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"Their loss will be long and haunting," singer says in statement after the deaths of Joanna and Lucy Simon Carly Simon paid tribute to her two older sisters Saturday after they both died of cancer a day apart. Joanna Simon, a renowned opera singer, died Wednesday of thyroid cancer at the age of 85. The following day, Lucy Simon, a Broadway composer who also performed in a Sixties folk duo with Carly, died at 82 following a bout with metastatic breast cancer. “I am filled with sorrow to speak about...

Miranda Lambert's former mansion in an exclusive part of Nashville is currently up for sale, and pictures reveal a stunning luxury home with gorgeous views.The 5-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom, 6,261-square-foot house in the Forest Hills section of Music City is currently on the market for $3.98 million, which, according to online real estate sites, breaks down to $636 per square foot and a monthly payment of $24,849.The gated, very private estate sits on more than four acres, and while it's just minutes from major shopping and dining hubs in Nashville, including Green...

Toronto rapper shares “Jimmy Cooks” video clip to announce new LP due in October Drake and 21 Savage will be releasing a new collaborative album called Her Loss next week. The Toronto and Atlanta rappers recently teamed up for “Jimmy Cooks” from Drake’s seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, which arrived in June. Her Loss arrives on Oct. 28. In a new visual directed by Mahfuz Sultan soundtracked to “Jimmy Cooks” that dropped on Saturday, Drake and 21 Savage appear as Drake raps part of the song’s first verse. It’s unclear...

Thomas Rhett is welcoming the start of the Christmas season early with his new holiday project, Merry Christmas, Y'all, which he released Friday (Oct. 21).On the EP, which Dan Huff produced, Rhett covers four classic Christmas tunes: "Winter Wonderland," "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Rhett keeps the tunes mostly traditional, with big band sounds including horns, pianos and sweeping string sections. The tracks do feature some country flair, however, with acoustic guitar and...

Midnights is officially a record-breaking album. On Friday, Spotify revealed that Taylor Swift’s new album had become the most-streamed project in a single day in the streaming service’s history. Sharing Spotify’s tweet, Swift wrote, “How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind-blowing?! Like what even just happened??!?!” Though Spotify did not immediately release the official streaming numbers, with the accomplishment, Swift beats out Bad Bunny’s previously held record after Un Verano Sin Ti garnered 183 million streams when it was released in May....

Taylor Swift needs no introduction. She's one of the world's biggest superstars. She began in country music, as a teenager, and as the numbers on her birthday cake have grown, so has she, both personally and professionally.From 2006 to 2008, Swift began her touring career as an opener for Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. In 2009, however, she launched her own headlining trek, the Fearless Tour -- and, since then, she has enjoyed enormous success as both a country and pop artist on the road.Swift's Fearless Tour...

Cardi B’s court battle over the cover art for her mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 is over. On Friday, days after the rap star appeared in court to battle the $5 million lawsuit, a jury in Santa Ana found that the artist did not use the likeness of Kevin Brophy nor portray him in a bad light. Brophy — whose back was pictured in the cover art for the rapper’s mixtape — had originally sued Cardi, claiming that the “raunchy” artwork had “ruined” his private life. “After the verdict,...

Happy Birthday, Kane Brown! The country singer turns 29 on Friday (Oct. 21), and the day would not be complete without a special message from his wife, Katelyn.His proud wife and "Thank God" duet partner jumped on social media to share a few photos of her husband and offer some sweet words."HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE ! The most amazing hubby, daddy, friend and all of the above," she writes. "God definitely spent a little more time on you and I feel so blessed to get to live this life with you.""You impact everyone you come across and...

It took Stromae nine years to return to music. The reason, he says, was simple: “I needed to get inspired by normal stuff.” After seeing international success with his 2010 club-pop single “Alors on Danse” and making history as the first French-singing performer to sell out Madison Square Garden, in 2015, the Belgian artist felt that he needed to “live a normal life.” So he took a hiatus. Away from the spotlight, Stromae had a baby, married his longtime costume designer, Coralie Barbier, with whom he created and grew a...

Evan Paul hosts Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, a weekly country music interview podcast that focuses on the music. Follow wherever podcasts are found, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave a rating and review. ​​​​​​​​​​​This show is part of the Townsquare Media On Demand network.In country music, every single country artist that I have ever met has been more than polite. So for me to say that Parker McCollum is one of the most polite of them all, that's a big statement. That is exactly my feeling after hanging with Parker a few times, and again after sitting down to...

Evan Paul hosts Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, a weekly country music interview podcast that focuses on the music. Follow wherever podcasts are found, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave a rating and review. ​​​​​​​​​​​This show is part of the Townsquare Media On Demand network.In country music, every single country artist that I have ever met has been more than polite. So for me to say that Parker McCollum is one of the most polite of them all, that's a big statement. That is exactly my feeling after hanging with Parker a few times, and again after sitting down to...

Queen Ally Clarkson shares that the hit 90s song was "tragically inspired by the death of a gay teenager who was bullied" Kelly Clarkson is lending her voice to celebrate the LGBTQ community and discourage discrimination on Spirit Day. On Thursday, during her beloved “Kellyoke” segment of her talk show, Clarkson sang Third Eye Blind’s “Jumper.” After belting the track’s lyrics while backed by her My Band Y’all, Clarkson explained the significance of the poignant 1997 rock song. “The song was tragically inspired by the death of a gay teenager...

Garth Brooks has never been much for tattoos, but now he has some pretty extensive ink, thanks to a deal he made with his daughter. During a recent appearance on Country Countdown USA With Lon Helton, the country megastar shared that he recently got tattooed in honor of his family.Brooks initially promised his youngest daughter, Allie Colleen, that he would get a tattoo when he headlined Croke Park in Ireland in 2014, when he planned to kick off his live comeback with a series of shows there. When those shows...

Lana Del Rey had to return to square one after her car was broken into in Los Angeles, resulting in the theft of a backpack containing multiple devices that housed important work material. The singer took to Instagram to share in a series of posts on her private account, explaining that though the incident occurred months ago, the impacted projects – like her 200-page Simon & Schuster book – weren’t backed up for easy recovery. “A few months ago, I parked my car on Melrose Place, and I stepped away...