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Ba-ska-ball: OKC player hit with $25K fine over Madness t-shirt
Lorne Thomson/RedfernsAn NBA player's apparent love for two-tone ska resulted in a five-figure fine.Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams sported a Madness band shirt during a press confe...
Josh Johnson May 20, 2025

On This Day, May 20, 2013: The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died at 74
Ray Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors, passed away at the age of 74. Earlier in the year, the rocker had been diagnosed with a rare form of bile duct cancer.Manzarek co-founded The Doo...
Jill Lances May 20, 2025

Steve Miller to be honored with Les Paul Spirit Award in June
Far left: Steve Miller; Far Right: Les Paul; Courtesy Les Paul FoundationSteve Miller will be receiving an award named after late, legendary guitar pioneer Les Paul, which is appropriate, considering ...
Andrea Dresdale May 20, 2025

KISS' Gene Simmons says upcoming Las Vegas event is ‘not a KISS show’
Disney/Eric McCandlessIt was announced in March that KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley would be performing together at the convention-like event KISS Army Storms Las Vegas, but Simmons says peo...
Jill Lances May 20, 2025

Not-so-empty garden: Elton John rose to debut at London's Chelsea Flower Show
Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIIn his classic song "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters," Elton John sang, "Now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City." But London is another story.An Elton Joh...
Andrea Dresdale May 19, 2025

Marble bust of Jim Morrison, missing from his grave since 1988, located in Paris
Fans at Jim Morrison's grave with bust, 1983; Illustré/RDB/ullstein bild via Getty ImagesA sculpture of Jim Morrison, which went missing from his Paris gravesite in 1988, has been found.French ...
Andrea Dresdale May 19, 2025

The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration sets fall tour
Neal Preston, courtesy of The Estate of Whitney E. HoustonWhitney Houston — or at least, the late icon's voice — is going on tour this fall.The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebrati...
Andrea Dresdale May 19, 2025

The Beach Boys book three Las Vegas shows for fall
Live Nation Las VegasThe Beach Boys' latest tour, The Sounds of Summer, has them fully booked through September, but they've just added three new shows in October.The group will perform at The Venetia...
Andrea Dresdale May 19, 2025

Donald Trump calls for 'major investigation' into Bruce Springsteen, Bono & other stars who endorsed Harris
Shirlaine Forrest/Getty ImagesAfter Bruce Springsteen denounced President Donald Trump onstage in the U.K., Trump fired back on Truth Social, warning The Boss to "KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he get...
Andrea Dresdale May 19, 2025

On This Day, May 19, 1986: Peter Gabriel released his fifth solo album, 'So'
On This Day, May 19, 1986 ...Former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel released his fifth solo album, So, produced by Daniel Lanois.The album became Gabriel’s biggest commercial success, moving over...
Jill Lances May 19, 2025
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