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Following charges of fraud and extortion against Michael Avenatti, R. Kelly‘s legal team filed a motion seeking all communication between the celebrity lawyer – who represents two of Kelly’s alleged victims – and the Cook County State Attorney’s Office. In the motion, filed Monday, Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg argued that …

She’s been dubbed “the sweet lady with the nasty voice,” and anyone who has met her and had seen her perform live can appreciate the dichotomy of that statement. Wanda Jackson, the undisputed Queen of Rockabilly Music, bridged nascent rock & roll with traditional country in the Fifties, then proceeded …

Next week marks the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain‘s death, but Danny Goldberg says he’s only recently come to terms with the tragedy. “There was a long period of time where just thinking about it and getting into it this deeply would have been too painful for me,” the Nirvana …

John Prine‘s inaugural All the Best Fest gets under way November 11th in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with a lineup highlighting some of the most acclaimed songwriters working today. Among them: Tyler Childers, who says the first time he ever heard a Prine song —“Please Don’t Bury Me” …

Rodrigo y Gabriela made acoustic guitars the focus of their choreographed performance of single “Mettavolution” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Mexican duo offered a live rendition of their new album cut with the help of a few skilled dancers. In the clip, the pair are joined by a group of …

Lionel Richie will showcase his recent Las Vegas residency on a new live album featuring a dozen of the singer’s greatest tracks. Live From Las Vegas, due out August 23rd, boasts hits from both Richie’s solo catalog and the Commodores that Richie performed at Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino’s Zappos …

Cardi B is laying legal claim to her signature phrase “Okurrr.” The rapper has officially filed an application to trademark the word/sound via her company Washpoppin, Inc. The trademark would mostly cover merchandise, which separate filings made for paper goods (like paper cups and posters) and clothing. According to the …

Jennifer Nettles premiered her latest video, the emotionally profound and powerful “I Can Do Hard Things” on Friday’s episode of Today, during which she served as guest co-host alongside Today regular Hoda Kotb. In addition to Nettles delivering the song’s message of perseverance in the face of overwhelming adversity, she …

After a successful run of dates last year on what he cheekily dubbed Not Dead Yet tour, Phil Collins will return to the States for a sequel, the somewhat clunkily-titled Still Not Dead Yet, Live! trek, which kicks off this fall. The tour will hit 15 cities all around the …

There’s nothing but whiskey and a few ice cubes in Lauren Jenkins‘ drink here at a bar in East Nashville, mostly because the Texas-born singer-songwriter can’t stand anything too sweet. Ever since she moved to Nashville in 2013, she’s found the cocktails in town to be overwhelmingly syrupy: she likes …