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Huey “Piano” Smith, a New Orleans R&B legend and an early pioneer of rock n’ roll, has died at the age of 89. Smith’s daughter, Acquelyn Donsereaux, confirmed her father’s death to the New Orleans Times-Picayune/Advocate, adding Smith died in his sleep Tuesday at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A renowned boogie pianist who recorded alongside the likes of Little Richard, Lloyd Price, Earl King, and countless Big Easy musicians, Smith was best known for his Fifties recording “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu.” While the single was...

Wynonna Judd says she is doing just fine after experiencing a bout of dizziness onstage over the weekend. At a concert in Dayton, Ohio (on Saturday (Feb. 11), the singer stopped the show due to feeling lightheaded.She says she is doing much better now."All is well, y’all. @littlebigtown and @martinamcbride, you are SUCH a blessing to me. Thank you for holding me up, literally and figuratively," Judd writes on social media while sharing some photos from the show.Judd stopped her performance in Ohio unexpectedly and asked the audience to give her a moment...

Bad Bunny is singing about some special “Ojitos Lindos” this Valentine’s Day. On Tuesday, the musician released a sweet surprise video featuring his collaborator Bomba Estéreo as he cycles through different partners. The Stillz-directed visual opens with a greñudo Bad Bunny getting out of an oceanside home, before joining different love interests on dates: sipping wine at a picnic, fishing at the beach, preparing a salad, attending a basketball game, eating tacos outside a truck, watching a movie at a drive-in theater, having a romantic dinner, visiting an aquarium, and...

After a landmark return to the road in summer 2022, the Chicks will ride again this year. The Chicks World Tour 2023 kicks off on June 20 with a stop in Oslo, Norway, and their trek will take them to stops in Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland, the U.K. and Canada as well as across the U.S."Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun!" the trio write on Twitter in announcing the news on Tuesday morning (Feb. 14). "It's time to get the party going again! We can't wait to see...

The Chicks are back on the road. The trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer announced their World Tour 2023 on Tuesday, a 37-show run that will take them from Norway to the U.S. and Canada. “Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun!” the band wrote on Instagram. “It’s time to get the party going again! We can’t wait to see everyone!” Maren Morris will open the Chicks’ dates in Europe, the U.K., and Canada. In the U.S., support duties will be split...

Bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings has expanded his 2023 tour schedule once again. Today (Feb. 13), the 30-year-old talent announced a span of live dates that stretch through August and July.The new set of tour stops includes multiple dates in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Maine and Alabama, as well as a quick jaunt overseas for two performances in Germany. These newly announced shows will follow a lengthy roster of sold-out concerts across the U.S., as well as an appearance at the upcoming star-studded tribute to Leslie Jordan, which will be held at Nashville's Grand...

Solo Vocals "I'm on my PC. I see famous people," he sings. "I think they're like mе. So why aren't we equal?" Following a string of releases in 2023 and the announcement of his upcoming album Quest For Fire, Skrillex dropped the single “Don’t Get Too Close” on Monday. The new track features his own vocals (credited as Sonny Moore) and German singer Bibi Bourelly. The song’s video shows a singing porcupine using Bourelly’s voice and later Skrillex’s voice. “I’m on my PC/I see famous people/I think they’re like mе/So...

Throughout her album 29: Written in Stone, Carly Pearce took fans on an emotional and honest journey through divorce. She used the project to process her feelings and deal with the heartache that a marital split can bring — Pearce herself went through divorce in 2020.Although vulnerable with her fans, she was guarded in love ... until now.In what could be a lead single off of a forthcoming album, "Trust Issues" finds Pearce turning the page in her love life to a new chapter. Despite the negative feelings a title like that...

Goo Goo Dolls are keeping the party going all summer long on their expansive Big Night Out tour. Originally announced in December with 32 scheduled dates, the stretch on the road set to begin in July will now accommodate 13 additional dates with special guests Fitz and the Tantrums. The newly added second leg will pick up on Sept. 12 in Eugene, Oregon. Goo Goo Dolls will make stops in Idaho Falls, Casper, Camdenton, Omaha, Decatur, Ashville, Portsmouth, Bangor, and more before wrapping on Sept. 30 in Gilford, New Hampshire....

Alan Jackson has unbelievably high-end tastes when it comes to real estate, as pictures of his former hilltop mansion outside of Nashville show.The Country Music Hall of Famer's 5-bedroom, 8-bathroom, 22,012-square-foot mansion in the high-dollar Nashville suburb of Franklin, Tenn., is so lavish that it looks like something real-life royalty might live in. Architect Ron Farris designed the very traditional, very formal home, which also boasts 4 half-bathrooms.The bedrooms are all fully appointed suites, and the formal dining and living rooms feature arched doorways, oversized windows and elaborate woodwork that give the...

More than seven months after rumors circulated that U2 would perform the first-ever concerts at Las Vegas’ MSG Sphere, the Irish rockers officially announced on Super Bowl Sunday that they will stage shows dedicated to their 1991 LP Achtung Baby to launch the city’s massive new globe-shaped venue. Bono and company — who have their sorta-new album Songs of Surrender arriving in March — previously teased the worst-kept secret in Sin City prior to the Super Bowl, posting an image of a newborn baby within the newly constructed MSG Sphere...

Chris Stapleton kicked off Super Bowl LVII today (Feb. 12) with a soulful rendition of the national anthem.The 44-year-old talent swapped out his trademark cowboy hat for a pair of dark sunglasses for the special occasion. Accompanied only by his own electric guitar, Stapleton provided one of the most memorable and flawless renditions of the song in Super Bowl history.Watch below:A lengthy list of country acts have been tapped to perform the national anthem over the years, including Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, The Chicks, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks and Charley Pride. Most recently, Mickey Guyton made headlines with...

Stacked guest list includes Missy Elliott, Pete Wentz, Swae Lee, Trippie Redd, Pink Pantheress and many more After spending the first weeks of 2023 torridly releasing singles, Skrillex has revealed that his new album, Quest for Fire, is arriving very soon. The producer/DJ made the surprise announcement Saturday night on Instagram, adding that the LP will be released this Friday, Feb. 17, and sharing himself performing a “basement set” of the album’s 14-song track list. Trending In addition to the already-unveiled singles “Rumble” with rising DJ/producer Fred Again.. and grime MC/producer Flowdan,...

Vince Gill's Down to My Last Bad Habit is full of big-name collaborators — you just have to look further than the tracklist to notice some of them. The lauded musician's 14th studio album arrived six years ago, on Feb. 12, 2016.Listeners will find Cam ("I'll Be Waiting for You") and Little Big Town ("Take Me Down"), as well as jazz musician Chris Botti ("One More Mistake"), as featured artists on Down to My Last Bad Habit, but they're only the tip of the metaphorical iceberg that is Gill's list of famous...