Sammy Hagar, REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin to play benefit for first responders

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesSammy Hagar and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin are among the performers who'll be headlining One805Live! 2025, an annual benefit that supports the first responders of Santa Barbara County, California.Also on the bill are former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, the bands The Fray and Good Charlotte, and country star Trisha Yearwood.The event is set for Sept. 20 at Kevin Costner's oceanside estate in the Santa Barbara area, and tickets are on sale […]

July 30, 2025

Entertainment

Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen to receive Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at 77th Emmys

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for the Hammer MuseumTed Danson and Mary Steenburgen are set to receive the 2025 Bob Hope Humanitarian Award from the Television Academy.The married actors will be awarded the honor during the 77th Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 14. This marks the first time the award has been presented to a couple.The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award recognizes a lifetime of philanthropy, activism and a commitment to a global greater good. It was established in 2002 and is one […]

July 30, 2025

Music

Toast the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with limited-edition wines

Courtesy Delicato Family WinesWhen Dead & Company perform their three headline shows in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Grateful Dead, fans on-site will get the first chance to sample two new anniversary-edition wines from the band's collaboration with Gnarly Head wines.The Old Vine Zinfadel and Cabernet Sauvignon wines will be available nationwide in August in commemorative bottles featuring a special label design incorporating the Dead's 60th anniversary logo in holographic foil.Grateful Dead archivist and legacy manager David Lemieux says […]

July 30, 2025

Music

Ozzy Osbourne’s family, fans say goodbye to rock legend

Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesFamily and fans of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne gathered in his hometown of Birmingham, England, on Wednesday to say a final farewell.The hearse carrying Ozzy, who died July 22 at the age of 76, traveled through the main streets of Birmingham with a view of the Black Sabbath frontman's coffin covered in purple flowers.The funeral procession made a stop at the city's Black Sabbath bridge and bench, where a memorial for Ozzy grew in the week after his death.Ozzy's […]

July 30, 2025

Music

Elton John celebrates 35th ‘sobriety birthday’

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIElton John's birthday is in March, but on Tuesday he marked a milestone birthday of another sort."Grateful for all the love on my sobriety birthday," the Rocket Man wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of cards, drawings and flowers. July 29 marked his 35th year of sobriety. One card in the photo reads, "Happy 35th Birthday! We are so proud of you!" It's signed by Elton's husband, David Furnish, and their sons.Another card says, "Congratulations on 35 years! […]

July 30, 2025

Music

For charity auction, Queen’s John Deacon signs first memorabilia since 1997

Hollywood RecordsQueen bass player John Deacon dropped out of the spotlight after he retired in 1997, but he's now reemerged to take part in a charity auction coming up in September.The Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party, an annual charity event organized by the Mercury Phoenix Trust, is taking place Sept. 6 in Montreux, Switzerland. A silent auction will be held for a copy of the band's classic album A Night at the Opera, signed by Deacon, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. […]

July 30, 2025

Entertainment

Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde return in ‘Zootopia 2’ trailer: Watch here

DisneyThe trailer for Zootopia 2 is here.The trailer for the Disney sequel arrived on Wednesday and features the return of Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman).The film follows Judy and Nick, who discover that "their partnership isn't as solid as they thought when Chief Bogo (voice of Idris Elba) orders them to join the Partners in Crime counseling program," according to a press release."But it doesn't take long for their partnership to be put to the ultimate test […]

July 30, 2025

Music

On This Day, July 30, 1988: Steve Winwood hit #1 with ‘Roll With It’

On This Day, July 30, 1988 ...Former Traffic star Steve Winwood topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Roll With It,” the title track from his fifth studio album.The track spent four weeks in the top spot and was one of two #1 hits Winwood would have during his solo career. The other was “Higher Love,” which topped the chart in August 1986.While Winwood wrote “Roll With It” with Will Jennings, the performing rights organization BMI later gave the Motown […]

July 30, 2025

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Finally – A Superman Worth Believing In

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… In 2013, Warner Brothers reset their DC Comics film universe with a Superman movie from director Zack Snyder called Man of Steel. Chasing the high highs of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Batman trilogy, Man of Steel opted for a dark and gritty tone, and… it never really worked. The Superman of Man of Steel was almost unrecognizable from the ultra-heroic Superman of the […]

July 30, 2025

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