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Published Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 | 10:32 p.m.
Updated 16 hours, 18 minutes ago
Singer Ann Wilson of Heart says she is done with her chemotherapy and is getting ready to tour with the band next year. Wilson says on Instagram she’s doing “absolutely fine,” but “chemo is no joke.” She says waiting two weeks to find out the results has been “mental torture,” but luckily, her results were “the good kind.” Wilson announced in July she had surgery to remove a cancerous growth and was getting preventive chemotherapy. Heart plans to resume touring on March 1 in Las Vegas.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Mary J. Blige, Cher, the Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Kool and the Gang will perform at their inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So will Dionne Warwick, who is being inducted for musical excellence. Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest will be inducted as performers, but the Rock Hall did not announce whether they will perform. Other performers and presenters at the inductions include Busta Rhymes, Chuck D., Dr. Dre, Demi Lovato, Dua Lipa, Ella Mai, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Julia Roberts, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lucky Daye, Mac McAnally, Method Man, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Slash, and The Roots. The Rock Hall inductions will be Oct. 19 in Cleveland.
Mandy Moore has given birth to her third child with husband Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes. Moore announced on social media yesterday the birth of their daughter, Louise Everett Goldsmith. Moore says the baby is “our absolute dream girl.” Moore and Goldsmith also have two sons.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Crazytown singer Shifty Shellshock died from the effects of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. The death has been ruled accidental. Shellshock – real name Seth Binzer – was found unresponsive on June 24. He was 49.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) – Combine Billy Corgan, David Arquette and Bozo the Clown and you’ve got a party. Corgan will host a multi-day event for families to celebrate Bozo at Corgan's suburban Chicago café, Madame ZuZu’s, on Oct. 18-20. While Corgan became a Bozo fan watching him on Chicago television, Bozo was franchised and appeared on local TV stations across the country in the 1960s and ’70s. And what does Arquette have to do with this? He bought the rights to Bozo in 2021. He’ll appear at the event and conduct a Bob Ross painting class, because he is a “certified Ross instructor.”
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A modest cottage in Memphis, Tennessee, that was the last place where singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley lived is being renovated with the hope of turning it into a rental place or selling it. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports real estate agent David Lorrison and developer Eric Goode hope to have the 900-square-foot house ready by Thanksgiving. Goode Development bought the house in March for just under $144,000 after it was unoccupied for a year. Lorrison says Buckley fans drive for miles to visit the house. Right now, the only furniture in it is a church pew, but restoring it to the way Buckley had it won't take much. According to Buckley’s friends, he had a mattress, a borrowed couch, a phone and an answering machine.
LONDON (AP) – Lady Gaga will release a companion album to the film “Joker: Folie à Deux” tomorrow called “Harlequin.” She says it includes music from the film and a song called “Happy Mistake” that appears only on the album. She says it has “really interesting original production.” Lady Gaga will keep churning out music, too. She says her studio album will come out in February, with a single coming soon. “Joker: Folie à Deux” will be in theaters Oct. 4
NEW YORK (AP) – Megan Thee Stallion will perform at a track meet with big prize money for athletes who are all women. The Athlos track meet in New York City tonight will feature Olympians Gabby Thomas, Masai (mah-SY’) Russell, Marileidy (mar-ee-LEE’-dee) Paulino and Faith Kipyegon (kip-YAY’-gon). Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian created the event, which will give out more than $500,000 in prize money and split 10 percent of the proceeds with the athletes.