Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesAfter a number of high-profile drop-outs due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus, the annual South by Southwest music, film and culture festival in Austin, Texas, has been officially canceled. “The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU,” reads a statement from the festival. “SXSW will faithfully …
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Mar 06
Coachella could be stalled due to coronavirus
2020 Coachella lineup; Goldenvoice Coronavirus is turning out to be quite the party-pooper with Coachella as the latest festival on its radar. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival is an annual festival held in Indio, California that takes place over the course of two weekends in April. The event, whose highly anticipated 2020 headliners …
Mar 06
Dan + Shay pledge $100,000 to Tennessee tornado relief efforts
ABC/Image Group LADays after a deadly tornado ripped through Tennessee, killing at least 25 people on Tuesday, celebrities with ties to the Volunteer State have come forward to help with relief efforts. On Thursday, country act Dan + Shay pledged $100,000 of their own money to assist with the aftermath. The donation arrives a day before their first …
Mar 04
Deborah Dugan hits back at Recording Academy with new allegations
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesFollowing her ouster on Monday, former Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan filed a supplemental charge against the organization, claiming it provides “significant additional information and evidence” of alleged attempts to influence the nominations process by the Academy and longtime Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich. The supplemental charge, filed by Dugan’s lawyers on Tuesday, cites an email …
Mar 03
Taylor Swift sends love to Nashville after deadly hurricanes
Valheria RochaTaylor Swift has homes in a variety of cities and spends a lot of time in New York City, L.A. and London, but her heart still belongs to the town where she started her career. After two tornadoes struck Nashville, TN on Tuesday morning, 22 people were killed and homes and businesses were destroyed. …
Mar 03
Recording Academy fires suspended CEO Deborah Dugan
John Lamparski/WireImageDeborah Dugan, who was placed on administrative leave from her post as president/CEO of the Recording Academy in January following allegations of misconduct by a senior female Academy member, has been terminated, the organization announced in a letter to its members on Tuesday. “After weighing all of the evidence from two independent investigations, the …
Feb 25
The Voice 18 recap: Nick Jonas parachutes in and fights John Legend over contestant everyone wants
Trae Patton/NBC It may be a new season of The Voice, but there’s a brand new face sitting in one of the judge’s chair this year — Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers. The young singer proved to be a formidable opponent when battling it out with the other judges over competitors, too. Jonas knew how to keep his fellow judges guessing …
Feb 24
Shay Mooney announces birth of second son, Ames Alexander
ABC/Mark LevineShay Mooney, one half of the Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay, announced on Saturday that he welcomed another son with wife Hannah Billingsley. The “10,000 Hours” singer was over the moon when announcing the birth of Ames Alexander, who was born on Friday. Mooney sweetly wrote, “Welcome to the Mooney family. Asher has been so excited to meet you, ‘baby …
Feb 24
Maren Morris reveals she doesn’t understand the point of a playroom
ABC/Image Group LAWhile Maren Morris counts down the days until she welcomes her first child with husband Ryan Hurd, “The Bones” singer posed a serious question to fans on Twitter: What the heck is a playroom? “Someone tell me wtf a “play room” is,” Morris asked fans on Friday. She then prefaced her confusion by explaining, “When I was …
Feb 02
Demi Lovato warms up for Super Bowl anthem by joining Dan + Shay for “Speechless”
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Bud Light Super Bowl Music FestDemi Lovato and Dan + Shay are both managed by Scooter Braun, and that connection resulted in all three artists singing together on Saturday night. Dan + Shay performed at the Bud Light Super Bowl Fest in Miami Saturday night, and ahead of that, they met …