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Katy Perry, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Raitt to perform at New Orleans Jazz Fest

We don't know if Katy Perry will be releasing new music in 2019, but now we know that she'll be playing at least one concert.  She's one of the headliners for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place April 25-28 and May 2-5 in the Big Easy. Katy tweeted, "The funny thing...

Rob Thomas to release solo single next month, duets with Fantasia at Aretha Franklin tribute concert taping

Rob Thomas' last solo project, The Great Unknown, came out in 2015, and he supported it with a solo tour.  In 2017, he and Matchbox Twenty toured with Counting Crows. Now, Rob's ready for another solo outing. On Twitter, Rob wrote, "Btw, word on the street is my new single ONE LESS DAY (DYING YOUNG)...

First Dolly, now June: Adele dresses up as yet another female country music legend

A year ago, Adele caused a sensation by dressing up like Dolly Parton on Instagram.  Now, she's dressed up as yet another pioneering female of country music: the late June Carter Cash. June Carter Cash, who was married to the late country icon Johnny Cash, was a musician and songwriter in her own right, and...

Ahoy there! Sam Smith sporting a "pirate patch" after surgery

Sam Smith's got a sense of humor: Following surgery on his eye to treat a painful stye, he posted a photo of himself wearing a jaunty eye patch -- with the caption "Stye with me." OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder sure thought it was funny: He reposted the photo to his Instagram Story with the caption, "Best...

The Cranberries announce final album with Dolores O’Riordan; listen now to single "All Over Now"

On the one-year anniversary of Dolores O'Riordan's death, the surviving members of The Cranberries have announced the details of their final album. It's called In the End, and will be released April 26. The first single from In the End is a song titled "All Over Now," which you can download now via digital outlets....

Alicia Keys hosting next month’s Grammy Awards, promises to bring "sister vibes" to the ceremony

Alicia Keys knows a thing or two about the Grammys, having won 15 of them herself.  Now it's been announced that she'll be taking the stage at next month's telecast, not to perform, but to host the proceedings. "I know what it feels like to be on that stage, and I’m going to bring that...

Petition changes focus, now asks Maroon 5 to #Take a Knee during Super Bowl

Before Maroon 5 was officially confirmed to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, a petition urging them not to take the gig attracted over 85,000 signatures on Change.org.  But now that the band has confirmed that it will indeed be performing at the game in Atlanta February 3 -- along with rappers Travis Scott...

Lukas Graham’s "Love Someone" expresses his parental anxieties: "I don’t know that’s how it felt!"

"Love Someone," the latest hit by Lukas Graham, sounds like a typical love ballad, but the chorus speaks to one of Lukas' very real fears: that one day, despite his best efforts, something bad might happen to his girlfriend or his daughter.  The lyrics to the song go, "If you love someone/And you're not afraid...

Katy Perry reveals the hilarious reason she was suspended from grade school

Katy Perry was a very naughty schoolgirl back in the day. In a post on her Instagram Story over the weekend, the singer revealed the hilarious reason why she got suspended in the 6th grade, when she was a student at Santa Barbara Christian School. She posted a screenshot of the 1996 suspension report after...

Las Vegas nightclub throws Zedd an outrageous $100K bash

Zedd was treated like a king in Las Vegas this weekend. Omnia Nightclub Las Vegas at Caesars Palace – where "The Middle" star frequently performs – hosted an extravagant bash for DJ/producer on Friday. According to New York Post’s Page Six, the party cost $100,000 and featured a massive ball pit, a money machine party...