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He is co-founder and creative force behind the hugely popular international super group INXS who had their peak in the ‘80s and ‘90s with more than 50 million in album sales, seven US Top 10s, three Grammy nominations, and five MTV Music Awards, with hits “The One Thing,” “Original Sin,” “What You Need,” “New Sensation,” “Devil Inside,” “Never Tear Us Apart,” “Need You Tonight,” and so many more....

Actress Gina Rodriguez has teamed up with fashion brand Anne Klein and the Fashion Scholarship Foundation Fund to inspire young design students and give one of them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their t-shirt design sold at Macy’s. This year’s winner is recent SCAD graduate and Puerto Rico native Valeria Nicole. “It was a beautiful synchronicity," said Rodriguez. "I got to meet her and...

Pro basketball player Max Strus is seeing the world in a new way since teaming up with STAAR Surgical to conquer the vision problems he has struggled with since the 5th grade. It’s been a life-changing experience, Strus said. The procedure was quick and easy, and he saw 20/10, which is better than 20/20 the next day.  “I play basketball, and a lot of times, my contact would get knocked out, or it...

As an entrepreneur, I’d like to take a page out of Dave Mustaine’s life book. The metal mogul has not only managed to sell millions of albums honing a craft that he loves, but he’s also an enterprising genius, founding multiple brands, including his own beer Saison 13 À Tout le Monde and award-winning wine vineyards House of Mustaine. He’s also got signature guitar gear and is the author of three...

For more than 25 years, Duncan Sheik has been contributing his musical gifts to the world. His broad repertoire includes pop hits such as his 1996 Top 20, “Barely Breathing," and his musical smash Spring Awakening , which won eight Tony Awards and a Grammy. The practicing Buddhist dug deep into his faith for his latest Claptrap , his ninth studio album. It's his first solo project since the 2015 L...

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Zoe Saldaña, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro star in Amsterdam . The original crime epic from filmmaker David O. Russell had its world premiere last week at Lincoln Center's Tully Hall in New York City. In the film...

The second Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert was held last night in LA at the Kia Forum. The six-hour-long emotional tribute for the late Foo Fighters drummer was another heart-stomping, show-stopping “revolving door of rock heroes,” said Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl. The first was held at Wembley Stadium in London earlier in the month. Miley Cyrus belted out “Photograph” with Def Leppard, and Pin...

Joe Jonas is seeing the world a whole lot clearer now. The singer, songwriter, and actor has teamed up with STAAR Surgical to introduce what he says has been a life-changing new procedure, called EVO ICL to help the vision problems he’s had since he was a kid. He decided to get the surgery around a year ago after speaking with his doctor. “I can be a bit nervous when it comes to things like this,”...

More than 160,000 people gathered at the Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Kentucky this past weekend to see their favorite heavy-hitting bands play at the Louder Than Life fest, from Danny Wimmer Presents. The four-day fest opened Thursday with headliners; Tenacious D, Evanescence and ended with Nine Inch Nails. Friday came Slipknot and Saturday, Alice Cooper, Jerry Cantrell, Rob Zombie, a...

One to watch Patrick Cortes, who dreamt up his one-man electronic act, Animalweapon has been a staple in the Raleigh music scene since 2011. His talent for musical expression led him to win a 2017 Webby Award for Best Sound Design/Original Music Score for his work on the hit podcast Undisclosed .  And over the years he has released several EPs and albums including G ood Luck , Tyrannosaurus and, h...

Life advice from Kris Jenner? YES, please. The famous and ever-so wise Kardashian matriarch was making the rounds at New York Fashion Week this week. We caught up with her at Dennis Basso’s 40th anniversary Spring/Summer show on Monday. The famous “Mom-ager” says she tries to “learn something new every day” and believes you should “do something that is true to your heart.” What she tells her kids?...

Fall music fests are in full swing, and we are giving away two tickets and two VIP passes to Louisville’s hottest music festivals. We start with Bourbon & Beyond , the world’s largest bourbon and music festival held September 15-18 at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. This year’s headliners include Pearl Jam, Chris Stapleton, Kings Of Leon, Jack White, Bran...

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band features Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Men at Work frontman Colin Hay , Average White Band bassist Hamish Stuart, Toto multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham, acclaimed session drummer Gregg Bissonette, and welcomes back Edgar Winter. The band sat down for a tour launch event at Casino Rama in Rama, Canada. It has been more than two years since the power players took...

Action-thriller and true life-coming-of-age story, The Runner , hit theaters last week. Directed by Michelle Danner, the drama-thriller looks at a troubled teen, played by newcomer Edouard Philipponnat, who is forced to go undercover to take down a drug kingpin. It also stars Cameron Douglas, Eric Balfour, and Elizabeth Röhm. Röhm, a director too, and Danner Zoomed into LifeMinute to tell us all a...

Synth-pop/new wave stalwart Howard Jones has been churning out his unique brand of positive electronic music since 1983. The following year he released his first full-length album, Human's Lib , and scored two massive hits on both sides of the Atlantic right out of the gate with "What Is Love" and "New Song." He followed that up with Dream Into Action in 1985 and broke through in a major way with...

Revered Dio and Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice is celebrating what would have been his friend and bandmate Ronnie James Dio’s 80th birthday this year with a 4-CD remixed and remastered version of their ‘83 platinum debut Holy Diver with unreleased outtakes, live recordings, and rarities. The Holy Diver Super Deluxe Box Set is out now via Rhino Records. We reminisced about Dio, Black Sabbath, w...

Singer, songwriter, and viral content creator Tayler Holder found fame on TikTok a few years ago, amassing 20 million fans in just two years. Now the Texas-born 24-year-old is channeling his southern roots, recently performing at this year’s CMA Fest with friend Reyna Roberts, who is CMT’s Next Woman of Country. After the fest, he stayed in Nashville to write and record with country stars Parker M...

Iconic folk rocker Don McLean shot to the top with the anthem “American Pie” in 1972. In 2003, "American Pie" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the song landing at the #1 spot on the Billboard chart.  The legendary songwriter stopped by the LifeMinute studios for the first time since 2018 to talk about the 50th anniversary of the mega-hit and a correspon...

Born out of Melbourne, Australia, Men at Work became hitmakers of the ‘80s with unforgettable #1 singles like “Who Can it Be Now?” and “Down Under.” The group, fronted by Scottish-born Colin Hay, went on to win a Grammy award for Best New Artist and sell more than 30 million records worldwide. Though Men at Work called it quits in 1985, Hay continued his music journey releasing his solo debut the...

Fronted by powerhouse vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Lily Vakili, the Vakili Band is a force of nature unafraid to express themselves in their music. And that’s what they do in their new album Walking Sideways . The New Jersey-based band stopped by the LifeMinute studios to give us a live taste of the new album and talk about what’s next for the group. Watch the video: https://lifeminute.tv/m...

With chart-topping hits that span four decades and more than 25 million albums sold worldwide, legendary singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins is most definitely still alright. And of course, he's a force behind some of the biggest movie soundtracks, including Footloose , which features a hit song of the same name, Caddyshack ​​​​​with theme song “I’m Alright," as well as 1986 blockbuster Top Gun featur...

Songwriter, producer, and two-time Grammy-winning guitarist, Eric Krasno is best known as the founder of the jazz/funk outfits Soulive and Lettuce. He’s worked with a diverse list of artists from Norah Jones and Aaron Neville to 50 Cent and shared the stage with greats such as The Rolling Stones and John Mayer.  But, despite all his accomplishments, Krasno didn’t feel like a “fully formed artist”...

Since 1976 George Thorogood and his band, The Destroyers, have been bringing their brand of amped-up boogie blues and hard-driving rock and roll to the masses, releasing more than 20 albums and selling more than 15 million copies worldwide. Two records are certified platinum, and six are certified gold. He has become a standard of classic rock radio programming with hits "Bad To The Bone" and "I D...

After four years in the musical Girl from the North Country , Mare Winningham is up for a Tony for Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance. This is the second Tony nom for the television, film, and Broadway star. Girl from the North Country , written and directed by Conor McPherson, and featuring the music of Bob Dylan, is also up for Best Musical at the 2022 Tony Awards.  We sat down with t...

Musician, singer, songwriter, and all-around Pop R&B legend Robert “Kool” Bell stepped onto the scene more than 50 years ago as one of the founding members of the Grammy-winning group Kool & the Gang.  Their feel-good hits “Celebration,” “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Get Down On It,” “Ladies Night,” and many more made them the most sampled band of all time, influencing the music of generati...