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Def Leppard contributes song to Disney’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring The Muppets

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

While Aerosmith has been removed from the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, another Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band will be featured in the new attraction.The new Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring The Muppets is set to... Read More.

Nashville notes: See a ‘Lighter’ Jelly Roll + Jon Pardi’s ‘Boots Off’ co-star

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

You can check out Jon Pardi's new video for his hit "Boots Off" co-starring his wife, Summer Pardi. Craig Campbell will celebrate the fourth anniversary of his Grindstone Cowboy coffee shop in Eagleville, Tennessee, with a Kentucky Derby Party on... Read More.

Cream to release expanded edition of 1968’s ‘Wheels of Fire’

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

Cream is revisiting their third studio album, Wheels of Fire.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band - Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce - is set to release Wheels of Fire (Super Deluxe Edition) on June 12, a five-CD set featuring newly... Read More.

Grateful Dead launches its first official streaming app

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

Grateful Dead has given their fans a new way to enjoy their music.The band has partnered with nugs.net to launch Play Dead, the first official Grateful Dead streaming app, featuring newly transferred and mastered recordings from the band's vault, all in high-resolution audio.The available... Read More.

Snoop Dogg says biopic will come to theaters next year

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

The world has watched Snoop Dogg evolve over the years, and now he's bringing his life story to the big screen in a new biopic called Snoop.Snoop announced at CinemaCon the film will be released next year. "After my brothers got to tell their... Read More.

Nancy Guthrie abduction: FBI analyzing DNA recovered from her home, sources say

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

The FBI recently received and is now analyzing potentially critical DNA recovered from the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home early... Read More.

Regina King, Taye Diggs, Chlöe and Coco Jones set for panels at 2026 American Black Film Festival

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

The programming lineup for the 30th annual American Black Film Festival has been revealed, featuring screenings, panels and conversations with names including Regina King, Chlöe Bailey, Lynn Whitfield, Lucien Laviscount, Anna Diop and Coco Jones, as well as the cast of Power Book III:... Read More.

‘My Way’: Riley Green is Cowboy As It Gets with tour kickoff, ‘Marshals’ debut

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

It's a busy week for Riley Green, as he sets his Cowboy As It Gets Tour in motion Thursday in Southaven, Mississippi. Justin Moore, Drake White and Mackenzie Carpenter join him for the first show, with Zach John King, Hannah McFarland and Adam Hood... Read More.

This fall, things are gonna get Ugly for Teddy Swims

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

Things are looking Ugly for Teddy Swims.The Grammy-nominated singer has announced The Ugly Tour for 2026. It starts Sept. 22 in Kansas City, Missouri, and is set to wrap up in LA on Nov. 18. You can register now for presale access at Teddy's... Read More.

Kit Connor, Taika Waititi to star in ‘Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory’

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

Get ready for a brand-new world of pure imagination.Kit Connor and Taika Waititi are set to lend their voices to the upcoming animated film Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory.Connor will star as Charlie Paley, while Waititi will lend his voice to Willy Wonka. The... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Def Leppard contributes song to Disney’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring The Muppets

Nashville notes: See a ‘Lighter’ Jelly Roll + Jon Pardi’s ‘Boots Off’ co-star

Cream to release expanded edition of 1968’s ‘Wheels of Fire’

Grateful Dead launches its first official streaming app

Snoop Dogg says biopic will come to theaters next year

Nancy Guthrie abduction: FBI analyzing DNA recovered from her home, sources say

Regina King, Taye Diggs, Chlöe and Coco Jones set for panels at 2026 American Black Film Festival

‘My Way’: Riley Green is Cowboy As It Gets with tour kickoff, ‘Marshals’ debut

This fall, things are gonna get Ugly for Teddy Swims

Kit Connor, Taika Waititi to star in ‘Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory’

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