Stevie Nicks Cancels All 2021 Performances Over Coronavirus Concern...

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11

2021

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Stevie Nicks Cancels All 2021 Performances Over Coronavirus Concerns

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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Troy Warren for CNT #Music #Entertainment #COVID-19 "These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I want everyone to be safe and healthy and the rising Covid cases should be of concern to all of us," the 73-year-old singer said in the statement. Stevie Nicks has canceled five forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said in a statement Tuesday. Nicks had been scheduled to headline one day each of BottleRock Napa Valley in California and the Jazz Aspen Festival in Colorado in September. In October, she was to have played two days…

Aug

08

2021

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New Orleans: Jazz Fest 2021 Canceled Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases in Louisiana

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BY SHARAREH DRURY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for NewOrleansNewsAndTalk.Com Traditionally held in the spring, it had been scheduled to run Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17 this year. The festival was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has canceled its fall 2021 dates due to surging COVID-19 cases in Louisiana, festival organizers said Sunday. Traditionally held in the spring, it had been scheduled to run Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17 this year. The festival was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “As a result of the current exponential growth of new COVID cases in…

Aug

08

2021

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Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, rock journalist, dies at 75

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By Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Music Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, who wrote about rock when music journalists were just beginning to take it seriously, and through her work met Jim Morrison, frontman of the Doors, with whom she said she had a marriage of sorts, died July 23. She was 75. Her death was announced on the Facebook page of Lizard Queen Press, a publishing enterprise that she founded and that published her recent books. The announcement did not give a cause or say where she died. In the late 1960s, originally as Patricia Kennely (she…

Jul

30

2021

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Bob Dylan Beats Lawsuit Over $300M Songs Sale

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BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT A New York judge rules that Jacques Levy, who shares credits on songs including "Hurricane," merely is entitled to a portion of licensing income. Bob Dylan can rest easy that he won’t have to hand over a portion of his $300 million sale of his entire song catalog to Universal Music. On Friday, a New York judge rejected a complaint from the estate of Jacques Levy, who collaborated with Dylan on his 1976 album Desire. Levy’s widow targeted at least $7.25 million from the sale of 10 songs, including “Hurricane,” but Dylan argued that the songs were written under a…

Jul

28

2021

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ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72

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BY ANNA CHAN, BILLBOARD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT "You will be greatly missed, amigo," bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said. ZZ Top’s longtime bassist Dusty Hill has died, the band announced in a statement Wednesday. He was 72. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston,” the group shared. “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’ We will forever be connected to…

Jul

28

2021

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Spotify Hits 165M Paying Subs, Misses Total User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps

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BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The music streamer, led by CEO Daniel Ek, reports a 110 percent ad gain, helped by podcasts from the likes of Joe Rogan, Bill Simmons and the Obamas. Music-streaming giant Spotify said on Wednesday that it ended the second quarter with 165 million premium, or paid, subscribers. It had ended the first quarter with 158 million and forecast 162-166 million by the end of June. Spotify by then also reached 365 million total monthly active users (MAUs), which came in below its guidance range of 366-373 million, the Wednesday earnings update showed. The firm had ended the first…

Jul

22

2021

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Dr. Dre ordered to pay more than $3.5M per year in spousal support

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Rap music mogul Dr. Dre has been ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to pay his estranged wife nearly $300,000 a month in spousal support. Court records show the amount is only temporary until the court makes a final decision on what he will ultimately pay Nicole Young as part of a divorce settlement, according to Radar. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, was also ordered to keep paying for Young’s health insurance and will “continue paying the expenses for the Malibu, and Pacific Palisades homes.” “[Dre] is ordered…

Jul

20

2021

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John Mayer returns to Atlanta for 2022 ‘Sob Rock’ Tour

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By Giana Levy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT The former Atlanta resident is back at State Farm Arena in spring. Grammy Award-winning artist John Mayer will be returning to Atlanta for one night only. The ‘Sob Rock’ Tour, named for his latest album, kicks off in February 2022 and will make its way to State Farm Arena where Mayer will perform April 8, 2022. Registration is required for access to presale tickets, which are available until 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 20. Registrations can be made via johnmayer.com/#dates. The seated ticket presale begins 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, and ends at…

Jul

18

2021

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Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The pop star took to Instagram on Friday to share a lengthy message beside the quote: "Never forget who ignored you when you needed them and who helped you before you even had to ask." Britney Spears on Friday called out the people closest to her who have failed to show support during the pop star’s conservatorship battle, yet have posted about her situation. “There’s nothing worse than when the people closest to you who never showed up for you post things in regard to your situation whatever it may be and speak…

Jul

13

2021

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Los Angeles rapper shot to death while filming self on Instagram Live

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Indian Red Boy dead at 21; police say he was ‘a gang member’ Los Angeles rapper Indian Red Boy was killed last week in a brazen shooting that was broadcast live on Instagram, according to several confirmed reports. Red Boy, whose real name is Zerail Dijon Rivera, was 21 years old. The shooting was an apparent ambush that happened shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday near the 14100 block of Chadron Avenue in the Hawthorne district of Los Angeles, where Rivera was sitting in his car and talking to a friend online,…

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