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Frank Beard, the longtime drummer with rock legends ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77. The news was announced earlier today (August 18) by the band, with their official website confirming that Beard died yesterday while receiving hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. He was surrounded by his family, and no cause of death has been shared. ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons has paid tribute to Beard, describing him as “one of the most naturally innovating drummers” and a “great and true son of Texas”. He added that Beard’s “signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top”, while…
Milwaukee rapper Funny $Money has died. He was one of two killed in a shooting in the city’s Old North neighborhood on August 17, WISN 12 News reports. His nephew told the station, “The last thing I said to my uncle was, ‘I love you and be safe.’ He said, ‘I’m always safe.’ That was it.” Funny $Money was 33.One of the linchpins of the recent Milwaukee hip-hop boom, Funny $Money, born Quentene Williams, was a slick-talking punchline rapper with an ear for R&B samples and groovy slap beats. He felt like connective tissue among a new generation of local…
From the creator of My Old Ass, Sterling Point follows New Yorker Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin) as she heads to a Canadian island recently left to her by a grandfather she never knew, and begins uncovering long-buried family secrets. The eight-episode Prime exclusive, written and directed by Megan Park, is the latest Canadian production to make waves with audiences around the world. In November 2025, the TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s 2019 novel Heated Rivalry became a major talking point on social media and at water coolers, following in the footsteps of Schitt’s Creek, which ran for six seasons and…
On Tuesday, ZZ Top announced the death of their longtime drummer Frank Beard. The percussionist’s death on Aug. 17 at 77 follows that of original bass player Dusty Hill, who died in 2021, leaving singer-guitarist Billy F. Gibbons as the sole member of the Texas band’s classic lineup. The group said it was canceling a pair of shows scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, but that they’ll return to the road this weekend for two concerts in Austin, “one of Frank’s favorite venues and in a city that had been something of a second home for him.” When ZZ Top play…
Hayden Panettiere‘s mother, Lesley Vogel, made her first comments about the death of her daughter on Tuesday, putting scrutiny on Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, actor Brian Hickerson. “This person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death and that was Brian Hickerson,” she told NBC News. Hickerson and his brother Zach were reportedly inside the Greenville, South Carolina apartment complex where Panettiere went into cardiac arrest. A police report, referenced by NBC News, described Zach as “very emotional” but that Brian remained composed until EMS pronounced…
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, who played with the band for well over 50 years, has died. The group confirmed the news on Instagram today, August 18. Beard was 77.“Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas,” ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons shared in a statement today. “His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top.” The band, which is currently in the midst of a US tour, has canceled upcoming shows in Salt Lake City (August 18) and…
Solange has taken to Instagram to mourn Hayden Panettiere, who died of cardiac arrest on Sunday. In 2006, Panettiere and the singer co-starred in the teen cheerleading movie Bring It On: All or Nothing. In a series of posts, Solange shared stills from the movie and paid tribute to the late actress. “Rest in peace Hayden,” she wrote. “In peace, because you are so deserving of it. We had so many parallels in our lives, and the world watched you so courageously live in your radical truth telling your story. We watched your endless quest for vulnerability and healing.”She continued:…
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Frank Beard, the longtime, hard-shuffling drummer for Texas rock greats ZZ Top, died on Monday. He was 77. Bob Merlis, the band’s representative, confirmed the news, saying Beard died while in hospice care, surrounded by family, at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. An exact cause of death was not given. ZZ Top also announced that it would cancel its scheduled show tonight (Aug. 18) in Salt Lake City and its gig on Wednesday (Aug. 19) in Colorado Springs. The band’s current tour will resume this weekend in Austin. Beard had faced several serious health issues over the years. In 2002,…
Remi Wolf has announced her third studio album ‘Mud’, saying making the record has helped her enter “a new phase of life”. The Palo Alto singer-songwriter will release the follow-up to 2024’s ‘Big Ideas‘ on October 9 via Island Records, and the 11-track album will include the recent single ‘Twiggy’, while another new song ‘Bottle’ will arrive on Thursday (August 20). Pre-order the album here. Speaking about the record, Wolf has said: “I feel like I’ve crossed into a new phase of life because of this album. I literally felt like I was covered in shit. And now, at the end of the album process,…
