UPDATE: After three nights in Cook County Jail, R. Kelly was released Saturday after repaying $161,000 in delinquent child support, the Associated Press reports. A Cook County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman confirmed the money was posted Saturday morning but did not reveal who had paid the outstanding payments. The singer was …
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Thomas Rhett took the Saturday Night Live stage this weekend to debut not one, but two new songs — his single “Look What God Gave Her” and the much funkier, horn-laced “Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time,” which put on display the superb, soulful talents of background singer and …
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Michigan prosecutors revealed Friday that Aretha Franklin suspected that someone stole nearly $180,000 from her in the months prior to her August 2018 death. The investigation into the theft remains ongoing, Oakland County prosecutors told the Detroit News, although the Queen of Soul’s death complicates the situation. “In June 2018, …
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Indie rock stalwarts Sebadoh offer an alternative to anxiety on their new song, “Celebrate the Void,” which will appear on their first album in six years, Act Surprised, out May 24th via Dangerbird Records. “Celebrate the Void” begins as a brooding head-nodder marked by plodding drums and warbling guitar licks …
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Visionary record producer, label executive and music publisher Fred Foster, who guided the early careers of Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, among many others, died Wednesday in Nashville following a short illness. He was 87. The founder of Monument Records, which released Parton’s first hit single, “Dumb Blonde,” …
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Dan + Shay, the power-country duo who won their first Grammy Award this year for their hit song “Tequila,” and perennial favorite Chris Stapleton were the top nominees when nominations for the 54th annual ACM Awards were announced Wednesday morning. Both Stapleton and Dan + Shay each received six nominations, …
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Shawn Mendes, Carrie Underwood and Post Malone appear in a star-studded music video for Elvis Presley’s hit “If I Can Dream.” The video is the closing performance from NBC’s upcoming Elvis All-Star Tributeandalso features Hootie & The Blowfish’s Darius Rucker and Blake Shelton. In the video’s opening, Presley is featured …
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Since Prince‘s death, activist and CNN commentator Van Jones has worn a purple tie for his TV appearances and has seen other people do similar things. “We’re just trying to signal we’re still loyal to the throne, even though the throne is empty now,” he says. That’s because the artist …
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A few days removed from delivering a stunning version of “The Joke” at the 2019 Grammy Awards, Brandi Carlile appeared on Ellen to play a haunting acoustic version of the two-time Grammy-winning track. “The Joke” has become a staple not only of Carlile’s live shows in the year since it …
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There’s a certain poetic justice about Kacey Musgraves winning Album of the Year at Sunday’s Grammy awards — seven years ago this month, the then unknown artist from Texas made her debut at Country Radio Seminar (CRS) as part of Universal Music Group’s annual luncheon at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The …
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