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Lola Dee, whose 1951 hit “Pretty Eyed Baby” under the name Lola Ameche rose to No. 21 on the Billboard singles chart, has died at 95. She died of natural causes in a Hinsdale, Illinois nursing facility, her publicist said.

Jaden Thompson Lola Dee, a popular singer in the 1950s who toured with Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Johnnie Ray, has died. She was 95. The pop singer, who was signed to Columbia and Mercury labels in the ’50s, died of natural causes in Hinsdale, Illinois at a nursing facility, as announced by her publicist and CD producer Alan Eichler.

The ’90s may have come and gone, but the music from that decade will live on forever. Depending on where you live, you can even relive the glory of the ’90s by seeing some of your favorite musicians perform IRL.The ‘I Love the ’90s Tour’ brings together some of the hottest acts of the ’90s so they can play their iconic hits.

Amber Liu, a member of K-pop girl group f(x), has announced new dates for her upcoming 2024 ‘No More Sad Songs’ world tour.Today (December 5), Amber Liu revealed the new Asia, Australia and New Zealand legs of her upcoming 2024 tour. It’ll feature four shows in Asia – in Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore – alongside two Aussie concerts and one New Zealand performance in February and March.In addition, the f(x) singer also announced that indie pop singer-songwriter Marielle Kraft will join her on the North American leg of the tour, which features eight shows across January 2024.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Country music hasn’t had a huge presence in the mainstream top 10 since Florida Georgia Line provided a couple of big crossover blips in 2014 and 2017 with “Cruise” and “Meant to Be.” But that changed in triplicate in 2023 with three Nashville exports— the well-established Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, plus a blazing-hot newcomer, Zimmerman. His first three singles all hit No.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer An Illinois appeals court has upheld the conviction of Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” star who orchestrated a hate crime against himself nearly five years ago. Smollett was convicted in December 2021 on five felony charges of disorderly conduct and was later sentenced to 150 days in the Cook County jail.

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment veterans Elisabeth Rohm and Kara have partnered to launch Rohm Feifer Entertainment, a film and television production company that will look to tell inspirational, female-forward stories steeped in true crime and true narratives that resonate with audiences of all kinds.  

Is something going on between Dave Portnoy and Rachel Leviss? The Barstool Sports founder is setting the record straight.

A mansion dubbed 'the UK's version of the Home Alone house' has gone up for sale - for a whopping £7 MILLION. The sprawling pad in Cobham, Surrey, has seven bedrooms as well as a heated swimming pool, private cinema room, a gym and even a wine cellar.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is opening up about his love life.

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The Rolling Stones’ upcoming US tour will be sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons.News that the rock veterans – now comprised of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – would be hitting the road again was shared yesterday afternoon (November 21), when the band posted a new update online.Kicking off in spring 2024, the tour will consist of 16 live shows across North America, opening with a slot in Houston, Texas on April 28. The dates also include shows in Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and more, with a final show being held in Santa Clara, California on July 17.Following the announcement, there was another part of the post that surprised fans too – confirmation that the tour would be sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).At first, some fans thought the collaboration was part of a joke by the band, particularly with Jagger being 80, Richards aged 79 (turning 80 in December), and Wood being 76.

Psychedelic Furs and Waitresses saxophonist Mars Williams has died, aged 68.The news was shared by The Chicago Tribune, which reported that the musician died yesterday (November 20) from ampullary cancer. He was diagnosed with the illness just less than one year ago.Born in Evanston, Illinois, Williams famously performed in the Chicago free jazz group NRG Ensemble and with the Waitresses, before going on to join the iconic English rock band Psychedelic Furs in 1983.His initial time as part of the band lasted six years, and he departed the line-up in 1989.

The Rolling Stones have confirmed that they will be hitting the road next year as part of a new US tour.The iconic rock band – comprised of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – announced the news of their upcoming live shows today (November 21) with a post on social media.“The news you have all been waiting for – the Rolling Stones are hitting the road again,” they wrote in the caption to a Twitter/X update. “We are thrilled to announce the Stones Tour 2024 Hackney Diamonds!”In the post, the band confirmed a run of 16 live shows taking place across North America next year.

MCND have announced the dates and venues for their upcoming 2024 ‘ODD-VENTURE’ US tour.MCND’s upcoming 2024 ‘ODD-VENTURE’ US tour will be organised by K-pop promotion and production company Studio PAV, and will take place over six dates in February next year.The K-pop boyband’s newly announced tour will kick in New York City’s Racket NYC venue on February 9. Following that, the quintet will perform shows in Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas.MCND will then wrap up their upcoming US tour with two shows in California.

Illinoise, a theatrical adaptation of Sufjan Stevens‘ career-breakthrough 2005 concept album Illinois, will make its New York City premiere in March at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory, the arts venue announced today.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “And I actually grew up in, this is an interesting place to grow up, my parents bought a house without realizing until Halloween came around and there was a tour bus that it was the original Michael Myers house from the ‘Halloween’ movie,” the actress laughed. The “Horns” actress’ revelation caused Kimmel’s studio audience to gasp and applaud.

The upcoming Broadway revival of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People starring Jeremy Strong has landed two more heavy hitters: Michael Imperioli will costar opposite Strong, and Plan B, the production company of Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner & Jeremy Kleiner, has signed on as a producer.

The hit 2004 movie Mean Girls is getting a musical update!

IVE have announced the stops and dates for their upcoming 2023 to 2024 ‘Show What I Have’ world tour.Today (November 8), IVE announced the dates for the upcoming Asia, US, Europe, Latin America and Australia legs of their 2023 to 2024 ‘Show What I Have’ world tour. This comes just a month after they kicked off the tour in October with two shows in Seoul, South Korea.The K-pop girl group will kick off the Asia leg of their newly announced tour in November 2023, with two shows in Yokohama, Japan.

Carole Horst Writer/director David Ferino’s feature directorial debut, “Wardcliffe,” starring Joel McKinnon Miller (“The Staircase,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Big Love”) and Shane Coffey (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Good Girls”). Inspired by real events, Ferino’s script takes place over the course of a single day as Dennis (Miller) and his son Ronnie (Coffey) quarantine together during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. Decades of tension escalate to a boiling point when the two find themselves confined inside.

The Eagles are keeping their promise.In July, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers announced that their ‘Long Goodbye Tour’ with special guest Steely Dan would go all the way into 2025.Now, just a few months later, they’ve announced they’ve tacked on an additional ten concerts to their tour calendar that will take them to arenas in the U.S. and Canada from January through March 2024.“Our long-run has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed,” the band shared in a statement.

Michaela Zee Tyler Christopher, known for his role as Nikolas Cassadine on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 50. Christopher’s “General Hospital” co-star Maurice Benard announced the news on Instagram Tuesday evening, writing, “Tyler passed away this morning following a cardiac event in his San Diego apartment.” Benard continued, “Tyler was a truly talented individual that lit up the screen in every scene he performed and relished bringing joy to his loyal fans through his acting.

Tyler Christopher, best known for playing Nikolas Cassadine on General Hospital, has died. He was 50.

Jahmyr Gibbs is one of the rising stars in the NFL world and he has a special someone to celebrate all of his success with right now!

Goldie Hawn has an exciting life. Besides living her glamourous Hollywood life with her longtime partner, actor Kurt Russell, she has enjoyed quite a unique life, undergoing many exciting and frightening experiences.Goldie Hawn, 77, has never had a problem speaking out about her life. “The Death Becomes Her” star enjoys sharing the crazy and wild experiences of her life.

The Kills have shared a new single titled ‘Wasterpiece’ and revealed details of a 2024 US tour. Find out more below.Released today (October 24), the new single is the latest to be released from the rock duo’s forthcoming album, ‘God Games’.

Pete Holmes has lined up his next comedy special, dropping Tuesday on Netflix.

Writer-producer Matt Nix, writer-producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, and writer Ephraim Salaam and others are gathering this evening at Endeavor for Brady United Against Gun Violence‘s Show Gun Safety Summit.

John Mayer performed an intro of Grateful Dead‘s ‘Dark Star’ before transitioning into ‘Your Body Is A Wonderland’ during a show in Chicago last week.Back in 2015, the pop-rock star began performing as the touring guitarist for Grateful Dead’s offshoot supergroup Dead & Company – consisting of Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann alongside Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.The link-up has led to tongue-in-cheek speculation about potential mash-ups of their respective back catalogues over the years.Mayer finally delivered during his show at United Center in Chicago, Illinois last week (October 18).“I’m not going to set it up, this is going to be the weirdest thing you ever saw in your life and I’m proud to do it,” Mayer said (via Rolling Stone).“I want you to mark it on the setlist that this is technically ‘Dark Star.’ And I’m going from ‘Dark Star’ into this next song. It’s a transition.

Bob George, who served as a producer on the dramas Newness, Zoe and Endings, Beginnings, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident in the Silver Lake section of Los Angeles.

Slipknot’s original singer, has addressed the band’s long-running feud with Mushroomhead.Appearing as a special guest on the Everblack podcast, Colsefni was asked if there was a rivalry between Slipknot and Mushroomhead. “After I was in the band. Because none of us had heard of them.

Ellise Shafer Madonna addressed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at her third Celebration Tour date in London on Tuesday night, asking the audience, “What the fuck is going on in the world?” According to The Guardian, the Queen of Pop took a moment during the concert to make a lengthy statement about the war, calling it “heartbreaking.” “Nobody wants to see what’s happening. I turn on social media and I want to vomit,” Madonna said, as The Guardian reports. “I see children being kidnapped, pulled off motorcycles; babies being decapitated, children at peace raves being shot and killed.

Whoa. This is horrific. A 6-year-old boy in Illinois was fatally stabbed by his family’s landlord over the weekend. And the motive? It all allegedly stems from the violent war between Hamas and Israel. According to a press release from the W

Two people were shot dead by a lone gunman in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Monday evening in a developing situation, according to local media reports.

Ed Boon, a Dominican-American video game programmer who has left an indelible mark on the industry.Ed Boon was born to a Dominican immigrant mom on February 22, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, he had a natural affinity for technology and gaming, and this passion eventually led him to a remarkable career in the video game industry.