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Elton John testifies before Senate about AIDS relief: “We need to keep our foot on the accelerator”

Elton John testified remotely before the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday morning, urging the committee to continue to fund the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.The plan, known as PEPFAR, was founded in 2003 by President George W. Bush. The Hill reports that in his testimony, Elton credited it with ...
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On This Day, April 19, 2012: Legendary performer Levon Helm dies at age 71

On This Day, April 19, 2012... Levon Helm, best known as the drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist for The Band, died at age 71 of throat cancer.  Helm was featured on many of The Band’s classic tracks, including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove ...
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Duane Betts releasing announces solo album, ‘Wild & Precious Life’

Duane Betts, son of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, is set to release his debut solo album, Wild & Precious Life, on July 14. The first single from the record, "Waiting on a Song," is out now.The album was written in 2020 during the pandemic and has Duane reflecting ...
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Queen’s “I Want It All” reaches 100 million views on YouTube

Queen has reached another milestone on YouTube. Guitarist Brian May revealed on social media that the video for the band’s track “I Want It All” has reached 100 million views on YouTube.He captioned the post, “Thanks, folks, for giving us it ALL !!!”"I Want It All" isn’t the ...
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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson delves into Norse mythology with new album, ‘RökFlöte’

Jethro Tull’s new album, RökFlöte, drops Friday, and for their latest release frontman Ian Anderson was inspired by the characters and gods of old Norse mythology and paganism, in part because he didn’t know much about it. “The reason that I had rather ignored that in my studies of ...
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Singer Leo Sayer marries partner of almost 39 years

Talk about a long courtship. Singer Leo Sayer married girlfriend Donatella Piccinetti on Saturday after almost 39 years together.The 74-year-old “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” singer announced the news on Instagram, sharing, “This past weekend was truly a dream…” The post goes on to reveal that the couple tied the knot ...
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The Black Crowes headlining Memphis’ Mempho Fest

The Black Crowes are set to headline the annual Mempho Music Festival, taking place September 29 to October 1 in Memphis, Tennessee.The festival, happening at the Radians Amphitheater at the Memphis Botanic Gardens, also features headliners My Morning Jacket and Turnpike Troubadours, with Ween, Lake Street Drive, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Band ...
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Tina Turner: “I’m as famous for my legs as much as my voice”

Tina Turner was known for putting on dazzling performances — and most of the time she’d do so while showing off her famous set of legs, which were once rumored to be insured for millions of dollars. But it turns out, Tina had a very practical reason ...
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Jethro Tull announces North American tour dates

Jethro Tull is hitting the road this summer. Ian Anderson and the band just announced dates for their The Seven Decades Tour, which hits such cities as Cincinnati, San Diego, Boston and New York.The tour is set to kick off August 18 in Highland Park, Illinois, wrapping ...
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Gloria Gaynor to perform at the Tribeca Film Festival

Gloria Gaynor is headed to this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The singer will perform at the festival, following the world premiere of the documentary about her life, Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive.The film, directed by Betsy Schecter, follows the singer’s battles with ageism and financial ruin while on her ...
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