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The Orleans Parish School Board unanimously agreed to lift a prohibition on jazz music and dancing in public schools on Thursday. According to school authorities, the decision comes exactly 100 years after the resolution was passed. At a committee meeting this week, school board president Olin Parker remarked, “I’m really…

Barbara Morrison performs onstage at the 4th annual Black History Month Festival at Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center on February 20, 2021 in Los Angeles.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Barbara Morrison, a great jazz and blues singer from Los Angeles, has passed away. She was 72 years old at the time. According…

There was a sheet-cake with Dua Lipa’s image backstage in the VIP Forum Club area when she played a two-night stand at L.A.’s Forum this past week, with her U.S. tour just a few dates away from wrapping up, a habit that’s de rigueur for headliners going through the legendary…

In the music industry, friends and partners have chosen completely diverse routes. They sang together on a single from Charli’s new album, “Crash,” on the importance of their friendship. Charli XCX was in the doldrums as she prepared to release “Crash,” the glossiest album of her career as a solo…

Morgan Wallen, a native of East Tennessee and a devoted Vols supporter, took to Twitter on Thursday to throw some shade at Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin shared a video of an Ole Miss football practice that featured one of Wallen’s songs playing in the background. Wallen was…

Maren Morris, a country artist, recently stated how far she would go to make country music more inclusive. Morris has garnered numerous prizes, including a Grammy, five Academy of Country Music Awards, and several others, for her ability to merge pop, R&B, and rock while being strongly anchored in the…

Luke Combs will not perform at the CMT Music Awards in 2022. A spokesman for CMT confirmed to Country Now on Wednesday, March 23, that the country superstar and North Carolina native has COVID-19 and is currently quarantined and unable to attend a scheduled recording for the awards presentation on…

Take notice, because Carrie Underwood, the singer, knows how to make a grand entrance! The “Cowboy Casanova” singer joined forces with Jason Aldean for a performance that brought the house down at the 2022 ACM Awards, after leaving everyone dumbfounded with her tiny dress number on the red carpet. “If…

Singles by ACM Award winners are among the Top 40 songs in country music for March. Chris Young is the most nominated artist, so it’s no wonder that his most recent track soared to the top of the charts. This month, Mitchell Tenpenny’s “At the End of a Bar” leaps…

Dolly Parton’s huge blonde mane, Roy Orbison’s signature glasses, Johnny Cash’s all-black attire, and Roy Orbison’s signature specs (and bust, which she likes to joke about before anyone else gets the chance). Orville Peck wears a cowboy hat with an inverted brim and wears a fringed mask that covers most…