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There's something about Keith Urban that just seems to catch the eyes of powerful women. First, Loretta Lynn jokingly requested he jump out of a cake on her 87th birthday — and he obliged, during a massive birthday tribute show in Nashville in 2019. Now, Dolly Parton admits that she thinks Urban's pretty easy on the eyes, too."I love Keith Urban. I've always thought he was one of the most talented and cutest guys in the world," Parton says during an interview with ABC's Good Morning America. "I'm not trying to...

UPDATE (2/2/2022): Drakeo the Ruler’s son filed his wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Wednesday asking for at least $60 million in damages from defendants, including concert promoter Live Nation. According to the complaint, the promoters “were completely knowledgeable of the potential dangers” at their Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival last December and allowed the show to go on despite an “utter lack of security” in the backstage area where Drakeo, born Darrell Caldwell, was fatally stabbed. Drakeo’s “ongoing public feud” with fellow festival rapper YG was listed as...

Miranda Lambert just proved that her husband Brendan McLoughlin isn't the only one who looks good in a swimsuit. On Instagram, the "If I Was a Cowboy" singer offered five pictures of the two of them on their anniversary getaway.Both Lambert and McLoughlin look as relaxed as you can imagine, with sand between their toes and the sound of the surf behind them. The trip was to celebrate three years of marriage."Spent a few days in the sun with my sunshine," the country star writes in a post pushed to social media on...

Days after Lucy Dacus teased fans by posting flyers in cities advertising a “Kissing Lessons” hotline, she’s finally dropped the track of the same name. Complete with a video of a pre-teen dancing around her bedroom in a feather boa and killing time with a Gameboy, “Kissing Lessons” kicks off with a crunchy guitar riff and Dacus’ vocals. The track was recorded during the sessions for her recent album Home Video, a time capsule of the songwriter’s upbringing in Richmond, Virginia. “Kissing Lessons” follows Dacus’ “Thumbs Again,” a full-band version...

The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced, and country music icon Dolly Parton is among the artists who are under consideration for induction into rock music's most venerated institution.Parton appears on a slate of 17 newly announced nominees the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled in a press release on Wednesday morning (Feb. 2). The 2022 nominees run the musical gamut, including Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Devo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine,...

In the first of several such scenes in MJ, the new Broadway musical about one of the pop’s most explosive and, now, polarizing figures, a fictional MTV reporter tries to get Michael Jackson to open up. Jackson, played by Myles Frost down to the trademark billowy white shirt, curly ponytail, and feathery voice, demurs: “I want to keep this about music.” To which the reporter responds, “Is it possible to separate your life from your music?” Returning to the topic later in the show, Jackson also tells her, “Listen to my...

Negro spirituals sung by enslaved African-Americans are categorized as the oldest American folk songs. Thus, because country music is a descendant of blues and folk music, the Black musical tradition in the genre extends to the 17th century, well before the genre’s established 1920s roots.The inspirational fiber of country music was expertly refined and developed by, and then passed down from, men and women who were the sons and daughters of slaves and sharecroppers to their generations of Black descendants, who still tend and grow the legacy of these profound...

R. Kelly caught Covid-19 in a federal jail in Brooklyn, and the recent diagnosis led a judge to grant him a two-week extension Tuesday on his deadline to file an appeal in his federal racketeering case. U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly ruled Tuesday that the R&B singer now has until Feb. 17 to formally fight his September conviction on charges he had sex with underage girls and bribed a state employee to create a phony ID card so he could marry the 15-year-old singer Aaliyah because he believed she...

On Feb. 1, 1978, Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" became her first gold single.At the time of the song's release, Parton was making a big push to break into the pop world. That's certainly evident from "Here You Come Again": Written by songwriting legends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil -- who had penned hits for the Righteous Brothers and the Drifters, among others -- and produced by Gary Klein (Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell), the song had recently appeared on a BJ Thomas LP.Parton's version of "Here You Come Again,"...

Nirvana says the man pictured as the naked baby on its Nevermind album cover has milked his child pornography claims against the band long enough. In a new filing in federal court in Los Angeles, lawyers for the group say Spencer Elden’s second amended complaint filed Jan. 12 should be dismissed with prejudice, meaning he should be sent packing without a chance to try again. “For Elden, this is strike three. This case must end,” the lawyers wrote in their motion obtained by Rolling Stone. In his initial lawsuit filed...

Since 2006, American Aquarium has released eight studio albums and two live albums. In 2021, they also surprised fans with Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, two albums filled with covers of the band's favorite 90s country hits. This spring, the band will release another studio album titled Chicamacomico, a project that was completely funded by fans in only 46 hours.Frontman BJ Barham — the only remaining member of the original band — also released a solo record in 2016. Through his sobriety, marriage and raising a child, his...

According to reports from People, Rihanna is expecting her first child with partner A$AP Rocky. The singer has yet to confirm the pregnancy and a representative did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. Celebrity photographer Diggzy was the first to get the news circulating this morning with a photo of the singer’s rounded belly posted to his Instagram page with the caption “SHE IS!” People then shared additional photos from the wintery shoot taken during the snowfall this past weekend in Harlem, New York. Rihanna appears in...

Hargus "Pig" Robbins, a Country Music Hall of Famer and session pianist for the likes of George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and many more, has died at the age of 84. His death was confirmed on Sunday (Jan. 30) in a statement from the Country Music Hall of Fame."Like all successful session musicians, Pig Robbins was quick to adapt to any studio situation. He worked quickly, with perfection less a goal than a norm," wrote HOF CEO Kyle Young. "The greatest musicians in Nashville turned to Pig...

It was a reunion of Nineties hip-hop heavyweights Saturday as Ja Rule, Lil’ Kim, Mase, Jadakiss and Lil’ Cease took to the stage at DJ Cassidy’s first-ever “Pass the Mic” live event, which closed out the 2022 Pegasus World Cup horse race in Miami. Taking to the turntables inside the newly-opened Carousel Club at Gulfstream Park, Cassidy brought out each artist for a brief set of their greatest hits, taking his popular “Pass the Mic” YouTube series in front of a live audience for the first time. Ma$e surprises the...