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Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67

SANTA MONICA, California – Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67. His representative, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

NEW YORK – Justin Bieber says he has been battling Lyme disease. In an Instagram post Wednesday, the pop star wrote that “it’s been a rough couple years but (I’m) getting the righ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Not exactly a ‘Love Touch’: Rod Stewart, son, accused of battery in New Year’s Eve fight

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a private event in a children’s area at The Brea...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Rocker John Mellencamp gives $50K to his Indiana hometown

SEYMOUR, Ind. – Rocker John Mellencamp has donated $50,000 to his southern Indiana hometown for construction of a plaza near a mural that pays homage to the singer-songwriter and his 1980s h...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Justin Bieber to launch docu-series on YouTube in January

Justin Bieber is launching a docu-series about creating his new album on YouTube, the platform where the singer originally got his start in music more than a decade ago. YouTube a...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

A new open mic night comes to Farmington

Go for the music, stay for the family vibes

DATE: Dec 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Lizzo named The Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year

NEW YORK – Breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press. Voted by entertainment staffer members of the news cooperative, Lizzo d...

DATE: Dec 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Inuit-Canadian singer who covered ‘Diamonds’’ dies at 26

LOS ANGELES – Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture, has died....

DATE: Dec 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Songwriter Allee Willis, who wrote ‘Friends’ theme, dies

LOS ANGELES – Allee Willis, a songwriter whose work included the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” as well as the theme song from the TV show “Friends” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September,...

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Baby Shark’ Navajo auditions help to close generation gap

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Seven-year-old Drew Wilson, of Rock Point, Arizona, was clearly nervous as she stood in front of several video cameras and photographers Sunday. Wilson w...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Post Malone to headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

NEW YORK – You can ring in the New Year with Post Malone: The rap-pop star will perform at “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020” on Dec. 31 in New York City. ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music