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Chris Daughtry’s Stepdaughter’s Cause of Death Revealed
The cause of death of Chris Daughtry‘s stepdaughter Hannah Price was revealed on Wednesday (Jan. 19), two months after she was found dead in her home in Fentress County, Tennessee. According to a statement by the Daughtry family reported by People, 25-year-old Price died by suicide while under the influence of narcotics on Nov. 12. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Our beloved Daughter Hannah Price passed away on November 12th, 2021,” the statement to the publication read. “Much speculation has been made since that date, and after a full investigation by law enforcement we are now able to speak in further detail.” The statement went on to explain that Price struggled with mental illness, and “was in and out of therapy and treatment centers” throughout her life. “As Hannah go...
Watch Key Glock Honor Late Friend Young Dolph in New ‘Proud’ Music Video
The late Young Dolph is being honored by his longtime friend and collaborator Key Glock two months after his death. On Tuesday, Key Glock released a music video for his all-new track “Proud.” The single is set to be released on the upcoming Young Dolph tribute album Paper Route Empire Presents: Long Live Dolph (Compilation), slated to be released Friday. Key Glock opens his heartfelt new song “Proud” rapping, “І lоѕt mу dоg, І lоѕt mу mіnd/ Nо lіе, І’m rеаllу lоѕt іnѕіdе/ І саn gеt іt bасk іn blооd/ Вut ѕtіll І саn’t gеt bасk thе tіmе/ F— thаt humblе ѕh–, lеt’ѕ gо/ Yоu knоw І’m ѕраzzіn’ оut ’bоut mіnе/ І gоt Dоlрh lооkіn’ dоwn оn mе.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the accompanying music video, Key Glock raps in front of a memoria...
Bobby Rush Boulevard Unveiled in Blues Great’s Hometown
Mississippi’s capital is renaming one of its major streets for a Grammy-winning blues singer who lives in the city. The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday to rename Ellis Avenue to Bobby Rush Boulevard, WLBT-TV reported. The north-south corridor provides a direct route from Interstate 20 to the Jackson Zoo. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The name change takes effect in a month. Rush has won two Grammy Awards for best traditional blues album — one in 2016 and one in 2020. Rush is a Louisiana native and lived in Arkansas and Chicago before moving to Jackson in the 1980s. A Mississippi Blues Trail marker says Rush is known for a “folk funk” style. He spoke to the Jackson City Council in April when a member first proposed renaming the street for him. He said he ...
Machine Gun Kelly Shared His Engagement to Megan Fox to ‘Control the Narrative’
Machine Gun Kelly spilled the tea on his recent engagement to Megan Fox on Monday in a new interview with Vogue, including why he chose to post the big moment on social media. “We released it to control the narrative. As opposed to someone just catching a weird cell phone picture of a ring on our hand and being like, whoa!” Kelly told the fashion magazine at the afterparty ahead of his collaborative menswear show with Dolce & Gabbana. “But yeah, I didn’t expect it. I just recorded it on my cell phone. And it wasn’t like we had photographers or anything. It was just like me setting my phone against a cup.” (For her part, Fox added that she “[doesn’t] really look at social media,” and was therefore unaware of the hoopla surrounding the couple’s engagement.) Explore See latest videos, cha...
Cardi B Reveals What She ‘Really Really’ Wants for Her First Face Tattoo
Cardi B is ready to add to her impressive tattoo collection, this time, with an inking that has an extra special meaning to her. On Monday (Jan. 17), the “Up” rapper tweeted about “really really” wanting a tattoo of her son’s name — which she has not shared publicly — in a location she’s never done before. Explore Explore Cardi B See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Random but ….I’m 1% close too [sic] tatting my sons name on my face….I really really wanna do it!” the 29-year-old tweeted. The rapper later responded to a tweet from a fan, who shared they shared the have the same idea for a tattoo. “Me too like right by my ear,” the fan chimed in. Cardi then replied to reveal the exact location of where she’s thinking of getting hers: “I want mine on my jaw.”...
Rosa Lee Hawkins, Singer of The Dixie Cups, Dies at 76
The Dixie Cups, a New Orleans girl group, did not want to sing “Chapel of Love.” “It sounded like a country song, OK?” the trio told the Brill Building professionals who’d written the tune. “We asked them could we do it like we wanted to. And they said, ‘Sure,’” Rosa Lee Hawkins, one of the group’s singers, who died on Tuesday (Jan. 11) at age 76, recalled to the Arizona Republic last year. “So we rehearsed it in a little corner, just the three of us, not the piano. And we came up with the version they released.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Chapel of Love,” written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich (with a songwriting credit to the late producer Phil Spector), hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, displacing The Beatles’ “Love ...
Hazel O’Connor Hospitalized Following a Bleed on Brain
Hazel O’Connor, the veteran British singer and songwriter, is recovering from a brain bleed. The 66-year-old Coventry native was admitted to hospital Jan. 9 after being found in her home in south-west France having suffered a “serious medical event.” The following day, “things were touch and go” and the “next 24 hours would determine how her recovery may go,” reads an update posted on social media by her brother Neil O’Connor. Doctors then placed her in an induced coma until Monday evening, after which time she “has been showing a lot of progress,” he continues, noting that “her recovery is going to take a while but she is tough and is responding to stimuli and to treatment.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As a result of her condition, O’Conno...
Amber Rose Expresses Regret Over Dissing Kim Kardashian in 2015 Tweet About Kanye West: ‘Learn From My Mistakes’
Amber Rose is reflecting on some of her past regrets. The 38-year-old model and actress took to her Instagram Story on Sunday (Jan. 16) to address a resurfaced tweet from 2015 aimed at ex-boyfriend Kanye West, in which she referred to the Kardashians as the “Kartrashians.” “Man f— that told ass tweet,” Rose wrote. “I never got any apology for his ’30 Showers’ comment but f— it.” Explore Explore Kanye West See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The model’s past comments went viral over the weekend as West, who now goes by Ye, made headlines over drama with his estranged wife Kim Kardashian. Here’s how it started. During an interview with Power 105.1 in February 2015, Ye disrespected Rose by saying he needed “30 showers” after being with her. “If Kim had dated ...
Pharrell Williams Calls For Economic Equity During Martin Luther King Jr. Event
Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting entrepreneurs of color and adopting economic equity measures. The Virginian-Pilot reports that in remarks Monday (Jan. 17) during the Urban League of Hampton Roads’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. awards program, the singer and music producer said big businesses need to invest in people of color and noted that some of them already are. “Not all businesses,” Williams added. “The smart ones — the ones that will be here in 50 years.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Williams singled out the Japanese financial and venture capital group SoftBank. He said the group was investing in founders of color, who could then create generational wealth and change their cities for the better. Williams, who was born in Virg...
Lil Durk Brings Out Morgan Wallen for ‘Broadway Girls’ at MLK Freedom Fest
Lil Durk was joined by Morgan Wallen for a performance of their collaboration “Broadway Girls” during the MLK Freedom Fest at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday (Jan. 15). Prior to bringing Wallen onstage, the Chicago MC introduced the country singer as being “genuine at heart” and made a reference to him being caught on video last year using the N-word. “Can’t nobody cancel s— without me saying it, you know what I’m saying?” Durk told the crowd. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Durk recently scored his first No. 1 as a lead artist on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with the Wallen collab “Broadway Girls.” Dressed in a denim vest with dark pants, Wallen addressed the crowd before jumping into the track with Durk. “What’s up, N...
Detroit Cobras Singer Rachel Nagy Has Died
Rachel Nagy, the force-of-nature singer and founding member of The Detroit Cobras, the Michigan garage rock outfit, has died. Bandmate Greg Cartwright broke the sad news on Saturday (Jan. 17) via Detroit Cobras’ social channels. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved friend and musical colleague, Rachel Lee Nagy,” he writes. “There are no words to fully articulate our grief as we remember a life cut short, still vital and inspirational to all who knew and loved her.” No cause of death was given. Nagy co-founded Detroit Cobras back in 1994 with guitarist Mary Ramirez, and “carried the torch of rock, soul and R&B to fans all over the world,” adds Cartwright. “More than just a performer, she embodied the spirit of the music itself and vaulted ...
Maneskin Set as ‘SNL’ Musical Guest, With Host Will Forte
Italian rockers Måneskin will appear as the musical guest on the next episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor (and former SNL cast member) Will Forte. SNL made the lineup announcement for its upcoming Jan. 22 episode this weekend. Måneskin — Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio — won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 with the song “Zitti e buoni.” Explore Explore Maneskin See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the wake of their Eurovision win, the quartet’s cover of the Four Seasons‘ “Beggin’,” which they first released on an EP in 2017, went viral on TikTok and hit streaming services as new fans discovered the band and their catalog. “Beggin’” peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Global 2...
