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EXCLUSIVE: The Disney+ Original series Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts has been renewed for a second season.

Noah Thompson was crowned the winner of "American Idol" season 20 on Sunday night's three-hour live finale episode of the popular singing competition show. The 20-year-old construction worker, who hails from Louisa, Kentucky, was one of three finalists, and competed against HunterGirl and Leah Marlene, to earn the championship title. "Oh my God...

Michele Amabile Angermiller “American Idol” crowned a new winner last night (May 22). Twenty-year old Louisa, Kentucky native Noah Thompson sealed the deal with a sultry performance of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” and his original song, “One Day Tonight.” He beat out fellow country artist, HunterGirl.After Thompson’s rendition of “I’m on Fire” — from Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” album — judge Katy Perry foreshadowed his victory. “So many people have fallen in love during that song, used it as their first-dance song,” she said.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 29-June 4:May 29: Actor Anthony Geary (“General Hospital”) is 75. Singer Rebbie Jackson is 72. Composer Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) is 69.

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals the winner of Season 20 of American Idol.

Michele Amabile Angermiller American Idol’s top-three contestants — Tennessee’s HunterGirl (Hunter Wolkonowski), Kentucky’s Noah Thompson and Leah Marlene of Illinois — will journey to “Idol” glory including a rest stop on the New Jersey turnpike. The top three will take on the music of Bruce Springsteen for the three-hour finale on Sunday at 8 p.m.

Thania Garcia This weekend’s season finale of “American Idol” is cooking up to be a star-studded event with performances by season four winner and current mentor on the program, Carrie Underwood, as well as Michael Bublé, Thomas Rhett and Sara Bareilles, among many others.The three-hour special will also welcome judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan to the stage with additional performances by Ben Platt; Earth, Wind & Fire; Deana Carter; Flo Rida; Melissa Etheridge; Tai Verdes; “Idol” alum Gabby Barrett and James Arthur.This season’s three finalists — Noah Thompson, HunterGirl and Leah Marlene — will perform for one last time in hopes of bringing home the winning title, with one round dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Sunday night’s (May 15) episode of “American Idol” included performances from Fritz Hager and Thompson — both of whom had tested positive for COVID-19 in the weeks prior.Although Thompson made it through, Hager and Nicola Bozzo were eliminated during the semi-finals.Marlene expressed the most shock with the results of the finalist lineup following her performances of Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” and Underwood’s “I’ll Stand By You.” She fell to the floor as her name was revealed by host Ryan Seacrest.Sunday night’s episode also featured a performance from Finneas who sang his funky pop single “Naked.”Season 20 of “American Idol” will wrap on Sunday, May 22 starting at 8 p.m.

his band’s website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson’s Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew.” Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

NEW ORLEANS -- Willie Nelson is cancelling an upcoming performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival and postponing other shows after a positive case of the coronavirus in his band.The 89-year-old musician posted on his band's website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson's Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew." Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

Yes I Am as well as the potent, heartfelt rock ballad that has become one of her signatures, “Come To My Window,” and then embarked on her first of several stadium tours as an out-and-proud headlining act.Etheridge had been out to herself as well as to close family members and friends for years before 1993.And by that point, it’s no surprise to learn that the rather prolific songwriter had stashed away other songs that skirted the issue in ways deemed just a little too close for comfort for public consumption at the time.Last fall, Etheridge released One Way Out, an album of nine original songs, all of which are roughly 30 years in the making — originally written in the late ’80s or early ’90s, and then recorded a decade ago with her original backing band as part of a planned retrospective box set that never materialized.The set includes her latest single “As Cool As You Try,” imparting advice that ultimately works better sung by an older, wiser Etheridge, and “For The Last Time.”“Finally recording and releasing a song about my frustrations with my relationship in the ’90s is very cathartic for me,” Etheridge says of the breakup anthem, which rocks nearly as hard as the two from 1988 that helped catapult her career right out of the gate, the Grammy-nominated “Bring Me Some Water” and “Like The Way I Do.” Expect it to get a little hot when she performs all of them in her debut at the new Capital One Hall.Etheridge appears on Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall’s Main Theater, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- It started slowly, as the opening band's intro music played to a quiet audience at Atlantic City's Tropicana casino.Plush ripped into their opening number, “Athena,” pounding away at power chords and sending vocals soaring into the rafters.

NEW YORK -- Melissa Etheridge says the star-studded Love Rocks NYC benefit, the annual concert for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, is exactly the kind of fundraiser she wanted to join.“I’ve wanted to be involved in this wonderful, wonderful project that has just done so much for so many for so many years,” the Grammy-winning “I’m the Only One” rocker said.This year’s Love Rocks, which takes place at The Beacon Theatre in Manhattan on Thursday night, boasts enormous star power – including headliners Etheridge, Keith Richards, with his “other” band The X-Pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, and others, as well as hosts including Kiefer Sutherland and Mario Cantone. But for Karen Pearl, God’s Love We Deliver’s president and CEO, what this one night generates for her group year-round is what makes it even more special.After two years of audiences limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event is back at full force.

Wilson Chapman editorMichaela Jaé Rodriguez will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, the organization announced Wednesday.Now in its 33rd year, the GLAAD Media Awards honor film, TV and media that advance the representation of LGBTQ+ people and topics.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKeith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, Hozier, Warren Haynes, Melissa Etheridge, Allison Russell and more will headline the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre on March 10.Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant, David Shaw, Anders Osborne, Celisse, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Vivino, Maggie Rose and Connor Kennedy will also appear on the bill, with Will Lee serving as musical director.The concert is presented by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation and will benefit God’s Love We Deliver. It is executive produced by fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC real estate broker and prominent concert producer Greg Williamson and concert/events producer Nicole Rechter.

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Not so fast! Thomas Markle is unlikely to win his petition for visitation with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s children, celebrity divorce attorney Mark Gross exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Melissa Etheridge has shared a video for ‘For the Last Time’, the second single taken from her upcoming new album ‘One Way Out’. The singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album will be her 16th in 33 years, and sees her revisit nine tracks she wrote and laid demos for during the late ’80s and early ’90s but never put out.“Finally recording and releasing a song about my frustrations with my relationship in the 90’s is very cathartic for me,” Etheridge said in a statement.

NEW ORLEANS -- Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns this fall after a one-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday.The 2021 festival is scheduled to run Oct. 8-10 and Oct.

Antonio Ferme editorDisney Plus released the trailer for “Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts,” which will premiere on July 28.Each episode will feature an intimate roundtable conversation between the “Good Morning America” anchor and three female celebrities from all walks of life.Guests include Debbie Allen, Sofia Carson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenna Dewan, Sheila E., Melissa Etheridge, Mickey Guyton, Betsey Johnson, Billie Jean King, Tig Notaro, Raven-Symoné and Josie Totah.LeBron James will

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Melissa Etheridge is speaking out about how substance abuse “eats away at good people.”

Root for the home team? Super Bowl LV‘s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has celebrity fans ready to compete in a battle of the fandoms.

Janet W. Lee To wrap up a tumultuous year in the absence of live music, many artists are returning to the virtual stage to celebrate the new year with their fans.Pay-per-view concerts providing an incentive to stay in include shows by BTS, Justin Bieber, Jason Isbell, the Avett Brothers, Bob Weir, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Franti and more.

Chloe x Halle, Pentatonix and more.But there is much more live music being streamed to help you bring in 2021 on a happy note. Here, our guide to NYE concerts for you to enjoy from the safety of your own home.JB started his comeback year in a big way with his single “Yummy” and album “Changes,” and now he’s going out of 2020 with a bang.

American Idol’s inaugural 2002 season with her feisty Alannah Myles, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Tyler, Stevie Nicks, and Janis Joplin covers, and eventually placed third behind Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini — has died. According to a personal Facebook post by her husband, Craig Sadler, McKibbin suffered a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, and was kept on life support until Saturday so that her organs could be recovered for donation.

Gwen Stefani proved that she was ready for battle as the “The Voice” returned for season 19 on Monday, Oct. 19.

Melissa Etheridge is using her own tragedy in hopes it will help other families. The singer-songwriter’s 21-year-old son, Beckett, died in May after a fatal overdose amid a years-long struggle with opioid addiction. In a new interview with Tamron Hall on Friday, Etheridge explained why she decided to open up about her son’s death and addiction.

Melissa Etheridge is using her own tragedy in hopes it will help other families. The singer-songwriter's 21-year-old son, Beckett, died in May after a fatal overdose amid a years-long struggle with opioid addiction.

LifeStyle, Melissa and her former partner Julie Cypher are mourning the loss of her son, 21-year-old Beckett, who passed away on May 14. RELATED: Melissa Etheridge's 21-year-old son Beckett has died Speaking on breakfast show Today with Hoda and Jenna on September 10, the 59-year-old shared some intimate details in regards to her grief following Beckett's fatal overdose from opioid addiction.

Melissa Etheridge is reflecting on finding peace following the death of her son, Beckett, in May. The singer-songwriter addressed the tragic loss while sitting down on Thursday's «Our family is very, very close, and the strength comes from the love from the rest of us,» Etheridge, 59, shared with hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.

Melissa Etheridge was getting ready for loss even before it happened. Page Six picked up on comments from the performing artist this week in which she claimed she had accepted the possible death of her son, and her inability to do anything about it.

Melissa Etheridge spoke candidly about her son Beckett’s battle with opioid addiction nearly three months after he died from an overdose at the age of 21.“As the mother of someone who was addicted to opioids, it’s a struggle,” the Grammy winner, 59, told Rolling Stone on Thursday, August 6. “You want to help your child.

Melissa Etheridge opened up about her son's recent death in a new interview where she discussed addiction and if his life could have been saved. Beckett Cypher died in May 2020 from an opioid overdose.

Melissa Etheridge has felt guilt over her son's death. In a new interview with , the 59-year-old recalls the emotions she felt prior to and following Beckett's death in May due to an opioid addiction.