Yearly Archives: 2026

Some incredibly successful stars endured endured hard times that would test anyone’s mettle. In many cases, they overcame obstacles of all kinds, such as severe financial troubles, or family woes. Maybe they dealt with all that and much more. Actor Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair opened up […]

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Luther Vandross revealed two hidden truths that sparked his legendary music career, including being discovered by rock icon David Bowie. Vandross’ official TikTok account recently shared a snippet from his 1990s appearance on The Rosie O’Donnell Show, where he recalled the life-changing encounter. “Yeah, accidentally, he discovered me singing in a studio with him,” Vandross […]

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Drivers in Phoenix witnessed a plane crash take place on a busy city street on the afternoon of Sunday, April 12.  Shortly after, firefighters were called out to the intersection of 7th Street and Missouri Avenue in the city’s Uptown neighborhood when the aircraft had to make a “forced landing.” The FAA Is Investigating the […]

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Brian Wilson was a music industry legend. He helped to propel the Beach Boys to everlasting stardom with lively, classic songs like “Good Vibrations,” “Kokomo,” and “Surfin’ USA.” Those tracks defined an era and a whole generation of rockers. When Wilson died last year at the age of 82, he was deeply mourned by musicians […]

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The cause of death for Dolly Martinez, one of the stars of My 600-Lb. Life, has been released.  Staci Thurman, Martinez’s mother, said the TLC reality show star died of congestive heart failure, according to PEOPLE.  What Happened to the “My 600-Lb. Life” Star? Martinez reportedly struggled with health issues for some time.  On March 29, the My […]

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Like all things artistic, it’s hard to predict where one’s musical muse is going to be. A lot of musicians find a move into some beautiful surroundings provides the necessary inspiration–there’s nothing like Mother Nature to open your mind to the wonders of life. Wyoming resident Ben Musser found the opposite. After spending years in […]

This one’s got people fired up… Ty Gibbs finally broke through and scored his first NASCAR Cup Series win this weekend in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the #54 car for Joe Gibbs Racing is in his fourth full season in the Cup Series, driving for the team owned by his grandfather, legendary Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, and led by his mother, Heather Gibbs, who serves as team president. It’s also been a […]

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Her reign at the top continues. This week, Ella Langley is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her smash hit “Choosin’ Texas,” following the release of her highly-anticipated sophomore studio album Dandelion, which she put out on Friday. She’s been on a generational run, as the song first topped the all-genre chart on February 9th, when it first hit #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, and she became the first woman ever to triple […]

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Speaking for all of us here. It’s hard to understate just how much of a force to be reckoned with Chris Stapleton has become throughout his music career. With 12 Grammys, 19 CMA Awards, 11 ACM Awards and a plethora of other hardware from the likes of Billboard, the Americana Music Association, ASCAP and more, the Kentucky native is arguably the biggest and most critically-acclaimed country artist this century. Among all the awards, back in January, Stapleton made history as […]

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This is a performance you don’t want to miss. Two of the most underrated artists in the country music genre right now (in my humble opinion) are Stephen Wilson Jr. and Lukas Nelson. Both are incredibly talented and boast their own, uncommon sounds. Sure, Lukas Nelson’s might share similarities with the sound of his legendary father – Willie Nelson. But at the end of the day, there aren’t two artists out there that are more  than Stephen Wilson Jr. and […]

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