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Wednesday, May 22

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How Laci Kaye Booth survived Nashville to make a killer country album

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Laci Kaye Booth thought she'd made it when she signed with Taylor Swift's old record company. Turns out the country singer had a few twists and turns ahead of her.

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Abcarian: This is what it took to expose Sean 'Diddy' Combs' abuse of his girlfriend

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The music mogul issued an apology only after some of singer Cassie Ventura's allegations were substantiated by security footage from a Los Angeles hotel.

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Shakira to headline Besame Mucho Festival 2024 at Dodger Stadium

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The Colombian pop star will headline a star-studded lineup at the 2024 Besame Mucho Festival, which will also feature sets by Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Los Tigres del Norte.

Tuesday, May 21

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs was repeatedly 'physical' with Cassie and Kim Porter, ex-bodyguard says

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former bodyguard Roger Bonds claims he witnessed the music mogul 'smack' and 'grab' Kim Porter, the late mother of three of his children.

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Gen X parents, Gen Z kids rejoice: Pavement has a new gold record

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The cantankerous '90s indie rockers have their first gold record after an unlikely TikTok revival.

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Staind founding drummer Jon Wysocki dies at 56

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Jon Wysocki, whose legacy encompasses mainstream and independent hard rock, has died. He was a founding member of Staind.

Monday, May 20

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Katy Perry says goodbye to 'American Idol' as reality show crowns another winner

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Katy Perry capped off her seven seasons as a judge on "American Idol" with an emotional performance.

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'Pathetic': Cassie slams Sean 'Diddy' Combs' apology for 2016 assault caught on video

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' weekend apology related to 2016 video footage showing him assaulting Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura 'is more about himself,' her attorney says.

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Why some see hypocrisy in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' apology over Cassie Ventura attack

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After a shocking video emerged Friday showing Combs attacking singer Casandra Ventura in 2016, he posted a video Sunday admitting to the violence and apologizing.

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Ricky Martin and 'Livin' La Vida Loca' ushered in pop's 'Latin explosion' in 1999. Too bad it wasn't real.

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In summer 1999, Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' took over Top 40 radio, ushering the so-called Latin explosion in pop music.

Saturday, May 18

Despite apology, Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces peril after video shows him attacking Cassie Ventura

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A video showing Sean 'Diddy' Combs violently attacking his then-girlfriend in an L.A. hotel in 2016 is likely to add more urgency to a sex-trafficking inquiry.

Friday, May 17

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All of Billie Eilish's senses are alive on the ravishing 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

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The pop star's new album gives the impression of someone who's accepted the unnatural demands of stardom and wants to figure out how to lead a full life in spite of them.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs seen on video chasing, kicking, dragging then-girlfriend Cassie at L.A. hotel

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Surveillance video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs confirms singer Cassie's allegations that he brutally assaulted her as she tried to leave a hotel in Los Angeles.

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Dua Lipa called up Chris Stapleton to collaborate on that surprise ACM Awards duet

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Chris Stapleton and Dua Lipa surprised the audience at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday with a duet of 'Think I'm in Love With You.'

Thursday, May 16

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Sony Music warns tech companies: Don't use our music to train your AI

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Sony Music Group is sending more than 700 letters to tech companies and music streaming services, calling on them to not use its music to train AI without authorization from the label.

Zach Bryan and girlfriend Brianna Chickenfry were in a 'horrible' car accident, she says

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Zach Brian and podcast host Brianna Chickenfry were in a 'traumatizing side-by-side car crash' during the country singer's Quittin' Time tour, she says.

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Did Billie Eilish just jump into the race for song of the summer?

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Pop superstar Billie Eilish's new album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' is due Thursday night. One breezy track already feels like a hit.

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Lizzy McAlpine follows her breakout hit with an 'Older,' and wiser, tour

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Lizzy McAlpine's song "Ceilings" went viral on TikTok last year. Her new album "Older," coming to the Greek Theatre, sounds nothing like it.

Wednesday, May 15

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Lil Baby said to be safe after three men are shot in Atlanta near site of music video

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Rapper Lil Baby is believed to be the artist who was filming a music video near where three men were shot Tuesday in a commercial area in Atlanta.

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Ben Gibbard on his love-hate relationship with L.A. and life after the Postal Service

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Ahead of dual performances at Saturday's Just Like Heaven festival, Ben Gibbard talks about his overlapping careers with the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie.

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Meet Estevie, the Gen Z cumbia pop star in the making

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Estevie spent her early teenage years as a singing show contestant. Now, she's ready to take over the world with her brand of cumbia pop.

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John Barbata, drummer for the Turtles, CSNY and Jefferson Airplane, dies at 79

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John Barbata, the classic rock drummer for the Turtles, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. The 'Happy Together' performer was 79.

Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé are the newest coaches on NBC's 'The Voice'

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New coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé aren't strangers to 'The Voice': The rapper was a Season 20 mega mentor and Bublé was a Team Blake advisor on Season 3.

Tuesday, May 14

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Not Ozempic! Kelly Clarkson says medication behind her weight loss is 'something else'

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Kelly Clarkson gets candid about her weight loss, revealing she's on a medication that 'aids and breaks down the sugar' in her body — and it's not Ozempic.

Monday, May 13

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David Sanborn, influential saxophonist whose work spanned genres, dies at 78

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David Sanborn, the influential saxophonist who collaborated with Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, has died from prostate cancer. He was 78.

50 Cent trolls Diddy's son King Combs for diss track that refers to feds' raids of homes

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After Diddy's son Christian 'King' Combs name-checked 50 Cent on a diss track, he roasted the young Combs and rehashed allegations against him and his father.

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Childish Gambino drops 'Atavista,' the 'finished version' of '3.15.20,' and announces tour

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Childish Gambino (a.k.a. Donald Glover) released the 'finished' version of his 2020 album '3.15.20' on Sunday as 'Atavista' and will take the music on a world tour.

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From hitmaker to historian: Why Ernest is reviving the sound of classic country music

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He's written massive hits for Morgan Wallen and Post Malone. But Ernest's new album takes a longer view of Nashville tradition.

Saturday, May 11

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Shaquille O'Neal-Shannon Sharpe beef reaches diss track level. Here's how we got here

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Shaquille O'Neal dropped a diss track about Shannon Sharpe as part of the beef between the two star athletes-turned-broadcasters that started with a Nikola Jokic interview.

Friday, May 10

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After shooting, Drake's mansion gets second trespasser in two days, police confirm

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A second alleged trespasser paid a visit to Drake's Toronto home two days after a security guard suffered a gunshot wound in a shooting outside the mansion.