Joan Jett, Cheap Trick & more to play Kentucky’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival

Admat for 2026 Bourbon & Beyond (Courtesy of Danny Wimmer Presents)Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick and Squeeze are among the artists set to play the 2026 Bourbon and Beyond Festival.The festival, which will feature over 100 artists on five stages, will be held Sept. 24-27 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.Festival headliners include Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Mumford & Sons, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, The Red Clay Strays, Dave Matthews Band and Hootie & the […]

February 18, 2026

Entertainment

‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Whitney Leavitt extends run in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway

Whitney Leavitt poses at a photo call for her joining the cast of 'Chicago' on Broadway at Open Jar Studios on Jan. 7, 2026, in New York City. (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)Whitney Leavitt won't finish cell block tango-ing anytime soon.The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and season 34 Dancing with the Stars contestant is extending her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago.Leavitt will continue to play Roxie Hart in the production for an additional two weeks, the show's […]

February 18, 2026

Music

On This Day, Feb. 18, 1977: KISS plays their first-ever concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden

On This Day, Feb 18, 1977…New York natives KISS headlined Madison Square Garden for the very first time.The show was part of their Rock and Roll Over tour and featured opening act Sammy Hagar, who was also making his Madison Square Garden debut.According to setlist.fm, the band’s set included KISS favorites like “Detroit Rock City,” “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Beth" and “Black Diamond." During the show, Paul Stanley was injured when he was hit by a beer bottle thrown by […]

February 18, 2026

Music

Paul McCartney and Wings exhibit to open at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Artwork for Paul McCartney and Wings Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit (Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)Paul McCartney and Wings will be the subject of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.The exhibit, opening May 15, is described in a press release as "the first major museum exhibit" to explore McCartney’s post-Beatles band, which released its self-titled debut in 1970 and broke up in 1981.Simply titled Paul McCartney and Wings, […]

February 18, 2026

Music

All aboard: Train sets ninth edition of Sail Across the Sun fan cruise

Train, 'Sail Across the Sun' fan cruise (Sixthman)Tell me, did you sail across the sun? If you never have, now's your big chance to join Train on their popular fan cruise.The ninth installment of the band's Sail Across the Sun trip will embark from Miami on Feb. 11, 2027, aboard the Norwegian Jewel. It'll return Feb. 15 after visiting Ocho Rios, Jamaica. During the cruise, Train will give three completely different concerts, including a fan-selected request set, and bring along […]

February 18, 2026

Entertainment

In brief: Laura Dern, Gabby Windey join Molly Gordon’s ‘Peaked’ and more

A star-studded group of actors has joined the cast of Molly Gordon's upcoming comedy film Peaked. Deadline reports that Laura Dern, Simone Ashley, Levon Hawke and Gabby Windey are set to appear in the upcoming film, which Gordon will direct and star in. Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie is also in talks to star. The movie follows two girls who traumatized others in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion ...Damon Wayans Jr. is […]

February 18, 2026

Entertainment

Zendaya, Robert Pattinson share their first impressions of each other

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in 'The Drama.' (A24)Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are opening up about their first impressions of each other.The actors, who star in the upcoming A24 film The Drama together, also starred in two other films together that are coming out in 2026 — The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three. In a recent cover story for Interview magazine, the actors revealed what their preconceived notions about each other were."Truthfully, I met you because we had common friends, and you […]

February 18, 2026

Music

‘Rolling Stone’ pays tribute to Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir with special issue

Bob Weir of The Dead performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 16, 2009 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)The life and career of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who passed away Jan. 10, is celebrated in a new tribute issue of Rolling Stone.The magazine’s March issue includes exclusive tributes to Weir from bandmates Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. There's also an interview with Dead & Company’s John Mayer, intimate photos of Weir taken by his daughter, photographer Chloe […]

February 18, 2026

Music

Billy Idol documentary ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ sets theatrical release

Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Eric McCandless)The Billy Idol documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead is finally hitting theaters in the U.S. on Feb. 26.Ahead of the opening, the film will get two special premieres, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles at the TCL Chinese Theatre and Feb. 25 in New York at the Regal Union Square. Both screenings will feature an acoustic performance by Idol, and his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens.Billy Idol Should […]

February 17, 2026

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