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Less than a year after an explosive lawsuit was filed by his girlfriend, rapper Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been arrested on multiple charges relating to sex crimes. The arrest comes after multiple women accused him of coercing them to have abortions, physical abuse, rape, and sex trafficking. Tuesday, Combs was formally charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He faces a minimum of 15 years in prison, and a maximum sentence of life in prison if found guilty. During the hearing, Combs pled not guilty, but was denied bail,...

There were a few cracks at the expense of former governor and one-time presidential hopeful Andrew Cuomo in the capital this week. His former girlfriend Sandra Lee — once tipped as future First Lady — was in D.C. in her new role as the member of the White House Historical Association’s Board Council. And she spent the evening at the landmark at a dinner celebrating a new exhibit. An insider snickered to Page Six: “At least one of them made it to the White House.”

The worst problem, which prevents a piano from being put perfectly in tune across all "notes", is, for explanation purposes, "growling", lack of each string evoking uniform, neutral harmonics, lack of each string being supported by a bridge which is tangential, 90 degrees, able to be repaired by filing the bridge square when restringing. A tuner can only tune each "note" to a certain level of in-tune-ness, but if this "growling" is afflicting a string, it will never sound perfectly in tune, there will always be a vaguely "out-of-tune" tone. You can listen to various classical performances, to hear which...

Day #21 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I've been posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the course of several months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so this will probably be done by late October. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity...

Eminem has been praised by fans online after an incendiary lyric from his song Fuel about Diddy resurfaced following his arrest this week. Keen music lovers claimed they've finally realized the real meaning of one of the rapper's verses - following the shocking news that Sean Combs, known as Diddy, was charged with a slew of sex crimes. They say Eminem's lyrics, in the song that was released back in July, were a warning about Diddy's sexual assault allegations. The rapper expertly littered his lyrics with double meanings - a word or phrase that is open to more than one...

More couples than ever are choosing the 21st of September for their wedding date because of the popular Earth Wind & Fire song, “September.” When lead vocalist Maurice White first sang the iconic lyrics, “Do you remember the 21st night of September? Love was changin’ the minds of pretenders while chasin’ the clouds away,” he likely had no idea that these words would inspire so many to say “I do.” … The Knot reported nearly 30,000 registered couples saying they planned to marry on that date, with the platform noting that it was primarily because it took place on a...

Seen as a face-off between the old and new guards in jazz, Duke Ellington’s ‘Money Jungle’ album proved they were on the same continuum.First released in 1962 via the United Artists label, Duke Ellington’s collaboration with bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Max Roach, Money Jungle, was a momentous jazz summit. Though often seen as the moment where the old guard (Ellington) squared up to jazz music’s young lions (Mingus and Roach), the generational differences between its three participants are often exaggerated. Certainly, Ellington was entering his twilight years – he had just turned 63 – but Mingus, then aged 40,...

On Oct. 12, Stevie Nicks will finally return to Saturday Night Live, over 40 years since her only other appearance on the show on Dec. 10, 1983. This year, she'll serve as the musical guest while pop star Ariana Grande plays the role of host. What songs Nicks will perform next month remains to be seen, but now feels like a good time to revisit that 1983 episode, which featured Flip Wilson as host and saw the Fleetwood Mac singer showing off two of her then-recently released solo songs, "Stand Back" and "Nightbird." Both came from The Wild Heart, Nicks'...

The story of how Richard and Karen covered Klaatu, the group rumored to the secret reunion of the Fab Four. Have you heard the one about the futuristic track by a group that were rumored to be The Beatles in disguise, and which was turned into a hit by America’s favorite musical brother and sister? This is the story of how the Carpenters get involved with an organization called the International Flying Saucer Bureau, and turned the affair into a hit record. Devotees of quality pop of the 1970s will, by now, know that we’re talking about “Calling Occupants Of...

Tennessee Ernie Ford wasn’t the first to record ‘Sixteen Tons,’ but he made it his signature song in 1955, and the title track of an album released in 1960.Tennessee Ernie Ford wasn’t the first artist to record “Sixteen Tons,” but he made it his signature. The song, inspired by the travails of the real-life coal miners of Kentucky, was first recorded by one of his forerunners on the Capitol label, Merle Travis, in 1947. That popular version, of a song that bore Travis’ songwriting credit from then on, didn’t show up on the Billboard charts on the day, even...

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Grammy-winning artist Stevie Wonder recently announced a 10-stop tour across the U.S. ahead of Election Day, now less than two months away. The concert tour — dubbed “Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart,” will kick off in October, according to an announcement. “Now is the moment to understand where we are and what it will take to win: win the broken hearts, win the disenchanted, win the angry spirits — now is the time,” Wonder said last month, during an appearance at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, when Vice President Harris was confirmed as Democrats’...

Just 24 hours after it went live, Breitbart’s Jon Kahn’s stirring tribute to former President Donald Trump went to #1 on the iTunes charts across all genres. And 48 hours later, it’s still #1. Fueled by intense grassroots support, the song which is accompanied by a stirring video, caught the attention of Fox News host Greg Gutfeld, who implored his viewers to keep “Fighter” #1.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has been fined for his Week 2 touchdown celebration that imitated Michael Jackson, a source told ESPN. Carr snuck the ball in from the 1-yard line for a touchdown in the third quarter of the Saints' 44-19 win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. He then did a dance move made famous by Jackson that involved grabbing at his crotch. While the NFL relaxed some touchdown celebration rules in 2017, the current rulebook states a player can be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for "an act that is sexually suggestive or offensive." While the Week...

Joe Germanotta — the father of Lady Gaga and a prominent New York City restauranteur — has publicly endorsed former President Donald Trump, saying he supports Trump’s policies regarding the economy, the border, and policing. In an appearance on Fox & Friends on Thursday, Joe Germanotta also slammed Kamala Harris, saying she will “say whatever she needs to say to get elected.” He also blasted Harris for the “invasion” of illegal immigrants that has occurred under her watch. Germanotta is the owner of the restaurant Joanne Trattoria, located on New York’s Upper West Side not far from Lincoln Center. Since...

Raymond Lott, aka "The Marine Rapper" and "TMR", is a multi- billboard charting recording artist. his music is heavily influenced by metal, hip hop, country and his service as a U.S. Marine from 2004 to 2014 where he completed two combat tours and one deployment to Africa, earning a combat action ribbon in Iraq. Source for the above info: https://themarinerapper.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFZMJFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbq1bsqrtoBoxWvaCmF8QNraJZQ_TgztpjWd8bb30W-D9lAu6rfVNYXBOw_aem_HtutUhLTlvGFEYcs5XStlQ

More than five years after Jussie Smollett staged a phony hate crime against himself, and nearly three years since his conviction by a Chicago jury, lawyers for the former Empire actor are asking the Illinois supreme court to overturn the guilty verdict. Defense attorney Nenye Uche argued on Tuesday that Smollett’s case should never have gone to trial because the actor had already entered into a binding agreement with the Cook County state’s attorney’s office not to prosecute him in exchange for him voluntarily agreeing to forfeit his $10,000 bond and perform community service, according to a report in the...

Radio shock jock Howard Stern once again shared his disdain for Trump supporters this week when admitted to hating those who voted for the former president. Stern went off about Trump when discussing the former president’s “I hate Taylor Swift” post on Truth Social last weekend. “This whole idea of you like me, you are good, and if you don’t, you are bad… I’ve been the victim of this,” he said on Sirius XM show. “I don’t agree with Trump politically, I don’t think he should be anywhere near the White House. I don’t hate the guy. I hate the...