LOS ANGELES — Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos. On Wednesday, CMT announced the nominees for their fan-voted awards show, where the five artists are tied with three nominations each. Ballerini will also … Read more
Zoe Kravitz had some beautiful, and sometimes biting, words for her “cool dad” Lenny Kravitz as the rocker received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Toward the beginning of her tribute to her father, the 35-year-old actress said “being your daughter has been one of the great adventures of my life”. WATCH THE … Read more
LONDON — Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died. Wallinger, 66, passed away Sunday, his publicist said. No cause of death was announced. Wallinger had worked as musical director for a production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in London’s West End when … Read more
Singer Eric Carmen, best known for his hit songs Hungry Eyes and All By Myself, has died at the age of 74. The death of the musician, who kick-started his career in the 1970s with the band The Raspberries, was confirmed on Monday by his wife Amy Carmen. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Eric Carmen sings … Read more
American singer Pink has given sick kids — and their grateful, emotional parents — a moment to remember after visiting the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. The pop star, real name Alecia Beth Moore, shared footage of heartwarming scenes from inside the hospital, where she and her 12-year-old daughter Willow sang and played with some … Read more
The new Ariana Grande era — marked by her seventh studio album and first in nearly four years, “eternal sunshine,” began with a question — “Yes, And?” The single — named after a general rule of thumb in improvisational comedy — marked a new musical pivot for the performer. Sure, she was working with one … Read more
Dasha is happy to align herself with legions of country artists before her time when she describes her music as “three chords and the truth.” As traditional as the Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s approach may be, however, she also understands the cultural impact of a viral moment. All it took was a line dance to set her … Read more
A Palestinian music group has slammed music festival WOMADelaide for removing it from its 2024 line up because the festival said it was unable to present “a suitably safe environment”. The group, 47Soul, described as “deeply problematic” and “disheartening” the rescinding of its invitation to perform at the annual Adelaide Botanic gardens event. Coinciding with … Read more
Combination showing Taylor Swift (L) and Ray Dalio. Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R) Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Singapore, and posted a selfie from the packed venue along with a caption explaining why he thought the megastar should be the next president of the United States. “@TaylorSwift for … Read more
LOS ANGELES — There are countless reasons to self-title an album: it can be an introduction, an assertion of some definitive work, an easy avenue to labeling a collection of songs that feel otherwise impossible to classify. In the case of Luke Grimes, best-known for his portrayal of the complex cowboy character Kayce Dutton on … Read more
