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Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to Americana singer Joe Ely

Bruce Springsteen (R) and Joe Ely perform at the Austin Music Awards, held at the Austin Music Hall during the South By Southwest Music Festival on March 14, 2012 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic)Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Americana singer Joe Ely, who passed away Monday at the age of 78 from complications of Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia."Over here, we’re deeply saddened by the loss of Joe Ely, a singular American singer, great musician […]

December 16, 2025

Entertainment

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner faces 1st-degree murder charges with special circumstances: DA

Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner attend the AOL Build Speaker Series in New York City, May 4, 2016. (Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic via Getty Images)Nick Reiner will be charged with the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, Los Angeles officials announced on Tuesday.The charges of two counts of first-degree murder, with special circumstance of multiple murders, will be filed on Tuesday afternoon, LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a news conference on Tuesday.The charges […]

December 16, 2025

Entertainment

Noah Wyle is back in scrubs in ‘The Pitt’ season 2 trailer

Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby in season 2 of 'The Pitt.' (Warrick Page/HBO Max)Dr. Robby starts a brand-new shift in The Pitt season 2 trailer.HBO Max released the official trailer for the sophomore season of the Emmy-winning procedural medical drama series on Tuesday.Emmy winner Noah Wyle is back in Dr. Robby's scrubs in the new trailer, which takes place during the summer around Fourth of July weekend.Each season of The Pitt takes place over the course of a single 15-hour […]

December 16, 2025

Music

James Taylor announces annual July 4 holiday shows at Tanglewood

James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless)James Taylor has announced his annual Independence Day shows at Tanglewood, in the Berkshires area of Massachusetts.Taylor and his All-Star Band just announced they’ll play the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, on July 3 and July 4; the Fourth of July show will end with a fireworks display for the holiday, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.This year marks 52 years since Taylor first took […]

December 16, 2025

Entertainment

Michelle Obama reveals she was supposed to see Rob Reiner, wife the night they were killed

Former First Lady Michelle Obama appears on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC)Michelle Obama has shared that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, had plans to see their longtime friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer the night of their untimely deaths.The couple were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Sunday, sources told ABC News.The former first lady opened up about the pair during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, taking a moment to pay her respects […]

December 16, 2025

Music

Billy Idol song ‘Dying to Live’ lands on Oscars short list for best original song

Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/Disney/Eric McCandlessBilly Idol has a chance to nab an Oscar nomination.The rocker’s song “Dying to Live,” from his documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, has earned a spot on the Oscars short list for best original song.The tune, written by Idol, J. Ralph, Steve Stevens, Tommy English and Joe Janiak, is one of 15 tracks to make the short list, with the category to be narrowed down to five […]

December 16, 2025

Music

Watch the first-ever video for George Harrison’s ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)’

George Harrison November 23, 1971. (Photo by: Ann Limongello/ABC Photo Archives) The first-ever video for George Harrison’s classic tune “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” has just been released, directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard.It took a team of 20 stop-motion artisans to create the stop-motion clip, which is set in the gardens of Friar Park, the Victorian mansion Harrison purchased in 1970. The video is described as “an homage to his love of gardening.”“To work with […]

December 16, 2025

Music

Donna Summer posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

American Disco and R&B singer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Gaines, 1948 - 2012) performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)Disco queen Donna Summer has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Summer, who wrote her hits like "Love to Love You Baby," "Bad Girls," "On the Radio" and "She Works Hard for the Money," was celebrated Monday at a ceremony in West Hollywood, California. Summer’s husband, Bruce Sudano, and […]

December 16, 2025

Entertainment

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ to get digital and Blu-ray release

Artwork for 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' (20th Century Studios)If you didn’t get to see Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere in theaters, you’ll now have a new chance to see the film.The movie about Bruce Springsteen’s efforts making his 1982 solo album, Nebraska, is set to hit digital platforms, including Amazon, Prime Video and Apple TV, on Dec. 23. It will also be released on 4K Blu-ray on Jan. 20, with the release including the four-act documentary Making Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.The documentary’s […]

December 16, 2025