Melissa Etheridge: Last News

The American Music Awards 2022 brought the stars together under the Microsoft Theatre roof in Downtown Los Angeles. As the celebrities made their way into the venue, they flashed some of their fashion looks showcasing their personality.

BreAnna Bell Variety received three Eddie & Ozzie Awards for editorial design excellence on the evening of Sept. 13. Presented by Folio, the winners and special mentions were announced at this year’s gala event at the City Winery New York. The publication took home the Eddie award for website in the business-to-business category. Honorable mentions for the category included SevenFifty Daily, Fierce Pharma and strategy+business. Variety also won the Ozzie award for best photography, business-to-business, for its 2021 Power of Women cover featuring “I May Destroy You” creator Michaela Coel. The cover story, written by senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson, followed Coel’s shift in focus to new stories following the success of the HBO limited series. Coel won an Emmy award in the category of writing for a limited series for the show in 2021.

Kathy Hilton is addressing her viral Watch What Happens Live moment.

Kathy Hilton claimed her faltering vision was to blame after fans lambasted her and accused her of being a racist on social media for confusing Lizzo with Precious star Gabourey Sidibe.The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star, 63, was ridiculed after she flunked a game testing her pop culture knowledge on Wednesda's Watch What Happens Live when she misidentified a photo of the musician Lizzo, 34, with the Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, 39, best known for starring as the title character in the film Precious.But in an Instagram comment posted on Thursday, Kathy said the mixup came about because she couldn't see the on-set TV screen well enough. Explanation: Kathy Hilton defended herself on Thursday, claiming her poor eyesight was the reason she mistook a photo of Lizzo for Precious star Gabourey Sidibe; seen July 20 in LAAfter Sarah Galli commented on a video of the embarrassing exchange, writing that they were in the audience and 'screamed' at Kathy's mistake, she replied, '@damegalli, The screen was so far away and my vision is terrible. 'If you recall, I [crying emojis] couldn't even make out who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was,' she added in her defense.

EXCLUSIVE: The Disney+ Original series Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts has been renewed for a second season.

Noah Thompson was crowned the winner of "American Idol" season 20 on Sunday night's three-hour live finale episode of the popular singing competition show. The 20-year-old construction worker, who hails from Louisa, Kentucky, was one of three finalists, and competed against HunterGirl and Leah Marlene, to earn the championship title. "Oh my God...

Michele Amabile Angermiller “American Idol” crowned a new winner last night (May 22). Twenty-year old Louisa, Kentucky native Noah Thompson sealed the deal with a sultry performance of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” and his original song, “One Day Tonight.” He beat out fellow country artist, HunterGirl.After Thompson’s rendition of “I’m on Fire” — from Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” album — judge Katy Perry foreshadowed his victory. “So many people have fallen in love during that song, used it as their first-dance song,” she said.

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals the winner of Season 20 of American Idol.

Michele Amabile Angermiller American Idol’s top-three contestants — Tennessee’s HunterGirl (Hunter Wolkonowski), Kentucky’s Noah Thompson and Leah Marlene of Illinois — will journey to “Idol” glory including a rest stop on the New Jersey turnpike. The top three will take on the music of Bruce Springsteen for the three-hour finale on Sunday at 8 p.m.

Thania Garcia This weekend’s season finale of “American Idol” is cooking up to be a star-studded event with performances by season four winner and current mentor on the program, Carrie Underwood, as well as Michael Bublé, Thomas Rhett and Sara Bareilles, among many others.The three-hour special will also welcome judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan to the stage with additional performances by Ben Platt; Earth, Wind & Fire; Deana Carter; Flo Rida; Melissa Etheridge; Tai Verdes; “Idol” alum Gabby Barrett and James Arthur.This season’s three finalists — Noah Thompson, HunterGirl and Leah Marlene — will perform for one last time in hopes of bringing home the winning title, with one round dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Sunday night’s (May 15) episode of “American Idol” included performances from Fritz Hager and Thompson — both of whom had tested positive for COVID-19 in the weeks prior.Although Thompson made it through, Hager and Nicola Bozzo were eliminated during the semi-finals.Marlene expressed the most shock with the results of the finalist lineup following her performances of Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” and Underwood’s “I’ll Stand By You.” She fell to the floor as her name was revealed by host Ryan Seacrest.Sunday night’s episode also featured a performance from Finneas who sang his funky pop single “Naked.”Season 20 of “American Idol” will wrap on Sunday, May 22 starting at 8 p.m.

his band’s website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson’s Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew.” Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

Yes I Am as well as the potent, heartfelt rock ballad that has become one of her signatures, “Come To My Window,” and then embarked on her first of several stadium tours as an out-and-proud headlining act.Etheridge had been out to herself as well as to close family members and friends for years before 1993.And by that point, it’s no surprise to learn that the rather prolific songwriter had stashed away other songs that skirted the issue in ways deemed just a little too close for comfort for public consumption at the time.Last fall, Etheridge released One Way Out, an album of nine original songs, all of which are roughly 30 years in the making — originally written in the late ’80s or early ’90s, and then recorded a decade ago with her original backing band as part of a planned retrospective box set that never materialized.The set includes her latest single “As Cool As You Try,” imparting advice that ultimately works better sung by an older, wiser Etheridge, and “For The Last Time.”“Finally recording and releasing a song about my frustrations with my relationship in the ’90s is very cathartic for me,” Etheridge says of the breakup anthem, which rocks nearly as hard as the two from 1988 that helped catapult her career right out of the gate, the Grammy-nominated “Bring Me Some Water” and “Like The Way I Do.” Expect it to get a little hot when she performs all of them in her debut at the new Capital One Hall.Etheridge appears on Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall’s Main Theater, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd.

Wilson Chapman editorMichaela Jaé Rodriguez will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, the organization announced Wednesday.Now in its 33rd year, the GLAAD Media Awards honor film, TV and media that advance the representation of LGBTQ+ people and topics.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKeith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, Hozier, Warren Haynes, Melissa Etheridge, Allison Russell and more will headline the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre on March 10.Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant, David Shaw, Anders Osborne, Celisse, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Vivino, Maggie Rose and Connor Kennedy will also appear on the bill, with Will Lee serving as musical director.The concert is presented by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation and will benefit God’s Love We Deliver. It is executive produced by fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC real estate broker and prominent concert producer Greg Williamson and concert/events producer Nicole Rechter.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is counting on 2022 being the charm, after the annual event was repeatedly postponed and finally canceled in 2020 and 2021. The festival popularly known as Jazzfest announced its return Thursday, with headliners including the Who, Stevie Nicks and Foo Fighters set to take the city’s stages across two weekends, April 29 through May 8.Among the dozens of other artists set for the fest, encompassing rock, R&B, roots music, country and, of course, the native sounds of Louisiana: Jimmy Buffett, Luke Combs, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, the Black Crowes, Lauren Daigle, the Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Randy Newman, Norah Jones, Ludacris, Billy Strings, Trombone Shorty, Death Cab for Cutie, Melissa Etheridge, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Arturo Sandoval, the Revivalists, Nelly, Tank and the Bangas and Terence Blanchard.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show returns for its 19th and final season on Monday September 13.

Melissa Etheridge is speaking out about how substance abuse “eats away at good people.”

Chloe x Halle, Pentatonix and more.But there is much more live music being streamed to help you bring in 2021 on a happy note. Here, our guide to NYE concerts for you to enjoy from the safety of your own home.JB started his comeback year in a big way with his single “Yummy” and album “Changes,” and now he’s going out of 2020 with a bang.

Melissa Etheridge is using her own tragedy in hopes it will help other families. The singer-songwriter’s 21-year-old son, Beckett, died in May after a fatal overdose amid a years-long struggle with opioid addiction. In a new interview with Tamron Hall on Friday, Etheridge explained why she decided to open up about her son’s death and addiction.

Melissa Etheridge is using her own tragedy in hopes it will help other families. The singer-songwriter's 21-year-old son, Beckett, died in May after a fatal overdose amid a years-long struggle with opioid addiction.

Melissa Etheridge opened up about her son's Beckett's death at 21 death four months ago amid opioid addiction, and her efforts to quell the epidemic.The Come to My Window singer, 59, appearing on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna on Thursday, said that 'in the end, there's a small amount of peace knowing he's not in pain anymore.'The Leavenworth, Kansas native said her family 'is very, very close and the strength comes from the love of the rest of us' as they grieve. The latest: Melissa Etheridge, 59, appearing on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna on Thursday, opened up about her son's fatal overdose at 21.