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Gordon Lightfoot death: Revered Canadian folk singer dies aged 84

Legendary folk singer-songwriter’s hits include ‘Early Morning Rain’ and ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’

The Independent UK

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter, dies aged 84

Musician best known for folk-pop hits such as If You Could Read My Mind and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald continued to tour in his later years

The Guardian - AU

Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter of ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,’ ‘Sundown’ dies at 84

The Canadian folk singer died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. His mid-1970s album ‘Sundown’ reached the top of the Billboard charts.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits include “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at age 84

The Independent UK

Seymour Stein: Mogul who discovered some of music’s greats

Stein was a powerhouse executive who brought names such as Madonna and Talking Heads into global stardom

The Independent UK

Otis Redding III dies: Singer inspired by legendary dad dies at 59 after cancer battle

Otis Redding III, who proudly followed in his famous dad's music footprints, passed away in a hospital in Macon, Georgia at the age of 59

Daily Mirror

How a surge of creativity led to Dirty Heads releasing a trio of EPs in 2023

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The creative juices wouldn’t stop flowing for Huntington Beach’s Dirty Heads as they were recording the 10-track album “Midnight Control,” which debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s alternative albums chart last year. Vocalist Jared Watson also described it as one of the best albums the band…

The Orange County Register

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Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light

Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes

Salon

Whitney Houston’s posthumous gospel collection debuts at No. 2 on Billboard chart

Whitney Houston’s musical legacy continues to reach the upper echelons of the Billboard charts.

Tribune News Service

Seymour Stein obituary

Music executive and co-founder of Sire Records who launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Ramones

The Guardian - UK

Appreciation: Seymour Stein, dead at 80, discovered the Ramones, Madonna, many more: ‘I never believed in press for myself’

SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T, Depeche Mode and the dozens of other artists Stein signed…

Tribune News Service

Lana Del Rey is ENGAGED to musician Evan Winiker after just months of dating

Grammy-nominated singer Lana Del Rey is reportedly set to tie the knot after it was claimed she is now engaged to talent agency managing partner Evan Winiker

Daily Mirror

Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

Two actors will make their ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts as hosts next month — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas

The Independent UK

Country musician Rissi Palmer is the subject of a new PBS documentary

RALEIGH, N.C. — Durham-based country music artist Rissi Palmer is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary, which hometown folks got a chance to see ahead of its television premiere.

Tribune News Service

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The Guardian - US

The rise of Morgan Wallen, America’s controversial country music star

The singer’s record-breaking success spotlights the divide between coastal city culture and what’s played elsewhere

Daily Mirror

Shakira breaks 14 Guinness World Records after brutal diss track aimed at ex

Shakira's new music has broken multiple Guinness World Records, including Music Sessions Vol. 53 topping the charts

Daily Mirror

Melle Mel says Eminem only considered one of the best rappers because he's white

The lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five has hit back at Billboard's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, arguing that Eminem only made the list because he's white

Tribune News Service

Legendary R&B musician Chuck Jackson, who counted Apollo Theater as second home, dies at 85

NEW YORK — R&B legend Chuck Jackson, who inspired Dionne Warwick and a legion of jazz greats and counted New York’s Apollo Theater as a second home, has died. He was 85.

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SZA named Billboard’s 2023 Woman of the Year

Grammy Award winner SZA is starting 2023 with a major win.

Evening Standard

Everything we know about Rihanna’s net worth, boyfriend and baby boy

The Superbowl halftime performer is the richest female musician in the world and is expecting her second baby with A$AP Rocky

The Conversation

Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

Los Angeles Times

The long saga to track down Kanye West is finally over: His former attorneys sever ties

Kanye West’s former attorneys have finally tracked down the elusive artist and cut ties with him, even as he faces a slew of lawsuits, according to reports.

The Independent UK

The Grammys ended in controversy, again. Here’s what to know

The 65th Grammys were back in full swing Sunday

WEKU

The Economics of the Grammys, Explained

Sure, Beyoncé and Adele might scoop up even more awards for their collections. But with prizes being handed out in 91 categories, a lot of folks stand to see career boosts due to the Grammy Awards.

The Independent UK

Why is R&B music more explicit than ever? It’s complicated.

R&B music seems more explicit, but is it really

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