On New Year’s Day 1964, Connie Smith — then still an aspiring singer — met Grand Ole Opry star Bill Anderson at a concert in Canton, Ohio. It was actually their second meeting: The first followed Smith’s victory in a talent show in Columbus, after which Anderson invited her to …
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Harry Reid, the by-turns scrappy, mild-mannered and acid-tongued former Democratic Senate leader, has died of pancreatic cancer. Reid was 82. Reid was a dominating figure in Democratic politics for decades, using his home base in Nevada to rise to the top of the Senate. As majority leader from 2007 to …
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The House committee investigating Jan. 6 has named a second sitting Republican member of Congress: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). The committee on Wednesday requested an interview with the MAGA-friendly lawmaker who previously admitted to talking with former President Donald Trump on the day of the insurrection. “We write to seek …
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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde will perform a set of classic Bob Dylan tracks — as well as some of her own songs — during a special livestream event, premiering Dec. 26 at 3 p.m. ET. “Chrissie Hynde and Co. Sing Bob Dylan (and Other Songs)” was filmed and recorded at …
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Vicente Fernández, the famed Mexican singer and actor, died on Sunday after months in the hospital following a fall at his ranch outside Guadalajara. He was 81. His death was confirmed on his social media accounts, where his family had been updating fans on his condition and dispelling near-constant rumors …
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Blame the pandemic, the dying planet, or our rapid transition into United States: Fury Road, but there’s a lot of soul searching going on these days. Some artists, especially in the Americana genre, are even looking to the heavens. Brent Cobb is releasing a gospel album in January, Hiss Golden …
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The longer the federal hearings for indicted Jan. 6 rioters continue, the clearer it becomes that former President Trump bear a substantial amount of blame for the attack on the Capitol. During a Wednesday sentencing hearing for Jan. 6 defendant Russell Peterson, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said outright …
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‘Tis the season to disassociate! Darren Star’s Emily in Paris is back on Dec. 22, and we’re ready to hate-watch the titular American fail up against a foreign backdrop — in heels. From what we can recall of the first season — which most of us probably watched through a …
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Lucy Dacus‘ “Thumbs,” easily the most gut-wrenching track on her new album Home Video, has received a full-band rendition. Whereas the studio version features solely Dacus’ buttery, haunting vocals — reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska — the full-band version embraces the electric guitar and drums. The song recalls an evening in …
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“Mia don’t cry, I love you forever,” Lindsey Jordan sings, both to an ex-lover and herself, on her new album. “But I gotta grow up now.” Growing up has seemingly been on Jordan’s mind quite a bit lately: After making her full-length debut as Snail Mail with 2018’s Lush, which …
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