Beyonce helps Red Lobster sales!

When Beyoncé put out her first song since 2014 over the weekend, Red Lobster probably wasn’t expecting a sales bump as a result. The chain said sales were up 33% on Sunday over the previous year, thanks to a lyric in the new track that suggests using Red Lobster’s food as a reward for sex. The new track is called “Formation”….

Two of the Tanner sisters and Kimmy Gibler chatted with Ellen, and debuted the brand new ‘Fuller House’ trailer!! Feb. 26th… and FYI: Jepsen takes on “Everywhere You Look” in the new trailer for Netflix’s re-boot of the popular late 80s sitcom.  You can see the trailer at Kool FM Barrie on Facebook!

Google Trends released a giant pile of data on Monday related to the Super Bowl and uncovered some interesting stats. What did people want to know most about Coldplay? Top google searched included: How tall is Chris Martin? How Old is Chris Martin? Is Chris Martin Married and When did Coldplay start….. A ton of people who watched the game didn’t know what team Cam Newton played for or what position he played:

A good awards speech can echo through the generations. But a bad one can mar an entire broadcast.  The Academy Awards has decided to create some new rules as this year they will no longer allow winners to name those they feel indebted to during their speeches. Instead, the Oscars will roll a screen ticker behind the honoree naming each person they would like to thank. Each winner will get 45 seconds to say what they got to say….

Disney has just announced that it plans to bring “Frozen” to a stage….The show will be Disney’s 9th musical that its brought to broadway. It will start in New York in the summer of 2017 before other productions start to pop up…

DMX is now in stable condition, and talking, after a possible overdose early yesterday morning. When word first broke that he was found unconscious in a parking lot in New York his people said it was a possible asthma attack. Now, we are learning it has something to do with narcotics. Apparently he was close to death when he was found. Swiss Beats recently tweeted that he is good and in good spirits.

WayHome Music and Arts Festival has announced the first round of performers for this year’s event…. Headliners include Arcade Fire, The Killers & LCD Soundsystem… The festival, also includes rapper Future, sister trio Haim and Major Lazer, the electronic producer duo behind last summer’s hit “Lean On.” The event runs from July 22 to 24 at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds north of Barrie, Ont. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16, with general admission passes starting at about $210 for all three days of the festival. Over 35,000 attended last summer’s event….