Kenny Rogers may be gone, but the country music icon is definitely not forgotten. One week after Kenny’s death on March 20, his 2018 album, The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The 20-song offering moved 31,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music,…… MORE
![Thomas Rhett Teams With Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott & Chris Tomlin for Bright New Tune, “Be a Light” [Listen]](https://express-images.franklymedia.com/6616/sites/464/2020/03/30143459/Keith-Urban-Thomas-Rhett.jpg)
Thomas Rhett teamed with Reba McEntire, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban to record a bright new tune, “Be a Light.” Thomas Rhett, who is celebrating his 30th birthday today (March 30), co-penned the song with Josh Miller, Josh Thompson and Matt Dragstrem. TR and the song’s collaborators will donate all proceeds…… MORE
John Prine’s wife, Fiona, provided two updates on her husband’s condition via Twitter on March 30, one day after a post on John’s official Instagram account revealed he had been hospitalized for COVID-19 symptoms. “I have recovered from Covid-19,” said Fiona, who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 19. “We are humbled by the outpouring…… MORE
We lost a good one. Joe Diffie passed away on March 29 from complications of COVID-19. The Oklahoma native topped the charts with “Home,” “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets),” “Third Rock From the Sun,” “Pickup Man” and “Bigger Than the Beatles” in the 1990s. Joe also struck a chord with his Top 5…… MORE
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Jennifer Nettles released a new rendition of the show tune “Tomorrow,” which originally appeared in the 1977 musical, Annie. Jennifer recorded the song with Tony- and Grammy-winning composer/producer Alex Lacamoire on March 12 as part of an upcoming album of theater songs. “In this strange and scary moment, I wanted to make an offering in…… MORE
Pop legend Mariah Carey declared herself “eternally 12” as she shared a series of pictures of herself celebrating her birthday while social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than throw a lavish bash, the singer rang in her big day on Friday with her twins Moroccan and Monroe, whom she shares with ex-husband Nick Cannon.…… MORE
If you’re missing the NCAA tournament, HBO’s “The Scheme” will make you less wistful — or at least, provide a reminder of big-money college basketball’s grimy underbelly, exploring a corruption scandal that makes the NCAA look bad, and actually makes the FBI look worse. The irony is that this HBO Sports project was scheduled to…… MORE
Rocker Alan Merrill, who wrote and recorded the original version of the hit song “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” died on Sunday in New York after being diagnosed with coronavirus, his daughter told CNN. Merrill, 69, was a big star in Japan in the 1970s and wrote and recorded the anthem “I Love Rock ‘n’…… MORE
Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig gladly welcomed a guest appearance from Larry David on his Apple Music show, “Time Crisis.” The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator talked being an early germaphobe and how he’s been using Purell since the 1990s, saying, “There was a time when I was grabbing people’s elbows.” “There’s too much contact between people,…… MORE
There are so many head-scratching moments in “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” but one involves former NBA star and current sports analyst Shaquille O’Neal. O’Neal has a cameo in the hit Netflix docuseries which tells the story of the life (and alleged crimes) of Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, aka the Tiger King.…… MORE
