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Matthew Baker/Getty Images The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has teamed with Universal Music for a new songwriters award named after the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.   The Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship will “mentor and develop aspiring songwriters in association with the tremendous educational resources of the Bob Dylan Center.”  The fellowship will be handed out to two songwriters annually, and it comes with a $40,000 stipend. The recipients […]

Matt Kent/FilmMagic The Rolling Stones have paid tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away two years ago on August 24, 2021. The band posted some dashing photos of Watts through the years on their official Instagram account, writing, “Today, with much love, we remember our dear Charlie. We miss you everyday.” Charlie’s bandmates shared their own tributes as well.   Mick Jagger posted some photos and video of Charlie on his Instagram Story, while Keith […]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic In between releasing a new Mammoth WVH album and going on tour, Wolfgang Van Halen is getting married. In an interview with Heavy Consequence, the son of Eddie Van Halen shares why he and his fiancée, Andraia Allsop, chose Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" as their wedding dong. "Peter Gabriel is one of our favorite artists," Wolf says. "There's a concert before our wedding that we're going to see that's Peter […]

(NEW YORK) -- Despite the date on the calendar, brands are already busy preparing their post-summer push for all things pumpkin spice, unleashing fall offerings a full 28 days before the last day of summer. For fans of the expeditious mental shift in seasons, Starbucks has you covered. Starbucks celebrates 20 years of Pumpkin Spice Lattes On Thursday, the iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to Starbucks menus alongside two […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour south of the border. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just announced a November 14 show at Foro Sol in Mexico City. The concert will be McCartney’s first in Mexico in six years. A presale on McCartney’s website will begin Tuesday, August 29, with a public on-sale beginning Saturday, September 2.   McCartney is set to kick off the latest leg of […]

Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns Alice Cooper is the latest rocker to share his thoughts on young people who question their gender at an early age.  During an interview with Stereogum, Cooper was asked about Dee Snider and Paul Stanley’s recent comments about gender-affirming care for kids, in which they suggested it was a “fad.” And he seems to agree. “I’m understanding that there are cases of transgender, but I’m afraid that it’s also a fad, and I’m afraid there’s […]

Stefania Rosini/Prime Video Taylor Swift's next re-recording is 1989 (Taylor's Version), but it seems she's already started work on -- or even finished -- Reputation (Taylor's Version) as well. As People notes, Taylor's version of "Look What You Made Me Do," the lead single from Reputation, appears in the trailer for the Amazon Original series Wilderness.  The series is about a British couple who try to move on from the husband's infidelity by taking a road trip through America.  […]

(NEW YORK) -- Two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease have been reported in Alabama, including one death, according to officials. The cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) occurred in Spanish Fort, Alabama, -- nine miles east of Mobile -- the city said in a Facebook update. The Alabama Department of Public Health declined to provide any information about the patients including names, ages or sexes. Dr. Wes Stubblefield, a […]

Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images A new documentary about Paul Simon is getting its U.S. premiere next month.  Variety reports that In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon, from award winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, is set to premiere at the Camden International Film Festival, taking place September 14-17 at venues throughout Camden and Rockland, Maine. In the film, Gibney follows Simon’s career, from growing up in Queens to his partnership with Art Garfunkel and more. It […]