Delta Rae had some big news they were keeping under wraps until the timing was right. Signed to Big Machine since 2015, they had been released from their record deal after months of negotiating, an announcement they planned to make at the start of July. “We had a whole timeline …
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Country songwriter Tim McGraw and presidential historian Jon Meacham reflected on protest music and musical patriotism on Tuesday’s Late Show. During the interview with Stephen Colbert, which promoted their new book, Songs of America, they highlighted the intriguing ambiguity of Johnny Cash‘s song “Ragged Old Flag,” which balances overt sentimentality …
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What a categorically odd Emmy year this is. Because the world assumed Game of Thrones would handily sweep the big drama categories for its final season, many top contenders (including Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies) delayed their second seasons until summer, pushing them into the next Emmy window. And …
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Just a little over three weeks after celebrating his 70th birthday at Madison Square Garden with help from surprise guest Peter Frampton, Billy Joel returned to the New York arena on Sunday evening and brought Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott along for the ride. He came out onto the stage right …
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Happy birthday to Stevie Nicks’ best song ever, “Ooh My Love.” It’s a buried treasure in her legendary career — never a hit, not even a single. She’s never sung it live. Just a deep cut from her most tragically underrated solo album, The Other Side of the Mirror, released …
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Withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement was only the beginning. According to a new report from the New York Times, the Trump administration is poised to enter a dangerous, politically motivated new front of its war on climate science. “It reminds me of the Soviet Union,” Philip Duffey, …
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Adria Petty and Annakim Violette—daughters of the late Tom Petty—filed suit against his widow, Dana York Petty, in a dispute about the singer-songwriter’s catalog and estate, Variety reports. The suit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, accuses York Petty of superseding the daughters’ right to “equal …
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Witness testimony at the trial of Keith Raniere, the founder of the self-improvement organization and alleged “sex cult” NXIVM, sparked larger questions about BDSM and consent on Friday, when Sean Welch, the chief technology officer of the sex toy manufacturer XR, L.L.C., took the stand. During his testimony, Welch produced …
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Broken Poet is a new film by Emilio J. Ruiz about a 1970s rock star presumed dead who reappears in Paris. The film tells the story of Jake Lion, a former acclaimed rock star who is presumed to be dead by suicide, until a former roadie rides the Paris Metro …
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A John Lennon-owned copy of the Beatles‘ infamous “butcher cover” version of Yesterday and Today, autographed by three members of the Fab Four, sold for $234,000 at a Beatles-themed auction this week. The vinyl copy – autographed by Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and featuring a back cover sketch …
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