Willie Nelson‘s annual 4th of July Picnic is coming to the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, this year with a lineup that includes Bob Dylan, the Avett Brothers, the Mavericks, Asleep at the Wheel, and Tami Neilson, in addition to Nelson and his Family Band. Ticket go on sale …
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What better place to transform into a Pink Pony Club than Elton John‘s annual Oscars viewing party? On Sunday night, Chappell Roan took the stage for a full concert that included a historic duet with John of his classic “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and her hit …
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As a first time Oscar attendee, Raye had big shoes to fill. The “Oscar Winning Tears” singer-songwriter performed Adele‘s orchestral ballad “Skyfall” to close out the James Bond tribute, and told Entertainment Tonight that performing the award-winning tune was a daunting task. “It was such an exhilarating performance, also no …
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Mick Jagger was on hand to present the Oscar for Best Original Song on Sunday evening. As he announced the winner (“El Mal” from EmiliaPérez), the musician quipped, “I’m greatly honored to be invited to give this award for the Best Original Song tonight, and much as I love doing …
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A 10-year prison sentence has not stopped Tory Lanez from trading beef bars with PartyNextDoor in the latest escalation of a feud that may be just a dumb online misunderstanding, or a dumb album publicity stunt. The “feud,” such as it is, appears to date back to a rather innocuous …
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The 2025 Brit Awards honored Liam Payne on Saturday. Payne died in October 2024 at the age of 31. During the emotional tribute, which took place towards the end of the ceremony, host Jack Whitehall told the audience that it was time to “take a moment to remember a very …
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Goodbye to David Johansen, the last jet boy standing from the New York Dolls. It wasn’t just his madman energy that helped invent punk rock — it was his warmth and soul. He got a loving send-off in the final weeks of his life, after his daughter Leah Hennessy announced …
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Tate McRae‘s second Saturday Night Live musical guest spot saw her perform two tracks from her new album, So Close to What, which came out last month. The first was “Sports Car,” which McRae has said was “such a fun song to write.” “I wrote it with Julia Michaels, Ryan …
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Travis Scott made an in-ring appearance Saturday at the WWE Elimination Chamber event in Toronto, with the rapper taking part in John Cena’s surprising heel turn against Cody Rhodes. Scott, who made his WWE debut at a Raw event in January, entered the ring with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — …
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Three years ago, in the midst of researching my book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, I knew I had to talk to David Johansen. Not because Johansen — who died Feb. 28 at the age of 75 —was one of those …
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