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☆ See inside the over $1.5 million luxury buses celebrities like Drake and Doja Cat live in while they tour around the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The company says it rents its 190 luxury tour buses to musicians like Drake, Doja Cat, and Olivia Rodrigo. You'll definitely recognize some of Dreamliner's clientsThe company's CEO says Doja Cat, Travis Scott, and Tool are currently on tour using Dreamliner's buses. In 2020, founder Rich Thomson purchased 12 tour buses from an individual who needed to get out of a personal guarantee. Dreamliner Luxury CoachesDreamliner's rendering shows a hotel room on wheels that looks just like a traditional bedroom. Dreamliner Luxury CoachesDreamliner's CEO says these post-conversion coaches are worth $1.5 million to $2 million each.

Persons: Drake, Doja, Olivia Rodrigo, —, you've, Dreamliner, Doja Cat, Travis Scott, Rich Thomson, Kenny Chesney, Chris Stapleton —, Jeremy Maul, he's, Maul, Taylor Swift's, Michael Jordan, Zach Bryans, Thomson, Taylor, Dreamliner's, Hemphill, there's, Justin Timberlake Organizations: Service, Jet, Greyhound, Coaches, NBA, NFL, Brothers Coach Company Locations: The Nashville , Tennessee, Dreamliner, Dreamliner's, Nashville, Fontana , California

☆ Jimmy Buffett Was More Than Beaches and Booze
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Jon Pareles | More About Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Jimmy Buffett built a pop-culture empire on the daydream of “wastin’ away again in Margaritaville”: just hanging out on a tropical beach, drink in hand, a little wistful but utterly relaxed. Buffett leveraged it into a major brand for restaurants, resorts, clothing, food and drink, as well as a perpetual singalong on his robust touring circuit, where his devoted fans — the Parrot Heads — gathered eagerly in their Hawaiian shirts. Buffett cannily marketed his good-timey image; it made him a billionaire. He came up with wry song premises like the one behind “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” which starts as the lament of an attempted vegetarian who can’t resist carnivorous impulses. But Buffett’s songwriting wasn’t all smiley and one-dimensional.

Persons: Jimmy Buffett, wastin ’, “, ”, Buffett, Buffett cannily, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Zac Brown, I’ve Locations: Margaritaville ”, Paradise, “, Paris

So I started saving up money by getting paid for chores around the house and putting any birthday money in my piggy bank. I also learned a lesson about money that I've carried into my financial choices as an adult. Instead of following in the footsteps of my friends, I decided that it was better to make money decisions on my own. As a kid, this meant spending money on my own unique interests and hobbies. I learned early on not to base my spending decisions based on what everyone else is doing.

☆ Jeff Cook, co-founder of country band Alabama, dies at 73
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

1 songs on the country charts between spring 1980 and summer 1982, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame. “They showed a kid in a T-shirt that country music could be rock, could be real, could be someone who looked like me. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of Alabama. “After I got the Parkinson’s diagnosis, people would quote the song to me and say, ‘No bad days,’” Cook told The Tennessean in 2019. “They write me letters, notes and emails and they sign ‘No Bad Days.’ I know the support is there.”Survivors include his wife, Lisa.

☆ CMA Awards 2022: See the full list of winners
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Country music threw a party on Wednesday night as the CMA Awards were presented. First-time nominee Lainey Wilson topped the list of nominees going into the show and ended the night with major wins, including new artist of the year and female vocalist of the year. The emotional Wilson declared in one acceptance speech: “I know I’m new to a lot of folks, but I won’t let y’all all down. I promise you.”Luke Combs also had a big night, taking the stage both as a performer and winner. Other performers included Kelly Clarkson, who performed with Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce, and Luke Bryan, who pulled double duty as host alongside Peyton Manning.

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