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Yikes! A woman in South Carolina had her hand amputated after a scary mishap with a blow dryer!

Police say the body of Riley Strain has been found in the Cumberland River in Nashville.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill today that bolsters the protections for the use of a person’s image and likeness in areas like artificial intelligence.

Chase Stokes doesn’t care what people think about his very public romance with Kelsea Ballerini.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music If there’s a top jack-of-all-trades in the music industry, there’s a good chance it’s Ryan Tedder. He’s a hugely successful recording artist (as leader of OneRepublic), one of the top songwriter-producers of the past 15 years (Beyoncé’s “Halo,” U2, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Ariana Grande and many more) and is also a more savvy music publisher than many full-time music publishers.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Erv Woolsey, the manager who discovered George Strait and took him to the heights of country superstardom, died Wednesday at age 80. He died in Clearwater, Florida while under doctors’ care following complications from surgery, a representative said. One of the most famous managerial names in Nashville, Woolsey was also known for his role in the careers of Lee Ann Womack, Dierks Bentley, Ronnie Milsap and Clay Walker.

The mystery of Riley Strain‘s disappearance continues to perplex investigators, and now things are only getting more strange.

Toby Keith was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame one day after the singer died after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. Sarah Trahern, the CEO of the Country Music Association, made the revelation Monday after announcing that singer John Anderson, 69, and James Burton, 84, would be joining Keith in the prestigious honor.

New police bodycam footage from the USA shows a 22-year-old chatting briefly with a cop the night he went missing.

As the search for missing college student Riley Strain continues, cops continue to uncover more disturbing details.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Jimmie Allen is no longer the subject of a sexual assault lawsuit that was filed by one of his former managers last June, as the Jane Doe in question has now dropped the country singer from the suit as part of a settlement. In a statement issued to Variety and other media, the woman’s attorneys at FeganScott confirmed that they have filed paperwork asking the U.S.

A former college football star is under arrest and charged with murdering his girlfriend and their unborn child with poison. Blaise Taylor had a stellar ca

Jelly Roll opened up about his many tattoo regrets.

Luke Bryan‘s bar in Nashville has come under investigation after a college student went missing from there last week. Now, officials in Tennessee are concerned that 22-year-old Riley Strain might have been overserved alcohol before he was booted from the bar without his friends.

EXCLUSIVE: Julianne Hough has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Jennifer Lopez has canceled seven dates of her first North American tour in five years, in support of her new album “This Is Me… Now” and its pair of companion films. The dates spanning Aug.

Jennifer Lopez has quietly cancelled a handful of shows from her upcoming 2024 tour.The pop icon released tickets for her forthcoming live shows two weeks ago, held as part of her ‘This Is Me… Now’ tour.Originally, this year’s shows were set to consist of more than 30 cities across North America, kicking off in June and wrapping at the end of August. It would have seen her make stops in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Toronto and more, and was later extended to include more dates in the latter three.Now, with tickets having been on sale for over a fortnight, the singer has quietly and swiftly removed a number of shows without explanation.Seven shows have been axed, including dates in late August across Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh, Atlanta, Houston, Cleveland and Tampa.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor John Oates carefully sidestepped the elephant in the room on Wednesday during his keynote conversation at SXSW, even as the veteran hitmaker offered anecdotes and pearls of wisdom from his more than 50 years in the music business. Oates made no overt mention to the lawsuit and enmity that has erupted between him and longtime professional partner Daryl Hall during his hourlong Q&A, held at the Austin Convention Center as part of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

Jennifer Lopez is ditching some of her tour dates but no one knows why — yet!

Kristin Cavallari is sharing the story behind how she met boyfriend Mark Estes!

Finally! Kristin Cavallari is spilling the tea about her new relationship with a hot younger guy!

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at actor Ravi Patel (Wonder Woman 1984, Animal Patrol) suited up in Kiss Of The Con Queen, the true crime thriller inspired by the life of accused fraudster Hargobind Tahilramani dubbed the “con queen of Hollywood” after allegedly impersonating movie executives in an elaborate and high profile fraud scheme. 

Weezer have officially announced their ‘Voyage To The Blue Planet’ tour in celebration of ‘The Blue Album’ and its 30th anniversary.After frontman Rivers Cuomo began teased an “epic tour” last December, the band have now unveiled their extensive North Ame rican tour for 2024. Weezer are set to play their self-titled debut album in full, along with other rarities and playing with “very special guests”.

Olivia Rodrigo brought out Sheryl Crow to perform ‘If It Makes You Happy’ in Nashville last night.Rodrigo is currently in the middle of the North American leg of her ‘GUTS’ world tour and performed “one of my favourite songs of all time” with Crow, who was the first surprise guest of the tour.It’s not the first time the pair have duetted – they previously teamed up to perform it during an intimate set at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville in September and again in November when Crow was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.Check out fan-filmed footage of the performance below:MEU DEUS!!! Olivia Rodrigo com Sheryl Crow cantando “If It Makes You Happy” #GUTSWorldTourNashvillepic.twitter.com/R1Tryh7tre— Olivia Rodrigo Brasil (@oliviarodrigobr) March 10, 2024Sheryl Crow joins Olivia Rodrigo to sing “If It Makes You Happy” at Bridgestone Arena @SherylCrow @oliviarodrigo @consequence @stereogum @pitchfork #oliviarodrigo pic.twitter.com/tN7kPHC7jK— Justin Barney (@JBarney) March 10, 2024In November, Crow revealed some of the life advice she had shared with Rodrigo. Speaking to ET Online following the performance and ceremony, Crow spoke about working with Rodrigo and two pieces of advice she shared with the 20-year-old.

Iron & Wine have shared the emotive single ‘All In Good Time’ featuring a rare appearance from Fiona Apple, and announced tour dates for the UK and Europe.Check out the single and find ticket details below.Shared today (March 7), the new single comes as the latest teaser for the band’s upcoming seventh album ‘Light Verse’.

Kid Cudi has announced a new ‘Insano’ world tour with special guest Pusha T – see the full list of dates below.The ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’ rapper took to social media last night (March 6) to announce the tour, which will span several months in 2024 and early 2025. The tour will see Kid Cudi perform across the United States of America, Europe and the UK.Pusha T will perform alongside Kid Cudi for every show that has been announced so far, while Jaden Smith and EarthGang will provide additional support at select dates throughout the tour.The North American leg of the ‘Insano’ tour – in support of Kid Cudi’s latest album of the same name – is due to kick off in Austin, Texas on June 28 and will run until August 30 in Los Angeles, California.In February 25, 2025, Kid Cudi will begin the European and UK leg of the tour in Oslo, Norway, will continue through March 18 in London.AmEx pre-sales for the European and UK leg of the tour begin on March 11 at 10am local time, while pre-sales for the North American tour kick off on March 12 at 10am local time.

Bleachers have announced their biggest headlining show at Madison Square Garden in New York.The show, titled ‘From The Studio To The Stage’, will see Jack Antonoff and co. play the iconic arena on Friday, October 4.

the six-day Singapore leg of her Eras Tour – wrote in an Instagram Story. “Whether you’re in Tennessee or somewhere else in the US, check your polling places and times at vote.org.”Though the “Anti-Hero” songstress is originally from Pennsylvania and owns a pricey portfolio of properties across the US, she spends a good chunk of her time stateside at her estate outside Nashville.Swift endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election, but has yet to announce a preferred candidate for November.When late-night host Seth Myers ribbed Biden about getting the Grammy Album of the Year honoree’s support last week, the commander-in-chief joked that any endorsement was “classified.”Swift has become more outspoken on politics in recent years – including in a clip from the 2020 documentary “Miss Americana” in which she spoke out against Donald Trump.In May 2020, the country darling-turned-pop sensation directly accused Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency.”In the run-up to her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s showing at the 2024 Super Bowl, ultra-conservatives on social media even debated whether Swift and Kelce’s romance was planted by the left-wing media to drum up support for the Biden’s White House.“She’s endorsing Biden.