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On March 13, country music legend and park owner Dolly Parton delivered a keynote address at her Tennessee theme park to mark its 40th anniversary. During this event—the singer's most significant show in months—she confirmed she is "taking good care" of herself after facing severe health struggles over the past few years following husband Carl Dean's death last year, though specific medical...
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David Gilmour has sold his iconic black Stratocaster for $14.5 million to private collector and Indianapolis football owner Jim Irsay during a high-profile auction at Christie's in New York on Thursday morning March 19, making it the most expensive guitar ever recorded by any instrument seller worldwide according to Loudersound reports published after initial news broke earlier that day with...
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Earlier this week in an antitrust trial against its monopoly practices with Ticketmaster, U.S. Department of Justice representatives reached a tentative settlement while newly unsealed Slack messages revealed that two regional directors boasted about "robbing fans blind" and taking advantage of customers by charging exorbitant fees for ancillary services like parking upgrades during the...
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Singer-songwriter Billy Joel's daughter, 26-year-old Alexia "Alexa" Ray-Joel (née Christie), provided a positive update on her father's recovery from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. She confirmed that the 'Piano Man' is doing great physical therapy regularly and has successfully lost weight through diet after canceling his stadium tour last May due to this rare neurological condition affecting...
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British singer and former Smith frontman Peter "Morrissey" has canceled his concert at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain. The decision follows a night of severe sleep deprivation caused by noise from Las Fallas festival celebrations while staying in an allegedly chaotic hotel environment described as 'hotel hell.' A statement released on Morrissey Central indicated that...
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Country Joe McDonald, the iconic '60s rock star known as "the protest counterculture icon," has passed away at age 84 following a battle against Parkinson's disease after dying on Saturday in Berkeley. His legacy is defined by his band Country Joe and The Fish performing their Vietnam War anthem "'I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" which united approximately 400,000 protesters during the...
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PearlJam guitarist and vocalist of Temple Of The Dog, Mad Season has announced a new multimedia project titled Farewells to seasons which will be released as both an original graphic novel rock opera. Developed over the last 10 years with help from z two this work presents alternate history about early-9os seattle grunge scene told through various perspectives including those of dead singers...
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K-pop group agency BELIFT LAB announced Tuesday that 24-year-old singer HEESEUNG will leave ENHYPEN to pursue a solo career while remaining under the label's management for his own projects. The decision follows extensive internal discussions regarding both individual member futures and potential reforms of their hitmaking unit, Bite Me.
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Live Entertainment Inc., known as "The Ticketmaster Company," settled its antitrust lawsuit on March 9th by agreeing to pay approximately $280 million and divest from thirteen amphitheaters across thirty-nine U.S. states, while also capping service fees at no more than fifteen percent of the ticket price in exchange for avoiding a breakup order that would have split up Live Nation...
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British pop-rocker Beabadoobee has released her grungy single "All I Did Was Dream of You" featuring L.A.-based band The Marias on March 12, marking the artist's return with original music after a two-year gap since Rick Rubin-produced album *This Is How Tomorrow Moves*. This collaboration represents Bea Kristi making up for lost time following her last studio LP in late January or early...
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A remastered version of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's monumental April 27th concert at Madison Square Garden is set for theatrical release globally this spring. Following the success of their extensive NYC-era boxset released last year, fans can now experience a new documentary capturing The Plastic One Band performing with Elephant's Memory as special guests in an eight-hour film titled Power to...
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On Monday, March 9th, U.S. Department of Justice and parent company California-based Live Nation Entertainment reached an antitrust settlement regarding allegations that their dominance in live events constituted illegal monopoly practices over the concert industry's ticket market under Ticketmaster management; this deal reportedly involves a $280 million payment to settle civil charges...
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George Michael: The Faith Tour has been restored by GEORGE MICHAEL ENTERTAINMENT in partnership with MERCURY STUDIOS for a worldwide cinema release later this year. This long-lost documentary from the singer's 1988 Paris concert, which served as support for his breakthrough solo album *Faith*, will be accompanied by an all-new live CD featuring eighteen previously unreleased recordings...
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Keanu Reeves' grunge band Dogstar has officially released its fourth studio album, titled 'All In Now', set for a May 29 launch via their own label Dillon Street Records following the release of an earlier single on March 5 and tour dates in early April. The rock trio reunited after two decades to record this new material with producer Nick Launay alongside guitarist Bret Domrose (vocals) and...
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Following widespread backlash over an out-of-context interview with The Guardian, former musician has issued clarifications stating he never described pop star's songwriting as boring. He shared a lengthy text post on Instagram to explain that his earlier remarks regarding poetry and self-referential lyrics were misunderstood by the public media outlets who amplified them without full context.
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The talent agency founded by Casey Wasserman has officially rebranded, scrubbing his name entirely in favor of the amorphous moniker "'Team." This decisive move comes Monday amid intense pressure following a January batch of Jeffrey Epstein files that implicated founder Case. With Ghislaine Maxwell's scandal also lingering and multiple reports confirming an active buyer search for The...
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Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West has announced his first major stadium show since 2019's Free Larry Hoover benefit following widespread industry backlash over antisemitic comments. The rapper is scheduled to perform at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium on March 3 with a new album titled Bully set for release ahead of this event, marking what Variety describes as the most high-profile U.S.
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Dot Rotten (Joseph Ellis), the pioneering English grime rapper and producer known for his 2012 hit "Overload," has died at age 37 following a career that included collaborations with major artists like Ed Sheeran. His family confirmed these reports to BBC on Monday, sparking an outpouring of tributes from fans who remember him as one-half the electronic underground's most emotionally resonant...
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'Country' Joe McDonald, the iconic lead singer of psychedelic folk-rock band "Country Joe and the Fish," has died on March 7 in New York City after a long illness with no cause immediately cited by authorities or family members who have declined comment for privacy reasons; at age 84 he is remembered as one half of Woodstock's founding duo alongside Michael McDonald, having co-created his most...
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R.E.M.'s frontman Michael Stipe made a rare public appearance Saturday night at New York City's Brooklyn Steel, joining tribute act members actor Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy to perform two classic tracks: "These Days" and "The Great Beyond." This performance marks the first time in 18 years that either song has been played live by Stipe on stage.
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Rock legend Jack White has publicly dismissed the "Taylor Swift way" of writing songs about public heartbreaks, describing such confessional lyrics to chart-topping singles as a bit too repetitive for his taste. Speaking in an interview with The Guardian regarding his new book *Jack White: Collected Lyrics & Selected Writing Volume 1*, he explained that turning personal pain into material "for...