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John Fogerty wanted to tag CCR rerecordings ‘Taylor’s Version’ on ’Legacy’ album

'Legacy' album artwork. Concord RecordsJohn Fogerty's new album, Legacy, includes rerecorded versions of classic Creedence Clearwater Revival songs like "Proud Mary," "Fortunate Son" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain." Each track on the album is tagged "John's Version," a nod to Taylor Swift's own rerecording project. As it turns out, Fogerty wanted to be even more direct with his reference to the pop star."I wanted them to call [the rerecordings] Taylor's Version," Fogerty tells Billboard. "I lobbied for that: 'You want this […]

August 25, 2025 2

Entertainment

Annette Bening to star in ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff ‘The Dutton Ranch’

Annette Bening attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)Annette Bening is the latest star to join the Yellowstone franchise.The five-time Academy Award nominee has joined the Yellowstone spinoff with the working title of The Dutton Ranch, ABC Audio has confirmed.This new show will also star Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly and Finn Little, who will reprise their roles as Rip Wheeler, Beth Dutton and Carter.Bening will play Beulah Jackson in the series, who is the powerful, cunning and charming head of a major […]

August 25, 2025

Entertainment

Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood & Luke Bryan returning for ‘American Idol’ season 24

Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan (Disney/Christopher Willard)The trio of Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and new judge Carrie Underwood will be returning for another season of ABC's American Idol — the 24th overall of the pioneering music competition.Carrie, who won season 4 of American Idol, joined the judging panel for the 2025 edition of the show, replacing the departing Katy Perry. This year's winner was Jamal Roberts.Auditions for the new season begin Tuesday with "Idol Across America," which allows people to audition […]

August 25, 2025 1

Music

Fundraiser launched for ex-Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom ‘TC’ Constanten amid lung cancer battle

Tom Constanten performs at the 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music' 40th Anniversary DVD And Blu-Ray release party at Hard Rock Cafe - Times Square on June 4, 2009 in New York City. George Napolitano/FilmMagicFormer Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom "TC" Constanten is battling lung cancer, and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is raising money to help support him.Donated funds will go toward covering Constanten's medical bills, as well as "other vital living expenses.""Over the years I have experienced such generosity that it […]

August 25, 2025 1

Entertainment

‘Harry Potter’ director Chris Columbus does not want to be involved in upcoming HBO series

Daniel Radcliffe stars in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.' (Peter Mountain/WireImage via Getty Images)Chris Columbus is not interested in being involved in HBO's Harry Potter series.The director, who launched the film franchise by directing the first two Harry Potter movies, recently told Variety he is done with the wizarding world.“No, I’ve done it, you saw my version,” Columbus said. “There’s nothing left for me to do in the world of Potter.”Even though he's finished his involvement in the franchise, he is not against HBO returning to the […]

August 25, 2025 3

Music

New Who? Only if Roger Daltrey can co-write with Pete Townshend

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at Parco Della Musica on July 22, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe Who is currently on a North American farewell tour, but if you're hoping it will be accompanied by new music, Roger Daltrey has one specific condition.When asked if he'd want to make another Who album, Daltrey tells The New York Times, "No, there'd be nothing in it for me, unless I co-wrote the songs with Pete […]

August 25, 2025

Music

On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970: Elton John played his first-ever show in North America

On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970 ...Elton John played his first-ever live show in North America, kicking off a six-night stand at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.According to setlist.fm, Elton’s nine-song set opened with the now-classic “Your Song” and also featured “Border Song,” “Take Me to the Pilot” and “Burn Down the Mission.” He also performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Woman.”Elton played shows in San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, and eventually launched his first full-length tour that October in […]

August 25, 2025

Entertainment

Kumail Nanjiani thought ‘Eternals’ would bring Marvel roles ‘for the next 10 years’

Kumail Nanjiani attends the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 23, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Kumail Nanjiani expected his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to lead to many more jobs.The actor portrayed Kingo in the 2021 Chloé Zhao film Eternals, for which he underwent a major physical transformation. Nanjiani spoke about his experience after the film was released during a recent appearance on the Working It Out podcast.“It came out, it got really bad reviews, and it didn’t do that […]

August 25, 2025

Music

Neil Young plays Crazy Horse song ‘Long Walk Home’ for first time in 36 years

Neil Young performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Samir Hussein/WireImageNeil Young played his song "Long Walk Home" for the first time in 36 years during his concert in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday."Long Walk Home" was originally recorded for Young's 1987 album Life with Crazy Horse, and he last performed it in 1989. In breaking it out again nearly four decades later, Young slightly updated the […]

August 25, 2025