Brian Wilson is raking in the 80th birthday wishes from an array of friends and musical peers, including Bob Dylan, Carole King, Elton John, and Questlove. The aforementioned artists — and many others — all sent in short video messages celebrating the musician, who entered his eighth decade today, June …
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Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. is suing her record label MBK Entertainment, claiming that her contract breaks labor code statutes and must be voided. In her suit filed in Los Angeles last Thursday, H.E.R., whose real name is Gabriella Wilson, claims that MBK Entertainment, the record label of her manager Jeff Robinson, …
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Neil Diamond made a rare post-retirement live appearance Saturday to sing “Sweet Caroline” at the Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park. The crooner had previously performed his hit song at Fenway — in 2010 and again in 2013, days after the Boston Marathon bombings — but Saturday was his …
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Christian Lee Hutson made his television debut as part of CBS Mornings’ “Saturday Sessions,” with Phoebe Bridgers accompanying the Los Angeles singer-songwriter on a pair of songs. A longtime collaborator of Bridgers’ — Hutson co-wrote a handful of tracks on Punisher, including “Garden Song” and “I Know the End,” as …
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Steve Albini, the producer of Nirvana’s In Utero and singer-guitarist in bands like Big Black and Shellac, won his second World Series of Poker bracelet Friday night at the annual tournament. Albini, who won his first WSOP bracelet in 2018 in the Seven-Card Stud event, emerged victorious from a field …
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A day before he turns 80, Paul McCartney has picked out his own present: a compendium of his self-titled albums, which span a half-century of his life. The limited-edition collection, dubbed McCartney I II III, presents McCartney (1970), McCartney II (1980), and McCartney III (2020) — three albums on which …
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Jurors declared themselves “deadlocked” Friday at the California civil trial over whether Suge Knight should be held liable – and pay millions in damages – for killing married Compton dad Terry Carter with his Ford Raptor truck seven years ago amid a parking lot dispute with another man linked to …
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Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi joined Paul McCartney onstage during his performance at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. last night. Springsteen took the mic for a rendition of his 1984 hit “Glory Days” and the Beatles’ classic “I Wanna Be Your Man.” Bon Jovi, meanwhile, appeared on …
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John Legend has released a sultry new single, “Honey,” featuring Muni Long. The jazzy, R&B-infused song was produced by Ryan Tedder, Steven Franks, Lindgren, and Tommy Brown. “Show me the ways to explore,” Legend croons on the track. “Every day wanting more.” Legend and Long serve as co-writers on “Honey” …
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Late Thursday evening, Lil Nas X took the stage at the Marquis Marriott Hotel in New York City as the youngest honoree of the night as he accepted the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The honor, presented to young songwriters impacting the music industry through …
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