Billy Kametz, ‘Fire Emblem’ and ‘Pokemon’ Voice Actor, Dies at 35

Joe Turkel, a prolific character actor whose indelible performances included roles as the sinister bartender Lloyd in The Shining and the maker of artificial humans in Blade Runner, died Monday, June 27, at St. John’s Hospital. He was 94.

Sonny Barger, the notorious founding member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, author, ex-convict, occasional Sons of Anarchy actor and one of the bikers who provided the violent, bloody security at the infamous 1969 Rolling Stones Altamont concert, died of cancer yesterday. He was 83.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a big win for major record labels, the Free Artists From Industry Restrictions (FAIR) Act failed to pass out of the California State Senate’s Judiciary committee late on Tuesday night.According to a report in Billboard, the act, also called AB Bill 983, received four votes, two short of the six needed to reach a majority from the 11-member committee.The bill was the latest in a long campaign to repeal a 1987 amendment to the state’s “Seven-Year Statute” that allows record labels to sue artists if they leave after seven years after their contract was signed before delivering the full number of albums required under the contract. Labels can also sue artists for damages.Artists’ rights groups — including the Black Music Action Coalition, Music Artists Coalition and Songwriters of North America — decried the decision but promised to continue the fight.

Tommy Lee broke four ribs carrying luggage down uneven stairs at a rental house in Nashville. The Motley Crüe drummer has been unable to play full sets on the band's stadium tour after suffering the nasty fall, and his wife Brittany Furlan has now revealed how her rocker spouse injured himself. The 35-year-old influencer told fans on Snapchat: “We were staying at an old rental house in Nashville.

“American Idiot” no more? Billie Joe Armstrong discussed the reversal of Roe v. Wade during a London concert — and he made his strong feelings on the issue very clear.

MTV's "Teen Mom" star, Farrah Abraham, was charged with battery stemming from a nightclub fight in Hollywood earlier this year when she reportedly assaulted a security guard during an altercation outside Grandmaster Records in Los Angeles, California. The 31-year-old reality television personality was officially charged on June 2 and will be in court for an arraignment hearing on Thursday, June 23. Abraham faces up to one year in jail in addition to a $2,000 fine.

Steve Fickinger, a Tony Award-winning producer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen and, as a longtime creative executive with Disney Theatrical Group helped spearhead the development of such stage shows as Newsies and Aladdin, died suddenly at his home in Laguna Beach, California, on June 17. He was 62.

Motherhood is calling! Billie Eilish has strong feelings about becoming a parent — but she isn’t ready to have kids just yet.

Everett Peck, whose comic-book creation Duckman was adapted into a late-1990s animated series with Jason Alexander voicing the lewd private-eye title character, died Tuesday, June 14, of cancer in California. He was 71.

Mike Montgomery A piece of legislation known as the Free Artists from Industry Restrictions (FAIR) Act has long divided the music industry in California, with powerful forces on both sides taking positions. If enacted, FAIR would undo a 35-year-old amendment to the state’s historic “seven-year statute” and effectively remove the power of record labels to sue artists for damages if they exit their contracts after seven years without having turned in the number of albums specified in their contracts.

Tributes have been paid across social media to voice actor Billy Kametz, following his death from colon cancer.

Cooper Noriega, a popular TikTok creator who had more than 1.7 million followers on that app, died on Thursday, in Burbank, Calif. He was 19 and his demise drew an outpouring of grief across social media.

A woman who has been missing for four years was recently found dead inside a trash bag and stuffed in a manhole at her Colorado home.

Prince Harry was sweetly comforted by Meghan Markle during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a lip reader confirms.

Billie Eilish and Matthew Tyler Vorce have broken up. The actor announced the news on his Instagram story Tuesday while addressing rumors that he cheated on the “Bad Guy” singer. Vorce’s comments are filled with moments like “lost cause” and “ur embarrassing.” In a series of posts to his story, he addressed the hate and said there was no cheating involved.

It’s over. Billie Eilish and her boyfriend, Matthew Tyler Vorce, have called it quits.