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Ozzy Osbourne Posthumously Honored with Birmingham Lord Mayor’s Award on What Would Have Been 77th Birthday

Six months after his death, Ozzy Osbourne posthumously received Birmingham’s Lord Mayor’s Award on what would have been the heavy metal icon’s 77th birthday. The prestigious annual honor presented to an individual (group or organization) for “outstanding achievement or exceptional service to the city and people of Birmingham” was an especially fitting tribute to the […]

Gwen Stefani Wants Her No Doubt Sphere Residency to be ‘Really Nostalgic’

Christmas has come early for Gwen Stefani. The veteran pop singer will reunite her old band No Doubt for a residency at the MSG-owned Sphere in Las Vegas. She has a new Christmas song, “Shake the Snow Globe,” which appears in a holiday movie. And her yuletide album from 2017, You Make It Feel Like Christmas, has had […]

Justice Select Amyl and The Sniffers as Their Favorite New Australian Band

Amyl and The Sniffers’ irrepressible charge has caught the attention of many folks in high places, some unexpected. Count Justice among them. The French electronic act is currently in Australia, for a long-overdue tour in support of 2024’s Hyperdrama, the duo’s first album since 2016’s Woman. Opening for Gaspard Augé and Xavier De Rosnay on […]

Chappell Roan, Cardi B, EJAE & More Among Donors for Annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction

The fifth annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction kicked off Wednesday (Dec. 3). Running through Dec. 17, the online auction features more than 50 exclusive items and experiences donated by ASCAP members and friends. Donors range from pop hitmakers (Chappell Roan, Rosé, Cardi B, Alex Warren, EJAE) to singer-songwriters (Noah Kahan, Laufey, Brandy Clark). Country stars […]

Trump Pardons Ex-OVG CEO Tim Leiweke in Bid-Rigging Case

President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional” pardon of Oak View Group (OVG) founder and former chairman Tim Leiweke, according to a statement on the Department of Justice’s website published Wednesday (Dec. 3). “We are happy for Tim that he can now put this matter behind him,” read a statement from an OVG […]

Steve Cropper, Iconic Booker T & the M.G.’s Guitarist, Dies at 84

Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, who played on seminal recordings by such artists as Otis Redding, Booker T & the M.G.’s, Wilson Pickett and many more, died Wednesday (Dec. 3) in Nashville. He was 84. Cropper’s son confirmed his father’s death on Facebook. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share the news that my […]

Daddy Yankee Hits Ex-Manager & Wife With RICO Lawsuit Over Royalties Theft: ‘Coordinated Attack’

Daddy Yankee has brought a bombshell lawsuit accusing his former manager, Raphy Pina, and estranged wife Mireddys González of scheming to steal songwriting royalties during a nearly decade-long racketeering conspiracy. The reggaeton star (Ramón Ayala Rodríguez) is bringing civil claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, a federal organized crime statute often […]