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Janet Jackson to Get ICON Award, Perform at 2025 American Music Awards

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Janet Jackson to Get ICON Award, Perform at 2025 American Music Awards

Janet Jackson will receive the ICON Award at the 2025 American Music Awards, which will air live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. The 11-time American Music Awards winner will also perform on the show, marking her first television performance since 2018. There have been two previous recipients of the ICON Award: Rihanna in 2013 and Lionel Richie in 2022. The honor is bestowed upon an […]

todayMay 13, 2025 2

Rolling Stones’ New Song Will Pay Tribute to Louisiana Music Icon

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Rolling Stones’ New Song Will Pay Tribute to Louisiana Music Icon

The Rolling Stones will return with a new song that might surprise casual fans: "Zydeco Sont Pas Sales," a song with Creole French lyrics popularized by zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier of Opelousas, Louisiana.The track is set to appear on the all-star Tribute to the King of Zydeco, to be released on June 27 in celebration of Chenier's 100th birthday. Grammy-nominated Louisiana accordion player Steve Riley also appears on the Stones […]

todayApril 24, 2025 2

Season 17 Finale to Honor the Icon

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Season 17 Finale to Honor the Icon

For 17 seasons, RuPaul’s Drag Race has served as a launch pad for new pop icons. Now, the show is honoring its inspirations by recognizing EGOT winner Liza Minnelli as a cultural icon who paved the way for entertainers like RuPaul. On Tuesday (April 1), Drag Race announced that RuPaul will present Minnelli with the show’s “Giving Us Lifetime Achievement” award during the season 17 finale on Friday, April 18. […]

todayApril 1, 2025 3

Bob Uecker, Baseball Icon and Film and TV Star, Dies at 90

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Bob Uecker, Baseball Icon and Film and TV Star, Dies at 90

One of the most beloved voices in baseball and pop culture history has died. Bob Uecker was best known as radio play-by-play announcer on Milwaukee Brewers baseball games since 1971, although that role eventually brought him to wider prominence in the worlds of film and television.Sadly, the Brewers announced today that Uecker had passed away. He was 90 years old. A statement released by the Brewers said Uecker had been battling small […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 1

Horror Icon Elvira Reveals ‘Worst’ Pop Star Celebrity Encounter

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Horror Icon Elvira Reveals ‘Worst’ Pop Star Celebrity Encounter

Horror queen Elvira revealed who her worst celebrity encounter was at a recent fan event.Elvira, real name Cassandra Peterson, was asked by an audience member to share some of her behind-the-scenes stories about meeting celebrities.When asked about the worst celebrity she's met, she coyly laughed as the crowd began chanting Ariana Grande's name."Oh! Yeah, we didn't have any donuts for her backstage," an offscreen host quipped."No, I'll tell you briefly […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 1

Ozzy Osbourne Argues ‘Rock Icon’ Billy Idol Should Be in the Hall

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Ozzy Osbourne Argues ‘Rock Icon’ Billy Idol Should Be in the Hall

As Ozzy Osbourne prepares to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a second time, he’s championing the case of another famous singer: Billy Idol.“Billy Idol is a rock icon,” Osbourne declared during a recent conversation with Rolling Stone. “His music is timeless. Billy Idol should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”Idol has been eligible for the Hall since 2007, but despite […]

todayOctober 3, 2024 7

No Wave Icon Dies at 71

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No Wave Icon Dies at 71

James Chance, the singer-saxophonist of the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, who helped launch the No Wave scene in the late 1970s, has died. He was 71. News of Chance’s passing was confirmed by his brother, David Siegfried, and shared through the late punk-funk artists’s Facebook page on Tuesday (June 18). “His death was announced by his brother David Siegfried of Chicago, who did not specify a cause […]

todayJune 19, 2024 6

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Lana Del Rey to Receive Songwriter Icon Award

Lana Del Rey will receive this year’s NMPA Songwriter Icon award, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced today. The award will be presented at the organization’s annual meeting at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City on June 12. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Del Rey, 38, has received 11 Grammy nominations (but, surprisingly, no wins yet). Her […]

todayMay 23, 2024 8

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Naniki Music Festival to pay tribute to Bajan icon Richard Stoute

The eastern corridor of Barbados is set to pulsate with the sweet strains of jazz, reggae, steelpan, pop, spouge and folk music as the Naniki Barbados Music Festival - Songs of the Forest kicks off on March 9 and 10, 2024. Attending the official media launch on February 21 at the picturesque St. Joseph property were sponsors representing Carter’s, Republic Bank (Barbados) Ltd, the Starcom Network and TicketNation. They all highlighted […]

todayFebruary 23, 2024 87

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