Kinky Friedman — the Texas-raised musician, writer, satirist, dog lover, gubernatorial candidate and overall provocateur — died after a battle with Parkinson’s on Thursday at his Echo Hill Ranch in TX, according to a post on his X account. He was 79. To say Friedman was larger-than-life was an…

Greatness recognized greatness in a special moment Tuesday during Justin Timberlake’s Madison Square Garden show. Timberlake paused during his set to recognize film director Martin Scorsese. "I hope this doesn't embarrass him too much, but I'm sorry, man, I gotta do this," Timberlake said…

Neil Young and Crazy Horse announced Wednesday that illness among “a couple of us” will end the rest of their tour plans. The 78-year-old Young and his longtime on-and-off band Crazy Horse last performed live in May. The singer-songwriter didn’t specify who among the group is ill or the problem…

Megan Thee Stallion has been tapped to perform and open the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Taraji P. Henson is returning as host for what the network calls “Culture’s Biggest Night,” in which Usher will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement BET…

Blue Starlite, an independent drive-in theater in Austin, Texas, has announced its first national cinema event series, Silents Synced, where classic silent movies will be paired with rock music from Radiohead, R.E.M., They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Pixies, and Amon Tobin.   Silents Synced series 1…

NBC will air two-hour Toby Keith tribute concert special this August, with a guest line-up to include Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Carrie Underwood and more. Toby Keith: American Icon also will feature Parker McCollum, Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson, The War And Treaty, with…

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See me, feel me — while you can. It’s nearly game over for The Who’s Tommy: The Tony-nominated musical revival will end its Broadway run next month, press agency Boneau/Bryan-Brown said today. The musical will have played more than 130 regular performances at the Nederlander Theatre when the final…

EXCLUSIVE: Sabrina Carpenter, who is prepping for the release of her new album Short n’ Sweet in August and the launch of her North American tour after that, will headline Sabrina Carpenter: A VR Concert. The exclusive event will premiere Friday, July 19 at 5 p.m. PT exclusively in Meta Horizon Worlds…

Shifty Shellshock aka Seth Binzer, the lead singer of Crazy Town, whose 2000 song “Butterfly” became an anthem, died Monday. He was 49. The Los Angeles Medical Examiner said he died Monday, but no cause of death was given. The nu-metal star founded American rap-rock group Crazy Town in 1995 in…

Although Tatiana Maslany might not get the chance to Hulk out again, she had fun serving body-ody-ody with one iconic guest star. While appearing at San Antonio’s Superhero Comic Con over the weekend, the actress fondly recalled twerking with Megan Thee Stallion on a season 1 episode of her Disney+…

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is looking ahead as it prepares to honor the star-studded Class of 2025. On Monday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced next year’s selections to receive a star on Hollywood Boulevard’s storied walk, including the likes of Jane Fonda, David Beckham, Fran Drescher, Al…