Rick Jarrard, the Grammy Award-nominated producer who crafted hits for Jose Feliciano, Jefferson Airplane and Harry Nilsson, and counted Elvis Presley among his circle of friends, died Oct. 13 from undisclosed causes. The American music man got his start behind the mixing desk at a relatively young age, as staff producer in the 1960s for […]

It’s reached the serious end of NBC’s The Voice. Just ask the five contestants who were facing the chop on Tuesday night (Nov. 9). America voted, and, after a nervous wait, the Instant Save was handed to Team Kelly’s Hailey Mia, the youngest singer in the competition. Earlier, the New Jersey teen performed Christina Perri’s “Jar

The chairman and CEO of the Human Rights Foundation are calling for Justin Bieber to cancel a scheduled performance in Saudi Arabia “as a symbol of solidarity with the ongoing suffering of the Saudi people.” In a letter dated Nov. 2 and shared with Bieber’s representatives, the nonprofit’s chairman, Garry Kasparov, and CEO, Thor Halvorssen,

The latest in a growing list of lawsuits against Travis Scott and other organizers of the deadly Astroworld music festival  last weekend was filed Tuesday (Nov. 9) by the family of a 9-year-old boy who is in a medically induced coma after he was “trampled nearly to death.” In one of at least 18 cases

Lawsuits are piling up less than a week after the deadly crowd crush at the Astroworld concert, and legal experts say the risk is mounting that juries could decide against rapper Travis Scott and the companies behind the tragic event in Houston. Several legal experts told The Associated Press that Scott’s past incitement of concertgoers

It was practically a foregone conclusion that Bo Burnham’s Inside (The Songs) would win for best comedy album at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The album from the acclaimed Netflix special Bo Burnham: Inside is the year’s biggest comedy hit. It topped Billboard’s Comedy Albums chart for 21 weeks and only this week dips to No.

Billie Eilish’s full Sesame Street episode has yet to air, but the show gave her fans both young and old a taste of what to expect by sharing a clip of her performing a modified version of her Billboard Hot 100 hit “Happier Than Ever” on Tuesday (Nov. 9). For the children-appropriate version of the

After filing dueling lawsuits in 2020, Big Ligas and Paulo Londra are currently in court in Miami. Their trial began jury selection and opening statements on Monday with Judge William Thomas presiding over the case. In late September, a Miami-Dade County judge set a trial date in the ongoing contract dispute between Londra and record label Big Ligas. The order set the

Almost a decade ago, in December 2011, Ariana Grande tweeted that she had just seen the Broadway musical Wicked again and it “made me realize how badly I want 2 play Glinda at some point in my life! #DreamRole,” the then-18-year-old wrote. Well, Grande’s dream has been realized. On Thursday, the pop star announced that

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The 55th annual CMA Awards are back, returning to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, with performers playing in front of a full, in-person audience. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s ceremony aired live from Nashville’s