Specialty Records founder Art Rupe has died aged 104

Tributes have been paid to actor Mike Hagerty who passed away at the age of 67. Sarah Jessica Parker was amongst the celebrities sharing their sadness on social media for the actor best known for playing the building superintendent Mr Treeger in Friends. Somebody Somewhere co-star Bridget Everett announced the tragic death of the actor who played her well-meaning farmer father Ed Miller.

Friends actor Mike Hagerty, who was known on the hugely-popular sitcom as Mr Treeger, has sadly died at the age of 67.The star became a fan-favourite on the comedy hit, regularly involved in apartment dramas with the whole Hollywood cast as the building's superintendent for seven seasons. He also went on to appear in HBO semi-autobiographical show Somebody, Somewhere, which was inspired by star Bridget Everett's life. Announcing the devastating news on social media Friday 6 May, Bridget gave a poignant tribute to her co-star.

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Variety). She is survived by Doerge, her daughter and granddaughter.

Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and the Kennedy family. Régine, who was born Regina Zylberberg in Begium in 1929, opened her first nightclub – the original Chez Regine – in Paris’ Latin Quarter in the 1950s, opting to use turntables and disc jockeys over the more traditional juke box of the time. This change in format was hugely popular, catching on and earning her the nickname ‘Queen of the Night’, as she opened up venues in Miami, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and the iconic Régine’s in New York in the 1970s.

Regine, who claimed to have invented the term “discotheque” as she ran a nightclub empire that stretched from Paris to Los Angeles, has died. She passed on Sunday at age 92, according to her granddaughter. No cause was given.

Joanna Barnes, a longtime film and television actress who appeared in both versions of the classic comedy The Parent Trap, died Friday at her home in The Sea Ranch, California. She was 89 and succumbed to what was described as a lengthy illness by friend Sally Jackson.

Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.

Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett has spoken about Kanye West’s exit from the line-up for the 2022 edition of the Californian festival.West had been booked to headline the double weekender in Indio, California, which took place earlier this month, but dropped out just days before the gates were due to open.In a new interview with the LA Times, Tollett has shared his reaction to West pulling out of the bill. “I’m good with Kanye,” he said. “I Zoomed with him a couple days prior and I think it was a good decision for him.”Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd replaced the rapper and the festival boss revealed that it was The Weeknd and his manager who had approached Coachella first.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterSupporters of a measure to expand arts and music education in California schools announced Tuesday that they have submitted 1 million signatures, more than enough to qualify the initiative for the November ballot.The initiative is led by former L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, and has garnered support from scores of Hollywood executives and entertainers, including Katy Perry, Issa Rae, John Lithgow and Jeff Bridges.

Sam Fender has shared dates for an upcoming North American headline tour, which is set to kick off this July in Toronto.The new round of shows comes after the announcement that Fender will be supporting select dates of Florence + The Machine’s US tour, including a stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 16.The headline tour is also set to stop in New York City on August 9 and in Los Angeles on August 15. See the full list of dates below and view ticket details here.He’s also set to play this year’s Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago and Quebec’s Osheaga festival.The singer had previously teased the US tour announcement, posting a photo on social media of a ‘Seventeen Going Under’ billboard in the middle of the desert that read ‘on tour this summer’.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticA Record Store Day 15th anniversary program at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles this week was meant to be a celebration of vinyl and music retail first and foremost. But if it turned into a Metallica lovefest as well, that was understandable.

Art Rupe to exploit the opportunity and provide the means of getting the music to a wider audience via juke boxes and radio stations. Rupe, who has died aged 104, was a record man, as the founders of such independent companies as Atlantic, Chess, Savoy, King and Modern were known.

Patrick Carlin, author, actor, podcaster, comedy writer and brother of stand-up legend George Carlin, has died. He was 90.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorArt Rupe, an early rock ‘n’ roll music mogul and founder of the influential Specialty Records, died April 15 at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 104.Specialty championed such indelible artists as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price and Percy Mayfield after its launch in Los Angeles in 1946.

NEW YORK -- Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ‘n roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104.Rupe, who was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2011, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Arthur N.