Keith

Maroon 5, Lil Uzi Vert, and Keith Urban will head to the shores of Lake Michigan this morning as part of the lineup for Milwaukee’s sprawling Summerfest.  The annual event effectively packs three festivals into one, with three weekends of totally different lineups scheduled for June 20 through 22, June 27 through 29, and July 4 through 6. Opening weekend will feature Kane Brown, Mötley Crüe, and a still-unannounced headliner, as well as supporting performances from Goo Goo Dolls, Black Pumas, Brittany Howard,…

The late songwriter will join "Swingin'" singer John Anderson and guitarist James Burton in the class of 2024 inductees Toby Keith is one of the 2024 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The songwriter died Feb. 5 after a long battle with stomach cancer — one day before the names of the final inductees were to be delivered to the Hall of Fame staff. Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer, announced Keith as one of this year’s inductees and walked through the nomination process…

Keith Allen: where to begin? You might know him as the guy who moves into the flat in Shallow Grave and then dies of a drug overdose, leaving a suitcase full of money and three flatmates on the prowl. Or as the dealer in Trainspotting who buys £16,000 worth of heroin from Renton and the gang. (“So, gentleman. How much would you like for this?”) More recently he appeared as the dad in Eddie the Eagle and as the baddy in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London opposite Frankie Muniz, as well as in Kingsman: The Golden Circle…

Angel Olsen, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Rufus Wainwright, and more contribute covers to The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed, out on Record Store Day, April 20 Keith Richards takes on the Velvet Underground’s classic “I’m Waiting for the Man” for an upcoming tribute album dedicated to the music of Lou Reed. Arriving a day before what would have been Reed’s 82nd birthday, Richards also shared a new video of studio footage from the recording of his rendition, which puts his trademark…

The track comes weeks after releasing "Straight Line" earlier in February Keith Urban has dropped a second single for his upcoming 12th album, releasing “Messed Up As Me” on Friday. The new track follows the upcoming album’s lead single “Straight Line,” which dropped at the beginning of February and hinted at his first album in four years. As Urban said, “Messed Up As Me” is about toxic relationships that aren’t easy to get out of. The single’s artwork itself shows a somewhat racy…

"He was so hilarious we started writing more and more dialogue for him. He soon stole every scene he was in," co-creator Stephen Merchant says in tribute Ewen MacIntosh, the British comedian who played the accountant “Big Keith” on the original U.K. version of The Office, has died at the age of 50. The BBC reports that MacIntosh died at Willow Green Care Home in Darlington, England; no cause of death was provided. The Office co-creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant both took to…

Flatland Cavalry frontman Cleto Cordero has pretty sound advice for Red Dirt bar bands making the sudden leap into theaters and onto festival main stages. “Keep your ears open whenever you walk on stage,” Cordero tells Rolling Stone. “We have in-ear monitors, and those things change how you’re perceiving reality. Pop them off, experience the room for 30 seconds, and then get to work.” Cordero, seated on a couch this past weekend in one of the half-dozen or so dressing rooms at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium,…

"Just one of the best songs ever made," Bryan says of late country star's 2002 hit after performing it at a Las Vegas concert Zach Bryan paid tribute to the late Toby Keith Saturday during his pre-Super Bowl performance in Las Vegas, where he delivered a rousing rendition of “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” “Just one of the best songs ever made,” Bryan tweeted of Keith’s 2002 hit after his concert Friday at the Cosmopolitan. “Meant quite a bit to sing my songs and Courtesy of the Red,…

American singer-songwriter Toby Keith, best known for his classics `Red Solo Cup` and `Should Have Been a Cowboy,` has died, People reported. He was 62. The singer-songwriter passed peacefully on Monday night, according to his family, which released a statement on X. pic.twitter.com/NfdLKGLQQe — Toby Keith (@tobykeith) February 6, 2024 Keith was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2022. "Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5 surrounded by his family, the statement read. "He fought his fight…

"Toby’s music will live on forever," the Nashville institution posted following news of Keith's death at 62 On a somber night at the Grand Ole Opry following news of Toby Keith’s death, Darius Rucker took the stage to pay tribute to the country star with a cover of Keith’s “God Love Her.” “We woke up to some sad news this morning. Country music lost Toby Keith, and I wanted to do something special for Toby tonight,” Rucker told the Opry audience Tuesday before launching into Keith’s 2008 single…