Month: August 2026

For seven straight decades, from the 1960s on through the 2020s, the late Dolly Parton charted an iconic string of 50 albums on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart — including 15 top 40-charted sets. From her debut with Porter Wagoner on Just the Two of Us in 1969, on through her most recent new entry,

Music and entertainment legend Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25 at age 80, but the boundless creativity and tenacious work ethic that marked her life and career also mean that the slate of projects Parton and her team were working on at the time of her passing are still continuing on. Parton’s longtime manager Danny

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Sister duo Aly & AJ have unexpectedly canceled their November and December tour dates after Aly Michalka landed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: her Broadway debut. In a statement shared Wednesday (Aug. 26) on Instagram, Aly announced that they will no longer be able to play their scheduled dates beginning Nov. 28 in Cincinnati through Dec. 19

Ravyn Lenae has postponed her upcoming North American tour for undisclosed reasons. The R&B singer was set to hit the road this September and October in support of her latest album, Blue Island. “After talking with my team, I’ve made the difficult decision to postpone touring this fall,” Lenae wrote in an Instagram Story viewed

Kehlani is pressing pause on her world tour and will focus on getting her health back to where it needs to be. The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday (Aug. 26) on social media that she’s canceling her next two shows in New Jersey and Maryland on the Kehlani World Tour after being hospitalized for a painful

Troye Sivan isn’t losing a wink of sleep over the concept of first-week sales. For his upcoming fourth studio album, She’s the Best, the Australian pop star has something bigger in mind: making something people remember. “I honest to God could not tell you what my first-week sales [are],” Sivan said during an appearance on

This week, Ella Langley‘s country-pop smash “Choosin’ Texas” hits another historic chart benchmark, spending a 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 29). That ties the song with Lil Nas X’s Billy Ray Cyrus-featuring “Old Town Road” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” for the second-longest reign in the chart’s

The Hive already knew they were getting a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Beyoncé’s 2006 sophomore album B’Day on September 4. Now, the pop star has revealed what it will entail. The expanded four-LP physical release—pressed on 180-gram “Bayou Blue” vinyl—features the original album, the previously released “Morning Dew (Donk),” Spanish-language recordings, a 60-page commemorative

The world lost one of its most versatile, captivating performers when Tim Curry died on Wednesday (Aug. 25). The English singer-actor passed away at the age of 80 in his Los Angeles home, about 14 years after he suffered a major stroke that resulted in his use of a wheelchair for the rest of his

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Priest Dionysios Tabakis-Nafplio-Greece August 25, 2026 Good morning, my friends. As far as my beliefs are concerned, they reflect my independent, unconventional and spontaneous character. I don’t like to hide what I believe, but to declare openly what is in my soul, even if this sometimes makes me unpopular. Not wanting to fit into boxes

William Basinski has returned to solo piano composition for his first album since 2022’s Janek Schaefer collaboration …On Reflection and first solo LP in six years. Passing the Cup of Sorrows consists of a single 40-minute work, part of which, titled “Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.1,” is excerpted below. The album arrives October 23.

Miley Cyrus has shared a heartfelt tribute to the icon of country music—and Cyrus’ own godmother—Dolly Parton, who died yesterday, August 25, at 80 years old. “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share,” Cyrus wrote in a message shared across her social media accounts. “What I KNOW is

Tim Curry, the actor who famously played the gender-bending mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter inThe Rocky Horror Picture Show among dozens of other memorable roles, died late Tuesday night, reports TMZ. He was 80. Timothy James Curry was born on April 19, 1946 in Grappenhall, England, the son of a school secretary and Royal Navy chaplain.

Jack White was among scores of devotees to honor the late Dolly Parton yesterday (August 25), following her death at the age of 80. After a succinct Instagram tribute—“Instant Sainthood”—White saluted the country legend by reviving his cover of “Jolene,”a cornerstone of the White Stripes live repertoire. It was his first performance of the track