Andrew Yang is not your conventional presidential candidate, which is a large part of why the former tech executive who built his campaign around a promise to give every American $1,000 a month has been able to maintain momentum, keep raising money, and find himself polling better than all but …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Talks Helping Out a Photo Business on 'Ellen'
Kacey Musgraves has a new Christmas special out on Amazon — and she appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show this week for some promo and to discuss where her life’s been at since the release of her Grammy-winning albumGolden Hour. In an extended cut from Musgraves’ interview with Ellen, the …
Read More »Watch Jackson Browne Celebrate Haiti in 'Love Is Love' Video
Jackson Browne honors the resilience of Haiti in the video for his recent song, “Love Is Love,” released last month. The track will appear on the upcoming benefit album, Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit, Vol. 1, out January 31st, 2020 from Artists for Peace and Justice via Arts …
Read More »Dolly Parton Sings 'Jolene,' 'Coat of Many Colors' at Her Opry 50th Anniversary Special
Dolly Parton’s 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member was given the network TV treatment Tuesday night, with the Tennessee native and entertainment icon joined on an NBC special by guests and friends including Emmylou Harris, Toby Keith, Hank Williams Jr., Dierks Bentley, Margo Price, Lady Antebellum, and Chris …
Read More »Happy Birthday, Tina Turner: Pop's Ultimate Comeback Queen Turns 80
“As I’m about to turn 80, I’d like to think I’ve become wise in some ways,” Tina Turner just told Rolling Stone. But there’s never been a revival like Tina’s Eighties comeback. She became a solo superstar when she was 44. Things like that just don’t happen. (For context: That’s …
Read More »Watch Shania Twain Cover Drake, Play Celebratory Hits Medley at AMAs
Shania Twain blended covers of contemporary hits with her own classic tracks during the American Music Awards on Sunday, marking her first appearance on the show since 2003. The country-pop superstar opened her show-closing segment with a stripped-down acoustic track that weaved together snippets of Post Malone’s “Rockstar,” Twenty One …
Read More »Eric B. Avoids Prison Sentence Following Arrest on 2002 Warrant
Hip-hop legend Eric B. avoided additional jail time after he was arrested in October on an 17-year-old outstanding warrant, with a judge instead sentencing the producer to probation Friday. The DJ born Eric Barrier spent two weeks in jail earlier this month after he was arrested at the U.S./Canada border. …
Read More »Hear Stormzy's New Song 'Own It' With Ed Sheeran, Burna Boy
Stormzy has released a new single from his upcoming album Heavy Is the Head, this one featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy. The track, “Own It,” is Stormzy and Sheeran’s second collaboration this year, following “Take Me Back To London.” (Stormzy was also featured on a remix of “Shape of You.”) …
Read More »Flashback: Michael McDonald Plays 'I Keep Forgettin” With the Doobie Brothers in 1982
The Doobie Brothers became yet another band to announce a reunion earlier this week when they rolled out dates for a 2020 50th-anniversary tour with former keyboardist-singer Michael McDonald back in the fold for the first time since 1995. They announced it to fans during a show at Nashville’s Ryman …
Read More »When Obama Lectures the Left
Donald Trump’s steady effort to sink Barack Obama’s legacy, and the country along with it, continues apace. Even as he frets about impeachment, this president is eliminating clean air and water standards, his administration is attacking Obamacare in the courts, and his torrid pace of judicial appointments already threatens to …
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