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A smaller Woodstock 50 festival could possibly be held at an upstate New York harness track and casino. Town of Vernon Supervisor Randy Watson tells the Poughkeepsie Journal that Woodstock 50 has applied for a permit to hold its concert Aug. 16-18 at Vernon Downs, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) …

Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, the authors of “How to Skimm Your Life.” (Sharon Suh) Nobody wants to be a novice — at least not for long. We crave answers, guidance, an assured way ahead. So we turn to self-help tomes and how-to guides, religion, therapists, YouTube. For a perpetual …

Image caption Ken Bruce hosts Popmaster every weekday morning on Radio 2 “In the event of a tiebreak, the exasperated presenter will flip a coin to decide the winner.” It’s something Ken Bruce tells Radio 2 listeners every morning – but, for the first time ever, Popmaster actually did go …

CLOSE A secret court hearing for Britney Spears ended with a court ordered evaluation. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the details. Buzz60 Britney Spears is looking as unbothered as ever in her recent Instagram posts documenting her recent island vacation. Beginning on Saturday, Spears posted a series of photos and videos …

Lizzo was tearing up the stage Sunday night with her performance of “Truth Hurts” at the BET Awards when another bad… chick gave her some serious love. The camera panned to superstar Rihanna down in the audience getting her entire life. Lizzo is the musical artist you need to hear …

Not all of Halsey’s fans were into the singer’s cover of Rolling Stone’s Hot Issue which features the 24-year-old with her natural hair and unshaven underarms. But Halsey had the support of one of her famous friends: Demi Lovato. “There so much yes about this picture idk where to start,” Lovato commented on Halsey’s …

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 30-July 6: June 30: Actress Nancy Dussault is 83. Singer Glenn Shorrock of the Little River Band is 75. Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke is 68. Actor David Garrison (“Married…with Children”) is 67. Guitarist Hal Lindes of Dire Straits is 66. Actor David Alan …

Lizzo performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) The summer of Lizzo continues. The pop singer (or as she says in her apt Twitter bio, “America’s Next Best Bop Singer”) brought the crowd at the BET Awards to their feet …

Image copyright PA Image caption People are being encouraged to pick up their rubbish and take their tents home Anyone who’s seen the aftermath of festivals will know that it can end up looking more like a rubbish tip than a celebration of music. About 23,500 tonnes of waste are …

Steph Cha, Special to USA TODAY Published 9:00 a.m. ET June 24, 2019 CLOSE “The Most Fun We Ever Had,” by Claire Lombardo. (Photo: Doubleday) In her tender debut novel “The Most Fun We Ever Had” (Doubleday, 544 pp., ★★★ out of 4 stars), Claire Lombardo mounts a convincing challenge to …