Recording Academy & MusiCares pledge $1M to Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts

The Recording Academy and charity foundation MusiCares have pledged $1 million to support artists and music industry professionals impacted by the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The organizations have teamed up to form the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort, which is also accepting donations to distribute in addition to their guaranteed $1 million. …

Death toll rises to 10 in Los Angeles wildfires, the largest in California history

The death toll has risen to 10 in the greater Los Angeles area after a series of destructive wildfires ravages the region, forcing approximately 180,000 from their homes and destroying entire streets and thousands of structures. The Palisades Fire has burned through almost 20,000 acres, and has destroyed an estimated 5,000 structures. It was 6% …

All five living presidents attend the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter

Nearly two weeks after former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100, all five living presidents gathered to honor him during his funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday morning. Carter, the 39th president of the United States and the country’s longest-living president, died on Dec. 29, with the Carter …

Dylan Scott shares his new track ‘Country Till I Die’

Dylan Scott has dropped the new track “Country Till I Die,” written by Taylor Phillips, Charlie Handsome, John Byron and Ben Johnson. The song shares the same name as Scott’s upcoming spring headlining Country Till I Die Tour, with the release accompanied by the official music video, directed by Cameron Packee. Scott shares of the …

Keith Urban to embark on ‘High and Alive’ global tour

Nearly three years since his last full tour, Keith Urban is hitting the road again on his 2025 High and Alive World Tour, kicking-off in May. Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen and Karley Scott Collins are joining Urban as support acts on this tour. The tour will serve as support of Urban’s 2024 High, his 11th …

See Millie Bobby Brown in the new trailer for ‘The Electric State’

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt star in new trailer for Netflix‘s The Electric State, the sci-fi feature film from directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo which debuts on the streaming service March 14, 2025. The Electric State is “centered around a dystopic society where machines created to help humanity have gone rogue. The robots …

Peacock previews the documentary ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy’ in new trailer

Peacock is previewing their 90-minute documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs with a new trailer. Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy features interviews with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and an intern of Diddy’s, as well as Lisa Bloom (Dawn Richard’s attorney), and singer Al B. Sure!   The special also includes exclusive, never-before-seen footage of …

Thousands evacuate after Los Angeles wildfires leave at least 5 dead, with new fire breaking out

Devastating wildfires continue to burn out of control, sparked by dry conditions and powerful winds, in the greater Los Angeles area. As of Thursday morning have killed at least 5 people and forced 100,000 people to evacuate from their homes. The fires are underway in areas not typically known for fires, with more than 350,000 …

President-elect Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in hush money case sentencing

President-elect Donald Trump is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court to block the sentencing in his hush money case in New York, which is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a.m. Earlier this week, New York Judge Juan Merchan declined to block Trump’s sentencing, despite repeated appeals from his attorneys. In a request for emergency relief …

Ashley McBryde shares ‘Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs’

Ashley McBryde has returned with the release of her song “Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs”, produced by John Osborne.  The track is Ashley’s first new music since her summer EPs (which contained condensed compilations of her previous work divided by theme, sharing her storytelling in curated collections). Ashley says of the track: “In the last several …