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Chris Lane admits that, back in his single days, he never saw a wife and kids in his future. "I never wanted kids. I honestly never wanted to get married. None of that," he explains in new interview with ET Online.But things changed once he met his now-wife, Lauren Bushnell. Getting into a relationship with the former Bachelor personality caused a total perspective shift for Lane, who now says that the change came from "when you meet somebody that makes you want to change your mindset." The shift towards wanting...

Syl Johnson, the Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose 1967 track “Different Strokes” became one of most sampled songs in hip-hop history, has died at the age of 85. Johnson’s family announced his death Sunday; no cause of death was provided. The singer’s death comes just days after his older brother, Blues Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Johnson, died at the age of 93, CBS Chicago reports. “It is with extreme sadness that our family announces the passing of Soul & Blues Hall of Fame Legend, Syl Johnson (born...

It's been more than 40 years since Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin took a stand for all working women in the 1980 comedy film 9 to 5. Parton wrote the classic title song, and the catchy tune is now getting a 21st-century makeover with help from Kelly Clarkson.The two women recorded a new version exclusively for an upcoming documentary about the making of the film. Still Working 9 to 5 will have its world premiere at the 2022 South by Southwest Festival on March 13 — as will Parton and...

Nikki Sixx has fired back at Pearl Jam after Eddie Vedder called Mötley Crüe “vacuous” and said he “despised” the band during a recent interview. Vedder kicked off the increasingly rare ‘grunge vs. hair metal’ war of words when, speaking to the New York Times recently, he compared the Seattle scene to the his tenure loading gear at a San Diego venue during the peak of glam metal. “I’d end up being at shows that I wouldn’t have chosen to go to — bands that monopolized late-’80s MTV. The metal bands...

Sam Williams, the son of country legend Hank Williams Jr., turned to social media to post a plea to be released from what he says is a conservatorship his famous father and sister placed him in more than a  year ago.As TMZ reports, Williams — himself a singer whose credits include working with Dolly Parton and Keith Urban — turned to YouTube to post a since-deleted video in which he silently help up a series of signs laying out what he alleged is a situation in which his father and sister,...

The year was 1998. Google was incorporated. Mark McGwire broke the single-season home run record. Viagra was approved by the FDA. And Outkast — two rappers named André 3000 and Big Boi from Atlanta, Georgia — dropped their incredible album Aquemini, featuring the iconically laid-back track, “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” “It’s about that fly female that you kind of really want to get with,” says Big Boi of the song’s title. Sitting in the same control room of Stankonia Recording Studios in Atlanta, Big Boi recalled the song’s recording process. “I just remember being...

Sometimes, elevator music can turn into wedding bells -- at least, that's the case with Patty Loveless and her husband, Emory Gordy Jr. The couple met in an elevator at MCA Records, but at the time, it wasn't love at first sight."He had on some white overalls and I thought, 'THIS guy is a producer?'" Loveless recalls. She thought Gordy Jr. looked more like a painter ... and he wasn't necessarily struck by Loveless either, thinking, "This mousy little thing is a artist?"Nonetheless, they began secretly dating, and Gordy Jr. proposed in 1987. However, it...

Rolling Stone has acquired a majority stake in Life Is Beautiful, the annual music and arts festival staged in downtown Las Vegas. The sale — terms of which were not disclosed — is part of larger effort at both Rolling Stone, and its parent company Penske Media Corporation, to make further inroads in the live event space. While Life Is Beautiful will continue to take place each year in Vegas, Rolling Stone plans to bring it to new territories and expand the festival’s digital footprint.  “Live events have to have the...

It feels like everyone is itching for a bit of comforting nostalgia these days, but it's easy to fall short when trying to rekindle the magic of another time. With his new boot scootin' new track "Neon Blue," Joshua Hedley masterfully magnifies the sound of early 90s country through a modern lens."Neon Blue" is the title track and first single from Hedley's upcoming sophomore album, due out April 22 on New West Records. The song introduces a different era for Hedley, who has become a stalwart of Nashville's ever-shrinking traditionalist country scenes that's anchored...

Marry Me is a fun, gaudy rom-com with a fun, gaudy soundtrack, successfully tapping the distinct musical styles of the film’s co-stars, Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, who perform together and solo throughout the LP. As Lopez put it to Billboard, “You can’t have a movie about two pop stars who are performing and not have a soundtrack.” And the Latin stars deliver with a 12-track LP filled with pop ballads, club-ready bangers, and a handful of reggaeton would-be hits. Staying true to the movie’s nuptial theme, the soundtrack opens with...

Dustin Lynch has announced his spring tour plans. The "Thinking 'Bout You" singer has revealed his Party Mode Tour, beginning in March of 2022 in Texas.After two dates at legendary Texas venues, Lynch and opening act Sean Stemaly will tour heavily through April, with five additional dates in Alabama and California in May. The Party Mode Tour is named after a song called "Party Mode" on Lynch's upcoming Blue in the Sky album (Feb. 11). The uptempo song begins his fifth studio album.Tickets for most shows go on sale on Feb. 11...

Rosalía’s Motomami transformation is fully underway. The Spanish singer just announced her new album will be out on March 18 and, ahead of its release, she has dropped a new track called “Saoko.” The song smashes together distorted chords, jazz flourishes, and a sample from the famed reggaeton hit “Saoco” by the genre’s titans Wisin and Daddy Yankee. The Valentin Petit-directed video shows Rosalía hanging out in a convenience store before going on a high-octane, adrenaline-fueled joy ride with an all-girl motorbike crew. They speed along the pitch-black night just...

Although Morgane Stapleton has earned widespread admiration and acclaim for her incredible backing vocals on most of her husband's biggest hits, she's much more than just Chris Stapleton's talented other half.Along with her powerhouse voice, Morgane has proven herself to be one of country music's most talented and sought-after songwriters. She's penned tracks that have been recorded by some of the genre's biggest names, with her first major cut coming all the way back in 2005.Morgane Stapleton knows how to channel heart and depth into anything she does, and you can see it in...

When Latto appears in the lobby of the Sea Fire Grill, a seafood restaurant in midtown Manhattan, it’s apparent that she is on edge. As is everyone else: Her entourage has preceded her arrival by a few minutes, trickling in in twos and threes, until there are 12 of us waiting to be seated for a seven-person reservation that was supposed to begin an hour ago. Latto scans the scene, seemingly trying to determine the likelihood that this mid-November night is about to go left. One of her managers procures...