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Rick Davies, Supertramp Co-Founder, Singer, And Keyboardist, Dies At 81
Rick Davies, co-founder, singer, and keyboardist of the iconic prog-rock and pop band Supertramp, died on Saturday (September 6) at the age of 81, following a long battle with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Davies, who founded the band in 19...
Sep 08, 2025

Dolly Parton Shares Her Go-To Order At Taco Bell
In a new interview with Business Insider published on Wednesday (September 3), Dolly Parton revealed her go-to Taco Bell order. "I like the others, but they fall apart so bad, especially if you're riding around," said the 79-year-old country music lege...
Sep 05, 2025

Farm Aid 2025 Set To Air Live On CNN In Celebration Of 40th Anniversary
Farm Aid 2025 will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a live broadcast on CNN from Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on September 20. The event will feature performances by founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, alongside specia...
Sep 04, 2025

Brandi Carlile Announces First Solo Album In Four Years, 'Returning To Myself'
On Wednesday (September 3), Brandi Carlile announced the details of her first solo album in four years, Returning to Myself, which is set for release on October 24 via Interscope and the rejuvenated Americana imprint Lost Highway. The 10-song project f...
Sep 04, 2025

Ethan Hawke Gives Merle Haggard The Heartfelt Documentary He Deserves With 'Highway 99'
Ethan Hawke's new two-part documentary, Highway 99: A Double Album, offers a rich, three-hour tribute to Merle Haggard, delving into the late country legend's complex life and legacy with heartfelt reverence. Blending rare archival footage, audio inter...
Sep 02, 2025

Cyndi Lauper Joined By Joni Mitchell, John Legend, Cher, And SZA During Final Show Of Her Farewell Tour
Cyndi Lauper concluded her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour on Saturday night (August 30) at the Hollywood Bowl with a star-studded final show featuring surprise guest appearances by Joni Mitchell, Cher, SZA, and John Legend. Mitchell, making on...
Sep 02, 2025

Megan Moroney, Jamey Johnson, Rhett Atkins, And Bill Anderson Will Guest Star In 'A Grand Ole Opry Christmas' Movie
The Hallmark Channel has just announced the addition of twelve country music icons to the star-studded cast of their upcoming holiday film, A Grand Ole Opry Christmas. Bill Anderson, Rhett Akins, Megan Moroney, Jamey Johnson, Drew Baldridge, Maggie Bau...
Aug 28, 2025

John Fogerty Announces 2025 'The Legacy Tour' Celebrating His Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs
John Fogerty has just announced that he will be embarking on an 11-date 'The Legacy Tour' this fall to support his new album, Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, which features 20 re-recorded CCR classics like "Fortunate Son" and "Bad Moon ...
Aug 28, 2025

Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton's New Collaboration, "A Song To Sing," Has "Dolly And Kenny Vibes"
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton recently teamed up on the '70s-inspired country track, "A Song to Sing," which was released to radio by Big Loud in July. The collaboration echoes the feel of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers chart-topping 1983 classic,...
Aug 26, 2025

John Prine's Early Nashville Years Highlighted In New Book By Tom Piazza, 'Living In The Present With John Prine'
John Prine's early Nashville years are vividly captured in a heartfelt new book by his friend Tom Piazza, Living in the Present with John Prine, which draws from their conversations before Prine's death at 73 in 2020. Originally intended as Prine's mem...
Aug 26, 2025

John Fogerty Praises Taylor Swift As He Reworks His CCR Back Catalog
John Fogerty, legendary frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival, has re-recorded 20 of his classic hits with his sons Shane and Tyler for the new album, Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, which was released on August 22. Motivated by fina...
Aug 26, 2025

Al Jardine Blasts Beach Boys Bandmate Mike Love Following Brian Wilson's Funeral: "Mike's Got Some Serious Megalomania Problems"
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Al Jardine criticized his Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love's speech at Brian Wilson's funeral on August 6. "Mike wanted everybody to know that he wrote every single word of 'Good Vibrations,'" the 82-year-old Jardine...
Aug 22, 2025

The Beatles Announce 'Anthology 2025' Project, Featuring New Documentary Episode, Compilation Album, Book, And Box Set
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Beatles Anthology project, an expanded and restored edition will be released this fall, featuring the original eight-part documentary series remastered and supplemented with a new ninth episode showcasing unseen...
Aug 22, 2025

87-Year-Old Country Legend Bill Anderson Cancels Grand Ole Opry Performance Due To "Freak Accident"
Country star Bill Anderson, the longest-serving member of the Grand Ole Opry, had to cancel his scheduled Opry performance on Saturday (August 16) due to a "freak accident." The 87-year-old singer shared in a statement on his website that he "simply tw...
Aug 20, 2025

Anya Taylor-Joy And Meryl Streep To Portray Joni Mitchell In Cameron Crowe's Upcoming Biopic
Anya Taylor-Joy and Meryl Streep are reportedly set to portray Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe's upcoming biopic on the legendary singer. Taylor-Joy is rumored to be playing Mitchell during her peak years in the '60s and '70s, while Streep will be portr...
Aug 20, 2025

The Beatles Tease Potential Fourth Installment Of 'Anthology' Series
On Tuesday (August 19), The Beatles' official Instagram account - and those of all four band members - sparked excitement and speculation among fans with a cryptic post featuring slides including each of the numbers, "1, 2, 3, 4," illustrated with coll...
Aug 20, 2025

Ronnie Rondell Jr., Stuntman Ablaze On Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' Cover, Dead At 88
Ronnie Rondell Jr., the veteran Hollywood stuntman best known for being set on fire for Pink Floyd's iconic 1975 Wish You Were Here album cover, has died at the age of 88. With over 200 film and TV credits, Rondell Jr.'s distinguished career spanned fr...
Aug 18, 2025

Priscilla Presley Sued For $50 Million By Former Business Partners She Accused Of Elder Abuse
Priscilla Presley is facing a $50 million fraud and breach of contract lawsuit from former business partners Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko. They are accusing the 80-year-old Presley of using her celebrity status to damage their reputations and withho...
Aug 15, 2025

New John Lennon and Yoko Ono Boxed Set, 'Power To The People,' Set For Release In October
A comprehensive 12-disc box set titled, Power to the People, focusing on John Lennon and Yoko Ono's politically charged early 1970s New York era, will be released on October 10, the day after Lennon's 85th birthday. Compiled by their son Sean Ono Lenno...
Aug 15, 2025

Buddy Guy Hits No. 1 On Blues Albums Chart With Album Released On His 89th Birthday
Buddy Guy celebrated his 89th birthday on July 30 by releasing his 20th studio album, Ain't Done With the Blues, which debuted at No. 1 on this week's Billboard Blues Albums chart. This marks Guy's eighth chart-topping album of his legendary career, wh...
Aug 14, 2025