MTV completely ignored its 40th anniversary when the milestone rolled around on August 1st, but at Sunday’s Video Music Awards, the network celebrated by roping in vintage stars such as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Tommy Lee, Busta Rhymes, Avril Lavigne, and the boy-band trio of AJ McLean, Lance Bass, and Nick …
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Steve Perry has been pretty quiet since his comeback LP Traces hit shelves last year, but earlier this week he celebrated the one year anniversary of the album with a Tweet that revealed some future plans. “Thank you for receiving it with such kindness,” he wrote. “More to come including …
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The year 1969 was a significant one for Dolly Parton, who became a member of the Grand Ole Opry that January. It was also a year in which nearly every other major success she experienced was as part of a duo with then-business partner Porter Wagoner. In March 1969, Wagoner …
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On April 6th, 2016, his 79th birthday, country music icon Merle Haggard died at his home in California’s San Joaquin Valley after a battle with pneumonia. In the three years since his passing, Haggard’s already sizeable legacy continues to inspire country artists and others touched by his image as the …
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The Rolling Stones recently announced that their summer tour dates would be postponed so Mick Jagger could undergo surgery on his heart. “I’m devastated for having to postpone the tour,” Jagger said in a statement, “but I will be working very hard to be back on stage as soon as …
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