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Kennedy Center ordered to pay Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees
A District of Columbia judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees and costs, drawing a line under a lawsuit the arts organisation itself brought and lost. Redd, a longtime host and performer at the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve concerts, pulled out of last December’s show…
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Kenny Chesney Reveals the Hilarious Way His Second Duet With Megan Moroney Came to Be
Country star Kenny Chesney has explained how singer Megan Moroney came to feature on his new track “It Just Got Weird,” revealing that she essentially invited herself onto the song. Speaking on Talk Shop Live about his upcoming album Silver Sands Marina, Chesney said Moroney heard about the track through a mutual songwriter friend and…
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‘Entitled’ couple are shamed for breaking out of a Cornish campsite at 2am
A couple staying at a campsite in Cornwall have been publicly criticised after reportedly sneaking away from the site at around 2am, with locals and fellow campers accusing them of being “entitled” for leaving without settling up or following proper checkout procedures. The incident has drawn attention online as an example of poor holidaymaker etiquette,…
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4 Songs From 1968 Every 60s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
American Songwriter has published a nostalgic list recalling four songs that dominated Top 40 radio in 1968, the kind of tunes many children of the 1960s would have heard playing during the morning drive to school. The piece is a light retrospective feature rather than hard news, aimed at readers who grew up during that…
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The abandoned 1990s movie James Cameron called “the greatest I never made”
A failure. The post The abandoned 1990s movie James Cameron called “the greatest I never made” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Noah Kahan Tees Up Second ‘Folk and Fairways’ Charity Show and Golf Tournament
Noah Kahan is hosting the second edition of his “Folk and Fairways” charity event, a two-day golf tournament and acoustic performance taking place on 14 and 15 September at Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont. All proceeds will go to the singer’s Busyhead Project, an organisation he founded to promote mental-health awareness and provide support resources,…
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Pivots to Music Career With Touching Girl Dad Ballad: ‘Your Dad’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is branching into music with the release of “Your Dad,” a tender ballad dedicated to his three daughters. The song appears on the newly released *Moana: Voices Across the Ocean* album, a companion record to the recent live-action Moana remake, marking a notable departure for the actor and former wrestler better…
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The “bolt out of heaven” 1977 single Brian May was forever grateful for
Straight from the Gods. The post The “bolt out of heaven” 1977 single Brian May was forever grateful for first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Folk Singer-Songwriters From the 80s You Can Probably Recognize (Even if You Can’t Name Them)
American Songwriter has published a light retrospective feature highlighting three folk singer-songwriters from the 1980s whose songs remain widely recognisable even if their names have faded from public memory. The piece is part of an ongoing “you can probably recognise” series celebrating musicians whose work outlived their fame, offering a nostalgic nod to the decade’s…
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Jess Williamson – “Tracking The Tropics”
Country-folk artist Jess Williamson has released a new single, “Tracking The Tropics”, the latest preview of her forthcoming album A Mile South Of Heaven. It follows the previously shared lead single “Goodbye To All That” and continues the record’s pedal steel-inflected sound, marking the latest step in the rollout for her upcoming release. Williamson has…