EVENT REVIEWSBilly Idol Turns Star Lake Into an 1980s Time Machine With Devo Opening and a 90 Minute Set Packed With Hits, Stories and Rock Hall Buzz CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSOklahoma Country Singer Jake Tankersley Talks About His Role in Snoop Dogg’s Youtube Kids Show While Sharing Updates on His Newest Music Projects CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSJackie Deshannon Turns 85 as Fans Celebrate the Singer-Songwriter Behind What the World Needs Now Is Love and Put a Little Love in Your Heart 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 Oklahoma Country Singer Jake Tankersley Talks About His Role in Snoop Dogg’s Youtube Kids Show While Sharing Updates on His Newest Music Projects Jackie Deshannon Turns 85 as Fans Celebrate the Singer-Songwriter Behind What the World Needs Now Is Love and Put a Little Love in Your Heart Connecticut Singer-Songwriter Liz Mcnicholl Is Remembered After Her Death, With New Haven Music Families Honoring the Irish Folksinger and Educator She Built at Musical Folk 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 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 Ray Stevens Tribute Concert at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House Will Feature Ricky Skaggs, Ronnie Milsap, Gretchen Wilson and a Special Randy Travis Appearance Posted onAugust 22, 2026August 22, 2026 0 The November 9 celebration will honor Stevens’ long career with performances from multiple generations of country stars.FEATURED EVENTS Lorenz Brings a Chopin Recital to Park Rapids’ Noon Hour Concert Series, Giving Local Listeners a Rare Midday Chance to Hear the Composer’s Piano Works Live Posted onAugust 22, 2026August 22, 2026 0 A Noon Hour Concert program in Park Rapids will spotlight Chopin’s piano music in a debut recital by Lorenz.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 ... 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