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Man of Steel: Will Paul Franklin’s 30th CMA Nomination Translate To His First Win?

Man of Steel: Will Paul Franklin’s 30th CMA Nomination Translate To His First Win?

When the Country Music Association unveiled its ballot for the organization’s 55th annual awards on Sept. 9, steel guitarist Paul Franklin picked up the 30th nomination of his career. A whopping 29 of those nods — including this year’s — were for musician of the year. His one nod outside of that category was for musical event of

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G-Eazy and Demi Lovato Face Their Demons With ‘Breakdown’ Performance on ‘Fallon’: Watch

G-Eazy and Demi Lovato Face Their Demons With ‘Breakdown’ Performance on ‘Fallon’: Watch

A problem shared, a problem halved. G-Eazy and Demi Lovato put that the test when they performed “Breakdown” Tuesday night (Sept. 28) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The new song appears on G-Eazy’s new album These Things Happen Too, which dropped last Friday, and is the followup to 2014’s These Things Happen. “This is one of

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‘The Voice’ Contestant Impresses With ‘Unique Take’ of Ariana Grande’s ‘Breathin’: Watch

‘The Voice’ Contestant Impresses With ‘Unique Take’ of Ariana Grande’s ‘Breathin’: Watch

David Vogel clearly digs the big stage. The 23-year-old singer and guitarist made his mark on Tuesday night’s (Sept. 28) episode of NBC’s The Voice, when he performed one of Ariana Grande’s very own songs for his blind audition. Risky, yes. Not a problem. Hailing from Valhalla, New York, Vogel — which translates to “bird”

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R. Kelly Guilty Verdict: Black Women See Long-Overdue Justice

R. Kelly Guilty Verdict: Black Women See Long-Overdue Justice

For years, decades even, allegations swirled that R&B superstar R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls, with seeming impunity. They were mostly young Black women. And Black girls. And that, say accusers and others who have called for him to face accountability, is part of what took the wheels of the criminal justice system

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Sam Riddle, Famed L.A. Disc Jockey and ‘Star Search’ Producer, Dies at 83

Sam Riddle, Famed L.A. Disc Jockey and ‘Star Search’ Producer, Dies at 83

Sam Riddle, the popular Los Angeles “Boss Radio” deejay of the 1960s who went on to produce the Ed McMahon-hosted TV talent show Star Search, has died. He was 83. Riddle died Monday at his home in Palm Desert after a battle with Lewy body dementia, a publicist announced. In an era when radio disc

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We All Want a Rihanna Album, But Does She Even Need to Make Music Anymore?

We All Want a Rihanna Album, But Does She Even Need to Make Music Anymore?

Between her fashionably late appearance at the Met Gala on Sept. 13 and Friday’s Amazon Prime premiere of her Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3, Rihanna has been all over the headlines lately — but not because of new music. The last album from the Bajan pop star was 2016’s Anti, which topped the Billboard

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