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Brian McBride, one half of the ambient duo Stars of the Lid with Adam Wiltzie, has died at the age of 53, a rep from the band’s label Kranky confirmed to Rolling Stone. The cause of death has not been disclosed. The news was also shared via the band’s social media. “I am deeply saddened to tell everyone that Brian McBride has passed away. I loved this guy & he will be missed,” a post on the duo’s Instagram page read, which included a photo of McBride. McBride and Wiltzie...

Lisa Marie Presley was living in a lavish mansion in Calabasas, Calif., before her death, and the estate has now gone under contract, just days after it went on the market.Presley's 6-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom, 7,440-square-foot estate went on the market for $4.6 million in late July, and as People confirms, it went under contract just days later.Presley began renting the luxurious property after selling her former home in Calabasas in 2021, after her son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide in that house. According to Entertainment Tonight, the daughter of the legendary...

Ariana Grande is marking the 10th anniversary of her debut album, Yours Truly, with a week-long celebration, which included a Q&A with fans on Saturday. She took to TikTok on Saturday, where she thanked fans for a “spectacular 10 years” and for their support. She then answered questions fans submitted on social media. Reaching into a fishbowl, she randomly chose questions posed. When it came to the videos from Yours Truly she said the most fun to film was “The Way,” “a million percent,” she added of the song and...

Bob Barker, who became a household name over the course of decades of hosting the iconic television game show The Price Is Right, has died. TMZ reports that the legendary host died "peacefully" at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday morning (Aug. 26).A representative for Barker tells the celebrity news outlet that Barker died of natural causes. The legendary broadcaster was 99 years old.Best known for his run on The Price Is Right, Barker got his start in radio early on in his career before producer Ralph Edwards discovered...

Christian Chavez is fully embracing his queer identity onstage — and using his platform to slam Texas’ anti-LGBTQ laws. On Friday, during Mexican pop group RBD’s reunion tour opener in El Paso, Texas, Chavez — who is openly gay and from the state — slammed Gov. Greg Abbott and the recent anti-LGBTQ policies he has signed into law during an emotional segment of the show. “We’re in a really difficult moment in the U.S., especially in Texas,” he told the El Paso crowd in Spanish as large screens displayed an...

Caroline Jones is set to release a new album in the fall, and Taste of Country readers are the first to get the scoop. The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will drop a new album titled Homesite on Oct. 20, and she's premiering her new song, "Serendipity," and letting fans see her fun new video first in this exclusive premiere.Jones plays dual roles in her new video for "Serendipity." One is a serious-minded career woman with her mind focused on business, and the other is a carefree spirit who helps her get...

By the time you read this, Devon Allman and Donavon Frankenreiter will be just about halfway through an attempt at breaking a Guinness World Record of playing 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days — the kicker being that the duo will aim to complete the task in 49. “If everything goes well, we should be sitting on the record by September 22 — we are road dogs and this is for bragging rights,” Allman, the son of the late Gregg Allman, tells Rolling Stone. “But, more importantly, this...

Walker Hayes sure loves a third rail. No topic is off limits during the singer's charming new single, "Good With Me." Country music's Dr. Seuss sings about everything you're not supposed to sing about, and ultimately accomplishes his one true goal.If there is a singer who's less divisive than Hayes, country fans haven't met him. Sure, some fans take issue with his pop-friendly sound (he addresses that with a wink at the end of the first verse) but few can argue that his clever word-play splits an audience. Somehow, the lyric "Rob thinks...

Good Riddance The proceeds will help bring food to those affected by the Maui wildfires The first presidential mugshot was take on Thursday. Less than two weeks after Donald Trump was criminally indicted for the fourth time, the former president surrendered to authorities in Georgia was arrested, booked, and had his mugshot taken as part of his processing. While Trump is already busy peddling his image on shirts and coffee mugs, Hall of Fame punk trio Green Day decided to put the historical image to good use. The group — who took...

Jason Aldean is set to release his highly anticipated new album, Highway Desperado, on Nov. 3.The 14-track project will include “Tough Crowd” and Aldean’s current single, “Try That in a Small Town.” Also arriving with the announcement is an anthemic new track, “Let Your Boys Be Country.”Allison Veltz Cruz, Jaron Boyer and Micah Wilshire penned the song, and the mid-tempo tune finds Aldean encouraging mothers to let their sons proudly embrace the country lifestyle if they want to.“Let 'em ride rowdy trucks / Making backroad noise / Let 'em hang out...

Blackpink's Back, Alright Track for the group's new mobile game marks their first since releasing Born Pink last year Blackpink are back with their first new song of the year, “the Girls,” a track the group crafted for their recently released mobile game. The song itself is an infectious blast of brash, boastful pop anchored by a delightfully defiant chorus: “Stop sign, we’re burning it down/Better watch out, we coming in loud/Bang, bang, just playing around/Don’t mess with the girls, with the girls, with the girls.” In light of the...

Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond" arose seemingly out of nowhere in early August. A simple, outdoor performance video featuring one man and his guitar quickly garnered millions of views and became the No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 — mostly on the strength of the song's resonance with working people and the struggles they face.Anthony's song is a potent reminder that, all over the country and the world, working-class people struggle to stretch each hard-earned dollar and rail against the politicians who prioritize padding their own pocketbooks...

The long-awaited song finally dropped alongside a video that shows Turizo and the members of Grupo Frontera knocking back drinks as they get over heartbreak Both Manuel Turizo and Grupo Frontera have been enjoying massive success over the last year: Turizo made a splash with 2000, the eclectic album he released in March, while Grupo Frontera saw major breakthroughs with El Comienzo, the LP that they dropped this August that includes the Bad Bunny-assisted smash “un x100to.” It makes sense that the heavyweights would want to combine their growing star...