Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Long, Long Time’ Streams Fly After ‘Last of Us’ Episode

CNN – Linda Ronstadt’s “Long, Long Time” has appeared not once, but three times Sunday’s episode of “The Last of Us.” And fans of HBO’s latest hit are clearly taken aback by Ronstadt’s song, as streams of her song have ballooned since the episode premiered. Between 11 p.m. ET and midnight Sunday, Spotify streams of … Read more

Barrett Strong, Motown icon and ‘Money’ singer, dies at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most talented songwriter who sang lead on the company’s hit single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on classics like “I Heard It Through” , “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”. He was 81 years old. The … Read more

NASCAR Chicago Street Race announces July 4th concerts, general ticket sales

Robert Chanick, Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — The soundtrack to the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which is set to turn Grant Park into a pop-up racetrack over the Fourth of July weekend, will have more than screeching tires and roaring engines. In addition to 200-mile-per-hour racing cars, the two-day event will feature full-fledged concerts ranging … Read more

Opinion: Why Shakira’s record-breaking song is such a stigma hit

Editor’s note: Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu is a communications specialist and writer based in Chicago. The opinions expressed here are her own. Read more Opinion on CNN. CNN – Last week, Shakira did with former soccer star Gerard Pique what every person who has been abused and underappreciated by their partner wishes they could. … Read more