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UPDATE: This story has been updated with quotes from Steve Stoute following the publication of this article. ** Disgraced music executive Charlie Walk has re-surfaced in the music industry.The former Republic Group president, who “parted ways” with the company earlier this year after numerous women accused him of sexual misconduct, …

In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk, Rush‘s Geddy Lee revealed that not only is drummer Neil Peart done playing with Rush, but he’s done playing period. “Neil is retired,” he said. “He hasn’t just retired from Rush; he’s retired from drumming. He’s not drumming anymore, and he’s living …

Nashville songwriter Jerry Chesnut, whose songs were recorded by dozens of artists including Elvis Costello and Elvis Presley, as well as George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, died Saturday in Nashville. He was 87. A native of Loyall in Kentucky’s Harlan County, Chesnut had his …

Brett Young was the guest on Tuesday’s episode of Today, performing the single “Here Tonight” from his newly released second albumTicket to L.A. Young penned the driving “Here Tonight,” which gets some beefed up drums and a rock-anthem feel on Today, with Ben Caver, Justin Ebach and Lady Antebellum‘s Charles …

Iggy Pop will serve as executive producer on the upcoming four-part docuseries Punk, with fashion designer John Varvatos also on board to tell EPIX’s “quintessential story of punk.” The Stooges legend is also among the artists to provide exclusive interviews to the series. Sex Pistols’ John Lydon, Dave Grohl, Blondie’s …

Four days after Cardi B faced a possible arrest warrant for skipping a court date stemming from a misdemeanor assault charge, the rapper appeared at a New York court Friday where she was ordered to avoid contact with the two strip club employees involved in the incident. “Defendant Belcalis Almanzar …

Gucci Mane and Kevin Gates performed their boastful single “I’m Not Goin’” on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The rappers exchanged verses on an unadorned stage, pacing back and forth as they fired off lines about wealth, status and fighting off their naysayers. “They told me, ‘Stop buying all these fancy …

Blood Orange unveiled a compelling new video for his Negro Swan cut “Dagenham Dream” featuring skateboarder Caleb Barnett. Jack Greer directed the clip, which follows Barnett over the course of a day as he jokes with roommates, rides around New York City, goes to the barber and gets a stick-and-poke …

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham has announced his first album release in four years, setting February 15th as the arrival date for his sixth studio LP, American Love Song. The gravel-voiced New Mexico native — who also earned an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for 2009’s “The Weary Kind,” the …

Josh Turner pauses as he enters the backstage hallway of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, taking time to say hello and chat with Grand Ole Opry crew members as he makes the short journey to his dressing room for the evening. In just a few hours, Turner will make an appearance on …