Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from his position on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s board of directors after comments he made about Black and female artists that were widely criticized, the hall said in a statement. In a terse statement, the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame … Read more

Rolling Stones launch new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’

Rolling Stones launch new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones announced “Hackney Diamonds”, their first album of original music for 18 years and first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts, who played on two of the tracks, at the Hackney Empire on Wednesday. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – the surviving core of the … Read more

Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing thousands to escape muddy trap

Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing thousands to escape muddy trap

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Burning Man organizers reopened the road leading out of the remote Nevada desert festival on Monday, allowing tens of thousands of attendees to escape after they had been trapped for days by mud. But many of the 64,000 people who remained on site as of Monday may … Read more

Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding

Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding

LOS ANGELES, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sam Asghari, the husband of pop superstar Britney Spears, is seeking to divorce the singer he married last year after she was released from a legal conservatorship. The 29-year-old Asghari cited “irreconcilable differences” in a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He is seeking spousal support and … Read more