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Dave Matthews is celebrating his 59th birthday today! The rocker was born in South Africa and formed the Dave Matthews Band in 1991. Fun fact, he worked at IBM for a short time before starting his music career! Good thing he did make…

A new musical based on a book and a blockbuster film about the extraordinary friendship between two women is coming to Broadway this spring! "Beaches: A New Musical" will follow the outgoing Cee Cee and the privileged Bertie as they move…

Celine Dion is an international superstar - but now, her cool factor just went up even more! Celine Dion is officially on TikTok! She posted a short video this week to launch her TikTok account and playfully introduced herself by…

It was 32 years ago today that figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed with a baton following a practice session at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. The immediate aftermath was caught on camera and it instantly became…

One of the best things to come out of the new "streaming" way of watching television is a renewed focus on documentaries. Specifically, music documentaries! Depeche Mode is the latest band to get the Netflix treatment. The service…

Some of MTV's channels around the world have officially gone dark. The 24-hour music channels MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live all stopped broadcasting in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary,…

The term "classic rock" has certainly evolved over the years. We used to think it meant more 1960s & '70s tunes, but it now includes the Throwback era of the '80s! In fact, the music industry service Mediabase found that 25 of the 40…

Dear Santa, I've been so good this year! I would really like for you to bring me a Cabbage Patch Kid, pretty please! We all had that one item on our Christmas lists that we just had to have! Whether it was the year's hottest toy, the…

Singer Barry Manilow just revealed he has lung cancer and called the diagnosis "pure luck." Manilow posted a message to fans on his Instagram page, sharing his diagnosis and treatment plan. Manilow said he had experienced six weeks of…

The spin-off that became a hit TV series is now getting a sequel! The follow-up to "A Different World" is now a go, as reported by Deadline this week. Netflix will air 10 half-hour episodes, although a premiere date has not been set.…

Mariah Carey has big plans for 2026! She will headline the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan, Italy, on February 6. She shared the news in an Instagram reel this week. View this post on…

Joe Jonas can definitely laugh at himself! A TikTok user posted a clip with the caption: "I love New York because I've been watching Joe Jonas parallel park for the last 7 minutes." Sure enough, you can see Joe behind the wheel,…