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(photo: Rafael Pavarotti) Madonna has turned back the clock with a leading 11 nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, while Taylor Swift follows with nine, setting up another potentially historic Moon Person showdown.Madonna’s haul includes Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, along with Best Collaboration, Dance, Direction, Art Direction, Cinematography, Editing, Choreography and Visual Effects. A sweep, however unlikely, would bring […]

Tyler, the Creator at Coachella 2024 (photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for Coachella). Tyler, the Creator is once again making fans do a little homework before handing over the goods. The official lineup for his annual Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium isn’t due to be announced until tomorrow (Aug. 19), but the artist has already given away a whole lot of the answer key via a word jumble […]

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Frank Beard, the drummer behind ZZ Top's Texas blues thunder for over five decades, died at 77 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, surrounded by family. Continue reading…

Frank Beard, the drummer behind ZZ Top's Texas blues thunder for over five decades, died at 77 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, surrounded by family. Continue reading…

ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons in London in 1991 (photo: Mick Hutson / Redferns) Frank Beard, the hard-shuffling drummer who anchored ZZ Top for more than five decades, has died at the age of 77. Beard died yesterday (Aug. 17) while in hospice care, surrounded by family at his ranch in Richmond, Tx. No cause of death was given. The news brings another profound change to […]

To hear Charley tell it, he fired Twin Temple over something simple — and the band, the media and Jack White all exploited the situation for personal gain. Continue reading…

ZZ Top lost its drummer, its bassist four years ago, and somehow the band is still rolling. Billy Gibbons says that is exactly what Frank Beard wanted. Continue reading…

ZZ Top lost its drummer, its bassist four years ago, and somehow the band is still rolling. Billy Gibbons says that is exactly what Frank Beard wanted. Continue reading…