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When The Who released "Squeeze Box" in 1975, many listeners couldn’t help but smile.

Driven by an infectious acoustic riff and an irresistibly catchy chorus, the song became one of the band's biggest hits. Yet behind its playful melody was a joke that songwriter Pete Townshend never intended anyone to take too seriously.

Townshend has long admitted the song was written as a bit of fun.

"I had bought myself an accordion and learned to play it one afternoon," Townshend said in the liner notes for his 1983 album, Scoop. "(That is not meant to be flash, I don’t mean I learned to play it properly, just manage to work it without falling over!) The polka-esque rhythm I managed to produce from it brought forth this song. Amazingly, recorded by The Who, to my disbelief. Further incredulity was caused when it became a hit for us in the U.S.A.”"

Although the title refers to a small accordion, "Squeeze Box" is packed with double entendres. Townshend later described it as essentially a dirty joke. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics, filled with playful innuendo, quickly became part of the song's charm.

"It was Ronnie Lane who encouraged me to consider 'Squeeze Box' for the album," Townshend continued. "It was a rank outsider as a song, not even included in the songs I had first suggested to Roger [Daltry]. I had written it entirely for my own amusement, to show off my abilities on an accordion I bought at a local music shop. One evening, I played Ronnie my demo, and he loved it. He said it sounded like a crazy Country & Western polka."

Despite its humorous origins, "Squeeze Box" struck a chord with audiences.

Released as the lead single from The Who by Numbers, the song climbed to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Its upbeat acoustic sound also stood apart from many of The Who's harder-edged rock recordings, showcasing a lighter side of the legendary band.

The song became a concert favorite almost immediately.

Its simple singalong chorus made it an ideal live number, with audiences enthusiastically joining Roger Daltrey on every refrain. Over the decades, "Squeeze Box" has remained a staple of classic rock radio and one of the band's most recognizable songs, proving that not every enduring anthem has to take itself seriously.

"What's great about 'Squeeze Box' is that it's so refreshingly simple, an incredible catchy song," Daltry told Uncut. "A good jolly. I've never had a problem with that song because it doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is and I love it for that. Live audiences love it."

The success of "Squeeze Box" also arrived during an important chapter for The Who.

While The Who by Numbers was more introspective than ambitious works like Tommy and Quadrophenia, the album demonstrated the band's ability to balance emotional songwriting with moments of pure fun.

"The songs are about being older, feeling lost, losing your way," Townshend said in an interview. "Changing fashions, being sentimental, looking at the sunrise. What's that got to do with being a young man? You don't start looking at the sunrise until you're dying."

"Squeeze Box" provided a playful, good-natured reprieve from the rest of the otherwise heavy material and it became one of the record's defining moments.

Nearly 50 years after its release, "Squeeze Box" continues to get crowds singing along. What Pete Townshend originally conceived as a dirty joke ultimately became one of The Who's most beloved songs, proving that sometimes the simplest ideas, and the funniest ones, can leave the biggest impression.

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Bret Michaels might be hard at work enjoying a series of concerts across the country, but the 63-year-old Poison frontman is currently recuperating from a kidney stone surgery following "intense" pain the singer suffered during several performances.

According to Billboard, Michaels recently took to Facebook to share the news that he was mending from a surgery to remove some nettlesome kidney stones.

Sharing the update on Facebook, the singer went into more detail about the recent operation, as well as the painful symptoms he felt leading up to the surgery.

"On this #WisdomWednesday, the first thing I learned is complete gratitude for the frontline workers, doctors and nurses who this week have recently taken care of me, as the kidney stone (after almost 7 days of waiting it out) would not pass," Michaels wrote. "The pain became intense but, as usual, I played through Charleston WV, Grantville PA and a special private show at Fairchild AFB in Spokane for veterans, active duty and their families."

"But immediately, the next day following that show, I was admitted to the hospital, as the pain became too much when the stone would not pass," the singer continued. "The operation has been done and is complete & I’m out of post-op recovery, and I’m doing everything within my power to feel better and continue playing great shows for great fans when I’ve got a complete clean bill of health.

"Just want to say on this #WisdomWednesday that I am wise enough to know how important family, friends, fans, doctors and nurses play such a vital role in our everyday health," Michaels continued. "Also just know, they eventually forced me out of my clothes & into a hospital gown lol as I had gone straight from the show to the hospital."

Right now, Michaels is currently scheduled to perform on July 31 at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park in Belleville, Illinois. It's not yet known whether the surgery will delay his return to the stage or cause him to reschedule.

Alan Ritchson was a hot topic of conversation in March when videos surfaced of the Reacher star in a heated confrontation with a neighbor. Months later, he finally addresses what happened from his point of view.

In March, a video surfaced online of the Reacher star and his children being confronted by an angry neighbor, Ronnie Taylor, in Brentwood, Tennessee. Taylor's recollection of events detailed having started with the noise, revving of engines, and fast riding that was occurring on the street.

The neighbor claims that he went outside to ask Ritchson to slow down and was met with a physical altercation with the actor. Taylor had taken multiple punches with documented injuries. The actor's recollection of events was different, and, after reviewing the footage from a body cam the actor was wearing, local police ruled Ritchson acted in self-defense.

In a recent episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Ritchson finally addresses what really happened, and what he calls the "scariest thing [he ’s] ever been through." He claims that they were "putting along" and "hardly moving" when Taylor came out to confront him.

Ritchson details that the neighbor had “all of a sudden stepped in front of” him and his children on the street, and that's when "it got weird." He recalls the neighbor being "pretty aggressive" and was almost the same size as the actor. Above all, Ritchson revealed he smelled alcohol on Taylor's breath. The Reacher star tried multiple times to leave and was soon “two-hand shoved off the bike.”

“At that point, there’s no conversation. I’ve got to protect me and got to protect my kids and get us off the street safely, and that means getting the guy out of the picture. So I hit the guy," explained the Blue Mountain State star.

He adds that the experience has "robbed" him of bike rides, as his children can't be convinced to ride them after what occurred. The actor does admit to having some anger and resentment towards Taylor over how the situation escalated. Especially as the actor was the "sole caretaker" of his kids and "calming them down, assuring them" he wasn't going to get arrested, as his wife was on a retreat.

Ritchson didn't face criminal charges after authorities verified what occurred through multiple recorded videos of the incident. When it occurred, the actor was terrified that his "career had tanked," but was assured thanks to his decision to purchase the bodycam.

“If anything makes you go, ‘Maybe God is real,’ it’s [that],” he said. “If I hadn’t had that, dude, I’d probably still be in jail. The cops came to arrest me that day and only had [a tape from a neighbor] to go off of. … [My video] changed the course of my life forever.”

The actor also addressed Taylor's own recollection of what occurred and of having gone public with the supposed injuries he sustained. Ritchson admits he had never met the man before and "lied to TMZ" about having asked them to slow down.

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The wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was shot on the night of Sunday, July 26, at the couple's home in Virginia, ESPN reports.

Mia Bieniemy was hospitalized and is in stable condition, with the Police in Loudoun County, Virginia, confirming that a person is being treated for  "serious injuries." However, they did not disclose the victim's identity.

Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Leah Paul released a statement, saying that the police responded to a report of a shooting at  7:32 p.m. ET on Sunday.

"Deputies located one adult female suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries," the statement read, adding that the couple's son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy was arrested.

He is being charged with Malicious Wounding, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, and Discharge of a Firearm Inside of a Dwelling. He is being held without bond.

The Chiefs have also released a statement, saying they are  "aware of the incident involving Eric Bieniemy's family."

“Out of respect for their privacy, we won’t have a comment at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them,” the statement added.

Bieniemy was with the team in Missouri on Sunday for their second training camp practice.

Head coach Andy Reid also broke his silence on the incident.

“Our hearts go out to Eric Bieniemy and his family,” he told reporters. "Thoughts and prayers are with them. I can’t get into details on it, but things happen sometimes. Eric will work through it. He’s got a great support group here, as does his family, as needed. We’ll let time take care of it from there.”

Reid added that Mia is "a saint.”

"We all know that, the people that know her,” Reid said. “One of God’s good blessings right there. A really special person.”

Miley Cyrus is taking her talents elsewhere, making a big career move by signing with a new label and leaving Sony Music’s Columbia Records, where she has been for the past five years.

According to The Hollywood Reporter's new intel shared by a close source, the country-pop princess has officially signed with Atlantic Records, where she plans to release music sooner rather than later, if an update from May 2025 is anything to go by, that is. "My next album is about to be extremely experimental, so have fun with that," she teased at the time, during an album listening event for Something Beautiful, per THR.

The new deal follows the release of Endless Summer Vacation (2023)—which produced No. 1 smash hit "Flowers" when the track debuted in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on Jan. 28, and earned the star her very first Grammy—and her most recent project, Something Beautiful (2025), which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart and peaked at No. 4 on the main Billboard 200.

Before she transitioned to Columbia, Cyrus was with RCA for a nearly decade-long stint, where she released her albums Bangerz, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Younger Now, and Plastic Hearts.

It's shaping up to be a big career year for the former Disney sensation. She recently celebrated a huge milestone for Hannah Montana with its 20th anniversary special, as well as receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May.

“To my family, my future family, parents, my mom, my siblings, my friends, my collaborators, thank you for loving and supporting not only the choices that I make, but my fears, and then facing them with me,” Cyrus said during the ceremony. “Today is something that I’ll never forget and I’m always going to cherish. I love you all so much, thank you,” she said at the ceremony.

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Married At First Sight Season 20 is in full swing as the Seattle couples returned home after their honeymoon and now attempt to figure out what their new normal is. One of the couples struggling the most is product manager and reality TV star Nick Unlenhuth and his program manager and former bodybuilder wife Courteney Landis.

Ahead of the Thursday, July 30 episode of Married at First Sight, Peacock shared a sneak peek of an uncomfortable conversation the two shared while getting ready for the first couples' dinner of the season.

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At the beginning of the clip, Nick and Courteney are in their apartment getting ready for the day, when he asks his wife, “Do you think that you are ready for a romantic relationship?” He follows up by adding, “Is that what you want?”

(L-R) Courtney Landis, Nick Uhlenhuth on 'Married at First Sight' Season 20

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Courteney is quick to say that she wouldn’t be here taking part in the experiment if she wasn’t interested.

Later in the confessional, she explains that she is coming into this marriage with baggage. Still, she is trying to break down those walls and toss herself into the experiment headfirst. She shares that she is here “because I wanted to be loved and find my person for life.”

She hopes her husband understands that she thinks he’s “great,” that she wants to be more “physical” with him, and that, for the marriage to work, she needs to get to know him better. “Once that side of Nick comes out, the spark will be there, and I can give him fully what he needs from a physical standpoint and be a great relationship,” she shared.

Previously, the two had a rocky start to their relationship. Finding out that Nick has been a part of several reality TV series, including those searching for love such as Netflix’s Perfect Match, Courteney built up her walls right away; she also has opened up about her previous relationship shortcomings.

To learn more about Nick and Courteney’s relationship, and to watch the explosive first couples dinner of the season, tune into the July 30 episode!

Fans can catch up on Married at First Sight Season 20 as Episode 1 through 6 are currently streaming with new episodes continuing exclusively on Peacock on Thursdays.

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Purple Rain is coming to Broadway. The iconic 1984 feature film with music by Prince included now-legendary tracks such as ‘Purple Rain’ (obviously), ‘When Doves Cry’, ‘I Would Die 4 U,’ and ‘Take Me with You.’ 

While the musical’s world premiere was in 2025, at the State Theater in Minneapolis, it’s finally making its way to Broadway next year. 

The Big Apple debut will have a somewhat new creative team. The Minneapolis performances featured a book by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by Lileana Cruz. The Broadway show is directed by Saheem Ali with a book by Peter Duchan. Original choreographer Ebony Williams will reportedly stay with the show. 

Prince performs live on stage at Rosemont Horizon in Chicago on December 10, 1984, during his Purple Rain tour. (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) Getty Images

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Previews of the show are set to start at the Majestic Theatre on March 12, 2027, with opening night on April 12. The announcement coincides with the movie’s 42nd anniversary. 

Show producer Orin Wolf told Variety, “Prince is, without a doubt, one of the rarest, most brilliant musicians we’ve ever had.” Wolf added, “What he accomplished with Purple Rain in 1984—the song, the album and the film—is a testament to the art of making music and showcases it at the highest level. It will be every bit as exciting for audiences today as it was when we first heard these songs on our boom boxes.” 

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the show’s director Saheem Ali shared, “I am honored to join the Purple Rain family and help carry this story forward. Our aim is not only to honor the legacy that Prince built, but to make his timeless music feel urgent and alive, passing it on to the next generation of fans who will make it their own.” 

What can Prince fans expect from ‘Purple Rain’?

The official Prince’s Purple Rain Broadway website sums up the story as: “Minneapolis, 1984. A new era of music television is creating overnight stars. A magnetic young performer known as ‘The Kid’ seems like the perfect frontman to lead his bandmates to stardom. But when his past threatens everything he’s built, he’ll have to sing his way out of the darkness and into the spotlight where he belongs.”

In other words, you can expect to see a storyline that’s close to the film’s version and hear your favorite Prince tracks. 

How can fans get tickets for Prince’s 'Purple Rain' on Broadway?

Tickets go on sale in September. Sign up for early access and updates on the Purple Rain Broadway website. Fans can purchase tickets online (starting in September 2026) or in person at the Majestic Theatre Box Office.

For the first time in years, Johnny Deppturns toward the camera in a major studio trailer and delivers the line fans have waited to hear. "It's good to be back," his Ebenezer Scrooge beams early in the first look at the film, and for longtime fans who were unsure of Depp's future, it's a welcome, if cranky, outing.

The footage arrived at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, when Depp crashed Collider's Directors on Directing panel in Hall H in full Scrooge makeup to debut the clip. He hobbled onstage with a lit candle, muttered that he was "speaking into the candle," then handed it to director John Francis Daley. Still in character, he asked the crowd, "Have you no lives? No responsibilities?" Hours earlier he had appeared in the Gaslamp Quarter in the same costume, drawing onlookers in the summer heat.

Directed by Ti West, the horror filmmaker behind Pearl and MaXXXine, Ebenezer reframes Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as something seemingly both dark and comedic. The trailer feels like a (somewhat lighthearted) gothic Victorian horror, with Depp's miser sinking into a bed and pelting a couple with snowballs. The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future torment him across the season. He is nearly unrecognizable beneath gray sideburns and a heavy coat, a sharp turn from the flamboyant heroes that defined his biggest films.

The role is Depp's first major Hollywood project since his 2022 defamation trial against former wife Amber Heard. In the years after, he kept a lower profile, starring in the French-language drama Jeanne du Barry, which opened the Cannes Film Festival, and stepping behind the camera to direct Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness. Before the trial, he had headlined blockbusters including the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Ebenezer returns him to the center of a wide studio release built for the holiday season.

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The cast pulls from franchises fans know by heart. Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley play married couple Bob and Emily Cratchit, bringing Harry Potter and Star Wars history into Dickens' London, while Ian McKellen appears as Jacob Marley and Andrea Riseborough as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Sam Claflin rounds out the principal cast. The opening credits run through the alter egos that led Depp here, including Jack Sparrow and Edward Scissorhands before his Scrooge turns to the lens with that greeting.

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol reaches theaters on November 13, 2026, arriving in a crowded holiday corridor and giving audiences their clearest test yet of Depp's return to studio filmmaking. He has more lined up after it, including the thriller Day Drinker opposite Penélope Cruz and Madelyn Cline.

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Fleetwood Mac's history of bandmates is a lengthy one, but in 1975, the introduction of  Christine McVie and her first track for the band, "Over My Head," led them out of a dry spell on the charts.

The band had already released more than a handful of albums by the mid-70's when they released their self-titled album in 1975. One of the album's first released singles was "Over My Head," written by keyboardist and vocalist McVie. It was one of the first tracks she would pen for the band after the departure of Peter Green that would lead to a breakthrough.

“It was heartbreaking for them when Peter left,” McVie told The Guardian in 2022. “They were rehearsing at Kiln House, and I was down there with all the wives. They came out of the rehearsal room and said, 'Hey Chris, do you want to join?' I couldn't believe my luck. 'Are you serious? I'm just a girl who plays piano.'”

Before joining Fleetwood Mac, McVie was playing with the blues boom combo Chicken Shack and would sometimes open for the band. She became enamored with the "shy, but funny" bass player and left Chicken Shack with the intention of marriage and becoming a wife. After Green left, McVie was asked to join, and the new lineup was already hitting the road.

"The style had to change because I was a keyboard player,” McVie explained. “And it developed a more commercial bent. It was thrilling, and I have to say to this day, it still kind of is, knowing I did that.”

With Mick Fleetwood's encouragement to follow her songwriting, McVie wrote "Over My Head," which took the band out of a six-year dry spell since the release of "Oh Well." The soft rock song landed them at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 32 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The inspiration behind the track wasn't her then-husband, but another bandmate:Lindsey Buckingham.

“He was that kind of guy, he could be cold as ice, and then he could be great. So I took that feeling I was feeling, and I turned it into a song," she explained to the BBC.

She would also describe that the track was based around a "sort of fantasy" about Buckingham and an "ode to the gorgeous Lindsey at the time." The guitarist would also have his hand in developing the track, which not even McVie believed would be a hit as a single.

"The first night of rehearsal, we did [Christine's] "Over My Head" and I changed the bridge. It was too angular originally. It didn’t go from where the song begins and it was hard to come back to where it had to go. Christine was open to it; she saw that the song immediately improved," said Lindsey in an interview with the Library of Congress.

"Over My Head" became a breakthrough hit for Fleetwood Mac thanks to McVie, with critics praising her lead on the track and her "completely distinctive voice, with a sexy huskiness."

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In 1980, The Vapors released a song that would raise some eyebrows and ruffle some feathers, but surprisingly, it became a TV classic, featured in several commercials and included on many soundtracks. Despite the punk rock/new wave/power pop band's "Turning Japanese" never hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became memorable for other reasons.

While widely "regarded as one of the dumbest songs in pop history," according to Rolling Stone, the famed music publication ranked it at No. 10 on its list of the Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of All Time, which was voted on by readers (published 2011).

Written by David Fenton with controversial interpretations (some say it's a big joke about masturbation), the magazine notes that its "insanely catchy" nature likely led to it being used on TV and in brands' marketing. The group "broke up the year after it came out, but it’s been in so many commercials and soundtracks that songwriter David Fenton should be able to live off the royalties forever," Rolling Stone wrote.

As for the true meaning behind the lyrics, "in a VH1 True Spinspecial, they asked The Vapors about this song, and they explained that it is a love song about someone who lost their girlfriend and was going slowly crazy," per Song Facts. "Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn't expect to," Fenton reportedly explained at the time.

On the charts, it wasn't a blockbuster smash in the States, but did see international success. Included on the band's debut album New Clear Days, it peaked at No. 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, it spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report in Australia, and peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 4 in Ireland, No. 6 in Canada, and No. 9 in New Zealand.

But not doing huge numbers on official stateside charts didn't stop companies and movies from snatching up the catchy tune for campaigns and ad spots. "Turning Japanese" was used in commercials for KFC, Dr Pepper, KMart, and more. It was also featured on an episode of Bill Nye: The Science Guy, as well as in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), and Charlie's Angels (2000), according to Song Facts.

A British pub-rock group formed in 1978 in Guildford, Surrey, England, by David Fenton (vocals), Edward Bazalgette (guitar), Steve Smith (bass) and Howard Smith (drums), the song became The Vapors' biggest hit before they disbanded in 1981. After a 35-year hiatus, the band reformed for a series of four shows in Ireland and England in 2016, which were so well received that they continue to tour. They released a comeback album, Together, in 2020, and Wasp In a Jar in 2025.

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Khloé Kardashian is bringing one of her popular snacks to Costco, and shoppers can get a larger bag for less than $10.

Khloud, the snack brand co-founded by Kardashian, is making its Costco debut with a new value-size bag of its White Cheddar Protein Popcorn. The 12-ounce bag, which costs $9.89, is the brand’s largest popcorn format yet.

According to a press release, the Costco-exclusive size is rolling out at more than 50 participating Costco locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. The bags are available in the snack aisle for a limited time.

The timing marks a milestone for Khloud, which has been rapidly expanding its retail presence since Kardashian co-founded the brand. The company says its products are expected to be available in more than 32,000 retail locations by August.

And the Costco connection is a particularly personal one for Kardashian.

"Costco has been a dream retailer for us since day one," Kardashian said in the announcement, recalling that she and her mother used to shop at Costco together once a month for their family of eight.

Now, Costco shoppers can stock up on Khloud's White Cheddar Protein Popcorn in a size that isn't available through the brand's regular online store.

Khloud's standard White Cheddar Protein Popcorn is currently sold in smaller formats, including four- and 12-packs, with the full-size bags measuring less than the new Costco offering.

The popcorn is made with whole grains and contains 7 grams of protein per serving. Khloud says the White Cheddar variety is made with real cheddar cheese and without seed oils, GMOs or gluten.

The ingredient list includes popcorn, olive oil, milk protein concentrate and cheese powder, among other ingredients. The product does contain milk.

The protein comes in part from Khloud's proprietary "Khloud Dust," a blend of non-GMO dairy protein that the company says provides all nine essential amino acids.

For Costco shoppers, the biggest draw may simply be the size.

The new 12-ounce bag gives fans more of the white cheddar popcorn in one package, while the $9.89 price works out to less than $1 per ounce. It's also a notably different proposition from the brand's standard online pricing, where a four-pack of full-size bags currently costs $23.99.

What's more, Khloud isn't only selling popcorn these days. The brand has expanded into protein chips, with flavors including Nacho, Buffalo and Sweet Heat, alongside its lineup of popcorn flavors.

For now, the new Costco bag is limited to participating locations in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas, so shoppers outside Southern California may have to wait for a wider rollout.

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Tina Turner filed for divorce from her husband Ike Turner on July 27, 1976, on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

The singer made the decision while on tour with Ike in Dallas in 1976, although their divorce was not finalized until 1978. The couple was married for 16 years, and their relationship had been physically, emotionally, and financially abusive throughout.

“Maybe I was brainwashed. I was afraid of him, and I cared what happened to him. And I knew that if I left, there was no one to sing,” Turner said in a 1981 interview with People.

The couple met at one of his concerts in St. Louis in the 1950s. After he heard Tina sing, he asked her to join his band, which he later renamed the Ike & Tina Review. The couple wed in 1962.

Tina Turner's Tragic Marriage To Ike Ike and Tina Turner performing with the Ike And Tina Turner Revue on the American TV music show, 'Don Kirshner's Rock Concert', recorded in Los Angeles, California and aired on 12th March 1976. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Their relationship was unfortunately marred by his violence towards her. In 1981, she admitted she suffered trauma and physical abuse when pregnant. She also revealed that he forced her to go back to work too soon after having their son, Robbie.

"I felt obligated to stay in the marriage and I was afraid," she told People, via the Independent. "I didn't want to hurt him, and after he beat me up, I was sitting there all bruised and torn and all of a sudden I'm feeling sorry for him. Maybe I was brainwashed."

He frequently cheated on Turner. He admitted to the Los Angeles Times in 1993 that he "maybe" regretted his extramarital dalliances. "If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't do anything any different. Except maybe for all the girlfriends," he said.

Tina Turner opened up further about the horrific abuse in her 2018 memoir, My Love Story. "He used my nose as a punching bag so many times that I could taste blood running down my throat when I sang. He broke my jaw. And I couldn't remember what it was like not to have a black eye."

Tina Ran Away Weeks Before Filing For Divorce FRANCE - AUGUST 01: Ike and Tina Turner in Paris in Paris, France in August, 1975. (Photo by Daniel SIMON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Tina ran away from Ike in Dallas, just a few weeks before she filed for divorce. The pair got into an altercation at the airport, and she told People in 1981 that once they reached their hotel, he was beaten so severely that the left side of her face was "swollen like a monster's."

During her 2017 appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Tina explained how she left her then-husband through a side exit which led to the freeway. She pleaded with a local hotel manager to let her stay the night, despite only having 36 cents and a gas card. "It was just time to not take any more," she said. "It was constantly abusive. … It was just the sameness sameness, and the violence, and you just get fed up, and you say, 'Life is not worth living if I'm going to stay in this situation," she said per, The List.

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Tina lost everything in her divorce from Ike. "He kept everything. He always said, 'When you leave, you will leave like you came," she recalled to Jonathan Ross. In her 2021 documentary, she noted the only thing he let her keep was the car and the rights to her stage name.

Their relationship and its aftermath left Tina with PTSD. “My relationship with Ike was doomed the day he figured out I was going to be his moneymaker,” she wrote in My Love Story. “He needed to control me, economically and psychologically, so I could never leave him.”

In the 2021 documentary, despite everything he put her through, Tina had found some forgiveness for Ike. "Forgiving means not to hold on," she said. "Not forgiving, you suffer, because you think about it over and over. And for what?"

If you or someone you know has been a victim of domestic violence, help is available 24 hours a day through the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.

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This summer, entertaining is in its coastal-core era, and it is showing up everywhere from TikTok tablescapes to backyard barbecues. The look is less about perfectly coordinated place settings and more about creating a table that feels collected, relaxed, and a little sun-washed. Citrus piled in ceramic bowls, mismatched glassware, and playful nautical details are all part of the mix, turning everyday meals into a quick escape to the Mediterranean. 

If you’re looking to bring that beachy aesthetic into your home this season, the Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 12-Piece Bamboo Melamine Sardine Dinnerware Set at Walmart is an easy way to tap into the trend, especially while it's on sale. At just $23 (originally $27), it’s a simple, affordable addition that gives everyday meals a seaside feel, whether you are serving pasta on a weeknight, setting out small bites for friends, or hosting dinner al fresco on the patio. 

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Across the full set that shoppers say is “adorable” and “perfect for the summertime,” the 12 pieces include four dinner plates, four salad plates, and four cereal bowls, serving four people. The design is built around a navy blue and lush green palette that runs consistently across each piece, creating a unified look that feels intentional without being overly rigid. Scalloped edges across the collection introduce soft curves that break up the structure of the silhouettes. 

The salad plates have the most details, with green woven-style painted borders that frame a central motif of three sardines rendered in vivid blue. Each fish is depicted with fine detailing in the scales, fins, and facial features, giving the artwork a textured, almost hand-rendered quality. 

 The cereal bowls continue the same visuals, with a matching scalloped edge and navy exterior, while the interior includes the inner squiggle detail and the phrase “Le Tre Sardine” written in cursive. The phrase translates to “the three sardines” in Italian and references a recurring motif tied to the designer’s personal symbolism, which has been carried into her broader home and tabletop collections. 

Lightweight and easy to carry, it transitions easily from kitchen to patio, making it just as practical for indoor meals as it is for outdoor entertaining. The BPA-free bamboo melamine construction is designed to withstand everyday use while resisting cracking or shattering if accidentally dropped. Dishwasher-safe materials also help simplify cleanup after gatherings, offering an easy, low-maintenance option for frequent hosting.

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The Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 12-Piece Bamboo Melamine Sardine Dinnerware Set is a standout for summer entertaining, and at under $25, it is an easy add to your hosting lineup. Snag this playful table essential at Walmart!

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When you've lived a life as bold as Joan Baez has lived hers, it's hard to imagine there is anything she can't do. Baez helped define the '60s folk sound while tackling the sociopolitical issues that have plagued America for decades, both through song and activism. She partnered creatively and romantically with some of the most brilliant minds in recent history, including Bob Dylan and Steve Jobs. And she's shown off her endless artistic talents not just as a performer but also as a poet, writer, and painter.

Baez's "Fare Thee Well" tour in 2019 marked the end of her formal touring career, but it certainly didn't signify the end of her live performances. During the 2026 Newport Folk Festival—an event Baez first attended during its inaugural year in 1959—the 85-year-old icon proved that she still "has it" in spades after taking the stage alongside '90s legend Dave Matthews.

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Audience members captured the pair dancing on stage, as Matthews is prone to do, and fans online were stunned by Baez's energy and moves.

"He has admired her for decades. What a treat for them," observed a fan.

"85! How do her hips still work like that?" asked another.

"She can really move regardless of age," another complimented.

The two joined forces during Nathaniel Rateliff's “& Friends” set at the Fort Stage during his performance of "It Surprises Me," according to JamBase. Rateliff's guest-heavy set featured several other major collaborations throughout the night, including appearances by Brandon Flowers, Brandi Carlile, and John C. Reilly.

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Matthews also joined Rateliff for a duet on the beloved folk tune "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Matthews is currently making his way across North America for his 2026 summer tour, which runs through September.

While there is never a shortage of legends at the Newport Folk Festival, magical moments like this serve as a reminder of why the event remains so sacred. The spirit of song, spontaneous collaboration, and a bit of joy have long been the foundation for some of the most timeless moments in music history.

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The Lindsay Clancy trial is officially underway, with both sides expected to examine the events leading up to the deaths of her three children in January 2023. A major focus of the case is expected to be Clancy's mental state at the time, as her defense team has indicated it plans to argue that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.

As testimony begins, Clancy's medical history—including the medications she was prescribed in the months before the tragedy—will be closely examined. During opening statements on Monday, July 27, Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, presented the jury with a full timeline of the medications that his client was prescribed prior to the deaths of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.

Reddington alleges that between October 2022 and January 2023, Lindsay was overprescribed medications and claims that her bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis went undiagnosed.

The full list of Clancy's medications and the timeline of her prescriptions is listed below.

Mid–Oct. 2022 Zoloft (antidepressant)
Dose: 25 mg → 50 mg prescribed by Dr. Jennifer Tufts

Oct. 20, 2022 Ativan (anti-anxiety) prescribed by Dr. Jennifer Tufts

Oct. 20, 2022 Benadryl (sleep aid) prescribed by Dr. Jennifer Tufts

Nov. 16, 2022 Trazodone (sleep aid)
Dose: Up to 150 mg prescribed by South Shore ER

Nov. 21-25, 2022 Prozac (antidepressant)
Dose: 10 mg prescribed by NP Julie Paul

Nov. 25, 2022 Ambien (sleep aid) prescribed by NP Julie Paul

Nov. 25, 2022 Remeron (antidepressant/sleep aid) prescribed by NP Julie Paul

Nov. 25, 2022 Klonopin (anti-anxiety) prescribed by NP Julie Paul

Nov. 29, 2022-Jan. 3, 2023 Seroquel (anti-psychotic/bipolar treatment)
Dose: Increased to 400 mg/day prescribed by Rebecca Jollotta, NCP

Dec. 6 Valium benzodiazepine (anti-anxiety) prescribed by Rebecca Jollotta, NCP

Mid-Dec. Lamictal (mood stabilizer) prescribed by Dr. Jennifer Tufts

Jan. 3, 2023 Trazodone (sleep aid) prescribed by McLean Hospital

Jan. 10, 2023 Valium benzodiazepine (anti-anxiety) prescribed by Dr. Jennifer Tufts

Jan. 16-23, 2023 Amitriptyline tricyclic (antidepressant)
Dose: 10 mg/day → 20 mg/day prescribed by Dr. Jennifer Tufts

Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, is accused of strangling her children using exercise equipment in the basement of her home while her husband, Patrick Clancy, was out running errands. She then attempted to take her own life, an incident that left her paralyzed from the waist down.

Clancy's trial is expected to last four to six weeks.

In 1975, Sweet topped the charts in multiple countries with "Fox on the Run," a song hastily written at a pub. Over 51 years later, the track is still remembered as one of the defining rock songs of its time.

A year before the hit, the members of the British glam rock band, lead singer Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker, were at their wits' end.

Although they had several top-charters to their name, they were tired of being seen as puppets for their songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn and producer Phil Wainman.

Sweet found more creative freedom when writing some of their singles, and in Germany, they had earned a reputation as serious hard rockers. Their 1974 album Sweet Fanny Adams even briefly outsold Deep Purple's Burn.

Back home, however, the band's image was very different. According to Louder Sound, Tucker said they were seen as "four dissipated old w*****, mincing about on Top Of The Pops and churning out computerised pop."

The band grew increasingly frustrated with the material they were being handed, especially as they slipped down the priority list behind labelmates like Suzi Quatro and Mud. Their songwriters were also spending more and more time away in California, adding to the strain.

“They’d tried to pass us off with a couple of [sub-par] offerings, including ‘Dyna-mite,’” Scott, recalled, referencing a song that ended up becoming a top-five hit for Mud instead. “But we needed something more in the vein of what we used to call ‘German marching songs.’”

The song that would ultimately free Sweet had already existed as an album track on Desolation Boulevard, the follow-up to Sweet Fanny Adams. Their label, RCA, saw its potential, having originally been recorded, as Scott put it, "in the style of a live band."

Sweet Fanny Adams, mostly written by the band themselves, had earned praise from Sounds magazine as "perhaps the finest collection of glam-metal mayhem ever laid down on vinyl," but it hadn't added to their run of hits, and the pressure to come up with one was mounting.

“Just before Christmas [1974],” Scott recalled, “everybody just happened to be at my house when the managing director of RCA called to say: ‘We’re not getting the right answers from Mike and Nicky, but we really believe that ‘Fox On The Run’ could be a hit.’”

He continued, “And a week later we were in Ian Gillan’s studio, where nobody knew us; keeping things cloak and dagger was vital.”

"Fox on the Run" was credited to the full band, but Scott was the driving force behind the song. The lyrics were about an unnamed groupie, as heard in the line, "You talk about just every band / But the names you drop are second-hand."

“Those lyrics were hastily written in the pub before recording the song for the album, hence the fact that it lacked a final verse,” Scott recalled. “We vowed that when we re-recorded it we would re-write the words, but never did.”

Scott, acting as a "budding producer," took charge of the recording session, although the label still credited the song as "Produced by Sweet." 

He wanted to give the song a punchier sound for radio. Ironically, one of its most memorable parts came about by chance. "The rest of the band had gone to the pub when I incorporated that pulse-type synthesiser sound at the start and stuck it onto the end as well," he recalled. "Everyone loved it." 

RCA quickly released the reworked version of "Fox on the Run" without telling Chinn and Chapman, who flew back to England as soon as they found out.

“Mike’s words: ‘Well, you’ve finally done it, haven’t you?’ were the best compliment anyone could have paid me,” Scott said.  

"Fox on the Run" hit No. 1 in several countries, including Australia, Germany, and South Africa. It reached No. 2 in the U.K. and No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The band's members were between 25 and 29 years old when the song became a hit, with Connolly the oldest at 29.

Over the years, "Fox on the Run" has been covered by artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Girlschool, Sweet Savage and the Scorpions. 

The song has also found new audiences through film. After appearing in a trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2016, streaming and sales numbers spiked so much that it topped the iTunes Top 40 U.S. Rock Song chart, decades after its original release. 

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Legendary actress Debra Winger is opening up about navigating the aging process.

The beloved star, 71, who is known for roles in films like An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Urban Cowboy, became a mainstay of the film industry back in the ’80s. While she took on occasional roles in more recent years, including a stunning performance as Anne Hathaway's mother in 2008’s Rachel Getting Married, the actress has frequently stated that she doesn’t consider herself part of the Hollywood scene.

While Winger eschews the Hollywood lifestyle, she is stepping back into an interesting role. Along with her real-life husband, Arliss Howard, Winger is starring in a downtown Manhattan production of “The Gin Game,” a play by D.L. Coburn. In a rare New York Times interview, the notoriously private star opened up about aging, an overarching theme in the play.

“I keep asking my friends who are a little bit older, ‘OK, what’s the next change I’m to look for?’” she told the Times. “For a woman, it’s shocking. It’s something to lose your estrogen or to have to replace it. It’s something to think, ‘Do you keep putting this poisonous dye on your hair?’ It’s something to think, ‘How much makeup looks right, now that it’s sitting in the wrinkles?’ You know? And can I dress like that anymore or is it disgusting? Men don’t quite have as many issues.”

Winger made it clear she's proud of embracing her age, and isn't bothering with an obsession with staying young.

“You are wasting your time,” she said. “But vitality? That’s something I’m interested in, and when I lose my vitality, I’ve really got to look at what’s sucking it, where am I leaking energy. We’ve all seen people in their 80s, 90s, very vital."

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Terms of Endearment Memories

One of Winger’s most iconic roles was in 1983’s Terms of Endearment alongside Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson. In a recent interview, the film’s director, James L. Brooks, reflected on the tense set of the beloved film, which chronicled the tumultuous relationship between a mother and daughter throughout the decades.

Brooks told PEOPLE that the film’s set felt like “when mom and dad are fighting, and that kind of frozen feeling you get in the pit of your stomach that you can do very little about it… It was a little like that.”

MacLaine and Winger didn’t get along, but the film ultimately triumphed, earning critical acclaim and a place in the hearts of film fans forever.

“At the end, there was enormous grace on Debra’s part, because we went to the Oscars,” Brooks reflected. “Everybody came home with an Oscar except Debra.”

Both Nicholson and MacLaine earned Oscars for their roles.

“People were posing with their Oscars, and she (Debra) sat there posing with an imaginary one,” he recalled. “So she had great grace at the end of it, but for a while there it was as rocky as it gets.”

Winger’s Devotion to Activist Work

While Winger isn’t spotted much on film or TV screens anymore, she chooses to devote much of her time to activism. Back in October, she joined other Jewish figures in signing an open letter calling for Israeli leadership to address Palestinian rights, Deadline reported.

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After finding fame with The Mamas & the Papas in the 1960s, Cass Elliot launched a solo career that included "Make Your Own Kind of Music," a song that enjoyed modest success before becoming a beloved classic decades later.

Nicknamed "Mama Cass," Elliot gained fame as part of the folk group during the counterculture era with hits like "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'." When the band split in 1968, she stayed with the record label and embarked on her own solo career.

"Dream a Little Dream of Me" was her first big success before she released a summer track in 1969 titled "It's Getting Better." The record label was looking to put Elliot back in the spotlight with bubblegum music and released "Make Your Own Kind of Music" in September of that year. They wanted to capture Elliot's "fun-loving, positive" personality that everyone would love.

"Bubblegum music is very pleasant to listen to... but it's like they say about Chinese food: half an hour after tasting it you are hungry again", explained Elliot before admitting, "maybe [bubblegum] is what I am supposed to be doing [since] my voice is very light... I just can't sing heavy material."

The track was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who were writing more for movies and stage productions at the time, but penned a few tracks for Elliot. "Make Your Own Kind of Music" also wasn't first released by Elliot, with the vocal trio Will-O-Bees having released it first in 1968. Their version of the track went nowhere and prompted Elliot to record and release her own version.

Her version was tagged as a social commentary track that landed at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It found better rankings on the Adult Contemporary chart at No. 6, but was considered to have been a commercial flop despite its constant radio airplay.

Elliot's "Make Your Own Kind of Music" would find new life decades later in the 2000s, that solidifed it as a feel-good and pop culture anthem. It gained popularity when it was used in the hit ABC series Lost, first appearing in the episode "Man of Science, Man of Faith." Many outlets tagged it as one of the best musical moments on TV.

The track would also make its way to the popular crime series Dexter, with "Make Your Own Kind of Music" creating a stark juxtaposition to the dire scenes playing out in the episodes. Elliot's version would resurge years later when it was included in the 2021 Ryan Reynoldsfilm Free Guy. It would become a pop culture phenomenon when it was used to create a TikTok meme using clips from the 2022 film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

In 2018, the song also regained fame when it was covered and released by Paloma Faith after being commissioned by Škoda Auto to record the 1969 track for an ad campaign.

Related: 1970 Soft Rock Hit, With Over 200 Covers, Remains a Classic Ballad 56 Years Later

There is always a lot of drama in the Big Brother house, but that’s also proving to be the case on another summer reality show. Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, the new spinoff of the hit ABC reality series, requires the dancers to be able to work together as teammates in order to perform at top level and get one step closer to earning a spot on the flagship series.

Last week, Nina Mayster and Benji Castro ended up in the bottom two when Benji admitted he had problems communicating with Nina.

She responded to his criticism, saying, “He actually felt unheard, which I wasn’t aware of because it wasn’t verbalized.”

And judge Mark Ballas told them, “You have to remember that part of the job is communicating. When you’re with your celebrity, you have to find ways to work together.”

As a result, Benji was eliminated.

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This week, it seems that Nina hasn’t learned her lesson. Because, as seen in the exclusive sneak peek below, she was taken to task once again for her lack of communication skills by Selena Hamilton.

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“I just feel that that rehearsal went rough for me,” Selena said during a debrief. “I came into this challenge excited. I have experience picking up choreo in an hour and then performing on stage. In rehearsals, it was a little clash-clash, because Nina…”

And before Selena could finish, Nina interrupted, saying, “I figured it was me.”

Then Selena continued, “You don’t have respect for me. I got to a point in rehearsals where I was, ‘I got to give up.’ Because I couldn’t keep doing the back and forth.”

Nina apologized, “I am so sorry you felt that way. I was genuinely was just trying to understand because I am not used to working so quickly. I was just trying to have a conversation.”

Related: One Miscommunication Changed Everything on DWTS: The Next Pro — See Who Went Home

Selena responded, “It felt less like you were trying to understand. You were trying to take over rehearsal.”

“Really? Okay. If can be honest and speak my truth, any moments when I did talk, I felt like I was pulling back, so it’s ironic to hear that again,” was Nina’s response.

Does Nina learn her lesson when the next challenge is another team dance? Tune in tonight to find out.

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, with episodes available to stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

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With the benefit of hindsight, we now know that Tim Burton might have bitten off a bit more than he could chew with his ill-fated 2001 Planet of the Apes remake.

Envisioned as a bold and exotic adaptation of its iconic source material, Burton's Planet of the Apes ultimately failed to capture the same level of success as the original films.

In spite of his creative hopes for sparking an entirely new line of Planet of the Apesmovies, Burton's ambitions for the franchise came and went with its one-and-down 2001 film.

Providing a creative overhaul of the entire Planet of the Apes saga, Burton's 2001 film starred Mark Wahlberg as Leo Davidson, a daring astronaut who finds himself stranded on a strange planet ruled by talking apes who have long since enslaved humanity.

Starring Wahlberg and an ensemble cast that included the likes of Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson and Paul Giamatti, Planet of the Apes was projected to be the summer blockbuster of 2001.

In spite of its financial success at the box office, however, many viewers and critics were divided over the movie's tone, pacing and infamously polarizing twist ending.

As critic Roger Ebert said of the film, "The movie is great-looking. Rick Baker's makeup is convincing even in the extreme closeups, and his apes sparkle with personality and presence. The sets and locations give us a proper sense of alien awe. Tim Burton made a film that's respectful to the original, and respectable in itself, but that's not enough. Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting."

Some, like Rolling Stone's Peter Travers, were even more blunt in their assessment of the movie. "Call it a letdown, worsened by the forces of shoddy screenwriting," Travers wrote. "To quote Heston in both films, 'Damn them, damn them all'"