Skip to main contentSkip to main content

    Tina Turner has died at age 83. She teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It." She was also known for such songs as “Proud Mary,” “River Deep, Mountain High” and “We Don’t Need Another Hero.” Her trademarks were her growling contralto, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and her muscular, quick-stepping legs. Turner's manager says she died Wednesday after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich.

    If you’re an avid concert goer, you are likely no stranger to ticket scams. Due to a large number of reported scam scenarios, Huffpost says Swifties have started spreading the word on how to buy legitimate tickets on non-ticketing platforms online. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story! 

    Andy Rourke, the bassist for the legendary British band The Smiths, pioneers in their unique and influential sound, has died at the age of 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rourke joined the band in the 1980s and is featured on four of their studio albums.

    In an interview for W magazine published on Monday, the singer-songwriter - real name Abel Tesfaye - revealed that he is evaluating some of his choices. "I'm going through a cathartic path right now. It's getting to a place and a time where I'm getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter.” “I'…

    Affiliate

    This weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in a city brimming with Ukrainian flags, Ukrainian food, Ukrainian musicians and Ukrainian fans: Liverpool. The English port city that gave the world The Beatles is using the contest to offer displaced Ukrainians a taste of home. Many pubs and venues are holding Eurovision parties, businesses fly blue and yellow Ukrainian flags, and a Ukrainian village inside the waterfront Eurovision fan zone dishes out Ukrainian food. One element that will be missing, though, is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Eurovision organizers barred him from addressing the Saturday final of the pan-continental music competition. The European Broadcasting Union says letting Zelenskyy participate would breach “the nonpolitical nature of the event.”

    The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will soon reach its climax with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool. There will be catchy choruses, a kaleidoscope of costumes and tributes to the spirit of Ukraine, which won last year's competition. Twenty-six countries have made it to Saturday’s final at the Liverpool Arena. Each competing act must sing live and stick to a three-minute limit, but otherwise is free to create its own staging. After all the acts have performed, viewers in participating nations can vote for their favorite song. National juries of music industry professionals also points to their favorites. The song with the most points wins — and getting the dreaded “nul points” is considered a national embarassment.

    Chris Stapleton has won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on a night where Lainey Wilson was a dominant force. Wilson won album of the year and was a frequent performer onstage, singing “Grease” and collecting an award moments later, still breathless. Leading nominee HARDY collected four trophies during Thursday's show. The show opened with Keith Urban performing “Texas Time.” The ACMs are being handed out at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco on Thursday. The easy banter between Garth Brooks, in his first hosting gig, and Dolly Parton carried the show’s early moments. The show streamed live on Amazon Prime.

    Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

    Topics

    News Alert

    Breaking News