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A towel-clad Sean Combs is seen chasing his then-girlfriend Cassie down a hotel hallway as she flees, throwing her to the ground, kicking her several times, and attempting to drag her away in newly unearthed surveillance video obtained by CNN. The video footage was dated March 5, 2016, according to …

Nominee Ashley McBryde and actor Noah Reid stole the show while presenting Single of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards. The pair performed parodies of this year’s nominees while presenting the award. Reid has sung a bit on both Outer Range and, most memorably, on Schitt’s Creek, which McBryde …

Olivia Rodrigo‘s single “Bad Idea Right?” is turning red flags everywhere green — or at least into an indecipherable shade of gray. Kelly Clarkson is the latest to ignore the warning signs about letting an ex back into her orbit as she performed the record during a recent Kellyoke segment …

The musician Mk.gee — pronounced like a surname and not a URL — has managed to burrow himself deeply into a growing niche in listeners’ psyche. The 27-year-old’s subtly transfixing debut, Two Star & the Dream Police, released in February, manages to accomplish a remarkable fusion of sonic and emotional …

Chris Stapleton brought along a surprise guest to the ACM Awards stage: Dua Lipa joined the country star for a soulful performance of “Think I’m in Love With You.” Written solo by Stapleton for his 2023 album, Higher, “Think I’m in Love With You” is already groovy as a studio …

Elle King offered the most detailed account of her disastrous performance at the Grand Ole Opry’s Dolly Parton tribute show earlier this year — and the incredible kindness Parton showed her afterward — on Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast. As King herself acknowledged, she committed a “big no-no” at the …

John Oates held very little back as he discussed his ongoing legal battle with Daryl Hall and the threadbare nature of the duo’s relationship in recent years in a new Good Morning America interview. Late last year, Hall filed a restraining order against Oates in an effort to stop Oates …

Jason Aldean paid tribute to Toby Keith at the 2024 ACM Awards, performing an elegantly low-key version of “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” Keith’s 1993 debut single, backed by a string quartet. Blake Shelton introduced the performance, honoring his fellow Oklahoma native. The audience singing along was loud and clear as …

One of the most bootlegged live albums of all time will officially be released this summer as Paul McCartney & Wings’ One Hand Clapping — a collection of Band on the Run-era live recordings from what is now Abbey Road Studios — will arrive on June 14, two months shy …

It’s been a busy week for Ghostface Killah. He just dropped Set the Tone: Guns & Roses, a 19-track project that’s his first since 2019’s Ghostface Killahs. Within the same week, he released Rise of a Killah, a memoir published by Martin’s Press. Between fulfilling the obligations of dropping a …