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CHICAGO — Mick Jagger appeared healthy and energetic Friday night as the Rolling Stones launched their North American tour at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The 75-year-old frontman ran and skipped along a narrow stage that jutted out into the crowd. It was his first major concert performance since doctors told him...

The July 19 performance of the musical “Calling All Divas” at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. For those who purchased tickets in person or over the phone from The Palace Theatre or from the theater...

A new song featuring late rapper and Point Breeze native Mac Miller was released Thursday by music producer 88-Keys. The song, titled “That’s Life,” also features musician Sia. The song originally was recorded by 88-Keys and Miller while they were in a New York City studio. In an announcement, 88-Keys...

Last year, Yes hit the half- century mark as a band that has been touring and recording music. Aside from a hiatus that ran from 2004 to 2008, some lineup of the group has existed for the past five decades. Guitarist Steve Howe was not a founding member and came aboard...

The word superstar hadn’t been coined when Nat King Cole was one. At his peak, after World War II through the 1950s, the jazz pianist and smoothly poised singer sold so many recordings that the famous Capitol Records’ round headquarters building in Hollywood was called “The House that Nat Built.”...

Let this guy spin some tunes for you. Disc jockey and reality TV star DJ Pauly D will bring his musical talents to The Event Center at the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh on the North Side at 9 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets start at $30. Known for his role on the...

Fans of the British Invasion group Herman’s Hermits never get tired of hearing the group’s iconic ‘60s hits. And thankfully for them, front man Peter Noone never tires of singing them. One can only imagine how many times Noone has belted out those catchy, chart topping tunes like “I’m Into...

Popular hip hop musicians Meek Mill and Future will bring their co-headlining tour “Legendary Nights” to KeyBank Pavilion in September. The two will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 in a Live Nation show, joined by a line-up of special guests including YG, Mustard and Megan Thee Stallion. Mill has...

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is extending the Fourth of July celebration, with an “Americana Extravaganza” set for July 6 at the Farmington, Fayette County, site. Planned are carnival games, crafts and face-painting for kids of all ages. According to event planners, the 6 p.m.-midnight event will include more than 10 acts...

Dave Mustaine, founder and vocalist of the influential metal band Megadeth, announced he has throat cancer. The singer posted a message to his fans on social media on Monday. Posting on Instagram, he shared, “I’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer. It’s clearly something to be respected and faced head on...

It isn’t uncommon to see strangers playing instruments — the drums, a guitar, saxophone — in the most random of places. But a celebrity doing so in the airport? That may be a new one. NPR Latino USA producer Antonia Cereijido was walking through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) when...

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift made a surprise performance at an iconic gay bar a day after releasing a song supporting the LGBTQ community. Swift celebrated Pride Month by appearing at New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Friday night. She released her new tune Thursday called “You Need to Calm...

In case you don’t already get enough “Baby Shark” in your life, the viral video has spawned a live stage show. The viral video with the annoyingly catchy song has been viewed more than 2.9 billion times on YouTube and is the soundtrack for some households with young kids. SmartStudy,...

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift’s latest song has a new target: homophobes. Coinciding with the announcement of her seventh album, “Lover,” the pop star on Thursday released a new tune called “You Need to Calm Down,” where she addresses her own haters but also calls out those who attack the...

LOS ANGELES — A judge on Thursday issued a five-year restraining order forbidding Britney Spears’ former manager from contacting the singer or her family or making disparaging statements about them online. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny reached the decision after hearing testimony from the ex-manager, 44-year-old Sam Lutfi,...

A Los Angeles judge is set to consider Thursday whether to extend a temporary restraining order taken out in the name of Britney Spears against her former manager. The hearing on the restraining order against Sam Lutfi is a resumption of one that began on May 28, with lawyers for...