Paige Gawley

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Two production companies have been cited following a worker’s 2024 death. In a recent press release, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that they’ve cited Stage FX Inc. and James Thomas Productions LLC following an inspection concerning an October 2024 employee fatality.

1 week ago | americansongwriter.com | Paige Gawley

There are some songs in her catalogue that Taylor Swift opts not to play live. Throughout the pop star’s 149 shows on her global Eras Tour, she performed her biggest hits and some of her deepest cuts. The tracks in the latter category were often played during the surprise song portion of her set. That’s when she’d perform two different songs per night. While she got through the vast majority of her songs during her 21-month-long tour, there are several that never made the cut.

1 week ago | americansongwriter.com | Paige Gawley

Terry Chimes’ career has had two wildly different parts. After living the rockstar life as the drummer of The Clash, Chimes changed course and became a chiropractor in 1994. During a recent appearance on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X, Chimes noted that he’d always been fascinated by “health and disease.” After considering a career as a veterinarian and even interviewing at medical schools, Chimes realized neither “seem[ed] right” for him.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Paige Gawley

1 hour agoLiam O’Hanna, 27, is accused of breaking British law by waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last November. A member of the Irish rap group Kneecap has appeared in a London court over an alleged “terrorism” offence, as hundreds of his supporters gathered outside the building. Liam O’Hanna, …

1 week ago | americansongwriter.com | Paige Gawley

Dolly Parton can add Oscar winner to her resumé. The country superstar will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 16th annual Governors Awards on Nov. 16. The distinction is awarded to “an individual in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry by promoting human welfare and contributing to rectifying inequities.”Parton has certainly done that, and is now being recognized for her decades-long humanitarian efforts.