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The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Would Make Illegal Streaming a Felony

Providing relief via direct assistance and loans to struggling individuals and businesses hit hard by COVID-19 has been a priority for federal lawmakers this past month. But a gigantic spending bill has also become the opportunity to smuggle in some other line items, including those of special interest to the entertainment community. Perhaps most surprising, […]

K.T. Oslin’s Biggest Billboard Hits: ’80’s Ladies,’ ‘Come Next Monday,’ ‘Hold Me’ & More

K.T. Oslin died on Monday (Dec. 21) at age 78. The singer-songwriter, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease, was reportedly also diagnosed with COVID-19. Oslin was born Kay Toinette Oslin on May 15, 1942, in Crossett, Ark. Her breakthrough single, 1987’s “80’s Ladies,” hit No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart that July and became […]

Taylor Swift Sets Record as ‘Evermore’ Blasts to No. 1 In U.K.

Taylor Swift is the queen of the U.K. charts, as Evermore (EMI) bows at No. 1 on the U.K. albums survey and three tracks from it crack the national Top 20. Evermore gives Swift a second leader in the same year, following Folklore, which ruled the Official U.K. Albums Chart for three weeks in August. […]

Indie Venues Get $15B in New COVID Relief Bill

Federal funding to help independent venues hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic has been included in a $900 billion bipartisan aid package following days of negotiations between leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress. While the specifics of the bill have not yet been announced, the aid package does include “$15 billion […]

Lizzo Surprises Her Mom With a New Car for Christmas

Lizzo is keeping the holiday magic alive for her family this year. “Got my mommy a brand new Audi for Xmas,” Lizzo wrote ahead of Christmas on Instagram Sunday night (Dec. 20). “I remember crying in my car when my daddy passed, no job no money nowhere to live, wishing I could one day provide […]