CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSDolly Parton Dies After a Five-Decade Career From Tennessee Roots to Global Fame With Jolene, 9 to 5 and Record-Setting Charity Work CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSDolly Parton’s Philanthropy and Owning Her Music Helped Keep the Country Icon From Billionaire Status While Her Imagination Library Expanded Nationwide CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSTulsa Musician Olivia Harding Expands Her Folk Files Podcast and Singing Resistance Chapter, Bringing Folklore, Sea Shanties and Community Singing to New Listeners UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Chicago Malört World Record Attempt Sells Out as Hundreds Prepare to Take a Bitter Shot Sunday, With Livestream Viewers and Neighborhood Bars Still Joining the Stunt 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 VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Edgewater Music Festival Fills Broadway in Chicago With Drag Brunch, Touring Bands and More Than 100 Vendors at Thorndale Avenue Block Party Chicago Festival Season Fills Millennium Park and Neighborhood Streets With Jazz, House Music, Food Markets, and Autumn Arts Events Across the City in 2026 Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Raises $20 Million in Irvine for Women’s Nonprofits, With Chappell Roan, Doechii and Bikini Kill on the Bill Chicago Weekend Guide Spotlights Panda Fest, Bald Off and Taste of Greektown as Labor Day Crowds Keep Food, Music and Neighborhood Events Rolling Chicago House Music Festival Turned Grant Park Into a Pulsing Summer Dance Floor With Djs, Live Sets and Crowds Celebrating the City’s Signature Sound VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Dolly Parton Dies After a Five-Decade Career From Tennessee Roots to Global Fame With Jolene, 9 to 5 and Record-Setting Charity Work Dolly Parton’s Philanthropy and Owning Her Music Helped Keep the Country Icon From Billionaire Status While Her Imagination Library Expanded Nationwide Tulsa Musician Olivia Harding Expands Her Folk Files Podcast and Singing Resistance Chapter, Bringing Folklore, Sea Shanties and Community Singing to New Listeners Harry Styles Jokes About Madison Square Garden Weddings While Performing in New York, Giving Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce a Playful Nod After Their Private July Ceremony Dolly Parton’s Sister Shares Moving Details About the Singer’s Cancer Battle, Saying Dolly Once Considered Experimental Drugs If Doctors Saw No Hope at Age 80 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 Dolly Parton Dies at 80, and Las Vegas Fans Remember the Country Icon’s Decades of Strip Shows, ACM Awards Hosting and Local Charity Ties New Orleans Music Executive Says the City Already Has a Real Industry Built on Labels, Venues, Studios and Artists From Louis Armstrong to Lil Wayne Koe Wetzel Brings Fire, Fan Singalongs and a Tighter Stage Presence to Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on the Night Champion Works Tour Wednesday 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 VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS BTS Star Jin’s Chicago Concert Hairband Sells Out After Soldier Field Appearance, Adding to a String of Fan-Driven Merch Rushes Tied to His Tour Looks Posted onAugust 31, 2026August 31, 2026 0 The singer’s Pink Bean hairband and earlier outfit pieces quickly vanished from sale after his Chicago stops.FEATURED EVENTS BTS Members Leave Chicago With Personalized NFL Footballs Marking Their Soldier Field Concerts and Seven Year Return to the City After Touring Hiatus Posted onAugust 30, 2026August 30, 2026 0 Fans spotted custom footballs for each member after the group’s two-night Soldier Field run, with concert dates and names printed ...FEATURED EVENTS BTS Returns to Soldier Field in Chicago With Arirang World Tour, Celebrating a Sold-Out Reunion and the K-Pop Stars’ Version 2.0 Era Posted onAugust 29, 2026August 29, 2026 0 The seven-member group’s first Chicago show since 2019 mixed giant production, fan devotion and a clear pivot toward a new ...FEATURED EVENTS Karol G Turns Seattle’s Lumen Field Into a Two-Hour Latin Pop Spectacle With Becky G, Edward James Olmos and a Fan-First Victory Lap Posted onAugust 28, 2026August 28, 2026 0 The Colombian superstar mixed reggaeton, bachata, mariachi and crowd work in a stadium show that felt built for her fans. 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