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Kane Brown releases his new single ‘2 Pair’

Kane Brown has released his new single ‘2 Pair,’ out now. The track follows the success of Kane’s album ‘The High Road’ and its accompanying arena tour, which saw Brown headline major venues across the U.S. and Canada, including stops in Nashville, New York, and Montreal.

‘2 Pair’ is produced by Jordan Schmidt, and Brown says of the song: “‘2 Pair’ is an anthem for the summer. I wanted to give my fans a song they can blast at full volume and sing along to all summer long.”

Listen to 2 PairHERE.

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Parker McCollum shares new single ‘Killin’ Me’

Parker McCollum recently released his self-titled fifth studio album, featuring his current radio hit “What Kinda Man,” followed by the tracks  “Hope That I’m Enough,” “Big Sky,” and his most recent single, “Killin’ Me.”

McCollum shares of the album: “It is the best thing I’ve ever done. This record is honest, this record is raw, this record is one thousand percent authentic Parker, and it feels really good to get back to writing and recording songs like I always wanted to.”

Fans can see Parker out on the road for his headlining tour dates across the country. He will also be on the road with George Strait and Chris Stapleton on select dates.

Listen to ‘Killin’ Me’ – HERE.

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Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at age 76

Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76.

Osbourne’s family announced the rock legend’s passing in a statement to The Sun on Tuesday: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.”  Osbourne’s death was also confirmed by the BBC.

Osbourne’s death comes just weeks after the ailing singer reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for a triumphant final show titled “Back to the Beginning” in July, witness by 45,000 fans at Birmingham’s Villa Park soccer stadium and by another 5.8 million around the world online. The festival included appearances from fellow metal legends including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice in Chains and more.

Osbourne had been sick for some time, and opened up about his battles with Parkinson’s disease (which he was diagnosed with in January 2020) and repeat spinal surgeries in a November 2023 interview with Rolling Stone. Osbourne’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, revealed in February 2025 that his battle with Parkinson’s disease had left him unable to walk but “did not affect his voice.”

Born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham, England, on Dec. 3, 1948, he was first nicknamed “Ozzy” in primary school. Ozzy dropped out of school when he was 15, and worked several trade jobs before he and his friend, Geezer Butler, formed their first band, Rare Breed, with Ozzy on vocals. Osbourne later became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1967, famous for heavy metal hits including “Paranoid,” “War Pigs” and “Iron Man.” However due to Osbourne’s struggle with alcohol and drug abuse, he was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979.

Osbourne went on to a hugely successful solo career, thanks to his future wife, the former Sharon Arden – daughter of Black Sabbath’s manager, Don Arden – who decided to manage Ozzy as a solo act. Ozzy would go on to make 12 solo albums with hits including “Crazy Train,” “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears”. Throughout his career, Osbourne sold over 100 million albums worldwide as a solo artist and a member of Black Sabbath combined.

Osbourne is survived by his wife, Sharon, and six children — Jessica, Louis and Elliot from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, and Aimee, Kelly and Jack from his second marriage.

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Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at age 76

Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76.

Osbourne’s family announced the rock legend’s passing in a statement to The Sun on Tuesday: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.”  Osbourne’s death was also confirmed by the BBC.

Osbourne’s death comes just weeks after the ailing singer reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for a triumphant final show titled “Back to the Beginning” in July, witness by 45,000 fans at Birmingham’s Villa Park soccer stadium and by another 5.8 million around the world online. The festival included appearances from fellow metal legends including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice in Chains and more.

Osbourne had been sick for some time, and opened up about his battles with Parkinson’s disease (which he was diagnosed with in January 2020) and repeat spinal surgeries in a November 2023 interview with Rolling Stone. Osbourne’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, revealed in February 2025 that his battle with Parkinson’s disease had left him unable to walk but “did not affect his voice.”

Born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham, England, on Dec. 3, 1948, he was first nicknamed “Ozzy” in primary school. Ozzy dropped out of school when he was 15, and worked several trade jobs before he and his friend, Geezer Butler, formed their first band, Rare Breed, with Ozzy on vocals. Osbourne later became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1967, famous for heavy metal hits including “Paranoid,” “War Pigs” and “Iron Man.” However due to Osbourne’s struggle with alcohol and drug abuse, he was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979.

Osbourne went on to a hugely successful solo career, thanks to his future wife, the former Sharon Arden – daughter of Black Sabbath’s manager, Don Arden – who decided to manage Ozzy as a solo act. Ozzy would go on to make 12 solo albums with hits including “Crazy Train,” “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears”. Throughout his career, Osbourne sold over 100 million albums worldwide as a solo artist and a member of Black Sabbath combined.

Osbourne is survived by his wife, Sharon, and six children — Jessica, Louis and Elliot from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, and Aimee, Kelly and Jack from his second marriage.

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Katie Holmes to direct, reunite with Joshua Jackson for film trilogy ‘Happy Hours’

Deadline reported that Katie Holmes will write, direct and star in Happy Hours, a new feature film trilogy that will reunite Homes with her ‘Dawson’s Creek’ co-star Joshua Jackson. Production on the first film will begin in New York City this summer, with the second and third installments scheduled to follow thereafter.

Happy Hours is described as “a story about two people (Jackson and Holmes) navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love, despite life’s inevitable obstacles. It’s a character-driven dramedy that explores the emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults, with the connective thread of shared joys, loss, and hope.”

The cast also includes Mary-Louise Parker, Constance Wu, Joe Tippett, John McGinty, Donald Webber Jr., Nathan Darrow, Johnna Dias-Watson and Jack Martin.

Holmes previously directed the feature films All We Had, Alone Together and Rare Objects and an episode of The Kennedys After Camelot, in which she played Jackie Kennedy.

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Trump administration releases FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

On Monday, the federal government made public the documents related to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., fulfilling a directive issued earlier this year by President Trump. The Trump administrations release of the FBI’s surveillance of King Jr. was met with opposition from his family and the civil rights group that he led until his assassination.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced that 230,000 files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr would be made public, writing on X: “Today, after nearly 60 years of questions surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are releasing 230,000 MLK assassination files, available now at http://archives.gov/mlk. The documents include details about the FBI’s investigation into the assassination of MLK, discussion of potential leads, internal FBI memos detailing the progress of the case, information about James Earl Ray’s former cellmate who stated he discussed with Ray an alleged assassination plot, and more.”

According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), more than 230,000 pages of records were released—many of which had been stored away, undigitized, in government archives for decades. “These documents have been gathering dust in various federal buildings for years, until today,” the ODNI stated.  The release involves records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977, when the FBI first gathered the records and turned them over to the National Archives and Records Administration.

ODNI emphasized that this is the first time all these documents have been released online as a single collection, with minimal redactions. While some of the materials had previously been obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Monday’s release marks the most comprehensive and centralized publication to date.

The newly available records include detailed FBI reports discussing potential leads, internal agency communications outlining the progress of the investigation, and files referencing a former prison cellmate of James Earl Ray, the man who confessed to killing King. That individual reportedly spoke with Ray about a possible plan to assassinate the civil rights leader. Also included are CIA documents tied to the international search for Ray after he fled the U.S., before ultimately being captured and pleading guilty to the murder.

King’s family was given access to preview the documents two weeks prior to the release; however, some family members expressed concerns in advance. “This was an incredibly personal loss for our family—something we’ve carried with us for 56 years,” they stated.  “We hoped to be given the chance to examine the records together before the public release.” Alveda King, Dr. King’s niece, supported the release, calling it “a historic move toward uncovering the truth the American people are entitled to.”

King’s surviving children, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, acknowledged the historical significance of the records in a joint statement issued through the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change. They urged the public to approach the materials with care. “While we recognize the interest these files generate, we ask that people read them with compassion, sensitivity, and respect for our family’s ongoing mourning .. We support transparency and accountability in our nation’s history, but we strongly oppose any attempts to misuse this information to discredit our father or the broader Civil Rights Movement. Anyone who leans on the FBI’s surveillance as evidence risks reinforcing efforts to undermine what he stood for.”

James Earl Ray admitted to killing King in Memphis one year after the shooting and received a 99-year prison sentence. He later withdrew his confession and spent the rest of his life seeking a retrial, though his efforts were ultimately unsuccessful until his death in 1998. Subsequently, some members of King’s family have expressed doubt about Ray’s role in the killing. Their statement on Monday highlighted a 1999 civil case in Tennessee, in which a jury concluded that Loyd Jowers—along with several other conspirators, including government entities—was responsible for King’s death.

Official investigations have not reached a consistent conclusion, and the Justice Department inquiries in 1977 and again in 2000 both reaffirmed that Ray carried out the assassination and found no evidence of a broader conspiracy. Meanwhile, a 1970s congressional investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations determined that King was likely killed as part of a conspiracy involving Ray, but found no proof that the federal government was involved.

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Father arrested in death of 9-year-old daughter that he had reported missing in upstate New York

A Canadian man who initially reported that his 9-year-old daughter had been abducted while they were they were vacationing in upstate New York was charged Monday with her murder. The girl, Melina Frattolin, was found dead in a shallow, wooded pond. Police said the father and daughter had been vacationing since July 11 in the U.S. and were expected back in Montreal that weekend where the girl lived with her mother, who had been estranged from the suspect since 2019.

New York State Police Captain Robert McConnell announced Monday that Luciano Frattolin, 45, of Montreal was arrested and charged with murder and concealing of a corpse in the death of his daughter. was arrested on counts of murder in the second degree and concealment of a human corpse. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf at his arraignment Monday, according to court officials. Police said Frattolin had no prior criminal or domestic violence history, and the public defender’s office has been assigned to defend Frattolin, per The Associated Press.

Police from several agencies searched the town of Ticonderoga in New York’s Essex County on Sunday in response to a 911 call received Saturday from Luciano Frattolin, who reported that his child was missing and possibly abducted from a parking lot near Lake George, a resort town in the Adirondack region. That missing report led officials to issue an Amber Alert overnight to enlist the public’s help in finding the girl, however as authorities said there were inconsistencies in the father’s account, and that they concluded there was no evidence she had been taken. While Frattolin initially said he could not find his child after he stepped out of a wooded area of the parking lot near Lake George, Captain McConnell said that “during a subsequent interview, he then reports two unknown males forced her into a white van. That lead was thoroughly investigated and disproven.”

Surveillance video shows the father and daughter in another nearby resort town, Saratoga Springs, at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Police said the girl spoke on the phone with her mother about an hour later and did not indicate she was under duress; authrotieis believe Frattolin killed the girl after the phone call and before he made the 911 call.

Members of the New York State Forest Rangers soon after found Melina’s body on Sunday afternoon in the shallows of a pond about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Lake George, in Ticonderoga, authorities said. The criminal complaint said Frattolin concealed her body under a log. An autopsy has been scheduled.

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Listen to Jessie Murph’s single ‘Bad as the Rest’ off new album

Jessie Murph has released her new single “Bad As The Rest,” taken from her sophomore album Sex Hysteria.

Sex Hysteria includes Jessie’s most recent hits, “Blue Strips” and “Touch Me Like A Gangster,” both of which topped Billboard charts. The 15-track album will include features from Gucci Mane on “Donuts” and Lil Baby on “Best Behavior.”

Murph also just launched the Worldwide Hysteria Tour, her biggest international tour to date.  The jaunt spans major cities across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, before wrapping in Auckland, New Zealand on November 22nd.

See the visualizer for ‘Bad as the Rest’ – HERE.

Stream Sex HysteriaHERE.

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Cody Johnson teams with Wade Bowen on ‘Hidin Behind This Microphone’

Cody Johnson joins Wade Bowen on a new acoustic version of his song “Hidin Behind This Microphone.” The official video for Hidin Behind This Microphone combines live performance footage and behind-the-scenes moments in the studio.

The track originally appeared on Wade’s 2024 album Flyin, and Bowen shared: “I’ve loved this song so much from the moment we wrote it, and it took us a long time to finish it, which just happens sometimes. It was already one of my favorite songs on the album when I started getting texts from Cody about how much he loved the song and related to it some nights. Obviously coming from a guy like him that means the world. He’s one of my favorite voices and has always been a good friend to me. I’m so glad we finally got to do something together.”

Bowen has been busy in 2025, joining Carly Pearce on the UK and EU legs of her hummingbird world tour earlier this year

See the video for Hidin Behind This Microphone HERE.

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‘The Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in accidental drowning at age 54

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54.  TMZ reported that Warner died on Sunday in an accidental drowning near Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica, while on a family vacation.

Costa Rican National Police told ABC News that the actor died of asphyxia after he was caught by a high current in the water off the coast of Costa Rica. His body was reportedly found Sunday afternoon.

Warner starred as Theodore “Theo” Huxtable, the only son of Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) and his wife Claire (Phylicia Rashad) on The Cosby Show. The NBC comedy ran for eight seasons between 1984 and 1992.

Warner later starred in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie from 1996 to 2000, as well as Reed Between the Lines from 2011 to 2015. He also had roles on Major Crimes, Suits, The Resident and 9-1-1.  Most recently, Warner launched the podcast Not All Hood with Weusi Baraka and Candace Kelley that examines the lived experiences and identifies of Black people in America.

Malcolm‑Jamal is survived by his wife and daughter; as the actor kept his family life private, their names were never publicly revealed.

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