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For a half-century, Asleep at the Wheel, led by the towering Ray Benson, have put their modern spin on the Western swing music popularized by Oklahoma legend Bob Wills, now outlasting Wills’ Texas Playboys as an active group by 11 years. In celebration of the band’s golden anniversary, they’ll undertake …

It’s a good month for TV documentary lovers: Curious viewers can learn a bit about the rich history of Detroit, the life and times of clown prince Robin Williams and/or the manifold wonders of the mighty shark on the small screen. Sadly, not all at once. Plus HBO mounts their …

Bon Jovi delivered a ferocious selection of hits at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday. The performance marked the first time the band had performed in public with founding guitarist Richie Sambora since 2013 and bassist Alec John Such – also playing guitar …

Miguel, Mary J. Blige, Sufjan Stevens, Common and Gael García Bernal are set to perform their Best Original Song nominees at the 2018 Academy Awards. Miguel will perform “Remember Me” from the computer-animated fantasy Coco, alongside the film’s star, Bernal, and singer Natalia Lafourcade. Best Supporting Actress nominee Blige – …

Neil Young has kept a pretty low profile over the past year, but it turns out that at least for some of that time he was working on a western movie,Paradox,that will premiere at South By Southwest in March. The film was directed by Daryl Hannah. Young stars alongside Willie …

Sonja Farak is in the grip of a rubbed-raw depression that hasn’t responded to medication. It’s been like this forever, or at least since girlhood. She attempted suicide in high school and was hospitalized in college, but somehow soldiered through to graduate with high distinction from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. …

Kenny Chesney‘s Love for Love City Foundation has now facilitated the rescue and relocation of more than 200 pets from the islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria this fall, according to a new report in USA Today. After Chesney’s home in the U.S. Virgin Islands was destroyed by Hurricane …

The Grand Ole Opry has opened a new location in New York City’s Times Square. Dubbing the complex Opry City Stage, it stands at 1604 Broadway in the heart of New York’s tourist mecca and marks the Opry’s first venture outside Nashville – the historic radio program’s home and base …

On November 19th, Olympic figure-skating icon Scott Hamilton will stage his annual Nashville Ice Show at Bridgestone Arena, a live concert and skating event that benefits the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation. For the second year in a row, Sheryl Crow returns to headline the show, dubbed “An Evening With Scott …

Jake Owen has announced his first-ever career-spanning compilation. Greatest Hits will hit stores on Friday, November 24th. The LP will include 13 songs in total, with 11 coming from his five studio albums. The Florida native’s debut single, “Yee Haw,” is on the track list, along with his first Number …