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Tom Cruise Praises Lady Gaga’s ‘Top Gun’ Song, Reveals She Helped Compose the Score: ‘Her Talent Is Just Boundless’

Someone get Tom Cruise an official Lady Gaga fan club membership, stat. He definitely earned it during his Tuesday (May 3) appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden, where he spent a big chunk of his interview praising Lady Gaga — who’s a featured artist on the soundtrack for his upcoming movie Top […]

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Whataburger Submits Springfield Area Building Plans

The Whataburger restaurant chain has submitted plans to build 3 locations in Springfield. One proposed location is on West Sunshine near McCurry Avenue. A second location is planned on North Glenstone near Kearney, and the third on South Glenstone in front of the Battlefield Mall. Locations are also planned in Ozark and Republic. This article […]

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Mari Copeny, Teen Environmental Justice Activist, to Receive Changemaker Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Mari Copeny, a 14-year-old advocate for environmental justice who has already demonstrated more social commitment than most people do in a lifetime, will receive the Changemaker Award at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, which will be held May 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show, hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, […]

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Kelly Clarkson & Melissa McCarthy Are Among 2022 Gracie Awards Winners

UPDATE: On Wednesday (May 4), the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation announced actress Holly Robinson Peete will host the 47th Annual Gracie Awards and singer-songwriter Christina Perri will perform her new single, “Evergone.”  “I’m thrilled to be a part of such a special day honoring the tenacity, intelligence and fierceness of my fellow women in […]

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Suspect in Dave Chappelle Attack Arrested for Assault With a Deadly Weapon

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance while the man was taken away in an ambulance. The assailant was carrying a replica handgun with a knife blade inside, authorities said. Isaiah […]

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Joan Jett Drops a Cherry Bomb of Truth Over Ted Nugent Best Guitarist Diss: ‘He Has to Live With Being Ted Nugent’

Consider the source. That was Joan Jett‘s pointed retort in a new interview in which she was asked to respond to right wing rock ranter Ted Nugent‘s unsolicited shot at her in January, when he claimed she didn’t belong on a list of the best rock guitarists. “You have to have s–t for brains and […]

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Justin Bieber Recalls Having an ‘Emotional Breakdown’ After Marrying Hailey Bieber

Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber’s marriage might look great on the outside, but according to the singer, like any relationship, it requires a lot of patience and working on oneself to create a healthy union. Speaking with Ebro Darden for Apple Music 1 in an interview published on Tuesday (May 3), the “Honest” singer opened […]

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Excessive Rain Could Lead to Significant Flash Flooding in the Ozarks, with Severe Weather Potential Through Thursday

A storm system approaches the Ozarks Wednesday, bringing the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding, and strong to severe thunderstorms. The National Weather Service says a Flood Watch is in effect through Thursday afternoon for most of southwest Missouri. Widespread rain amounts of one to three inches are expected in the Ozarks, with local pockets […]

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Blossoms Set For U.K. No. 1 With ‘Ribbon Around the Bomb’

Blossoms are ready to detonate the U.K. albums chart with Ribbon Around the Bomb (EMI), which leads the midweek tally. If it holds its course, Ribbon will become the English indie outfit’s third leader, following 2016’s eponymously-titled debut and 2020’s Foolish Loving Spaces. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Albums Chart Update is […]

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Bobby O’Jay, Memphis Radio Legend, Dies at 68

WDIA Memphis mainstay Bobby O’Jay passed away of unknown causes on Tuesday (May 3). He was 68. Before joining WDIA — the country’s first Black radio station — as an air personality in 1983, O’Jay launched his radio career in 1972 in Milwaukee. A segue to an on-air gig in Montgomery, Alabama, was followed by […]