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Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, and Tony Brown were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday (October 19). The new inductees joined the 155 previous Hall of Famers in a ceremony where they were honored by performances and tributes by Geo...
Oct 21, 2025
Anthony Jackson, the legendary session bassist and creator of the electric contrabass guitar, has died at 73 after battling Parkinson's disease. Renowned for his distinctive opening bass line on The O'Jays' "For the Love of Money," Jackson enjoyed a pr...
Oct 21, 2025
Waylon Jennings' posthumous compilation, Songbird, which was curated and mixed by his son Shooter Jennings, has scored Waylon his first-ever Top 10 debut on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart at No. 6. The project also premiered in the Top 10 on four ot...
Oct 20, 2025
Neil Young has announced a 50th anniversary edition of his 1975 album, Tonight's the Night, set for release on November 28. The new collection will feature six bonus tracks, including unreleased original versions of "Lookout Joe" (which replaces the or...
Oct 20, 2025
On Wednesday (October 15), Dolly Parton celebrated the 52nd anniversary of her iconic 1973 hit "Jolene" by sharing a throwback performance video on Instagram. The song was the lead single and chart-topping title track on Parton's 1974 album. "Jolene" w...
Oct 17, 2025
In a new interview to promote the upcoming CBS series, The Road, Blake Shelton reveals some of his pre-show rituals, must have requirements backstage, and mistakes that young musicians make during their first time on tour. When discussing the music he ...
Oct 16, 2025
English actor James Norton has been cast as Brian Epstein, the Beatles' influential manager, in director Sam Mendes' upcoming four-part musical biopic titled, The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Norton will star alongside Paul Mescal (Paul McCar...
Oct 16, 2025
John Carter Cash, the 55-year-old Grammy-winning artist and son of Johnny Cash and June Carter, says he found his true voice at 53 with his latest album, Pineapple John, which was released on Friday (October 10) via Avondale Records. Cash calls the pro...
Oct 13, 2025
Reba McEntire has officially responded to recent fake AI images showing her holding Dolly Parton's hand in a hospital bed, and another image featuring herself clutching a sonogram. McEntire humorously dismissed the rumors in an Instagram video where sh...
Oct 13, 2025
John Lodge, the longtime bassist, singer, and songwriter for the Moody Blues, died suddenly at the age of 82, his family announced on Friday (October 10). A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Lodge penned hits including "Ride My See-Saw," "Isn't Li...
Oct 13, 2025
On Wednesday (October 8), Dolly Parton shared a video on Instagram where she addressed rumors about her recent health issues. The 79-year-old country star reassured fans that she is doing "OK" despite some ongoing health problems that caused her to pos...
Oct 09, 2025
Queen has been named the UK's most played rock act of the 21st century, according to a new chart from the British music copyright collective PPL. Queen has accumulated over 400 million seconds - equivalent to 12.5 years - of radio and TV airplay since ...
Oct 09, 2025
KISS bassist Gene Simmons is recovering at home after crashing his Lincoln Navigator into a parked car Tuesday on Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway. The accident happened before 1 p.m. when Simmons told Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies he passed out or fain...
Oct 09, 2025
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, set for November 8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and streaming live on Disney+, will feature performances and presentations from legendary prior inductees Elton John, Missy Elliott, Flea...
Oct 09, 2025
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to You Got Gold - A Celebration of John Prine, a documentary capturing a tribute concert to the late country music legend held at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The show featured performances by B...
Oct 07, 2025
On Friday (October 3), The Abbey Road Music Photography Awards announced their 2025 winners, celebrating outstanding images captured over the past year in a ceremony held at the iconic Studios One and Two in London. The event honored legendary photogra...
Oct 06, 2025
Janet Jackson has now joined Cher and Madonna as the only women to score Billboard Hot 100 hits in five consecutive decades, thanks to her feature on Cardi B's new song, "Principal," which debuted at No. 92 on the chart dated October 4. The track, from...
Oct 02, 2025
Due to ongoing health issues, Dolly Parton will miss the Governors Awards ceremony in November, where she was to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Parton recently revealed that she will n...
Oct 01, 2025
Ronnie Wood has confirmed that The Rolling Stones' 25th studio album is finished and set to be released sometime in 2026. Speaking with The Sun during an event at the band's flagship RS No.9 shop on Carnaby Street in London, Wood also hinted that he, M...
Oct 01, 2025
Taylor Swift made history on Tuesday (September 30) by becoming the first and only female artist to surpass 100 million album sales certified by the RIAA, with over 105 million albums sold to date. The only other artists to achieve this feat are The Be...
Oct 01, 2025