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Sia, Jason Mraz, Rachel Platten to perform at Jewel-hosted benefit show on Sunday

Jewel will co-host a online benefit concert this Sunday to help the Indigenous community in the western part of the U.S., which has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Among the artists participating in the event, called Voices of Siihasin -- that's the word for "assurance" in the Navajo language -- are Sia, Rachel Platten, Jason...

Alanis Morissette says her upcoming memoir won’t “ruin 25 people’s lives in one minute”

For the past 25 years, fans have been waiting for Alanis Morissette to confirm exactly who inspired some of her songs, especially "You Oughta Know."  But even though the Canadian star is writing a book, don't expect her to tell all. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Alanis says of her book, "Well, I have written 1,300 pages,...

If there was a problem, yo, I’ll solve it: Vanilla Ice reschedules concert after backlash

'90s star Vanilla Ice was set to perform a concert Friday night in Austin, TX, but that show's now been postponed to a later date following the backlash he and the venue have received about the event's safety. The show was to have taken place at the Emerald Point Bar and Grill, but the venue's...

Duffy calls out Netflix for “glamorizing” sex trafficking by showing Polish film ‘365 Days’

"Mercy" singer Duffy, who recently revealed that she'd been kidnapped, drugged and sexually assaulted, has written to open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, admonishing the platform for showing a film that she says glamorizes rape and sexual trafficking. As Deadline reports, the movie is a Polish film called 365 Days, which is currently number...

Pink and Kelly Clarkson congratulate Katy Perry for chart achievement

A few days ago, Katy Perry's latest single, "Daisies," reached the top 10 of Billboard's Adult Pop Songs airplay chart.  She's now the fifth artist to have scored at least 16 top 10s on that particular chart -- and two of the other four artists have saluted her achievement on Twitter. Kelly Clarkson, who's also...

Kelly Clarkson: What doesn’t kill her makes her…well, you know

Despite going through a divorce, Kelly Clarkson is literally living the lyrics of her hit song "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," a source tells People magazine. "Kelly is a doer, a pusher, someone who forges ahead even when it's difficult for her,"the insider dishes. "Being busy is a blessing and she knows that." Kelly's been...

New Eagles concert film airing July 5 on ESPN; companion album & video due in October

A new Eagles concert film titled Live from The Forum MMXVIII will premiere on ESPN this Sunday, July 5, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The movie features performances from a sold-out three-night stand the Eagles played on September 12, 14 and 15, 2018, in the L.A. suburb of Inglewood, California. The program will be...

Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi & more urge UK government to support live music industry

Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Lewis Capaldi are among the 1,500 people who've signed a letter asking the U.K. government to support the live music industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter, addressed to the U.K.'s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, was signed by artists who would otherwise have been performing...

‘David Foster: Off the Record,’ starring Celine, Buble, Groban, Streisand, Whitney & more, is streaming now on Netflix

What do Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole have in common? They've all had hit records produced by David Foster -- and some of them are featured in the new documentary David Foster: Off the Record, now streaming on Netflix. "I know that I have done a lot...

Alanis Morissette teams with Audible for “original musical narrative”

Writing your memoir is so 2019: Alanis Morissette has teamed with Audible to create what the company is calling an "original musical narrative." Production is currently underway on the project, which will incorporate Alanis' own words and her music, at her home studio.  There's no release date yet, but Audible says that in the project,...