FEATURED EVENTSIllinois Funeral Home Oversight Gaps Draw New Scrutiny After South Chicago Chapel Uncovered More Than 50 Unrefrigerated Bodies and Renewed Calls for State Reform EVENT REVIEWSSantana and the Doobie Brothers Pack El Paso’s Don Haskins Center With a Three-Hour Oneness Tour Set of Classic Rock, Singalongs and Memories INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDSStella Lefty’s Viral Country Rise and Debut Album Long Way Home Fuel Nepo Baby Debate as the Billionaire Co-Founder of Groupon’s Daughter Eyes 2027 Grammy Buzz UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Chicago Mom Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off After Repeated Scans at a Gage Park Store, Then Plans Back-To-School Gifts for Her Three Children Chicago Mother Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off at a Gage Park Convenience Store, Planning to Use the Prize for Her Three Children’s Education Circa Sportsbooks New Bet the Blitz Promotion Sends American Place Bettors to Las Vegas and Into the Chicago Bears Ticket Drawing White Sox Promise Fans Future Tickets After Ja Rule Skips Rate Field Concert, Leaving Chicago Crowd With a Canceled Postgame Show and Another Loss BINI and SB19 Sell Out Graton Resort and Casino in Back-To-Back Bay Area Shows as the Filipino Pop Acts Draw Crossover Crowds and Festival Momentum VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Ukrainian Folk Festival Returns to Horsham With Dances, Pysanka Lessons and Live Music Marking Ukraine’s Independence and America’s 250th Anniversary NASCAR Returns to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet After Seven Years, as Downtown Fan Festival Kicks Off a Race Weekend Tied to America’s 250th Birthday Stephanie Sack’s Late Summer Cult Film Series in Chicago Links the Unknown Man of Shandigor, Alice, Sweet Alice and Creature From the Black Lagoon to Local History Buddy Guy Gets Chicago Music Legend Award at Obama Presidential Center as the 90-Year-Old Blues Icon Keeps Touring, Recording, and Returning to His South Loop Club Eileen Tull’s Too Fat to Run Turns a Marathon Story Into a Minneapolis Fringe Festival Solo Show About Body Image, Grit and Claiming Space Onstage VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Sacramento Musicians and Fans Pack Wildwood Kitchen & Bar for Clemón Charles Benefit After Stroke, Raising Auction Money for His Rehabilitation Angélique Kidjo Makes Hollywood Walk of Fame History as First African Musician, With Willem Dafoe and Harvey Mason Jr. at the 2,854th Star Ceremony Peabo Bryson, the Grammy Winning Singer Behind Beauty and the Beast and a Whole New World, Dies at 75 After Stroke Treatment Hayden Panettiere’s Six Defining Performances, From Child Star Breakthrough to ‘Nashville’ and ‘Scream’ Roles That Made Her a Fan Favorite Donnie Wahlberg Opens up About Feeling Empty Without Jesus After Viral Forrest Frank Remix and George Janko Podcast Conversation VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a 16-Song Solo Album Featuring Boygenius, Jack Antonoff and Bo Burnham While Balancing Grief, Joy and Intimate Pop Lore Study Finds Traffic Deaths Rose on Days New Albums by Taylor Swift, Drake and Bad Bunny Arrived, Pointing to Possible Driving Distractions Akon Opens up About the Sold-Out Nights Like This Tour With Ne Yo, His Detroit Stop at Pine Knob, and the Global Sound of New Album Beautiful Day Joshua Bassett Says His New Album Easier Grew From Nashville Writing Bursts, Open-D Guitar Tuning, and a Story Fans Can Follow From First Crush to Heartbreak Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a Six-Year Solo Comeback That Turns Grief, New Love and a Bigger Pop Sound Into Her Most Guarded Album Yet VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS Stella Lefty’s Viral Country Rise and Debut Album Long Way Home Fuel Nepo Baby Debate as the Billionaire Co-Founder of Groupon’s Daughter Eyes 2027 Grammy Buzz Garth Brooks Weighs a Possible Sale of His Music Catalog as Sources Say the Country Star’s Publishing and Recorded Rights Could Fetch up to $2 Billion BMG and Suno Launch a Global AI Music Alliance With Opt in Rights, Compensation and New Fan Experiences for Artists and Songwriters Brainerd High Opens a New Music Production Studio in Chattanooga With Artist Swayyvo Guiding Students Through Recording, Editing and Career Lessons Jazz Is Dead and TBWA Chiat Day LA Launch Played by Humans Stamp as Listeners Struggle to Spot AI Made Songs in Streaming Catalogs VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Illinois Funeral Home Oversight Gaps Draw New Scrutiny After South Chicago Chapel Uncovered More Than 50 Unrefrigerated Bodies and Renewed Calls for State Reform Posted onAugust 21, 2026August 21, 2026 0 A grisly discovery in Chicago has put Illinois among a small group of states without routine funeral home inspections.FEATURED EVENTS Lionel Richie Fans Share Why They Still Love the Hitmaker as He Heads to the Muny for a St. Louis Concert That Promises Classic Singalongs Posted onAugust 20, 2026August 20, 2026 0 Local fans explain Richie’s lasting appeal before his St. Louis stop, where his catalog is expected to draw plenty of ...FEATURED EVENTS Usher and Chris Brown Set 2026 the R&B Tour With Tickets on Sale Now as Fans Await Dates, Cities and Brown’s New Album Posted onAugust 20, 2026August 20, 2026 0 The R&B heavyweights are teaming up for a 2026 roadshow, with tickets already available and city-by-city pricing that varies by ...FEATURED EVENTS Parker Mccollum’s Huntington Concert at Marshall Health Network Arena Is Canceled, With Ticketmaster Refunds Set for Fans Who Bought Thursday’s Show Posted onAugust 19, 2026August 19, 2026 0 The country star’s Aug. 20 performance in West Virginia was called off, and ticket holders are being directed to automatic ... 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