Ashley Monroe shares blood cancer diagnosis

Singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe revealed that she is battling Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a rare blood cancer disorder, and that she is beginning treatment through chemotherapy. Monroe shared via Instagram on Tuesday, saying her positive mindset about her prognosis, and that she’ll begin chemotherapy on Wednesday, July 14. Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (referred to as “WM”), is a type of …

Mickey Guyton announces upcoming album ‘Remember Her Name’

Mickey Guyton will release her album Remember Her Name on September 24. The record features 16 tracks, 15 of which Guyton has co-written. Remember Her Name is the follow-up to Guyton’s “Bridges” EP, which included the Grammy-nominated “Black Like Me.”  Says Guyton: “Remember Her Name is a culmination of the last ten years of my life …

Paris Hilton to host Netflix cooking show “Cooking With Paris”

Netflix announced the new series Cooking with Paris, starring Hilton hotel heiress Paris Hilton. Hilton will executive produce and host the series from her own kitchen, and, according to Netflix, she will also ‘showcase kitchen wardrobe and welcome her celebrity friends as guests.’ The 40-year-old Hilton posted a YouTube video “Cooking with Paris” on Jan. 13, …

2021 Emmy Award nominations are announced: See the full list of nominees

On Tuesday morning, father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (‘This Is Us’) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (‘Blindspotting, Hamilton’) announced the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards. The Crown and The Mandalorian lead the nominations with 24 nominations each; WandaVision, Ted Lasso, HBO’s Lovecraft Country and The Handmaid’s Tale also earned multiple nominations. This year’s ceremony, hosted …

Texas Democrats leave state in effort to block GOP voting restrictions

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives left the state Monday afternoon heading to Washington, D.C., in a bid to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass new voting restrictions. With 26 days left in a special legislative session, most House Democrats boarded two planes out of Austin headed for the U.S. capital without a …

Food & Drug Administration issues new warning on rare autoimmune disorder linked to J&J coronavirus vaccine

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) warned of an increased risk of Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological disorder, following the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after 100 preliminary cases of the syndrome were reported among the 12.5M doses administered. The agency noted that 95 of the cases were serious and required hospitalization, including one …

MLB All-Star Game: Shohei Ohtani named American League’s starting pitcher and leadoff hitter

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff for the American League, and will also take the mound as the starting pitcher at this year’s All-Star game. Ohtani also became the first Japanese player to participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday night, and becomes the first player in MLB history to be named an All-Star …

Chicago Blackhawks trade Duncan Keith to Oilers for Caleb Jones and draft pick

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded veteran defenseman Duncan Keith and forward Tim Soderlund to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman Caleb Jones and a third-round pick. The 37-year-old Keith is a three-time champion, three-time All-Star, a two-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner as the top defensive player and the 2014-15 Conn Smythe Trophy as …

Chris Young releases his new single, “One Of Them Nights”

Chris Young just released his latest single, “One Of Them Nights,” one of 14 songs that will be released via Young’s new album Famous Friends, due out Aug. 6. The album’s title track with Kane Brown recently reached number-one on Mediabase’s country radio charts. Said Young: “There are so many incredibly talented artists, songwriters and …

Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs to headline 2022 Stagecoach Festival

Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs are set to headline the 2022 Stagecoach country music festival, takin g place April 29 to May 1. California officials canceled Stagecoach for 2021 in January due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with Coachella. Stagecoach Festival posted on Twitter: “Are y’all ready? Stagecoach 2022 on sale is kicking …