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(CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) -- The firing of an Ohio K-9 officer was not due to him siccing his police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver who surrendered with his hands up following a highway chase, according records officials released to ABC News. The reason former officer Ryan Speakman was terminated from the Circleville, Ohio, Police Department last week is because he allegedly lied to his superiors about whom he shared […]

Courtesy of Sony Music Nashville Megan Moroney has released an acoustic version of her upcoming new single, "I'm Not Pretty." The buoyant track was written by Megan, Ben Williams, Micah Carpenter and fellow country artist Mackenzie Carpenter. "As a songwriter, I’ve always loved the stripped-back version of songs," says Megan. "I feel like people are more likely to pay attention to the lyrics and I think it’s a pretty funny story. I’m excited to have this one out." "Im Not […]

Courtesy of Pigasus/Songs & Daughters/Big Loud Hailey Whitters' new EP, I'm In Love, has finally arrived. The six-track set features Hailey's single "Everything She Ain't," which is in the top 15 and rising on the country charts.  Of the project, Hailey shares, "My last two LPs were concept records - The Dream being about my Nashville experience, and Raised was a love letter to the heartland I'm from. Both of these records are foundational to who I am. Along […]

Sun Records Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers has shared another single from his upcoming album Midnight Rose, which drops September 22. The latest is the track “Take Love,” which may not be completely new to fans. Rodgers used to perform the song live during the five years he spent as frontman of Queen.  This is the second single Rodgers has shared from the album, following the track "Living It Up." You can listen to "Take Love" […]

Louisville Police Dept. (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A Louisville, Kentucky police officer critically wounded in a mass shooting at a bank in April will finally be heading home on Friday. Officer Nickolas Wilt, a 26-year-old rookie who was shot in the head, will be discharged Friday after more than three months of hospitalization and rehab treatments. Wilt graduated from the police academy on March 31 and was shot just days later, […]

Drake Milligan will join rising duo The Reklaws for a spirited new duet titled "Honky Tonkin' About." Check out a preview of it on Instagram and presave it to hear it as soon as it drops Friday, July 28.Larry Fleet has announced his new album, Earned It. The 21-track record's due out September 1 and can be presaved now.Ashley Cooke's set to make her morning television debut and perform on NBC's Today with Hoda & Jenna Friday, July 28. Be sure to tune in. Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. […]

Courtesy of Clinch Collections Pictures taken by renowned rock photographer Danny Clinch are being turned into T-shirts. Among the photos featured in the launch lineup of Clinch Collections include shots of Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament during a 2013 Pearl Jam concert in Chicago and pictures from Metallica's 2003 performance at California's San Quentin State Prison. "These photo t-shirts are inspired by my love of early rock n' roll, and punk […]

ABC/ Craig Sjodin Mick Jagger celebrated his 80th birthday Wednesday, July 26, with a star-studded bash at his London home, People reports. Famous faces who attended the celebration included Lenny Kravitz; Jagger’s ex and mother of four of his eight children, Jerry Hall; director Baz Luhrman; and Angelica Huston.  But that’s not all. The partying continued at the London nightclub Embargo Republica, where, according to The Daily Mail, additional guests included Jagger’s Rolling Stones bandmate Ronnie Wood, Mick’s daughters Jade, Elizabeth and Georgia May, Stella McCartney and others. Jagger’s current girlfriend, Melanie […]

Amy Sussman/Getty Images for The Recording Academy The new music teases continue for Lady A. The country trio recently posted a preview of an unreleased track titled "A Love Song." "It’s about that pivotal relationship moment if you’re going to dig in and make it work or head separate ways," Lady A captions the Instagram video. 'We've fallen' in, we've fallen' out/ Let the wine let us talk about holidays and baby […]