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Bob Verini A business manager in show business can keep celebrity clients exclusively focused on “show,” because talent doesn’t have to worry about taking care of business.Veteran rocker Michael McDonald is one of those happy to hand over the financial reins. “It takes all the energy and time and concentration I can muster to just do the next album,” he says.

Todd Longwell Over the course of a career that dates back to 1977, legendary business manager Bernie Gudvi has handled the wealth and finances of some of the world’s top musical acts — including current clients Katy Perry, Michael McDonald, Richard Marx, Counting Crows and George Thorogood.But in addition to counseling his clients through triumphs and failures — and more recently guiding them through the consequences and bureaucracy of the disruptive COVID-19 crisis — Gudvi has given back to

Texas is leading the country in early voting totals, with more than 4 million ballots already cast as of Tuesday.  The Lone Star State has already topped 4.6 million votes with more weeks of voting still to come, according to the U.S. Elections Project, a turnout-tracking database run by University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald.That represents more than 50% of the nearly 9 million ballots counted during the 2016 presidential election.

Tom Morello, Michael McDonald and Ozomatli are among 60 acts that will join together for a free two-night concert to honor Cuba’s doctors.The Concert for Cuba is a two-night, six-hour streaming festival set for this weekend (July 18-19). It will rally to garner a Nobel Prize for the international efforts of Cuban medical professionals during the pandemic and advocate for the end of the U.S.

Mark David Funnyman Michael McDonald, best known for his hilarious characters on the long-running sketch comedy series “MadTV,” has hung an almost $3 million price tag on a Tuscan-style villa nestled into the Nichols Canyon area of L.A.’s star-studded Hollywood Hills.

NEW YORK -- The Doobie Brothers are rescheduling their 50th anniversary tour because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A half century on, The Doobie Brothers are still smoking.

Rest assured there's nothing random about Michael McDonald's decision to release live covers of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and the 1965 Burt Bacharach-Hal David penned Jackie DeShannon hit "What the World Needs Now Is Love," the latter of which is premiering below."We always end our evening with one of those two songs, or both," McDonald -- who's slated to inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Doobie Brothers on Nov.

Michael McDonald was on last night’s remote edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He played “On My Own,” his 1986 song with Patti LaBelle from her album Winner in You. “To those of you out there who may be alone during this pandemic, we’re thinking about you,” McDonald said. “I dedicate this song to you, but I want you also to remember that, although you may be alone right now, we’re all in this together and there are better times ahead.” Watch the acoustic performance below.

Kenny Rogers is being remembered by CMT. On Thursday, the network announced that it will air in honor of the late country singer, who died last month at age 81.

The music world mourned the loss of Kenny Rogers last month, and on April 8 CMT will celebrate the late legend with CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares.

News of the Doobie Brothers' impending induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has Tom Johnston "still pinching myself," Patrick Simmons "a little overwhelmed" and Michael McDonald declaring that "it's more excitement than an old man can handle."

Kamaiyah has shared a new track, “Still I Am. It’s produced by CT Beats and arrives with a music video directed by Damien Sandavol. Watch the easy-going visual, filmed in Oakland, below.