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Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser exceptional impact on the world of home fragrance" through his collaboration with the candle company Slatkin + Co.The award is designed to honor "trailblazers whose vision and talent have transformed product experiences."  Elton's candle collection with Slatkin + Co. has been a big seller on QVC. The company's founder, Harry Slatkin, pointed to the April launch of their second collection for QVC, during which 350,000 candles — some […]

Roger Daltrey, Brian Wilson, 2003; Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Who’s Roger Daltrey and The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson have collaborated with The Miraculous Love Kids, a nonprofit that provided music lessons to girls and young women in Afghanistan, to release a new cover of Wilson’s solo track "Love & Mercy.""'Love & Mercy' is one of Brian’s most poignant musical statements about the human condition,” MLKs founder and director Lanny Cordola says. “The melding of […]

Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images James Taylor and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa are among the artists set to perform at a Nashville concert celebrating legendary singer Linda Ronstadt.Country star Trisha Yearwood is putting on the event, which will take place July 22 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater. It will also feature special guests Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell."Linda Ronstadt is a big reason I wanted […]

Joe Spix A trailer for the Eddie Vedder documentary Matter of Time has just been released.The film follows the Pearl Jam frontman’s work to support research into finding a cure for the genetic disease epidermolysis bullosa. He and wife Jill cofounded the EB Research Partnership, and the trailer focuses on a special benefit concert Vedder put on in 2023 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle to raise money for the cause.According to […]

Disney/Eric McCandless Back in March, KISS' Gene Simmons offered fans the chance to be his roadie for the day — for $12,495. Although some folks thought that price was a bit outrageous, the guy who shelled out the money has no regrets."This is what I chose to spend my money on," retired corrections officer Dwayne Rosado, who purchased the package, tells The New York Times.Rosado got to be Simmons’ roadie for a […]

Genesis Publications Yusuf/Cat Stevens is ready to share his story.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced he will release his memoir, Cat On The Road To Findout, on Oct. 7.According to the description, the book "is an extraordinary soul-baring journey through the triumphs, trials, and transcendental quest of one of music’s most enigmatic figures of our time," adding it’s "a backstage pass to the mind of a man who […]

On This Day, May 13, 1985 ...Bruce Springsteen married actress Julianne Phillips at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The marriage was the first for both, although it did not last.Songs on Springsteen’s 1987 album Tunnel of Love were inspired by his troubled marriage. During Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love Express tour he reportedly began a relationship with musician Patti Scialfa, who had joined for the tour.Springsteen […]

Farm Aid board members Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp/Ebet Roberts/Redferns This year marks the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, and the milestone will be celebrated with an all-star concert in Minnesota.Farm Aid 40 will take place Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, with Farm Aid board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and Margo Price all set to perform. Young will be performing with his […]

Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Cyndi Lauper is one of this year's inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with indie rockers The White Stripes, British rockers Bad Company, the late Joe Cocker, grunge pioneers Soundgarden, rap duo Outkast and "The Twist" singer Chubby Checker. But it turns out she has an unexpected connection to Bad Company."That was the first song I sang as the lead singer, at a place called […]