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Country singer Luke Combs is apologizing for his previous use of Confederate flag imagery.  The 30-year-old performer took part in a Country Radio Seminar event on Wednesday, Feb. 17, where he discussed fellow singer Morgan Wallen‘s recent controversy over video showing him using the N-word. Luke told moderator and NPR critic Ann Powers and participant Maren Morris that he
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Françoise Cactus, the singer, drummer, and co-songwriter of the prolific French-German indie duo Stereo Total, has died. The band broke the news on social media. “We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved friend, singer and drummer Françoise Cactus,” Stereo Total wrote on the band’s Facebook page. “She died peacefully at home this
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Vicky Cornell, the widow of Chris Cornell, has filed a new lawsuit against the surviving members of Soundgarden, Variety points out. According to court documents viewed by Pitchfork, Vicky Cornell claims that she was offered less than a $300,000 buyout by the band’s remaining members: Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Hunter Benedict Shepherd. The complaint,
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Not only did Joe Alwyn recently collaborate with Taylor Swift on multiple songs for folklore and evermore, but she’s now revealing he also played a pivotal role in inspiring her song “Only the Young,” too.  Swift debuted the political track in 2020 for the documentary about her life, Miss Americana, though she wrote the song in 2018 following the U.S. midterm election.
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For everyone experiencing difficulties while raising kids amid the ongoing pandemic, Eva Mendes is right there with you.  The 46-year-old Hitch star shared a photo to Instagram on Monday, Feb. 15 of herself wearing a cozy gray robe. In the caption, she offered support for fellow parents who have opted to give up any pretenses for the time being. “Full
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Streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music have paid $424,384,787 in accrued historical unmatched royalties (or “black box” money) to the Mechanical Licensing Collective, the MLC announced on Tuesday. Once the MLC analyzes the data to pay copyright holders, songwriters and publishers who have applied to be MLC members will begin receiving royalty payments and
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Taylor Swift‘s squad is still going strong.  Through her “Bad Blood” days are over, Taylor has convinced us the quarantine pod is basically the new version of her infamous squad.  And Zoe Kravitz continues to make the cut. In December, NYT Magazine editor Jake Silverstein told Women’s Wear Daily that Taylor helped the publication do a virtual photoshoot of Zoe for
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Michael B. Jordan & Lori Harvey’s Relationship Timeline For Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey, life sometimes resembles a fairy tale movie.  Valentine’s Day, for example, appeared to be ripped right out out of a rom-com for this Hollywood couple. In honor of the holiday of love, the 34-year-old actor whisked the 24-year-old model off for a sea-themed
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Sounds like Mr. Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) might have met his match.  Netflix just announced that Bridgerton has cast Simone Ashley (Sex Education) as Kate Sharma, the woman who’s about to steal Anthony’s heart in season two of everybody’s new favorite show. Kate is “a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools—Anthony Bridgerton very much included.”  Lady
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Johnny Pacheco—the bandleader, songwriter, producer, arranger, and co-founder of the label Fania Records who helped popularize salsa on an international scale—has died, NPR reports. He was recently hospitalized, according to Fania co-founder Jerry Masucci’s brother Alex Masucci. No cause of death has been disclosed. Pacheco was 85. Pacheco was born in the Dominican Republic and
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D’Angelo has been announced as the next Verzuz guest, though he doesn’t yet have a single set opponent. Instead, he’ll perform live from Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater with an array of unannounced friends. It happens Saturday, February 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern, broadcast on Instagram. Verzuz is now in its second season following its launch
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Bronx rapper and producer MIKE has released a new mixtape under his dj blackpower moniker. The eight-track project, titled BLP2021:“For Ur Own Good,” features appearances from Anysia Kym, Darryl Johnson, and Slauson Malone. Check it out below. BLP2021:“For Ur Own Good” is currently available on Bandcamp and SoundCloud, but will eventually be released on streaming
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The Dateline episodes we can’t forget. Ahead of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered‘s season 10 premiere, which airs Thursday, Mar. 11, Oxygen will revisit Dateline‘s most memorable cases for a three-night event, called Dateline: Unforgettable. In the exclusive trailer below, Dateline correspondents Andrea Canning and Josh Mankiewicz tease the thrilling cases that’ll be unpacked. “This was one
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Bad Bunny has been announced as the next musical guest for Saturday Night Live. The Reggaetón superstar will make his debut performance on the show on February 20. Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page will host the episode. Last spring, Bad Bunny made an appearance in an SNL sketch called “Big Papi Cooking Show” alongside Kenan Thompson,
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Legendary audio engineer, recording equipment inventor, and entrepreneur Rupert Neve has died, according to a statement posted to his official website. An obituary shared by representatives reveals that the cause of death was “non-Covid pneumonia and heart failure.” He was 94 years old. Born in Newton Abbott, England, in 1926, Neve volunteered in the British
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