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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDina LaPolt is one of the music industry’s leading attorneys — and she is almost indisputably the loudest. Outspoken and seemingly fearless, the owner and founder of LaPolt Law represents artists including Steven Tyler, Britney Spears, 21 Savage, Deadmau5 and, for many years, the Tupac Shakur estate.

We’re still two months away from the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which are set for Sept. 16, but the academy has already selected a date for their 56th awards fest -- April 18, 2021, at 8 p.m. ET. That air date is a Sunday night, which is considered prime placement. This year

Following the sad news that Charlie Daniels passed away at the age of 83, country music stars have been paying tribute to the 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' singer.Luke Combs took to Twitter to tell his fans, 'The country music flag is flying at half mast today. RIP Charlie Daniels.'Meanwhile Chris Young posted a photo of Charlie saying, 'Absolutely gutted to hear the news of @CharlieDaniels passing this morning...

Charlie Daniels, best known for the song The Devil Went Down to Georgia, has passed away at the age of 83.The Country Music Hall of Fame member died on Monday morning after suffering a haemorrhagic stroke.His death was confirmed by his publicist who said that he died at a hospital in Hermitage, Tennessee.He suffered a mild stroke in January 2010 and had a pacemaker implanted to 2013, but continued to perform.As a singer, guitarist and fiddler, he started out as a session musician, and played on

Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday at a hospital in Hermitage, Tennessee, after doctors said he had a stroke.

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Charlie Daniels died Monday morning (July 6) from a hemorrhagic stroke, his publicist confirmed.

Country Music legend Charlie Daniels, best known for his monster 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died Monday of a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83.

Charlie Daniels, a country music and southern rock legend known for his song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died, his publicist confirmed to TheWrap.

Country music legend Charlie Daniels died at age 83 on Monday (July 6) from hemorrhagic stroke, his publicist confirmed. Daniels was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry.

Chris Morris Music ReporterSinger, songwriter and instrumentalist Charlie Daniels, whose fusion of traditional country and Southern rock made him a popular cross-genre artist during the ‘70s and ‘80s, died Monday of a hemorrhagic stroke in Hermitage, Tenn.

straight to your inboxNew Manchester City goalkeeper Mikki van Sas has revealed his reasons for joining Manchester City after being lined up by Dutch giants Ajax.The 16-year-old seemed set to join the Amsterdam outfit, but then signed for the Blues, amid great criticism in Holland.The snipers claimed that he was wasting his career by joining City, as so many young foreign players had failed to make the grade.But van Sas, who will play with the under-18s next season, backed his own ability to

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Tom Grater, Jill Goldsmith Yesterday’s news that the European Union will not lift travel restrictions on the U.S. due to the scale of the country’s ongoing coronavirus outbreak prompted concerns about the re-start of American film and TV production based in Europe.As of today (July 1), travelers from 15 countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and China can cross borders into the EU, but the U.S.

Chris Willman Music WriterAs the foremost Black woman in country music — and one who is still waiting to enjoy a big radio hit, despite a series of buzzy singles over the last five years — Mickey Guyton has sometimes felt she faced the “double whammy” of race and gender, to the point where she says she’s often felt like she was “walking on eggshells” in always putting on a friendly face for the genre’s gatekeepers.But the powerhouse vocalist has found newfound power in outspokenness.