Michigan Advocates Eye LGBTQ Rights Referendum

In this week’s episode of You Should Know, Billboard sits down with Cyn to fund out what inspired her song “I’ll Still Have Me,” what the best piece of advice Katy Perry ever gave her was, how she approaches writing songs, and much more.

A niece of Aretha Franklin said she's quitting as representative of the late singer's estate, citing a rift in the family since handwritten wills were discovered last year."Given my aunt's love of family and desire for privacy, this is not what she would have wanted for us, nor is it what I want," Sabrina Owens said in a letter filed Thursday in a suburban Detroit court.The "Queen of Soul" died without a known will in August 2018.

Nathaniel Rateliff, sans Night Sweats, offered some disarmingly emotional and revealing commentary about his upcoming solo album And It's Still Alright during his headlining set on Saturday night (Feb. 1) at the 43rd Ann Arbor Folk Festival in Michigan.

A niece of Aretha Franklin said she's quitting as representative of the late singer's estate, citing a family rift since handwritten wills were discovered last year.

Roger and Me: Michael Moore (right)

Faster Horses will return in 2020 and the lineup is a stacked one. The Brooklyn, Michigan-based festival will be held July 17-19 and boasts headliners Luke Combs, Jason Aldean and Thomas Rhett.The reigning Academy of Country Music's festival of the year will also include performances by Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Kelsea Ballerini, Russell Dickerson, Gone West ft.

Rüfüs Du Sol’s profile in America has been steadily on the rise the past five years, thanks in no small part to incessant touring — the trio has played everywhere from Michigan’s Electric Forest to such festivals as San Diego’s CRSSD. Since their 2015 breakthrough single in the United States, “You Were Right,” the act has been winning over not just dance music purists, but increasingly alternative rock fans, with strong songwriting at the root of it all.

Katie Sowers will make history as both the first LGBTQ coach and the first female coach at the Super Bowl, according to Outsports.

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DOPES ON THE ROAD - An LGBT Travel Blog - Dedicated to inspiring and equipping LGBT travelers to see the world.

Not Jax Taylor’s problem. The cast of Vanderpump Rules is starting to speak out after their new costars Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni came under fire for recently surfaced tweets.

Today, Royce da 5'9'' released a new Westside Gunn collaboration, “Overcomer.” It’s the latest single from Royce’s upcoming album, The Allegory, and finds the Detroit MC and longtime Eminem collaborator taking shots at former Shady Records signee Yelawolf.

Kacey Musgraves and Kelsea Ballerini have accused country music radio stations of “inequality” in their airplay rules.

Kacey Musgraves and Kelsea Ballerini have taken a stand.

Kacey Musgraves and Kelsea Ballerini are speaking up for female country artists everywhere!