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Kelly Clarkson’s 10 Best ‘Kellyoke’ Covers of 2020

Our lives in 2020 would especially suck without Kelly Clarkson’s covers of every hit known to man. Whether it’s pop, rock or country, she never fails to bring the house down with her “Kellyoke” covers to kick off The Kelly Clarkson Show. But this year, the double doors with theater marquee lights didn’t reveal the Grammy-winning […]

Recording Academy Paid $4.5M in Legal Fees in 2019, Filings Show

The Recording Academy paid $4,522,077 in legal expenditures from August 2018 to July 2019, according to the nonprofit’s most recent 990 filing with the IRS — with 65.6% of that total going to two outside law firms accused by former chairman/CEO Deborah Dugan of receiving “exorbitant” fees. The academy has been criticized for continuing to […]

Texas Promoter Margin Walker Permanently Closes: ‘It’s Been a Long Time Coming’

Margin Walker Presents, Texas’ largest independent promoter, announced Monday that it would closing its doors permanently. Since its launch in 2016, Margin Walker has booked and promoted over 3,500 shows across Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. Like many in the live entertainment business, Margin Walker was forced to cancel shows in mid-March due to the coronavirus […]