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• Artist from Louisiana receives 6 CMA nominations, 2 awards; set to perform at Rose Parade

  November 10, 2022 9:51 AM

  A singer-songwriter from Louisiana won two prestigious awards at the CMAs and is set to be the mid-parade performer for Louisiana's Rose Parade float. Lainey Wilson, a 30-year-old musician from Baskin, received six nominations and two awards at the CMAs on Nov. 9. Wilson won the awards for New... more »

• Zac Brown Band's 'Comeback Tour' temporarily paused due to singer's COVID diagnosis

  September 29, 2021 12:24 PM

  The Zac Brown Band has canceled its next three concert dates due to the band's lead singer, Zac Brown, testing positive for COVID. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zac Brown Band... more »

• Gospel music icon, Bishop Rance Allen dies at age 71

  October 31, 2020 6:53 PM

  Gospel music star Bishop Rance Allen passed away Saturday morning, CNN reports. The singer and minister died while recovering from a medical procedure at an Ohio hospital, according to a joint statement issued by Allen's wife, Ellen Allen, and his manager, Toby Jackson. The world-renowned gospel singer and... more »

• Helen Reddy, 'I Am Woman Singer,' dies at 78 Play Video

  September 30, 2020 5:48 AM

  LOS ANGELES, California - Helen Reddy, the legendary Australian musician whose 'I Am Woman' song resonated with feminists in the 1970's passed away Tuesday in Los Angele s, Variety reports. Reddy's daughter and son, Traci and Jordan, confirmed the news in a joint statement that said: “It is with... more »

• R. Kelly's lawyers say he was attacked in prison by an angry inmate

  August 28, 2020 1:11 PM

  Following multiple attempts to have R. Kelly released from federal prison, the incarcerated singer's lawyers announced Thursday that Kelly was attacked by a fellow inmate. According to USA Today, attorney Mike Leonard said the scuffle broke out at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center when the other inmate got angry because... more »

• R. Kelly denied request to be released from jail due to virus concerns

  April 8, 2020 7:43 AM

  R. Kelly, an accused sex offender who was once recognized as one of R&B's most popular singers, was denied a request to be released from jail due to concerns related to coronavirus. According to Variety , Kelly is being held at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he is... more »

• Rapper Lil Boosie pepper sprayed while shopping in Biloxi

  April 10, 2017 5:37 PM

  BILOXI, Miss. - Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie was pepper sprayed by a security guard while shopping in a Mississippi department store Sunday. A video posted by a fan shows Boosie arguing with the security guard at a Dillards before Boosie and two others are pepper sprayed in the... more »