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Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic I Fought the Law and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at 88. Curtis, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Crickets in 2012, died Friday, his wife of more than a half-century, Louise Curtis, confirmed to The Associated Press. His daughter, Sarah Curtis, wrote on his Facebook page that he had been suddenly ill.Curtis wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, from Keith Whitley’s country smash I’m No Stranger to the Rain to the Everly Brothers’ Walk Right Back, a personal favourite Curtis completed while in Army basic training. Bing Crosby, Glen Campbell, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful ...

She is a successful musician, and transitioning into acting, while not an easy journey, is something Lisa Mishra has strived for. After her stint in Call Me Bae (2024), where she made her debut as both actor and composer while crooning two numbers, she was seen in Netflix’s The Royals. She is grateful for the love and acceptance she has received from Indian audiences as she balances her career in music and acting. Now, Mishra is all set to kickstart the second season of the Ananya Panday-starrer Call Me Bae, and The Royals 2, which has been officially announced. “These shows have changed the way people see me. For the longest time, I was only thought of as a musician. Now, casting directors are calling me in because they’ve seen what I can bring to a character. What’s been most rewarding ...

Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities said Friday. He was 57. The small plane with three people aboard crashed Thursday afternoon “under unknown circumstances” in the woods in Franklin, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a preliminary report.There were no survivors, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said in a statement. The other two people on the plane were Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell Wilson, the patrol confirmed.The plane had taken off from John C. Tune airport in Nashville. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board said they will investigate the crash.James was on a Cirrus SR22T, which was registered to him under his legal name of Brett James Cornelius, according to information provided by...

The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Aryan Khan`s directorial debut, has already become the talk of the town due to its bold, humorous perspective on the Hindi film business. The Netflix comedy, which stars Bobby Deol, Lakshya Lalwani, Sahher Bambba, Mona Singh, and Raghav Juyal, and features cameos from Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, and Karan Johar, is full of surprises. But one sequence in particular has grabbed the attention: Raghav Juyal`s humorous tribute to Emraan Hashmi. The now-viral scene depicts Raghav`s character, Parvaiz, who is openly fascinated with Emraan. Wearing a t-shirt bearing the actor`s visage, he breaks into the cult hit Kaho Na Kaho, leaving Emraan speechless and the audience in stitches. Raghav embraces Emraan and declares his love in a dramatic way. He said,  “Peh...