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The calls to producer David Holmes’ Belfast home studio arrived sporadically, sometimes a week or a mere few days in advance. “Are you around?” Sinéad O’Connor would say. “Do you have time?” If Holmes did, O’Connor would then take the nearly three-hour drive from her home in Bray, the Irish coastal town where she was then living, to continue work on what would be the last album of her life. On July 11, just two weeks before she was found unresponsive in her new home in London, O’Connor announced that...

Randy Meisner has died. The bassist and founding member of the Eagles is best remembered for his high harmonies on early Eagles hits like "Take It Easy" and "The Best of My Love," and for his original lead vocals on "Take It to the Limit."The band shared the news on social media, calling him an integral part of the Eagles."His vocal range was astonishing," they say, "as is evident on his signature ballad, 'Take It to the Limit.'"Meisner's cause of death was related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). For years he'd battled...

Burna Boy has shared a new single, “Big 7,” ahead of his seventh studio album, I Told Them… The LP is set for release Aug. 24 via Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Record. “Big 7” arrives along with a music video directed by Benny Boom. It was shot in New York City and features appearances from RZA, Busta Rhymes, Junior Mafia, and actor Shameik Moore. “‘Big 7’ is a melodic tribute to embracing new heights in my musical journey,” Burna Boy explained in a statement. “The title represents a symbolic aspiration to reach greater horizons,...

Lainey Wilson is on a hot streak when it comes to making her dreams come true. In addition to awards and No. 1 songs, now she can cross "Meet Reba McEntire" off of the bucket list.The special moment was captured backstage at CMA Fest. In the video, shared recently by the "Watermelon Moonshine" singer, you can see the two women embrace before exchanging a few words."I'm gonna cry," Wilson says, holding McEntire's hands. "You mean so much to me. You have, you have.""Well, congratulations on everything you've been doing," the country veteran...

Tori Amos is honoring the legacy of Sinéad O’Connor the way she knows best: performing a few of her songs. During her show on Wednesday night, hours after O’Connor’s death, in San Francisco, the songstress performed O’Connor’s tracks “I Am Stretched on Your Grave” and “Three Babies.” She described O’Connor as “one of the most important songwriters” that has lived as she honored her for warning the world about the abuses of the Catholic church. “This is a person who was powerful, who wrote incredible music, and we honor her...

Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" music video is now six seconds shorter, as images of a Black Lives Matter demonstration have been removed. The decision is the latest in a series of discoveries about the making of and promotion of a clip that now has 19 million views.It's not clear when the footage was removed. Several outlets, including the Washington Post, report that a news clip from Fox 5 in Atlanta was edited out. The clip in question depicted a violent confrontation during a 2020 BLM protest.The snippet appeared twice, including on...

❤️ 2 ❤️ The Grammy-Award winning artist also discussed about how female rappers are "doing some of the most exciting commercially" J. Cole sat down with Kevin Hart for his show Hart To Heart on Peacock, and opened up about how meditation and staying off social media has benefited his mental health. The Off-Season artist said that his new publicist had helped him find his way back to utilizing the art of meditation. “So I got with this new publicist, Kathryn Frazier, and she’s amazing woman. She was telling me...

During the 11 years that they shared hosting duties at the CMA Awards, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood practically became the awards show's prom king and queen: Their rapport, chemistry and ever-dazzling costume changes made them a fan-favorite, year after year.The two stars haven't co-hosted since the 2018 show, but Paisley says he'd jump at the chance to do it all over again — and it doesn't need to be at a CMA Awards show, either."I would host anything with Carrie that they want us to host," the singer says...

Sinéad O’Connor, the fiery Irish singer and songwriter whose striking voice briefly made her an unlikely pop superstar in the early Nineties, while her bold public stances on child abuse, war, and organized religion kept her in the news, has died at the age of 56.  O’Connor’s family confirmed the singer’s death in a statement to Irish news network RTE, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.” No...

Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson, an American Idol fan-favorite couple, have gone their separate ways.The pair never formally announced their breakup, but it seems that they called it quits some time ago: Poppe debuted a new relationship with singer-songwriter and guitarist Gabe Burdulis on her Instagram on Monday (July 24), sharing a photo of them together and captioning it "Happy."Poppe and Hutchinson first met while both were competing on Season 16 of American Idol. They got to know each other during Hollywood Week and made their relationship official during...

A Good Cause White, once a fan of Elon Musk, is also auctioning off White Stripes-era gear and other personal items to benefit Detroit’s Clark Park Jack White, who once called Elon Musk “the Henry Ford of the 21st century,” is relinquishing ownership of his personal 2013 Tesla Model S. for his second Third Man Garage Sale auction. In collaboration with his label Third Man Records, White is also auctioning White Stripes-era gear and other personal items. The portion of the auction’s proceeds will benefit Southwest Detroit’s Clark Park Coalition. Last year, White...

The lyrics to Jason Aldean's new song "Try That in a Small Town" deliver a low-key threat to anyone wanting to "round up" his guns. In real life, the singer isn't so definitive."Try That in a Small Town" is embroiled in controversy partially because of a lyric that is pro-gun rights and a message that — at best — supports vigilante justice, and at worst, encourages gun violence.Additionally, some people feel the lyrics use racist dog whistles to attack urban life, a charge that Aldean has labeled as "meritless" and "dangerous."Since...

WGA and SAG-AFTRA both being on strike has been hell for everyone in Hollywood. The writers and actors just want to receive fair compensation for their work, which lines the pockets of the same higher-up executives who oppose granting that request. With both sides locked down, planned release dates for film and TV projects have been pushed, the future of both industries has grown more uncertain, and tens of thousands of people are out of work — including Snoop Dogg, apparently, who has canceled two of his forthcoming concerts at...

One Miranda Lambert fan attended her Velvet Rodeo Las Vegas residency show on Saturday night (July 22) wearing a custom-made shirt with a timely message -- and caught the attention of the star herself."Her shirt says 'Shoot Tequila, Not Selfies,'" Lambert said during the show, bending down to get a good look at the message on the tee. "She did it, I didn't!"Of course, the t-shirt is a reference to another recent Velvet Rodeo show, in which Lambert stopped the music during a performance of "Tin Man" to call out...