Legendary singer Billy Joel said he always looked forward to being a father, in large part because his father left the family after divorcing his mother when he was just eight years old.
“It means a lot to me, and I think that&#8217;s maybe part of the father thing,” Joel told People during an <a href="https://people.com/billy-joel-says-he-was-looking-forward-to-fatherhood-all-my-life-exclusive-11777997">interview</a> published on Thursday. “I didn&#8217;t have a dad, so it was very important for me to be a dad.”
The 76-year-old “Piano Man” singer is a father of three, including daughter Alexa Ray, 39, whom he shares with his ex-wife, former model Christie Brinkley. Joel remarried for the fourth time in 2015 and had two more girls: Della, 9, and Remy, 7.
“I love all of my girls. And poetic justice, I had all girls, of course, but I’m really enjoying this a lot,” he told the outlet. “It’s something I was looking forward to all my life, and here I am.”
While Joel believed he was “too old” to have more children after marrying equestrian Alexis Roderick, he went on to have his youngest daughters at the ages of 66 and 68. 
“Having these little kids at this time in my life is such a joy,” Joel said in a documentary about his life, as the outlet noted. “I have time to be with them … I wanted to make sure that they got everything they needed from me, so I kind of knuckled down and took fatherhood very, very seriously.”
It’s a topic he’s visited before. In 2023, the “Uptown Girl” singer said he revels in being there for his kids.
“I wait around for the kids to come back from school. I love hanging out with my children,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-08/billy-joel-piano-man-sofi-stadium-stevie-nicks">told</a> the Los Angeles Times. &#8220;They’re so much fun and so interesting to me. I get to be a stay-at-home dad. That’s how I enjoy my life these days.&#8221;
Joel, who was recently diagnosed with a brain condition affecting his balance and vision, is currently promoting his new HBO documentary series “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” which includes details about his father leaving the family. The six-time Grammy Award winner said he tracked down his dad when he was in his early 20s and found him living in Vienna with a new family.
The singer told People he wished his dad were proud of him, but said they “never really made a strong connection … It’s disappointing.” 
Joel’s father passed away in 2011.

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‘Something I Was Looking Forward To All My Life’: Billy Joel Opens Up About Fatherhood

Billy Joel On Fatherhood: 'Something I Was Looking Forward To All My Life'

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Legendary singer Billy Joel told Bill Maher that he’s not affected by criticism he receives from the “woke” Left, which in the past has included pushback on songs like “Angry Young Man” and “Goodnight Saigon.”
The 76-year-old singer discussed his thoughts during Monday’s episode of the “Club Random” podcast. Maher brought up how leftists are “snippy” to things they disagree with, which Joel said he’s “inured to.”  
The conversation began with Maher discussing how many of Joel’s songs evoked the post-WWII generation that was “just very different.” The host brought up the singer’s 1976 song, &#8220;Angry Young Man,&#8221; as one example.
The lyrics say, &#8220;I believe I&#8217;ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage/ I found that just surviving is a noble fight/ I once believed in causes too/I had my pointless point of view, and life went on no matter who was wrong or right.&#8221;
&#8220;I feel like that is the message of the age, even though some people will hear that and say, ‘Look at these two a**holes,’&#8221; Maher said.
“Boomers,” Joel agreed, offering an example of how he and Maher might be criticized for expressing those views.
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Maher next mentioned how upset the Left gets when people don’t say, “Trump’s the worst.”
“Ok but even if we admit that … this is also true,” he added.
The podcast host also brought up criticism about Joel’s &#8220;Goodnight Saigon&#8221; song about the Vietnam War, which included the lyrics, &#8220;And who was wrong? And who was right? It didn&#8217;t matter in the thick of the fight.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you still feel that way?&#8221; Maher asked Joel. 
&#8220;Yes,&#8221; the singer said. 
&#8220;And you don’t care what they say about you? The woke?&#8221; Maher asked.
&#8220;At this point, no,&#8221; Joel replied. “I’m inured to it … on the other hand, I&#8217;m always trying to find out the other point of view. What&#8217;s, you know, not my point of view … somebody else&#8217;s point of view. Okay, I’d like to understand why they think that way.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s so difficult in this day and age,&#8221; Maher replied. &#8220;I mean, it is what I am always trying to do on my show. Look, this is one safe space for everybody, and I will take the heat from &#8230; both sides. I mean, I do feel like the Left, who, ironically, I&#8217;m more actually aligned with, is more snippy about it, and has a worse attitude about it, and makes me viscerally not like them more sometimes.&#8221;
At another point, the two discussed how everything, including criticism, is different now. 
&#8220;People say things all the time on [social media] they would never say if they had to say it to your face,&#8221; Maher said.
&#8220;It just always surprises me how people express this hatred,&#8221; Joel agreed. &#8220;It’s like, you hate a musician because he wrote something?&#8221;
While Joel has a history of financially supporting Democratic candidates, he&#8217;s not a political activist like some of his contemporaries. He discussed his views during a 2019 <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billy-joel-turning-70-donald-trump-new-music-831081/">interview</a> with Rolling Stone.
&#8220;I don’t think I’m going to be politically involved. I find a lot of people resent celebrities touting their candidate,&#8221; he said at the time. &#8220;That can actually turn more people off than it can bring more people in. I admire people like Springsteen, who gets up there and touts a candidate. He’s a citizen and he has a right to do that. My experience has always been that people resent it when they go to see you do a show and you get up on a soapbox and spout politics.&#8221;

Billy Joel Tells Bill Maher He Doesn’t Care About Criticism From The ‘Woke’ Left

Billy Joel Tells Bill Maher He Doesn't Care About 'Woke' Criticism

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Pop singer Connie Francis, best known for her iconic single “Pretty Little Baby,” has died at the age of 87.
The celeb is also known for being the first female singer to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Besides “Pretty Little Baby,” Francis is known for the single &#8220;Who&#8217;s Sorry Now?&#8221; and for singing the theme song for the film “Where the Boys Are” (1961). She also acted in the movie.
Her death was announced via Ron Roberts, president of her label Concetta Records, in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ron.roberts.102977/posts/pfbid02CXrUcxAHfrbZ5EUy2N19u4WgsxMrqoy6YRtWguTH8ybPMwgsQSLzPuB43yJ3Dh9gl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> post. 
“It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night. I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news,” the update said. “More details will follow later.”
Francis had previously shared a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConnieFrancisOfficial/posts/pfbid0fv6cDaArP8WXBNkeDCaq4kXsyDgYsXj684t45Wfj5xrou3ebEuXuSbpyS9jTDYfGl">health update</a> with her fans in March, saying she was in a wheelchair &#8220;to avoid undue pressure on a troublesome, painful hip.”
Her last social media update was shared on July 4 when she said, &#8220;Today I am feeling much better after a good night.&#8221;
The singer was born Concetta Franconero in Newark, New Jersey, and later changed her name at the suggestion of TV host Arthur Godfrey, per <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/17/1238530020/connie-francis-dead">NPR</a>. Francis became massively popular at a young age, selling more than 40 million records by the age of 25.
Besides music, she had a short-lived acting career and appeared in several romantic comedies. The outlet also noted several major tragedies that happened to her over the years.
For example, Francis’ good friend was strangled to death in 1967, and her brother was murdered in 1981.
Francis had cosmetic surgery on her nose in 1967, which left her unable to sing. It would take three more surgeries over the years to correct the damage.
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t sing in air conditioned rooms,&#8221; she told NPR in 1982. &#8220;Which presented great problems in Las Vegas. They had to shut the air conditioning off, and the people would wilt. And I would, and the band would.&#8221;
Then in 1974, the singer was raped at knifepoint at a Howard Johnson motel after singing at a music festival. She wound up receiving $2.5 million, the largest settlement for a rape case in history to that point.
&#8220;There was a doctor in New York who said that he could correct this,&#8221; she told NPR. &#8220;So I went for surgery, and two weeks before I went in for that surgery, I was recording an Italian album, and two weeks after the surgery, I went back to finish the overdub of the album, and that was one of the most terrifying moments of my life, because my voice was gone.”
She continued, “So, it wasn&#8217;t the rape that affected my voice. It was definitely the surgery. And I had a range of about seven notes. There was not one song I could sing from beginning to end. Oh, incidentally, two months after I&#8217;d lost my voice, my husband got up and left, and he just left. And that was the end of that.&#8221;
Francis has been out of the industry for years after retiring to Florida, but has become a household name among the youth after the song “Pretty Little Baby” went viral on TikTok recently.
The singer addressed the newfound popularity of the song. &#8220;My thanks to TikTok and its members for the wonderful, and oh so unexpected, reception given to my 1961 recording &#8216;Pretty Little Baby,'&#8221; she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConnieFrancisOfficial/posts/1259428432215110">wrote</a> on Facebook in May.
&#8220;The first I learned of it was when Ron called to advise me that I had &#8216;a viral hit.&#8217; Clearly out of touch with present-day music statistics terminology, my initial response was to ask: &#8216;What’s that?'&#8221;
“Thank you everyone!” she added.

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Latin R&amp;B singer Nezza made waves before a Los Angeles Dodgers game on Saturday when she sang “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish despite being told not to.
The 30-year-old recording artist, whose full name is Vanessa Hernández, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@babynezza/video/7515995487342824734?lang=en">mocked</a> the controversy in a post on her TikTok account. “para mi gente [for my people]; I stand with you,” she wrote in the video caption, which has almost 8 million views.
“Watch the Dodgers tell me I can’t sing the Spanish ‘Star Spangled Banner that Roosevelt literally commissioned in 1945,” she gloated in a text overlay.
The video clip attached shows Nezza smiling and wearing a Dominican Republic jersey. A team representative can be heard telling her, “We are gonna do the song in English today. I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed.” Nezza immediately stops smiling and says, “Ohhhh.” 
The video then cuts to a shot of her singing the anthem in Spanish with a text overlay that says, “so I did it anyway.”
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Nezza followed up with <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@babynezza/video/7516015340464262431?lang=en">another TikTok</a> on Saturday night, saying through tears, “Safe to say I’m never allowed in that stadium ever again.&#8221; 
“Bear with me ’cause I’m still very shaken up and emotional,” the singer said in the follow-up before trying to justify her decision. “You can Google it, (but) I’ll just read it to you really quick: ‘It was officially commissioned in 1945 by the U.S. State Department as a part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s good neighbor policy to foster a better relationship with Latin America.”
“Because of this, I didn’t think I would be met with any sort of, like, no, especially because we’re in L.A., and with everything happening. And I’ve sung the national anthem many times in my life, but … today, out of all days, I could not, I’m sorry,” Nezza added.
“I just could not believe when she walked in and told me no. I just felt like I needed to do it. For anyone who’s been following me for a while, you know everything I do is out of love,” she continued. “And I am proud of myself for doing that today. Because my parents are immigrants, and they’ve been citizens my whole life at this point. They got documented really early, but I just can’t imagine them being ripped away from me, just even at this age, let alone [as] a little kid. What are we doing?”
On Sunday, a Dodgers team official told <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-06-15/nezza-sang-the-national-anthem-in-spanish-at-dodger-stadium-despite-teams-objection">The Los Angeles Times</a> that “there were no consequences from the club regarding the performance and that Nezza would be welcome back at the stadium in the future.”
Videos of Nezza’s Spanish rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” began circulating on social media, where it received mixed but mostly negative reactions. 
“Can you imagine what would happen if you did that in another country? The entitlement and disrespect is off the charts,” one reaction on X <a href="https://x.com/SKDoubleDub33/status/1934370881704227241">said</a>. 
“Kinda loses its virtue when you start posting about it for likes and attention without letting the recognition and praise happen organically. Shows you did it for the wrong reasons,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/getwreckednerds/status/1934410660278042633">chimed in</a>.

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Pop singer Jennifer Lopez is getting mixed reactions for a move she made during her performance at the 2025 American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday night.
The 55-year-old was wearing a bedazzled jumpsuit while performing a medley of songs during the show’s opening when she unexpectedly kissed one of the male dancers on stage, then turned to a female dancer and kissed her, too. 
While many fans praised Lopez’s performance, others called it “trashy” and accused the singer of ripping off Madonna, who infamously locked lips with both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera while performing at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2003.
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“Desperate attempt to return to relevancy,” one reply <a href="https://x.com/PriceOnCulture/status/1927162366136852931">said</a>. 
“Aging rough. Gross,” another person echoed.
“Pretty trashy,” a third commenter <a href="https://x.com/SPMadMax/status/1927216070517043205">wrote</a>.
“I can smell the desperation for attention,” another reply <a href="https://x.com/1UPCJ/status/1927217223623458947">said</a>. “Lady you&#8217;re 55&#8230; stop embarrassing yourself and just call it quits.”
Despite the audience having a negative reaction online, the night’s next presenter had nothing but praise for Lopez. &#8220;How cool is it to have a total superstar like J.Lo hosting the AMAs?&#8221; actress Tiffany Haddish told the audience gathered at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. 
&#8220;Our host has just danced to 23 hits in six minutes,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Just from that opening number alone, Jenny from the Block has got all her steps in for the day, and she got all her kisses in. Save a dancer for me, J.Lo. Damn! You ain&#8217;t the only one out here single.&#8221;  
The night’s big winner was Billie Eilish, who won in all seven categories for which she was nominated, including major accolades such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.
Lopez made headlines last summer when she filed for divorce from actor Ben Affleck, with whom she had been married for about two years. The pair was previously engaged and broke up in 2002, then reconnected years later and made much ado about their rekindled romance. The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer is currently single.

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‘Desperate’: Viewers React To Jennifer Lopez Making Out With Dancers At AMAs

'Desperate:' Viewers React To Jennifer Lopez Kissing Male, Then Female Dancer At AMAs

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Recording artist Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming shows and shared a health update with fans.
The 76-year-old singer shared a lengthy statement on social media, which included news of his medical diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Per the <a href="https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia/types-of-dementia/normal-pressure-hydrocephalus#:~:text=Normal%20pressure%20hydrocephalus%20is%20a,spinal%20tap%20is%20often%20normal.">Alzheimer’s Association</a>, this condition occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside the skull and presses on the brain. This can “disrupt and damage nearby brain tissue, leading to difficulty walking, problems with thinking and reasoning, and loss of bladder control.”
The condition has been exacerbated by his recent tour schedule, and has led to issues with Joel’s hearing, vision, and balance.
The statement on Instagram said the “Piano Man” singer has been &#8220;advised to refrain from performing during this recovery period.&#8221;
It also said Joel is &#8220;thankful for the excellent care he is receiving and is fully committed to prioritizing his health. He is grateful for the support from fans during this time and looks forward to the day when he can once again take the stage.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and thank you for understanding,&#8221; Joel said in a statement.
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This news comes after Joel took a fall onstage at the Mohegan Sun resort in Montville, Connecticut, in February and subsequently postponed the rest of his tour. Now those rescheduled dates are being canceled indefinitely.
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At the time, Joel said only that the concert tour changes were due to a “medical condition.”
Joel is an iconic American singer-songwriter and pianist known for hits like “Piano Man,” “Uptown Girl,” “Tell Her About It,” “The Longest Time,” and “New York State of Mind.” With over 160 million records sold, he&#8217;s one of the best-selling artists of all time, with a career that’s been going strong since the 1970s.

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A bust of singer Jim Morrison that was stolen from &#8220;The Doors&#8221; legendary frontman&#8217;s gravesite in 1988 has been recovered by accident, French police have announced.
“After 37 years of absence, the bust of Jim Morrison, stolen in 1988 from the Père Lachaise cemetery, has been found,” the Paris Regional Judicial Police Directorate <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuPS2ponll">said</a> in an Instagram post.
“During an investigation conducted by the Financial and Anti-Corruption Brigade of the Directorate of Judicial Police of the Prefecture of Police, under the authority of the Paris Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office, this iconic symbol for the singer&#8217;s fans was recovered.”
The prosecutor&#8217;s office called it a “chance discovery made during a search ordered by an examining magistrate at the Paris court.&#8221;  
Morrison, former singer of The Doors and best known for songs such as “Light My Fire” and “Break on Through,” was found dead at the age of 27 in the bathtub of his Paris apartment in 1971. He was buried at Père-Lachaise, a cemetery filled with other famous figures including Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, and Edith Piaf.
Fans have been flocking to the singer&#8217;s gravesite ever since, especially on special occasions such as the anniversary of his death on July 3. Celebrations there have sometimes gotten rowdy, with police being forced to disperse a crowd in 1991 using tear gas.
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The 300-pound bust made by Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin was added to Morrison&#8217;s tombstone on the 10th anniversary of his death, then disappeared seven years later.
Jeff Jampo, manager of Morrison&#8217;s estate, told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/style/jim-morrison-grave-bust-found-intl-scli">CNN</a> that he’s “happy to hear” the bust was found. 
“Obviously it’s a piece of history, and one Jim’s family wanted there on his grave, so it’s gratifying to see that it’s been recovered. Now we’ll have to see what kind of shape the bust is in,” he told the outlet.
There has been no indication of what will be done now that the bust has been found.
“I think it would be incredible if they put the bust back onto where it was and it would attract so many more people, but the cemetery wouldn’t even be able to hold that many people,” Paris tour guide Jade Jezzini <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jim-morrison-paris-grave-bust-recovered-3dc51d6bfdee8c3f19c4b806ddd36313">said</a>, according to the Associated Press. “The amount of people who would rush in here just to see the bust to take pictures of it, it would be incredible.”

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Police Find Jim Morrison’s Stolen Gravesite Bust After Nearly Four Decades

Gravesite Statue Of Jim Morrison Stolen 37 Years Ago Recovered By French Police

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Singer Lorde just gave a lengthy interview promoting her new album, “Virgin,” during which she discussed how she doesn’t fully identify with either gender. The 28-year-old celebrity also mentioned going off birth control two years ago for the first time since she was a teen.
Lorde told <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lorde-gender-dentity-interview-1235339017/">Rolling Stone</a> during the cover story interview that she’s “in the middle gender-wise.” During a conversation she had with her friend, “queer” recording artist Chappell Roan, Lorde responded to a question about her being non-binary by saying, “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.”
That same line is included on her new album’s opening track.
“I know that’s not a very satisfying answer but there’s a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up,” she continued.
The outlet noted how she referred to her journey of self-expression as “the ooze,” which referenced how she allowed herself to “take up more space.”
“My gender got way more expansive when I gave my body more room,” Lorde added.
She mentioned going off birth control in 2023 as being a turning point in her thoughts about gender. She said that action led to her feeling as though she “cut some sort of cord between myself and this regulated femininity. It sounds crazy, but I felt that all of a sudden, I was off the map of femininity. And I totally believed that that allowed things to open up.”
The singer insisted that the labels she currently has for herself are not “radical” compared to others.
“I see these incredibly brave young people, and it’s complicated,” Lorde told Rolling Stone. “Making the expression privately is one thing, but I want to make very clear that I’m not trying to take any space from anyone who has more on the line than me. Because I’m, comparatively, in a very safe place as a wealthy, cis, white woman.”
Lorde, a native of New Zealand whose real name is Ella Yelich-O&#8217;Connor, first gained popularity when she was a teen participating in a singing competition. She is the latest in a long line of celebrities and entertainers to embrace radical left-wing gender theory and identify as something different from the standard gender binary.
This has led to mixed reviews from fans generally. One commenter on X summed up what others have said, <a href="https://x.com/AJ_Macintosh82/status/1923071894930047254">writing</a>, &#8220;WTF is wrong with these people??&#8221;

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Singer Lorde Refuses To Pick A Gender: ‘I’m A Woman Except For The Days When I’m A Man’

Singer Lorde Refuses To Pick A Gender: 'I'm A Woman Except For The Days When I'm A Man'

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Singer and leftist Bruce Springsteen opened his &#8220;Land of Hopes and Dreams&#8221; tour with his E Street Band by delivering a lengthy diatribe on foreign soil against President Donald Trump, which led to mockery and criticism on social media.
The 75-year-old recording artist took to the stage on Wednesday in Manchester, England, to make his complaints. 
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” Springsteen <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/bruce-springsteen-trump-treasonous-concert.html">said</a>, per Vulture.
The longtime Democrat supporter made multiple political statements during his two-and-a-half-hour-long set, per <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/bruce-springsteen-trump-treasonous-concert-2072574">Newsweek</a>.
Before playing the song, My City of Ruins, he said, &#8220;There&#8217;s some very weird, strange, and dangerous s*** going on out there right now.&#8221;
&#8220;In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now. In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world&#8217;s poorest children to sickness and death.&#8221;
On the topic of the Trump administration targeting illegal aliens for deportation, Springsteen said, &#8220;They are removing residents off American streets and without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons.&#8221;
&#8220;In my country they&#8217;re taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers. They&#8217;re rolling back historic civil rights legislation that has led to a more just and plural society,” the singer said at another point. “They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They are defunding American universities that won&#8217;t bow down to their ideological demands.&#8221;
While some social media users agreed with Springsteen’s message, a large number of commenters were critical of the statements he was making.
“Nobody cares what Bruce Springsteen has to say,” one X user <a href="https://x.com/IanJaeger29/status/1922809978991124748">replied</a>. 
“Bruce Springsteen has completely lost his mind,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1922988892732391472">observed</a>. “He goes full MSNBC instead of just playing the music people were there to hear. Entertainers are such narcissists.”
“Fans don&#8217;t want to hear this bullsh**&#8230;.They want to hear music. They should have booed him off the stage,” a third person <a href="https://x.com/RealHickory/status/1922966007754162319">said</a>. 
Another commenter <a href="https://x.com/Alsboringtweets/status/1922937826166870386">wrote</a>, “Bruce Springsteen waited until his European tour to badmouth Trump. Was he afraid of the response he would have gotten if he tried it here?? I will answer this for you, Yes. Coward move.”
Besides being an outspoken Democrat supporter, Springsteen is a friend of former President Barack Obama and campaigned for both of his presidential campaigns. The singer also headlined rallies for both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris&#8217; last election cycle.

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‘Nobody Cares’: Bruce Springsteen Mocked For Tirade Against Trump

'Nobody Cares': Bruce Springsteen Mocked For Tirade Against Trump During His Concert

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Singer Johnny Mathis has announced he’s retiring from touring after close to seven decades in the public spotlight.
The announcement confirmed that the 89-year-old recording artist will play a few more shows before taking the stage for a final time on May 18 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. 
Mathis has been actively touring since the debut of his self-titled album in 1956. Despite changing trends, the singer kept a core fan base and recorded 53 studio albums between 1960 and 1990, per <a href="http://emory-issues#:~:text=A%20statement%20posted%20to%20Facebook,from%20touring%20and%20live%20concerts.%E2%80%9D">The Guardian</a>.
“As many of you may already be aware, Johnny Mathis is approaching his 90th birthday this year,” a statement shared on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyMathisMusic">Facebook </a>said. “So, it’s with sincere regret that due to Mr. Mathis’ age and memory issues which have accelerated, we are announcing his retirement from touring and live concerts.”
“Johnny Mathis and his entire staff send their heartfelt gratitude to all Mathis fans worldwide for your continued love and support of his music! It’s truly been ‘Wonderful, Wonderful.&#8217;”
The statement also said that any tickets purchased for shows scheduled in June would be eligible for a refund. Aside from the New Jersey stop, other upcoming shows include Mathis performing on April 10 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; April 26 in Shipshewana, Indiana; and May 10 in Santa Rosa, California.
Despite the announcement regarding Mathis’s failing health, the legendary singer was just given a positive review for one of his shows in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
The reviewer from the Minneapolis Star Tribune <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/review-at-89-johnny-mathis-was-still-wonderful-wonderful-at-mystic-lake/ar-AA1AxYTc?apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawJRYyFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZpz8fDpDmyyD_56GOQvj0C1TxXxem7YR4jILGw6-N_PpMIUkRMn-ZpPtg_aem_21KqU96lwTiE1vZqKe6OPQ">wrote</a> that the singer put on “the most beautifully romantic concert in a theater in recent memory.”
“Although he mentioned that he hadn’t sung in a while, you could have closed your eyes and imagined it was 1960-something. Mathis’ voice was remarkably pristine, a little richer with less quivering, fewer low notes and startling power. He often sang with the microphone away from his mouth — even down to his waist a couple of times — and his voice was strong, clear and ideally emotive,” the reviewer said, noting that Mathis “earned a mid-show standing ovation from about 1,500 concertgoers” after performing “Moon River.”
In 2018, Mathis spoke about how his health would influence his career. “It revolves around whether or not you’re physically able and in good health,” he said, as The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/27/johnny-mathis-89-retires-from-performing-age-memory-issues">noted</a>. “That’s the most important thing because you won’t feel like doing anything if you’re not healthy. And being a vocalist, you have another thing to worry about. The vocals cords are flesh and blood so anything can happen to them … You take care of the thing that got you to the dance.”
Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings.

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Legendary Singer Says He’s Retiring From Touring Due To ‘Age And Memory Issues’

Johnny Mathis Says He's Retiring From Touring Due To 'Age And Memory Issues'

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Katy Perry has weighed in on the wild internet conspiracy theory — which has circulated for years — claiming that JonBenet Ramsey was never killed and actually grew up to be the superstar singer.
The 40-year-old singer reacted to a post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGmjo_vswWw/?hl=en">Instagram</a> that was created by Artificial Intelligence and claimed to show the time-lapse growth of Ramsey into Perry, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/24/entertainment/katy-perry-reacts-to-conspiracy-that-shes-jonbenet-ramsey/">New York Post</a> reported. Ramsey was the beauty queen who was murdered in her home in Colorado in 1996 when she was just 6 years old.
The person captioned the post, “iykyk. (if you know you know) and the video included Perry’s song “Wide Awake.” 
The “Fireworks” star somehow saw the post and responded, “wait am I.” It has more than 5,000 comments and hundreds of replies at the time of this publication.
The comments definitely got a lot of attention.
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Katy Perry Responds to Conspiracy Theory She&#8217;s JonBenét Ramsey <a href="https://t.co/O9e4XP4hNt">https://t.co/O9e4XP4hNt</a>
— E! News (@enews) <a href="https://twitter.com/enews/status/1903557373286834624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
“The fact that Katy Perry actually commented makes this even better,” one person wrote.
Another added, “I’ve always known these are the same person.”
While a third person wrote, “Show us [your] birth certificate sis.”
And while some people found Perry’s response amusing, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGmjo_vswWw/?hl=en">others</a> were pretty upset at the joke about the murder of a child that still remains unsolved in 2025.
“Please stop. Don’t disrespect that little girl like this,&#8221; one person replied.
Another added, “This is a real child, daughter, and sister whose life was taken from her. This is so disrespectful to the family. I hope they find the animal who did this and some peace for the family.&#8221;
And a third person wrote, “This is bull. Quit dishonoring this little girl&#8217;s memory.”
There have been numerous theories as to what happened to JonBenet, including the one involving Perry. But as the Post noted, there are quite a few problems with this one theory — namely the fact that the superstar singer is 40 years old and JonBenet would only be 35 if she was alive.
JonBenet&#8217;s death shocked the nation on December 26, 1996, after her mother called police to report the young beauty queen missing, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jonbenet-ramseys-father-wants-new-investigation-into-daughters-death-gov-polis-responds">reported</a>. Patsy Ramsey called police after finding a ransom note demanding $118,000 for the safe return of her daughter. JonBenet’s father, John Ramsey, found the little girl’s body in the basement later that day.
For years, the Ramseys were suspected of killing their daughter until they were “completely cleared” in 2008 by DNA testing. 
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Katy Perry Weighs In On Wild JonBenet Ramsey Conspiracy Theory

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Dawn Robinson, best known for her role in the popular 1990s R&amp;B group En Vogue, recently revealed on YouTube that she is homeless and has been living in her car for three years.
The 58-year-old said in the video clip shared on Tuesday, “You guys, for the past three years, I have been living in my car.” She sighed with apparent relief, adding, “I said it, oh my gosh, it’s out.”
She mentioned that some people had told her not to tell the truth about her living situation. Robinson said they said, “You shouldn’t talk about it because you’re a celebrity and what if they judge you?”
“I’m like ok and what if?” the singer continued. “What if they judge me? So what? We’re all judged. Life is life.”
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Robinson went on to explain how it all happened. She told fans she’d been living with her parents in Las Vegas in 2020 but then took her manager’s advice to move to Los Angeles. She stayed with him briefly before moving into a hotel for eight months. 
The En Vogue singer said her manager was the reason she never made the move from the hotel to an apartment, claiming he was “playing games” and coming up with excuses for why the potential rentals she found wouldn’t work out.
“Sometimes &#8230; people want to trap you and keep you in a situation where you’re vulnerable and depending on them,” she said in the YouTube video. “So I got out of there.”
That’s when Robinson started looking into adopting a “car life” instead of renting a traditional apartment. “I felt free,” she said. “I felt like I was on a camping trip. It just felt like it was the right thing to do.”
The singer stressed that her purpose for sharing the video wasn’t to earn pity from fans.
“It’s not ‘Woe is me,'&#8221; Robinson said. “I’m learning about who I am. I’m learning myself as a person, as a woman.&#8221;
&#8220;I miss my family. I miss everybody I was connected to,” she added. “But I needed to do this alone. &#8230; I needed to do this for me.” 
The En Vogue singer said she’s happy with her choices. “I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished out here,” she told viewers.
“Be spontaneous,” Robinson concluded. “Do the scary. F*** fear.”

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