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Avril Lavigne and Billionaire Boyfriend Phillip Sarofim Split After 1 Year of Dating
Hey, hey, you, you, Avril Lavigne isn’t Phillip Sarofim’s girlfriend anymore. E! News can confirm that the couple have called it quits after one year of dating. Lavigne began dating Sarofim, who is the son of Texan billionaire Fayez Sarofim, in February 2018.
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Community Raises Funds for Simsbury Firefighters Injured in B17 Crash
Three weeks after a vintage airplane crashed at Bradley International Airport killing seven people and injuring seven others, the Simsbury Fire Department is hoping the community will help them support two of their own who survived the crash.
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The Cars Lead Singer Found Dead in Manhattan Home
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the rock band The Cars, died Sunday in New York at age 75.
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Ric Ocasek, Lead Singer of The Cars, Dead in New York at 75
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the rock band The Cars, died Sunday in New York at age 75.
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Woodstock 50: How the Golden Anniversary Festival Went Off Track
When the organizers of Woodstock’s 50th anniversary festival put the rock band Hollis Brown on the lineup, lead singer Mike Montali was elated, NBC News reported. “It’s such an iconic and legendary thing, man,” Montali said, referring to the paisley-printed, mud-splattered 1969 original. “For us, a couple of guys who started our band in a garage in Queens a few...
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Jerry Lawson, Leader of a Cappella Persuasions, Dies at 75
Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the eclectic cult-favorite a cappella group the Persuasions, has died. He was 75. Lawson died Wednesday at a Phoenix hospice after a long illness, longtime friend and sometime Persuasions producer Rip Rense said. Lawson’s smooth baritone led the group of five and later six singers, who were revered as...
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Jerry Lawson, Leader of a Cappella Persuasions, Dies at 75
Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the eclectic cult-favorite a cappella group the Persuasions, has died. He was 75. Lawson died Wednesday at a Phoenix hospice after a long illness, longtime friend and sometime Persuasions producer Rip Rense said. Lawson’s smooth baritone led the group of five and later six singers, who were revered as...
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CT LIVE!: Stars of “Songland”
Ester Dean and Shane McAnally told us about the show that discovers where the magic behind the music really happens.
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Chinese Viewers Balk at ‘Bohemian Rhapsody' Film Censorship
A huge fan of rock legends Queen, Peng Yanzi rushed to see “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the biopic about the band’s late lead singer, Freddie Mercury, while he was traveling in Britain last October....
It was a touching film that made him cry hard, Peng says. He loved it enough to watch it a second time in his home city of Guangzhou after... -
Keith Flint, Singer of Electronic Band The Prodigy, Dies
Keith Flint, lead singer of influential British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said. He was 49.
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Survivors of Indonesia Tsunami Still Jittery as Death Toll Rises
Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting “Water is coming! Water is coming!” and reciting verses from the Quran as emergency messages were broadcast over mosque speakers. It proved to be a false alarm, but a similar frenzy broke out in Tanjung Lesung, another tsunami-stricken...
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The Rolling Stones Plan 13 US Live Dates in 2019
The Rolling Stones will be rolling through the United States next year.
The band says it’s adding a 13-show leg to its No Filter tour in spring 2019 that will hit Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, Washington, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois and Washington, D.C. The tour kicks off in Miami on April 20. -
Rihanna, Axl Rose Among Latest Stars to Slam Trump's Use of Their Music at Rallies
Rihanna and Axl Rose over the weekend joined a growing number of musicians who have denounced President Donald Trump’s use of their music at his events.
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Roberta Flack Says She's Ready to Sing Again
Once a week, Roberta Flack gives a musical performance for an exclusive group. The public will get a chance to hear the result of those musical tuneups, courtesy of the Jazz Foundation of America, when it honors her Saturday.
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Queen of Soul Also Leaves Powerful Civil Rights Legacy
Aretha Franklin, who was born and rose to fame during the segregation era and went on to sing at the inauguration of the first black president, often used her talent, fortune and platform to inspire millions of black Americans and support the fight for racial equality.
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Alabama Band to Host Concert for Jacksonville Tornado Relief
Country music band Alabama will be hosting a benefit concert in Alabama for Jacksonville tornado relief.
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Alicia Silverstone and Husband Christopher Jarecki Split
Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki have officially separated, E! News can exclusively report.
“They still deeply love and respect each other and remain very close friends, but have mutually decided to separate after being together for 20 years. They have a son together who they will continue to co-parent,” Silverstone’s rep shared in a statement. -
From Russia With Love: Rock Band O.A.R. Gets Bump in Attention Thanks to Olympic Athletes From Russia
The Winter Olympics can make for strange bedfellows. Just ask the members of Maryland-based rock band O.A.R (Of A Revolution), who’ve found themselves on the tips of many tongues far from South Korea thanks in large part to the Olympic Athletes from Russia… a.k.a. OAR.
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White Roses, Kesha Offer Rallying Cry for Women at Grammys
Dozens of Grammy Award performers and attendees wore or held white roses Sunday in support of the Time’s Up movement, in an awards season where every awards show has confronted sexual misconduct in show business. “My message on this is for everybody to treat each other like we want to be treated,” said Reba McEntire, winner for best roots gospel...
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Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan Dies at 46
Dolores O’Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday at a London hotel. She was 46.