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Niall Horan and Thomas Rhett performed a surprise duet of Ella Langley's chart-topping single "Choosin' Texas" at GEODIS Park in Nashville on Thursday 9 July 2026, one of two co-headlining summer stadium shows the longtime friends are staging together. The one-off cover, captured by fans on social media,…
Actress Katherine Heigl, best known for "Grey's Anatomy" and "27 Dresses", has put her mountain home in Utah on the market for $10.6 million as her family prepares to downsize. The listing, handled by agent Paul Benson of Engel & Völkers Park City, marks the 47-year-old star's decision…
This American Songwriter opinion piece celebrates four occasions when heavy or hard-rocking 1970s bands set aside their usual sound for gentler, more acoustic material. The author argues that although such genre departures do not always succeed, when they do they can rank among the finest songs in a…
Bram Stoker, a Bournemouth progressive rock band, briefly appeared to be at the forefront of the early-1970s prog scene, boasting connections to figures such as Roger Daltrey of The Who and The Rolling Stones. However, the group split before their debut album was properly released, and remarkably the…
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Singer-songwriter Baby Rose, born Jasmine Rose Wilson, is discussed in a Rolling Stone feature marking a busy new chapter in her career, as she opens arena dates for British pop star Olivia Dean and promotes her latest album, Yearnalism. The piece frames her as an intuitive, emotionally driven…
A director associated with the BBC Proms has claimed that a middle-aged demographic continues to stay away from the annual classical music festival because they perceive the art form as "elitist". The comments are notable because they suggest that persistent image problems around classical music, rather than younger…
Country/rock artist River Shook has cancelled two dates on their current tour because of poor ticket sales, sharing the news candidly on Instagram rather than offering an excuse. Shook framed the cancellations as symptomatic of a wider difficulty facing live music, stating that "this is an industry-wide problem"…
Jack White brought his 19-year-old daughter, Scarlett White, on stage during his concert at the Brooklyn Paramount on Saturday night, where she played bass for three songs. The moment continues an occasional musical collaboration between the pair and comes as White tours in support of his newly released…
The Cure have announced that their long-serving bassist Simon Gallup temporarily stepped away from the band's European tour after falling ill shortly before a concert in Berlin on 10th July. His son, Eden Gallup, who was already part of the touring line-up, took over bass duties to allow…