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Twenty-eight years ago today (June 22, 1995) was a pivotal day for Shania Twain: It was on that date that the singer earned her first platinum album with her sophomore record, The Woman in Me.The Woman in Me, which Twain released in February of 1995, followed her eponymous debut disc. It was the album that shot Twain to superstar status: She earned four No. 1 songs from The Woman in Me -- "Any Man of Mine," "If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)," "You Win My Love" and "No One Needs to...

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” has continued its ascent, now reaching one billion streams. The song, originally released in 1975, saw a resurgence of interest after being prominently featured in the latest season of Stranger Things last summer. “A billion streams!” Bush wrote on her website. “I have an image of a river that suddenly floods and becomes many, many tributaries — a billion streams — on their way to the sea. Each one of these streams is one of you.” She added, “Thank you so much for sending...

The Voice will be pulling "double" duty in 2024 — double chairs, that is.A social media post from the NBC reality singing show shared the announcement, showing a graphic of what the special chair will look like. At the bottom of the double seat, the banner that usually reads "I Want You" on the regular coaches' chairs reads "We Want You" instead.All the details point to a coaching duo in The Voice's future — though the post didn't give away any details about exactly which celebrity duo might be coming...

The families and friends of Brandy Escamilla and Josilyn Ruiz, the engaged couple that was killed at Beyond Wonderland at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre over the weekend, continue to grapple with the tragedy of losing their loved ones.  On Saturday night, Escamilla and Ruiz — who lived in Seattle but were originally from Southern California — were allegedly shot and killed by shooting suspect James M. Kelly, an active-duty member of the U.S. Army who opened fire at the festival’s campgrounds, according to police. The shooting left three other people —...

America’s Got Talent returned on Tuesday (June 20) for another night full of auditions. One of those auditions impressed judge Howie Mandel so much that he automatically advanced the group to the live shows.What impressed Mandel? A highly synchronized artistic dance number presented by Murmuration. Murmuration is a large dance group comprised of 65 members who all — despite being blindfolded — move in perfect synchronization.For their time on the AGT stage, one member stood in front of the rest of the group. His snaps and movements triggered a response from...

Pharrell Williams revealed his breakout collection for Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2024 runway show on Tuesday. His official debut as the fashion house’s new menswear creative director brought a flock of celebrities from Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Zendaya, Megan Thee Stallion, Kim Kardashian, Jared Leto, LeBron James, Naomi Campbell, and Tyler, the Creator in attendance. After Williams took his bow, he and Jay-Z took the stage to perform for the crowd including “Frontin'” —Williams’s debut single featuring the The Blueprint rapper. In February, Louis Vuitton announced that Williams would be taking on the...

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will return to Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium this fall for his seventh career residency.On Oct. 12, the celebrated singer-songwriter will kick off an eight-night stretch of headlining dates, each featuring a different opening act. Isbell is continuing his tradition of platforming some of his close creative collaborators and rising artists he admires.His wife, multitalented singer-songwriter and musician Amanda Shires, will take the stage on Oct. 13, while Lawrence Rothman, who produced Shires' 2022 album Take It Like a Man, will serve as the opening...

The eight-minute track is Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and jazz drummer Tom Skinner of Sons of Kemet's first new music of 2023 Nearly a year after The Smile surprised fans with a new song at Montreux Jazz Festival, with Thom Yorke confessing he had only written the words 30 minutes before taking the stage, the band has finally released their new single, “Bending Hectic.”  The eight-minute track by Radiohead’s Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and jazz drummer Tom Skinner of Sons of Kemet, marks the band’s first release of...

Over the years, Keith Urban has gotten to know the crowds of Las Vegas pretty well. He's mounted not one but two residencies in the city — one from 2019-2022, and a second, all-new show that began this March. But the singer says that his favorite part about playing Vegas isn't exclusive to his residency show."We've played Vegas, really, since the beginning of my career, playing at one of the little bars at the Hilton Hotel back in the '90s," Urban explained to press backstage at Nashville's Nissan Stadium before...

Bebe Rexha received stitches and a young man was taken into police custody after the singer was nailed in the head by a flying cell phone during her set at New York’s Pier 17. A preliminary investigation by New York City police “determined that a 27-year-old male intentionally threw a cell phone” at the 33-year-old star. Rexha received EMS treatment and was taken to a local hospital. She received stitches, Rolling Stone has learned from a family member. The alleged assailant, Nicolas Malvagna of New Jersey, was taken into custody...

Tanya Tucker is mourning the loss of a beloved member of her family. The singer's horse, Ginnin Jessie, has died.Tucker shared a photo of herself and Ginnin Jessie — a chestnut horse with a white diamond on his forehead — to social media when she shared the sad news with fans. In the snapshot, the singer is giving him a kiss and holding a bag of baby carrots."I lost my sweet ol man tonight," Tucker writes. "Ginnin Jessie (Jessie Rey's son). A piece of me went with him and what...

Hip-hop and lifestyle mogul Russell Simmons has allegedly become erratic and increasingly abusive toward his own family, according to Instagram posts from his daughter Aoki Lee Simmons and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons. In her Instagram Stories on Monday, Aoki shared fraught text messages with her father, claiming that “he’s been awful to me for years.” One post appears to show Simmons calling Kimora — Aoki’s mother — a “piece of hit,” accusing her of stealing money from him. Subsequent text images show Aoki claiming that Simmons calls her just to...

As a queer family, Brooke Eden and her wife Hilary Hoover have faced some additional roadblocks on their journey to family planning. The couple are definitely hoping to be parents — they've even begun the process of freezing their eggs so they're ready to pursue in vitro fertilization (IVF) when the time is right.However, Eden says that she and Hoover had to think long and hard about whether it was the decision for them to bring children into the world, given the high incidence of mass shootings in the U.S.,...