Country music icon Loretta Lynn dies at age 90

Country music icon Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90. The country music superstar’s family shared that Lynn passed peacefully in her sleep from natural causes early Tuesday morning at home in rural Tennessee.  In a statement to the Associated Press, the family wrote: “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this …

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit announce 2023 tour dates

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit will launch a 2023 tour in January and February. The three-week run includes shows in Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina and Kentucky, and will feature Peter One as support. The tour starts in Florida, kicking-off on Jan. 19 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla., …

Take a look at the new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

Marvel Studios has shared a new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ featuring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Tenoch Huerta. ‘Wakanda Forever’ is a sequel to 2018’s ‘Black Panther’. The sequel was filmed following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who played T’Challa, aka Black Panther, in the first film. Boseman …

Biden administration announces $300M to be used to access student mental healthcare

On Monday, the Biden administration announced that $300 million dollars — taken partially from the new bipartisan gun violence law — will be used to help students access mental healthcare.The U.S. Department of Education will allocate competitive grants of $280 million to help with mental health staffing as schools  across the country. The Department of …

Three U.S. postal workers are arrested in $1.3M fraud and identity theft scheme

According to the Department of Justice, three U.S. postal workers in New York and New Jersey have been arrested for allegedly stealing credit cards from the mail in a conspiracy to buy luxury items to sell online. The DOJ announced the arrests of three postal workers, and a fourth person, in connection with a 4-year, $1.3 …

White Sox Manager Tony La Russa announces he is stepping down due to health issues

White Sox manager Tony La Russa announced he is officially stepping down due to multiple health issues. Since August, La Russa has not managed the team; initially his health issue was described as updating a pacemaker that he had installed in February. However. La Russa said that while he was sidelined, the doctors discovered a …

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for Week 5 game against the New York Jets

Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets as he continues to progress through concussion protocol. McDaniel said there is no “definite timeline” for Tagovailoa’s return. Teddy Bridgewater will start Sunday in his place. Tagovailoa was taken to a local …

Russell Dickerson announces self-titled third album

Russell Dickerson is set to release his third studio album, a 15-track self-titled project, on November 4th. Dickerson, who co-wrote on all 15 tracks, also served as co-producer alongside Dann Huff, Zach Crowell, Casey Brown, Josh Kerr, Ben Johnson and Alysa Vanderheym.  Dickerson posted on social media: “RD3. 15 songs. Nov 4th. Pre-order now! ”   To …

CMT to honor Alan Jackson with ‘Artist Of A Lifetime’ Award

CMT announced that country music icon Alan Jackson will receive the “Artist of a Lifetime” award at the 2022 CMT Artists of the Year,  during a 90-minute special airing on CMT on Friday, October 14. CMT wrote on Instagram: “The 2022 CMT Artist of a Lifetime @officialalanjackson Join us as we honor and celebrate him on …

‘American Horror Story: NYC’ to premiere on FX on October 19

FX has unveiled a title and premiere date for Season 11 of the anthology horror series American Horror Story, tweeting: “New Season. New City. New Fears. FX’s AHS:NYC premieres 10.19 on FX. Stream on Hulu.” Season 11 will be titled American Horror Story: NYC and have a two-episode premiere at 10 p.m. EDT on Oct. 19. Subsequent …