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Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
Read full article: Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz FestAn extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people.
Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performance
Read full article: Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performanceRolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger waded into Louisiana politics during the band's performance at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
What's that bar band playing 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'? Oh, it's the Rolling Stones!
Read full article: What's that bar band playing 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'? Oh, it's the Rolling Stones!The Rolling Stones celebrated the release of their first collection of new original songs in 18 years with a club gig in Manhattan before a few hundred invited guests.
The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, 'Hackney Diamonds'
Read full article: The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, 'Hackney Diamonds'On Monday, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years.
Shirley Watts, widow of drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84
Read full article: Shirley Watts, widow of drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84A former art student and prominent Arabian horse breeder who met drummer Charlie Watts well before he joined the Rolling Stones and with him formed one of rockās most enduring marriages, Shirley Watts has died.
Antitrust trial puts book publishing industry in the dock
Read full article: Antitrust trial puts book publishing industry in the dockThe Justice Departmentās legal effort to block the merger of book publishing giants Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is more than just a showcase for the Biden administrationās tougher approach to corporate consolidation.
4-hour docuseries on The Rolling Stones to air on EPIX
Read full article: 4-hour docuseries on The Rolling Stones to air on EPIXThe Rolling Stones will help celebrate their 60th anniversary with an upcoming four-part docuseries on EPIX that takes turns focusing on the bandās most iconic members, with in-depth portraits of singer Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and the late drummer Charlie Watts.
Melissa Etheridge ready for Love Rocks NYC benefit's return
Read full article: Melissa Etheridge ready for Love Rocks NYC benefit's returnThis yearās Love Rocks, which takes place at The Beacon Theatre in Manhattan Thursday night, boasts enormous star power ā including headliners Melissa Etheridge, Keith Richards, with his āotherā band The X-Pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, and others.
Fans moved by social media posts of Rolling Stones visiting Motown Museum, other Detroit landmarks
Read full article: Fans moved by social media posts of Rolling Stones visiting Motown Museum, other Detroit landmarksItās not every day that a famous member of the Rolling Stones gets to tour the original headquarters of Motown Records, but it happened Sunday for guitarist Ron Wood.
āWeāre back on the road!ā Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tour
Read full article: āWeāre back on the road!ā Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tourRolling Stones fans in the United States will finally be getting, yes, some satisfaction: The band announced it was relaunching its āNo Filterā tour, derailed by the pandemic, this fall.
New this week: 'Zola,' 'Ted Lasso' and a Felicity Jones film
Read full article: New this week: 'Zola,' 'Ted Lasso' and a Felicity Jones filmThis weekās new entertainment releases include albums from Leon Bridges and Jackson Browne and the return of the always-chipper "Ted Lasso" spreading his infectious charm for a second season of his show on Apple+.ā.
Dear Sir or Madam: Paul McCartney memoir due out in November
Read full article: Dear Sir or Madam: Paul McCartney memoir due out in NovemberPaul McCartney appears during his One on One Tour in Tinley Park, Ill., on July 26, 2017, left, and poet Paul Muldoon appears at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala in New York on May 21, 2019. McCartney's memoir, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present," will be released Nov. 2. (Photos by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)NEW YORK ā Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music ā and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet ā to help guide him. Irish poet Paul Muldoon is editing and will contribute an introduction. The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards has been equally open about himself, but his 2010 memoir āLifeā still sold millions of copies.
Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang
Read full article: Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bangThe former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. āI got chills,ā Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said. AdOpened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City. AdBut things began to sour for Trump Plaza when Donald Trump opened the nearby Trump Taj Mahal in 1990, with crushing debt loads that led the company to pour most of its resources ā and cash ā into the shiny new hotel and casino. Trump Plaza was the last of four Atlantic City casinos to close in 2014, victims of an oversaturated casino market both in the New Jersey city and in the larger northeast.
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
Read full article: Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77FILE - In this May 3, 2018 file photo, Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, had been in a medically-induced coma at a hospital in Kingston since earlier this month. Grammy nominations for Hibbert included best reggae album of 2012 for āReggae Got Soulā and best reggae album of 2007 for āLight Your Light.ā Hibbert was ranked No. Married to his wife, Doreen, for nearly 40 years, Hibbert had eight children, including the reggae performers Junior Hibbert and Leba Hibbert. Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert ("Toots" was a childhood nickname) was born in May Pen, Parish of Clarendon.
Rolling Stones to release unheard tracks from 1973 album
Read full article: Rolling Stones to release unheard tracks from 1973 albumFILE - Ron Wood, from left, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform during their concert in Pasadena, Calif. The Rolling Stones are releasing a new version of their 1973 album Goats Head Soup with three unheard tracks. The album coming out on Sept. 4, 2020 will have a four-disc CD and vinyl box set edition with ten bonus tracks. The Stones also released a video for one of the unheard songs, called Criss Cross. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)The Rolling Stones will release a new version of their 1973 album Goats Head Soup featuring three unheard tracks, including one featuring Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page.