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‘Leather Tour’ all over North America in early 2024, country star Cody Johnson is coming back for seconds.From May through November, the “Son of a Ramblin’ Man” singer announced he will return to the road for more concerts at stadiums, arenas and festivals in the U.S. and Canada.While he won’t hit New York or New Jersey on this upcoming run, CoJo will get close when he performs at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Friday, Nov.

A post shared by Jellyroll • BVTLive (@jellyroll_bvtlive)The lawsuit also claims Jelly Roll’s prison stint for felony robbery charges has harmed the band’s reputation by association. “Because of Defendant’s troubled past, which includes a felony conviction and imprisonment, such association as averred above has caused additional harm to Plaintiff among the public and trade,” the suit says.

Willie Nelson may be.The nonagenarian country icon — who’s been on the road since the mid 1950s (!) — just announced that he’ll drop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion to celebrate July 4 with his Outlaw Tour co-headliners Bob Dylan and Robert Plant.Now if that’s not American, we don’t know what is.They’ll be joined by Plant’s partner in crime Alison Krauss as well as Mavis Staples, Maren Morris and Celisse at Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic.It should be noted that while the concert is taking place in Camden, NJ, it’s being labeled as a Philadelphia event.In step with that sentiment, Nelson shared a statement.“I am thrilled to bring the 4th of July Picnic to Philadelphia for the first time in our storied history,” the 90-year-old said in a press release. “It’s an honor to host such an extraordinary lineup of talent in the birthplace of our country.

Peso Pluma is putting the pedal to the metal and returning to the road this year.From May through October, the “QLONA” singer will hit arenas and festivals all over North America as part of his ‘Exodo Tour.’This won’t just be a retread of last year’s tour, either.The ‘Exodo Tour’ promises an all-new show with a fully reimagined set design and setlist, according to a press release.And while the 24-year-old Grammy winner won’t officially stop in New York on the five-month run, Pluma is slated to headline at Flushing, NY’s Governors Ball Festival on Sunday, June 9.Other Northeast stops on the run include gigs at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 7 and Uncasville, CT’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, Oct. 11.For fans that can’t wait to get their hands on tickets, they can be picked up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Feb.

Bradley Cooper was writing the script on besties becoming boos.The Cooper Opinion — in a 1993 column titled “When best friends cross the line” — was published in the “Fresh Ink” teen section of the Philadelphia Daily News when the actor was a high school senior at Germantown Academy in the Philly suburbs of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.I know this because I was the young editor, barely out of college myself, who helped Cooper find his pen game when he was a lovesick lacrosse player.“Can best friends who are of the opposite sex hook up with each other without destroying their friendship?” he wrote.Then — with an appropriate paragraphic pause for dramatic effect — he added, “In my case, yes … so far.”As if he was already ready to write his own personal “When Harry Met Sally” about his relationship plot twist with his senior prom date Deborah Landes, Cooper got real about how “suddenly you start to hate that guy she always told you was hot” and about how “once college hits, our relationship will definitely return to a ‘best friendship.’”Long before Cooper, 48, started working his baby blues on the the leading lady likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Lady Gaga and, currently, Carey Mulligan — in “Maestro” his Leonard Bernstein biopic that began streaming on Netflix this week — the baby heartthrob was already in his romantic feelings.“There has always been an underlying attraction between the two of us,” he wrote.But then he continued to get into the conflicted heart of it all: “Before, we could never fathom the idea of being more than just friends, especially because she was involved in a relationship with a friend of mine.

her “Eras” tour and concert film to her “Taylor’s Version” re-recordings of “Speak Now” and “1989.”But it’s the 33-year-old pop superstar’s new buzzed-about beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who is kicking the holiday season into festive gear with “Fairytale of Philadelphia” — a duet with his older brother Jason Kelce, center for the Philadelphia Eagles.Putting a twist on the Pogues’ “Fairytale of “New York,” the tune is featured on “A Philly Special Christmas Special,” a charity holiday album by Jason Kelce and his Eagles teammates Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson that will be released on Dec. 1.The track opens with a burly-voiced Jason bellowing, “It was Christmas Eve again in the drunk tank/An old man said to me, ‘Won’t see another one.’ ”But by the end of the first verse, his holiday spirits are looking up: “I’ve got a feeling this year’s for me and you/So Happy Christmas, I love you, brother/I can see a better time when all our dreams come true.”Then things turn from festive to foul again.

It’s easy to fall in love with Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, the star of Timothy Harris’s Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn (★★★★☆, CRITIC’S PICK), a behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling some of the key moments from the Philadelphia Democrat’s 2022 U.S.

issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) stating that the Philadelphia dates would be rescheduled for a later date. “Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” read the statement. “We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled shows.”The Post reached out to Springsteen, 73, for comment.

statement posted to the festival’s social media continued, promising that the long-running event will return to Philly next year. Other hip-hop acts on the canceled festival’s lineup included Ice Spice, Lil Yachty, Miguel, Latto, Coi Leray, Doechii and Metro Boomin.The festival, launched by Jay-Z in 2012, was scheduled to take place on the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Sept.

Drake and Meek Mill are proving that their rekindled friendship is still going strong!The Canadian native gave fans a surprise on Monday night when he invited Mill onstage during the Tour stop at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The 36-year-old Philly native didn't perform any of his songs, but he did receive a shoutout from his fellow rapper.

hurled a cellphone at her face during a show in New York City and begged concertgoers to refrain from committing a copycat attack. The 33-year-old “I’m Good (Blue)” singer addressed the shocking caught-on-video incident as she welcomed a crowd at The Fillmore in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood Tuesday night. She had asked stagehands to tidy up some wires on the floor of the stage — saying she almost “ate s–t like three times” according to a video posted by the Q102 Philly radio station.

Philly’s pre-eminent hip-hop and R&B festival is fast approaching.On Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4, the annual Roots Picnic drops into Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at the Mann for two days of music, podcasting, food, drink and more.And you haven’t picked up last-minute tickets yet, you may want to re-evaluate because legends like Usher, Lauryn Hill, Lil Uzi Vert, Busta Rhymes and Eve will be taking the stage at the two-day extravaganza.Ari Lennox, Black Thought, City Girls, GloRilla and Lucky Daye are also set to perform.Plus, legends Roy Ayers and The Isley Brothers will be there too.You won’t want to forget festival curators and headliners The Roots either.Or Dave Chappelle kicking off the festivities at Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 2.Seriously, there’s a lot of talent dropping into the City of Brotherly Love.We didn’t even mention Talib Kweli and Charlemagne tha God’s podcasts.Yes, there’s still so much more.So, how much does it cost to get in on the action?Well, at the time of publication, we found two-day general admission passes going for as low as $197 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $103 before fees.$152 before fees is the lowest price to see Dave Chappelle live.If you still need more information, that’s no problem.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the Roots Picnic Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all Roots Picnic Festival dates, start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

NFL schedule release, we have even more good news for Philadelphians.At the time of publication, ticket prices to see Taylor Swift at Lincoln Financial Field are officially dropping.On Monday, our team reported that the cheapest ticket available to see Swift at one of her three Philly ‘Eras Tour’ concerts started at $1024 before fees on Vivid Seats.Now just four short days later, our team found Taylor tix going for as $734 before fees.While that may seem like an exorbitant amount of money for a single show, factor in that that’s nearly $250 in savings (!) had fans purchased on Monday.As Taylor says, sometimes “all of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation” pays off.Want to grab last-minute tickets before it’s too late?Here’s everything you need to know — and more! — about Taylor’s upcoming ‘Eras Tour’ three-day weekend in her Philly hometown.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of what ticket prices are now versus what they cost on Monday, May 8 for each of Taylor’s three Philly concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.Never been to the Eagles’ home turf turned concert venue?Here’s a better look at all the seating options Lincoln Financial Field has to offer.*The above map does not include floor seating for concerts.After this three-show weekend, T.

There’s no place like home.From Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14, Taylor Swift will return to her home state and bring her ongoing ‘Eras Tour’ to Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field along with her.Sadly, ticket prices aren’t exactly cheap to see Taylor on the Eagles’ turf.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on last-minute tickets for Taylor’s three-night homestand was $1024 before fees on Vivid Seats.Still, with Taylor dominating the headlines (her blossoming romance with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy!), high-profile opening acts (Phoebe Bridgers! Gracie Abrams!) and sprawling set lists (Taylor regularly performs over 40 songs!), makes Taylor tickets worth every penny.Not sold?Well, we have a bit of a hack for you.Over the past few weeks, our team has found that ticket prices regularly drop come Thursday and Friday for ‘The Eras Tour.’So, if you want to gamble big, you may want to bookmark this page and check on prices periodically as we inch closer to Friday.In the meantime, here’s what we know for sure about Taylor’s upcoming concerts at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field this coming weekend.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on upper-deck, lower-level and floor seats for each of Taylor’s trifecta of Philly gigs can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

“Gonna Fly Now” horns.Rocky Balboa was as Philly as cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and the Liberty Bell. He always just existed in the City of Brotherly Love that I knew as a little shorty — back when I went by Chucky instead of Chuck.When word went around my elementary school that they were looking for children to be extras in “Rocky II” — after the first “Rocky” was a box-office smash and beat out such classics as “All the President’s Men,” “Network” and “Taxi Driver” for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977 — I was ready for my close-up.And as “Creed III,” opening Friday, continues the “Rocky” movie legacy — even sans Sylvester Stallone — it takes me back to that day in late 1978 and reminds me why the boxing-film franchise will always hold a special place in my heart.Somehow I talked my parents into me being an extra in the iconic “Rocky II” scene where hundreds of kids run after the fabled boxer and up the famous steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

“The thing about monuments,” says Paul Farber, “is that there is no coherent set of monuments.”Farber knows. As one of the country’s foremost experts on the subject of America’s monuments, great and small, and the co-founder and director of the Philadelphia-based Monument Lab, he has a deeper, more complex worldview of the statues and structures that the rest of us sometimes take for granted.“It is a common misconception that there is some government agency out there in charge of all the monuments and they greenlight them and take the bad ones away,” says the youthful 40-year-old.

told TMZ that his father had trouble breathing and was taken to Temple University Hospital in his hometown, where he passed Thursday due to complications during surgery.Hart and his brother, Wilbert, founded the Delfonics in the late 1960s with members Randy Cain, Ritchie Daniels and Thom Bell. The siblings wrote all of their own songs for the group, including their top hits “La-La (Means I Love You),” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Break Your Promise,” “I’m Sorry” and “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love).”The Delfonics won a Grammy in 1971 for “Didn’t I” for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental.

Over the past 30+ years, Tom Hanks has cemented his status as one of the greatest actors of all time. He’s won two Oscars, seven Emmys, and four Golden Globes.

to Variety, the cause of death was pneumonia. He passed just weeks before he would have turned 80 on April 26.The triple-threat from Philadelphia, born Robert Louis Ridarelli, was famous for such hip-swinging rock & roll hits as “Volare” and “Wild One,” and acted alongside Ann-Margret, Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh in the Oscar-nominated “Bye Bye Birdie.”Ukee Washington of CBS3 in Philly shared the news with social media on Tuesday.

Richard Pratt was the bass singer with Philadelphia soul group Blue Magic, known for hits including “Sideshow.”We invite you to share condolences for Richard Pratt in our Guest Book.Pratt was a founding member of Blue Magic in 1972 in Philadelphia. Some of their earliest singles were moderately successful on R&B radio, including 1973’s “Spell” and “Stop to Start.” Their biggest success came in 1974 with “Sideshow,” a slow and dreamy ballad with a circus theme.

Sister Sledge featuring Slegendary — which includes Sledge, two of her adult children, their cousin, plus a friend — the grandmother of 13 struggles to keep up with the digital skills of the younger members.“There’s always smiling and joking going on and sometimes they catch impromptu videos of us all,” she told The Post.

In the early 90s, we didn’t have Starbucks and Pearl Jam was still known as Mookie Blaylock. Huh? We didn’t use the Internet for everything (yet), and AOL was king.

pic.twitter.com/lCuHwHCubWCoach Chaney and I fought every game we competed – as everyone knows, sometimes literally – but in the end he was my friend. Throughout my career, we would talk about basketball and life.

@jackybambam933 just paid a great tribute to Philly legend Len Barry who sadly passed away last Thursday at the age of 78! He played on @933WMMR in his memory, the Dovells song Bristol Stomp! Such a Perfect way to end this #YouCallitFridayNight! #wmmrftv#RIP LenLen Barry, ‘1-2-3’ and ‘Bristol Stomp’ Singer, Dies https://t.co/2K1AJgo6APFull Obituary: Legacy.com

On Wednesday morning, November 4, 2020, as the presidential election results hung in the balance, Brian Sims, who was significantly leading in his race for a fifth term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, tweeted out a missive aimed at calming those distraught over the vision of a scarlet red Pennsylvania.“MORNING COUNTS,” he wrote. “We called it a Red Mirage because we knew the lack of mail-in ballot counts would make Election Day skew to the Right.

Billy Penn.Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has long supported adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the hate crime law, but lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House and Senate have largely refused to pass any legislation that could expand LGBTQ rights.

Malik B. was a rapper and singer who was a founding member of the Roots.Born Malik Abdul Basit, Malik B. founded the Roots along with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter in 1987.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday it has agreed to hear a case from a Philadelphia-based taxpayer-funded adoption agency seeking a First Amendment right to refuse child placement into LGBTQ homes — even though the agency consented to a city contract prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination.

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear a case that could determine if taxpayer-funded religious organizations, including adoption and foster care agencies, can legally discriminate against LGBTQ people. Monday morning the conservative-majority court agreed to hear Fulton v. Philadelphia, which is being litigated by the far right wing Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Antonio Banderas wins a Dorian Award last weekend. He’s up for an Oscar as well but faces stiff competition. (Photo by Brandon Riley Miller/Karel Media)