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Brian Wilson, whose “teenage symphonies to God” made him the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak as a founding member of The Beach Boys, has died. He was 82.

Wilson’s family confirmed his death on social media on Wednesday.

“We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now,” his family wrote in an Instagram post. “Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world. Love & Mercy.”

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Wilson, who started the band in Hawthorne, California, with brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love and schoolmate Al Jardine, wrote such timeless classics as “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “In My Room,” “God Only Knows,” “Caroline, No,” “California Girls,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” and “Good Vibrations.

The ACM Awards celebrated its 60th anniversary with a trip through history, saluting one Song of the Year winner from each of the last six decades. The slot made for a tour of the musical and lyrical changes in country music over time and featured some of the genre’s most recognizable stars, from this year’s host, Reba McEntire, to the duo Dan + Shay.

McEntire kicked things off with a tribute to her fellow Oklahoma legend, the late Merle Haggard, with a spunky rendition of his hippie-busting classic,...

Tina Knowles has long been the brains behind her daughters’ musical endeavors, having raised both Beyoncé and Solange and instilling in her girls a strength that she has been carrying since her days as Celestine Beyoncé, Tina’s birth name. In her newly published book Matriarch: A Memoir, Tina finally shares her own story.

Matriarch traces back Tina’s family lineage across centuries, detailing memories of growing up in Galveston, Texas, as well as her Louisiana roots. She vividly recounts harrowing incidents of racism, bullying, and family turmoil that shaped the woman she is today. Amid the heartache, Tina holds onto joy, remembering the life lessons from her late nephew John “Johnny” Rittenhouse — often referred to as “Uncle Johnny” by Beyoncé — building her career in Houston, channeling pure emotion when designing costumes and fashions, and learning to turn her pain into art.

To her friends and family, Tina was and...

James Keach has led a very interesting life, and has orbited the lives of other very interesting people. He co-wrote and also starred in The Long Riders (along with his brother Stacy), a classic Western film which caught the eye of Johnny Cash. Cash and June Carter became close friends with Keach, who would go on to develop and produce the Cash biopic Walk the Line. He wasn't the only iconic musician Keach befriended; iconic artist Glen Campbell became a good friend of James Keach, and also worked with him on a movie. Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me is a beautiful, Oscar-nominated documentary about Campbell's "Goodbye Tour" and the musician's life-ending Alzheimer's disease. Now, Keach is giving Campbell the Walk the Line treatment with an intimate biographical drama.

"We're working on doing the Walk the Line version of the Glen Campbell story," Keach told MovieWeb in an interview revolving around Alzheimer's disease.

The great actor and director James Keach speaks with Matt Mahler about his short documentary film, 'Taking Care.' He discusses working with Seth and Lauren Miller Rogen on the film, how Alzheimer's has impacted people in his life, and how some people and organizations are fighting to find treatment and a cure. He also touches on his relationship with Glen Campbell and his upcoming biopic about the musician, along with his time working with his brother Stacy Keach and director Walter Hill on the Western classic, 'The Long Riders.'

'Taking Care' is available to watch on the usual digital platforms, such as Apple TV and Prime Video. You can find out more below:https://www.takingcarefilm.com/

Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker James Keach, 'Taking Care' is a 38-minute documentary following the journey of acclaimed filmmakers Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen as they navigate the complexities...

One of the greatest Westerns of the 21st century has a new streaming home next month. Joel and Ethan Coen's 2010 remake of True Grit is riding into Hulu. The Oscar-nominated oater will premiere on the service on March 1, 2025. The film is based on Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. It was previously filmed in 1968 with a cast that included John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, and Robert Duvall. Wayne won his only Oscar for the film and reprised his character in a 1975 sequel, Rooster Cogburn.

Jake Tapper is broadening his definition of American impropriety.

The CNN anchor, who last year offered viewers a different side of his reportage with the documentary series, “United States of Scandal,’ will return for a second season starting March 9, still looking at political malfeasance but examining other areas as well.

“Last year we did a lot of D.C. politics and a lot of sex scandals,” Tapper notes during an interview. For the show’s next cycle, “we really tried to expand our aperture and look more widely at the American mosaic of sports and pop culture and business, and I think people will like it.”

“Scandal” is one of several CNN efforts to carry on with documentary programming despite cost pressures. Under Jeff Zucker, who ran CNN for a decade, the network built a new business in non-fiction programming that gave rise to celebrated travelogue programs from Anthony Bourdain...

Here’s a trivia question for you: Who was the first person to win the Grammy for Album of the Year? It was legendary composer Henry Mancini, who won for the soundtrack to the television show “Peter Gunn.” Let’s take a look back at all of the albums that have claimed this coveted prize in music history.

The attributes of what makes a great album always vary but a well made album will always be viewed as a work of art. Great albums can just be an amazing collection of songs that flow together musically or they can be songs that collectively make a statement. The albums that have won Album of the Year have encompassed all of these areas. They have ranged from some of the most revered classics, from “Sgt. Pepper” by The Beatles and “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, to the biggest achievements in recent years, from...

Quick LinksThe Original True Grit Earned John Wayne His First Academy Award2010’s True Grit Contained Elements Truer to the Book Than the 1969 OriginalJohn Wayne Starred in a Sequel to True Grit Alongside Katharine Hepburn

1969's Western True Grit was an iconic role for long-time on-screen gunslinger John Wayne. He played a character largely against type and received wide praise for his performance as Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. The film is based on a book by Charles Portis that follows a young girl seeking to avenge her father's death with the assistance of hired guns. The reputation of the original film and its legendary status kept it from being touched by a remake for decades. But in 2010, Joel and Ethan Coen tried their hand at re-imagining the classic with great success.

Part of what made the reboot so successful was its attempt not to recreate the original but to...

The original True Grit builds to a single scene. John Wayne — as the craggy, veteran cowboy Rooster Cogburn — rides down a hill, shotgun in one hand, pistol in the other, the reigns of his horse clenched between his teeth. He charges forward, guns blazing, shooting four bad guys also on horseback to save the day. By 1969, audiences had become accustomed to seeing John Wayne as a cowboy hero saving the day. But True Grit, directed by Henry Hathaway, lionized Wayne’s image as a hero of cinema and showcased his charm as an actor.

It's no wonder that Wayne picked up the 1969 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Rooster. Sadly, this was the only win of his otherwise legendary movie career. True Grit also arrived at a key transition point in cinema, when the standard Hollywood fare of the classic era began to feel antiquated. Wayne...

Few Westerns are more deserving of the "classic" moniker than 1969's "True Grit," one of John Wayne's best films and a model for the genre that continues to be influential today. That's in part because the film was thrown back into the public consciousness in 2010 when Joel and Ethan Coen remade "True Grit" with Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, and Matt Damon. However, the original still stands on its own and remains notable for giving Wayne his only Oscar win.

Both the original and the 2010 film are adaptations of a 1968 novel by Charles Portis, but given how old the 1969 version is, you might not be surprised to hear that most of its stars have passed away in the decades since. Wayne died in 1979, and Glen Campbell passed away in 2017. Dennis Hopper and Jeremy Slate, who play two of the main villains in the film, have also passed away.

Born Marion Robert Morrison, John Wayne is one of the greatest movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Era. Known to many as "the Duke," Wayne had a fifty-year career working in motion pictures, starting from the waning years of the silent era and concluding during the middle of the New Hollywood movement. A prolific workhorse, Wayne amassed 184 acting credits in his career, which includes 90 Westerns and over 30 war films, the two genres Wayne is most associated with.

Throughout his career, Wayne faced criticisms of being a great movie star, but not necessarily a great actor. Performances in movies such as Red River, The Searchers, and The Shootist demonstrated Wayne's expanded range as an actor, proving many of his most adamant critics wrong. Twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Wayne won the award for his performance in True Grit. One of the most beloved and profitable stars of his era,...

Here in the United States of America, more and more states vote to legalize medical and/or recreational cannabis each election cycle. Sir Elton John thinks that’s a mistake.

In an interview with Time, who named the legendary pop star their Icon of the Year, John expressed his opposition to the legalization of weed, citing addiction and his belief that it’s a gateway to harder substances as primary worries.

“Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time,” he stated. “I maintain that it’s addictive. It leads to other drugs. And when you’re stoned — and I’ve been stoned — you don’t think normally.”

The sentiment aligns with John’s lifestyle, as the singer has been sober since 1990. In addition to maintaining his own sobriety, he also has helped several other notable names with their addictions. He’s Eminem’s sponsor,...

Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus’ Godmother, had some opinions about her 2023 hit single, “Used to Be Young.”

In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Cyrus discussed “Used to Be Young,” and how vulnerable it is to listen to the song now. While she’s happy to have released the song, she noted that Parton was a little shocked when she first heard it. “She goes, ‘I don’t know if I like that new “Used to Be Young” song because it’s not fair that you’re singing about not being young when you’re young and beautiful. And here I am — I’m like 80 — and I’m like, That should have been my song!’”

Cyrus is still struck by the song’s openness today. “I actually listened to that song yesterday, and I was asking myself, ‘Did I really need to put this out?’,” Cyrus said. “It was one...

There sure has been a lot of discourse this year about who can play country music. But at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s annual Medallion Ceremony on Sunday, officially inducting this year’s class, the answer was “anyone who showed up.”

That included two members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Keith Richards and Elvis Costello; Nashville’s latest pop arrival, Post Malone; bluegrass pioneer Del McCoury; Americana poet Lucinda Williams; and genre pillars Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris.

All of them, along with Eric Church, Blake Shelton,...

Lainey Wilson with her soulful and heart-touching music has captivated audiences for many years now. What started as a childhood dream soon transformed into a full-fledged career, when Wilson released her first album Cupit in 2014. While she had a lot of success professionally, her personal life was also interesting. Given that she’s been dating former NFL player Devlin “Duck” Hodges for almost three years now.

Lainey Wilson in a still from Watermelon Moonshine | Credits: YouTube

There had been a lot of whispers in the sports as well as the music industry. With people wanting to know if the rumors of their relationship were actually true or not. While the duo hid their romance for a very long time, it was in 2023 that they brought their love out in the open for everyone. In this article, we will have a closer look at Devlin “Duck” Hodges and his life.

Lainey Wilson’s Boyfriend,...

This story was originally published May 20, 2016, on rollingstone.com.

When the Highwaymen recorded “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” written by visionary songwriter Guy Clark, who died in 2016, the supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson landed on their most poignant song. While Jimmy Webb’s “Highwayman” may have been the foursome’s signature, Clark’s “Desperados,” released on their 1985 debut album, dovetailed with their own outlaw legacy: that of aging icons who indulged the young guns their bravado while still beating them on the draw. They...

Daniel J. Levitin is hardly your typical neuroscientist and writer. With his background as a musician, songwriter, and producer, he’s helped Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell with input on compilations, signed new-wave bands back in the Eighties, and had an uber-backstage pass to the Police reunion tour, where he was able to hang out with the three musicians after shows and hear them dissect each gig.

In his first book, the ground-breaking 2007 study This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, Levitin wrote — through a...

The path to finally getting a “Beetlejuice” sequel off the ground started on the set of the Netflix series “Wednesday.”

“Wednesday” creators and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar would meet with Tim Burton, the show’s executive producer and the director of the first half of the season, every morning during production. They would go over the scenes that were supposed to be shot that day, just to talk them through. But then they got a text one day from Burton. He wanted to meet them after the shooting day had wrapped.

“We thought something was wrong,” Gough admitted in an interview with TheWrap.

But something wasn’t wrong. Instead, Burton wanted to talk to them about something – a sequel to his 1988 hit “Beetlejuice.”

“He basically said, ‘Beetlejuice is the movie that everybody asks for a sequel to,’” Gough said. Burton, at the time, had been talking to original...

A little over 30 years ago, Al Jardine looked out onto the Pacific Ocean near his home in Big Sur, California, and thought back to his carefree youth with Brian and Dennis Wilson. “It just dawned on me how much I missed them,” Jardine says, who was actively touring in the Beach Boys with Mike Love and Carl Wilson at this time. “Dennis, of course, had passed, and Brian was pretty much out of the action. I felt very emotional.”

He wrote a sketch of a song called “Wish” that he...

Return to the Wild West with True Grit on Paramount+. The Western movie that helped earn John Wayne his second Oscar for Best Actor and was nominated for Best Original Song, True Grit, will be available to stream on Paramount+ this fall on September 1.

Based on the 1968 Charles Portis novel of the same name, True Grit follows Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) who, after her father is killed in cold blood by his hired helper Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey), goes on a journey of revenge to see true justice brought forth. To do that, she enlists the help of the old, rugged, eye-patch-wearing U.S. Marshall Reuben Cogburn (John Wayne), who goes by the moniker Rooster. On their journey into what is now present-day Oklahoma, they also gain the assistance of Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell), who is looking for a man who might be accompanying Chaney. The three of...

What better way to end a gay country album than by singing with four gay country singers? On Friday, Orville Peck released his new LP Stampede, which concludes with a cover of Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” alongside Tj Osborne, Waylon Payne, and Fancy Hagood.

“You know how you make ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ gayer?… well now you know,” wrote the Brothers Osborne frontman, who came out in 2021, on Instagram. “I am as obsessed as I am honored to be a part of @orvillepeck ‘s latest album ‘Stampede’ alongside the legends that are @fancyhagood @waylonpayne.

Jerry Fuller, the songwriter and producer whose stellar career included such hits as “Travelin’ Man” for Ricky Nelson, “Young Girl” for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, “Show and Tell” for Al Wilson and “Little Green Apples” for O.C. Smith, has died. He was 85.

Fuller died Thursday at his home in Sherman Oaks of complications from lung cancer, publicist Bobbi Marcus told The Hollywood Reporter.

Fuller’s first production for Puckett was the million-selling “Woman, Woman,” which was released in 1967 and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. He then wrote and produced the band’s next three multimillion sellers, “Young Girl,” “Lady Willpower” and “Over You” — all top 10 songs, too — as the band outsold The Beatles in 1968.

“What can I say about a guy whose vision defined my musical identity and destiny,” Puckett wrote in a statement. “What can Anyone say about a man who gave So much to...

Danny Dyer returns to our screens in the new Sky comedy series Mr. Bigstuff, playing mischievous troublemaker Lee Campbell. Lee suddenly reemerges in the life of his straight-laced brother Glen, played by creator Ryan Sampson, dropping his trademark chaos into the quiet suburban routine Glen has settled into.

Living with fiancée Kirsty and working at the local carpet shop, Glen’s world is turned upside down by the arrival of his long-estranged sibling. Lee seems to live by his own unpredictable code, gallivanting around in outlandish outfits one moment and picking fights with strangers the next. His motivations for seeking out Glen are initially unclear.

Across six half-hour episodes, the show follows the odd couple brothers as their personalities clash and lives collide in comedic fashion. Dyer leans into his rule-breaking reputation to play Lee as an unapologetic livewire, a stark contrast to Glen’s predictable nine-to-five existence. The chemistry...

There’s only one topic in politics right now, and it’s all about Joe, as Bill Maher noted at the top of his show, then concluded in his “New Rules” closing editorial with a crystal clear statement: “He is not going to be the Democrat candidate in 2024.”

“What a time to be in America,” said Maher in his opening monologue. “I don’t know what to tell you. It’s harder to get this guy to pull out than Nick Cannon.” He then noted, “It’s like a horror movie you watch through your fingers.”

Maher said that every appearance now by Biden is characterized as “make or break,” saying, “It’s what it was like to be on the last tour with Glen Campbell.”

For those who insist that withdrawing from the presidential race has to be Biden’s choice, Maher added, “which is kind of like letting...

No trip to Nashville is complete without a day (or late night) spent at Robert’s Western World when Sarah Gayle Meech is onstage: The queen of the honky-tonk plays the last true country bar in town every Thursday and Saturday. On Friday, Meech dropped her new video for “Love Me,” premiering on Rolling Stone Country.

It’s a smooth-as-bourbon performance, with Meech evoking the sheen of Seventies country music. Bonus: There’s a steel guitar! Meech says the track is a nod to Glen Campbell’s polished vibes, in...

Dolly Parton is headed back to the Great White Way: Hello, I’m Dolly, a new musical inspired by her life and illustrious career, will make its Broadway debut in 2026.

Parton shared the news of the Broadway-bound musical at CMA Fest in Nashville this week. She’ll partner with Atg Productions to develop the show, which will feature original music and lyrics by Dolly herself. She’ll also be collaborating with Maria S. Schlatter on the book. The musical’s title is a reference to Parton’s debut solo album, while also serving as a play on the classic 1960s musical Hello Dolly. The show will be produced by Parton, Atg’s Adam Speers, and Danny Nozell.

“Hello, I’m Dolly, and I lived my whole life to see this show on stage,” Dolly Parton said in a statement. “I’ve written many original songs for the show and included...

Stephen Colbert’s bandleader is giving the Late Show host the gift of music as he celebrates a milestone birthday.

Born in 1964, Colbert turns 60 today. To mark the occasion, Late Show Band bandleader Louis Cato posted a special performance of one Colbert’s favorite songs. As part of his weekly #CatoCover series on Instagram, Cato performed a rooftop acoustic rendition of Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman.”

Colbert will be spending the landmark birthday at work, kicking off a week of new Late Show episodes. But he’ll be celebrating with old friends and heroes.

His guest tonight is Steve Carell, one of Colbert’s closest friends. The two came up together at The Second City in Chicago, and both went on to star in the short-lived The Dana Carvey Show. They then served as correspondents on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, overlapping from 1999-2005.

Continue reading Louis Cato, Jimmy Kimmel...

The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has been placed under a court-ordered conservatorship after it was recently revealed that he is suffering from dementia.

As Rolling Stone reports, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gus T. May has put Wilson’s longtime publicist and manager, Jean Sievers, and longtime business manager, LeeAnn Hard, in charge of the conservatorship. It applies to Wilson’s personal and medical affairs, and requires that his children be consulted on all major healthcare decisions.

As requested by Wilson’s eldest offspring, Carnie Wilson Bonfiglio and Wendy Wilson Knutson, “all of Brian’s children who wish to be added will be added to the text chain from his nurses providing updates about Brian.” Sievers and Hard will also be required to run “all material healthcare decisions” by Wilson’s children.

Sievers and Hard filed a petition for the conservatorship in February stating that Wilson is dealing with...

Ten-time Grammy nominee Eric Church hosts an hour of music and stories only he can tell in his monthly program, “Eric Church Outsiders Radio,” airing exclusively on The Highway (Ch. 56). This Friday, May 3, marks not only Eric’s birthday but also the show’s 110th episode.

In addition to the monthly program, the Outsiders Radio channel also streams full-time on the SiriusXM app, offering a journey through Eric’s musical influences featuring collaborations and recordings with friends, along with behind-the-scenes stories from his nearly two-plus-decade career. Curated by The Chief himself, stop in and explore live performances plus the music he loves, from rock to country and beyond.

‘Eric Church Outsiders Radio’ Show What you’ll hear

Each month’s show is themed around events in country music, like saluting new Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, or tied to what’s going on in Eric’s world, like the...

Brian Wilson has joined forces with the late Glen Campbell for a posthumous duet of Campbell’s song, “Strong.”

“Strong (with Brian Wilson)” is the latest entry in the upcoming duet collection Glen Campbell Duets — Ghost on the Canvas Sessions, which is out everywhere on April 19th. Originally appearing on Campbell’s 2011 “farewell” album Ghost on the Canvas, “Strong” is a warm, string-laden track that describes Campbell’s onset of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Campbell vows to his wife to maintain his resilience in the face of the disease, confessing, “All I want to be for you is strong.” All the while, signature harmonies from Wilson add a dreamy, hopeful feel, and Wilson shares Campbell’s verses with conviction and clarity. Listen to the song below.

Of the posthumous collaboration, Brian Wilson said in a statement, “Glen was a great singer and a great guy. Our intention in doing ‘Strong’ was...

Beyoncé’s knack for dominating the music scene in multiple genres is nothing new. Months after the 2016 release of her flavorful Lemonade, she made history as the first artist to garner Grammy nominations in the rock, rap, R&b and pop fields in the same year. The only genre not to recognize her, despite the category-appropriate track “Daddy Lessons”? Country music.

Beyoncé submitted the twangy song to the Grammys, and based on critical reception alone, it should have earned bids for best country song and/or best country solo performance. But it was not a surprise that the Houston-born singer was rejected from the category, a decision that mirrored her awful experience at the Country Music Association Awards, where her stirring performance of the song with the Dixie Chicks resulted in a firestorm, calls by some salty fans for a boycott and the megastar’s presence that night being omitted from the CMA website.

Dolly Parton has revealed her reimagined rendition of Tom Petty’s song “Southern Accents” for the forthcoming compilation, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty.

The song features a prologue delivered by the late Tom Petty himself describing how the moment of inspiration that led to “Southern Accents.” Dolly Parton then provides an emotional, stirring rendition of the song, kept at the same balladeer tempo as Petty’s original. She retains much of the song, though she adds a crucial change to the song’s latter third when belting “Yes I’m proud to be what I am/ A southern girl from a southern town/ I ain’t ashamed, I ain’t ashamed, I ain’t ashamed.”

“I was fortunate enough to get to know Tom [Petty] over the years,” Dolly Parton says in a statement. “He’s such an iconic artist and important songwriter. I’m so honored...

A posthumous duet between Hope Sandoval and Glen Campbell that reimagines his song “The Long Walk Home” has been released as the latest preview of the upcoming album Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions. Stream it below.

On the new version of “The Long Walk Home,” the Mazzy Star singer’s airy vocals pair seamlessly with Campbell’s, bringing extra melancholy to the song — which was written about the late country singer’s battle with Alzheimer’s. “I know I’ll never be the same again/ I hope I’ll still remember you,” they sing together. “Above it all I know our love will transcend/ On my long walk home.”

In a press statement, producer and co-writer Julian Raymond revealed how Sandoval inspired Campbell’s music: “Glen and I listened to a couple of different Mazzy Star songs while we were preparing to record the Meet Glen Campbell...

Brian Wilson is finally set to release his 1970s era country album featuring the vocals of former Beach Boys manager Fred Vail. Titled Cows in the Pasture, the long-lost album is slated to see the light of day sometime in 2025, according to a new feature in Rolling Stone.

As the story goes, Wilson presented Vail with the concept for the project in 1970 despite the manager not having formal training. “I said to him, ‘Have you written any country songs?'” Vail told Rolling Stone. “And he said, ‘Well, no.’ I said, ‘Do you have any idea who you’d like to use as musicians?’ He said, ‘Well, no. I’ve only worked with the Wrecking Crew for the most part. You find the songs. You select the musicians. We’ll go into Wally Heider’s Studio. We’ll start working on the album.'”

From there, Wilson and Vail started...

The Grammy for Best Country Song has gone to some of the most iconic tunes ever in the genre. From all-time classics like Glen Campbell‘s “Gentle on My Mind” and Willie Nelson‘s “On the Road Again” to modern smash hits like Lady A’s “Need You Now” and critically acclaimed gems like Kacey Musgraves’s “Space Cowboy,” voters are often very careful and accurate in awarding the very best in country music. This year’s set of nominees is, in my opinion, one of the strongest the category has ever seen, with a mix of Grammy favorites and already-classic country songs facing off.

Perhaps the only song that doesn’t have much of a chance to win here is Brandy Clark’s “Buried.” The track isn’t really a big hit or particularly acclaimed, and Clark will likely fare better in the Americana categories anyway. Still, Clark got six nominations this year,...

Big Machine Records and Surfdog Records have announced a reimagining of the late Glenn Campbell’s 2011 album, Ghost on the Canvas, out on April 19th.

Titled Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions, the star-studded project pairs the Rhinestone Cowboy’s original vocals with newly recorded contributions from the likes of Brian Wilson, Carole King, Dolly Parton, Elton John, and Dave Stewart. Also featured on the album are Hope Sandoval, Linda Perry, Sting, Brian Setzer, Daryl Hall, Eric Church, and Eric Clapton. Pre-orders are ongoing.

As a preview of the record, you can hear the reworkings of “Hold on Hope” with Church and “Nothing But the Whole Wide World” with Clapton below.

At the time of its release, the original Ghost on the Canvas was billed as Campbell’s farewell album. It saw the country legend teaming with a younger generation of songwriters, including Paul Westerberg, Guided by Voice’s Bob Pollard,...

As the tenth anniversary of Glen Campbell’s Ghost on the Canvas was approaching, Dave Kaplan —whose Surfdog Records released the haunting album in 2011 — was pondering ways to honor it. A late-period landmark for Campbell, who died in 2017 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Ghost on the Canvas found the venerable pop-country singer and guitarist covering songs by a new generation of writers — alt-rock types like Paul Westerberg, Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard, Jakob Dylan, and Teddy Thompson. The album ranked Number 88 on Rolling Stone‘s list of...

Millennials of the '80s and '90s can be nostalgic for many of the children's movies they grew up with. Disney ruled classic children's films back then as well, but there is another name that some fans might not realize actually created their favorite kid's movie. Originally working with Walt Disney, Don Bluth was an animator for films like Sleeping Beauty, The Fox and the Hound, Robin Hood, and The Rescuers. In 1983, he started his own company, which began animating video games and moved into film. Now an '80s icon, Dragon's Lair was Bluth's first video game.

Thirty years later, Bluth is set to direct a live-action film version of Dragon's Lair with Ryan Reynolds attached as the main character, and Netflix is in talks for its release. The game's popularity has come back thanks to the help of '80s nostalgia and shows like Stranger Things featuring it,...

Producer Lisa Saltzman has acquired the rights to an upcoming biography about Joe Cocker, and has confirmed that a biopic about the beloved British blues-rock singer’s life is currently in development.

Titled Joe Cocker: With a Lot of Help from His Friends, the book is by the rock’n’roll biographer, Mark Bego, and will be the first crack at telling Cocker’s story since his death in 2014, following his rise in the late ‘60s, his internal struggles, and the peace he ultimately found. The book will hit shelves later this month on November 16th, and is available to pre-order now.

Cocker is perhaps best remembered for his 1968 rendition of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends,” which became a No. 1 hit on the UK Singles Chart when it debuted. The following year, his version of the song was cemented into the zeitgeist of the ‘60s thanks...

Producer Lisa Saltzman has acquired the rights to an upcoming biography about Joe Cocker, and has confirmed that a biopic about the beloved British blues-rock singer’s life is currently in development.

Titled Joe Cocker: With a Lot of Help from His Friends, the book is by the rock’n’roll biographer, Mark Bego, and will be the first crack at telling Cocker’s story since his death in 2014, following his rise in the late ‘60s, his internal struggles, and the peace he ultimately found. The book will hit shelves later this month on November 16th, and is available to pre-order now.

Cocker is perhaps best remembered for his 1968 rendition of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends,” which became a No. 1 hit on the UK Singles Chart when it debuted. The following year, his version of the song was cemented into the zeitgeist of the ‘60s thanks...

Ronnie Milsap played what is being billed as his final Nashville concert on Tuesday night at Music City’s Bridgestone Arena. But before he took the stage, a parade of artists from all genres paid him tribute: Keith Urban, Ricky Skaggs, Elizabeth Cook, Los Lonely Boys, and, at the top of the show, Kelly Clarkson.

The pop superstar kicked off the night with a powerhouse rendition of “It Was Almost Like a Song,” the Hal David and Archie Jordan-written title track to his 1977 album. Backed by the house band Sixwire,...

An esteemed Hollywood actor, Matt Damon has captivated audiences with blockbusters and indie films. His talent was recognized early when he won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. “Good Will Hunting” in 1997, co-written with Ben Affleck, established his foothold in the industry.

Damon continued to deliver remarkable performances in the years following. He starred in the action-packed “Bourne Identity” series and intense dramas like “The Departed.” His role in “The Martian” enthralled viewers, while “Ford v Ferrari” showcased his exhilarating screen presence. “Saving Private Ryan” and “Invictus” demonstrated his acting prowess in emotional these movies.

Critics and fans alike have praised his versatile performances. These are the top 10 Matt Damon movies based on IMDb’s best viewer ratings.

10 True Grit (2010)

IMDb: 7.6/10 347K | Popularity: 1616 | Metascore: 80

“True Grit” secures its position among the best Matt Damon movies. In this gripping classic Western masterpiece, Damon shines as Texas Ranger Laboeuf, who teams up with a resolute young girl,...

The arrival of a new Guardians Of The Galaxy movie isn’t just a cause for celebration because the MCU bestowing the world with another hand-crafted mixtape of forgotten bangers and impeccable vibes, perfectly curated to soundtrack the exploits of Peter Quill and pals. The first film’s soundtrack sold over 2.5 million copies; its follow-up soundtrack went Top 5 in the Billboard 200 charts. These mixes have become cultural events in and of themselves.

Now, here comes Awesome Mix Vol. 3, the final playlist for the Guardians’ farewell tour – once again stacked with hits we’ll be spinning for months on end. But, here’s the tough question: which of the three soundtracks comes out on top? Which mix is the most undeniably awesome? Given that it’s an impossible choice, a trio of Empire writers make the case for each compilation…

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1

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Exclusive: Elaine McMillion Sheldon, the filmmaker known thus far for her Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning work in the documentary space, is making her first move into narrative as the director of a film on Marry Harris Jones — the hallowed labor figure known to history as Mother Jones.

Jerry Bowles and David O’Malley penned the script for the project, with Lisa Saltzman set to produce.

An Irish-born American working at various points as a dressmaker and schoolteacher, Jones pivoted her focus to union and community organizing and activism after experiencing two major, personal tragedies: the death of her husband and four children from yellow fever in 1867 Memphis, and the destruction of her dress shop in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The impassioned figure would come to be known as “the most dangerous woman in America” while working to secure rights for mine workers and ban child labor.

Sheldon’s film on...

Exclusive: Producer Lisa Saltzman has nabbed feature rights to Steven Kaminsky’s bestselling biography Anything Is Possible: The Jack Lalanne Story on the fitness guru, with well-known personal trainer Gunnar Peterson coming aboard to exec produce her adaptation.

The book published in 2020 relays the passionate, adventurous spirit of Lalanne, the American fitness icon who believed that you could achieve anything. While the project’s writer hasn’t been announced, and no director is attached, it’s at the script stage and will look to set its cast this year.

Jack Lalanne in 1955

The creatives behind the pic note that there are more than 200,000 health clubs in the world — and that 64 million Americans hold gym memberships,...

Jim Gordon, a drummer who played on Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, died Monday at the age of 77. The musician, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was serving a prison sentence for killing his mother in 1983, died in a state-run medical facility in Vacaville, California. Publicist Bob Merlis confirmed Gordon’s death in a statement, adding that Gordon died of natural causes.

In addition to his incredible catalog of recordings, Gordon is also known for sharing a songwriting credit on “Layla” with Eric Clapton,...

Jeff Beck played his first gigs on a guitar he built himself, plugging in with local bands in the London suburbs from age 13, before honing his craft at Wimbledon School of Art, studying the artistry of rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Beck mixed the virtuosity and speed Les Paul displayed on radio broadcasts, and the heaviness of even the most melodic Gene Vincent records into his own sound. Beck transformed The Yardbirds from blues purists to proto psychedelia pioneers before inventing hard rock on The Jeff Beck Group’s 1968 Truth album. A new Jeff Beck Group came out with Rough and Ready, infusing fluid jazz phrasings onto R&b ensemble rhythms.

It’s been said Pink Floyd considered asking Beck to join after Syd Barrett left. Beck turned down an invitation to replace Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones for a project with Vanilla Fudge bassist and vocalist Tim Bogert,...

Mya Byrne is ready to shine with a new album this year. The singer-songwriter’s new full-length, Rhinestone Tomboy, will be released on April 28 via Kill Rock Stars Nashville — the first album project for the legendary indie label’s new sister imprint.

Along with the announcement, Byrne has released the new song “It Don’t Fade” and its video. It’s an easygoing tune about resilience and hope that’s built around a funky, feel-good guitar figure and a spacious drum groove.

“It was the height of the pandemic, and...

Stars: Jhey Castles, Lindsey Marie Wilson, Michael Paré, Presley Alexander, Jolene Andersen, Lauren Elyse Buckley, Phillip Andre Botello, Natalie Daniels, Josh Duhon | Written by Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Michael Su

The tagline for The Asylum’s latest film 2025 Armageddon reads “Welcome to the Multiverse”. But the film actually has less in common with Marvel or DC’s concept of shared universes than it does with Toho’s monster mashes like Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla Final Wars.

As the film opens an unidentified object heading toward Earth takes out the Iss. At the same time a US Navy ship under the command of Ltc Madoyln Webb is attacked and sunk by a giant, one might even say mega, piranha. Could there be a connection? Of course, there is.

Dr. Quinn Ramsey head of NASA’s Mission Control is meeting with her father Tom only to have to quickly leave so...