerParks and Recreationactress, 54, spoke toTodayabout how she didn’t suspect that she would develop the chronic condition, noting that she never even knew she had a family history. “I never thought of diabetes until the doctor said something,” she said. Retta told the outlet that her doctor always monitored her A1C, which measures glucose levels, and although they were often elevated, she wasn’t previously in the range for type 2 diabetes.

Parks and RecWriter Aisha Muharrar — and the Woman Behind Leslie Knope! — Reveals the Cover for Her Debut Novel (Exclusive)

Aisha Muharrar and her debut novel, ‘Loved One’.Photo:Tracy Nguyen, Viking Tracy Nguyen, Viking PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover of Muharrar’s upcoming novel,Loved One, set to release on Aug. 12, 2025 through Viking. Muharrar considers her novel to fit into a genre she calls “the relationship post-mortem,” which she describes as, “the kind of story where someone’s reevaluating a defining relationship, whether it be a romance, a friendship or something in-between.

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes Are Working to Bring a WNBA Team to Kansas City: Reports

Photo:Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty A new WNBA franchise could be coming soon to Kansas City — thanks toPatrickandBrittany Mahomes! The Chiefs quarterback and his wife — along with their fellow co-owners of the KC Current, Chris and Angie Long — have met with WNBA officials about the possibility of bringing another women’s pro franchise to the area,according to ESPN. A new team would join the Mahomes’ ownership portfolio that also includes the Kansas City Royals, Sporting KC and the Alpine Formula One team.