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Like most festivals, the Roots Picnic — Philadelphia’s annual party in the park thrown by “The Tonight Show” band — has been spoiled by the coronavirus concert kibosh. But while the annual event won’t take over Fairmount Park in the City of Brotherly Love — the hometown of the Roots — the music and the …
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G-Eazy and Ashley Benson are mixing business with pleasure. The 31-year-old musician released the tracklist for his forthcoming album, “Everything’s Strange Here,” and in a surprising twist, the former “Pretty Little Liars” actress, 30, appears on the fourth song, “All the Things You’re Searching For.” The tune also features artist Kossisko. “‘Everything’s Strange Here’ – …
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On the heels of a new Dolly Parton book, another classic country star, Willie Nelson, 87, and his sister, Bobbie Nelson, 89, announced that they’ve penned a memoir. The tome, “Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band,” will detail their family bond playing music together, with alternating chapters by each sibling. It’s …
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Normally the summer music-festival season would be in full swing now, but this year it’s been put on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. So instead, the Governors Ball Music Festival is pressing rewind and replaying some memorable sets from over the years on Thursday and Friday on YouTube. On Thursday’s bill is Travis Scott …
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He’s not throwing away his shot at a PG-13 rating. With “Hamilton” coming to Disney+ on July 3, die-hard fans are concerned that the Pulitzer-winning musical will have to be censored for kids. Fortunately, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, 40, assures the public that he’s making only one family-friendly modification to his magnum opus — dropping a …
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Singer Mario said he was held at gunpoint by police officers in Miami — and the tense standoff was defused only when a female officer recognized him. The Grammy-nominated “Let Me Love You” singer told Page Six that three months ago he was driving in Miami with a friend who has a license to carry …
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Country singers Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are divorcing after less than a year of marriage, Page Six can confirm. “This was a hard decision [for Pearce],” People magazine quotes a source as saying of the split. “It wasn’t something she wanted to have to do. This hasn’t been a quarantine realization — it was …
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Broadway director Jerry Zaks. Drama Desk Awards. Four Tonys. Nominated for Bette Midler’s “Hello, Dolly!” in 2017. How smart is he? When I rehearsed my suggested one-woman show he yawned, “Forget it!” That’s how smart. He’s to direct — whenever that is — “The Music Man” starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, with Warren Carlyle …
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Live Nation announced a drive-in concert series for July as coronavirus lockdowns have canceled arena shows and music festivals nationwide this summer. The LA-based promoter said Monday it will launch “Live from the Drive-In,” a set of nine shows headlined by country singer Brad Paisley to take place July 10-12 in Nashville, Tenn.; Maryland Heights, …
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Do not throw away your shot because the “Hamilton” trailer is here. Launching on Disney Plus on July 3, the minute-long trailer shows off footage from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical. The film features footage with the original cast, including Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos, Jonathon …
Like most festivals, the Roots Picnic — Philadelphia’s annual party in the park thrown by “The Tonight Show” band — has been spoiled by the coronavirus concert kibosh. But while the annual event won’t take over Fairmount Park in the City of Brotherly Love — the hometown of the Roots — the music and the …
