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From music to film to theme parks Dolly Parton has been a part of the American entertainment scene for multiple decades. In honor of the pop icon’s 75th birthday here are a couple of fun facts you might have missed about the Queen of Country.

Halsey apologized and deleted a photo that depicted her battle with an eating disorder after being shamed on social media for not including a trigger warning. Chelsea Kronengold from the National Eating Disorders Association talked to LX News about the appropriate way to have a conversation surrounding eating disorders.

South Korea’s latest girl group, æspa, hopes these artificially intelligent (A.I.) virtual idols can become your next best friend. 

Derek Wood, a guitarist and singer, had just quit his job to pursue a lifelong goal when the pandemic hit. A battle for jobless benefits threatens his dream.

Legendary folk rocker Neil Young has sold 50% of his song catalog to the Hipgnosis Songs Fund.

The 2021 Grammy Awards have been postponed, according to multiple media reports Tuesday.

This year “stan culture” went from boosting album sales to mobilizing for issues like Black Lives Matter and the presidential election. NBC’s youth and internet culture reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt breaks down how zealous fans got mobilized in 2020 for activism and political engagement.

It’s been 50 years since José Feliciano released his iconic Christmas song “Feliz Navidad,” and to celebrate he’s releasing a new version with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Mraz, Shaggy and more. The Puerto Rican musician shared with LX News the key to making his bilingual tune a hit: simplicity.

Lindsey Lomis managed to create some “magic” in this tough year, including a big collaboration with JoJo and a new cover of the holiday song “Winter Wonderland.” She joined LX News to perform her new song “Magic in the Madness,” which offers some lessons to us all at the close of 2020.

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, some forms of the arts are finding ways to continue — at least in some capacity — in our new socially-distanced reality. But live music, which relied on closely packing venues with fans, remains silenced. That’s why live venues are banding together to ask for help to “save our stages.”

People participating in social movements across generations have used music to share their feelings, protest the status quo and artistically call for reform. NBC LX storytellers Clark Fouraker and Eric Rodriguez looked back at the history of protest music to see how certain songs influenced social justice movements over the years, up until and including today’s Black Lives Matter...

Her name is Fateeha. She’s a 17-year-old rapper who hails from the Philippines and she’s already making heads turn. The young artist shares her road into the entertainment industry and offers advice for others looking to follow her lead.

For thousands of years, sound has been used for its healing properties. Today, with the negative noise in our world louder than ever, NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez takes an immersive look at the power of good vibrations.

Courtney Marie Andrews’ album “Old Flowers” is nominated for Best Americana Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. The folk singer tells LX News why the nomination came as such a surprise and performs “If I Told” from the nominated album.

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, rapper and global business mogul, adds a premium cannabis brand, Monogram, to his portfolio.

The popular rapper, singer and songwriter A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has been arrested on gun and drug charges in northern New Jersey, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.

Chris Sullivan from the NBC hit series “This Is Us,” returning with a fifth season in January, says the show has become his “handbook for living.” The actor and musician joined LX News to talk about welcoming a baby into the world and releasing his debut album under the name Joseph The Spouse titled “Six Feet From Under.”

This week’s new entertainment releases include the CW’s “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020,” a 90-minute special based on the annual concert

The scripted comedy podcast series “Tampon Rock” from iHeartRadio and Anthem Entertainment, follows the complicated dating scene of two lesbian lead characters and their love for music. Comedian writers Alysia Brown, Sarah Aument, and Sophie Dinicol talked to LX News host Tabitha Lipkin about their new series, what the term “tampon rock” really means and the importance of showcasing diversity...

Kevin Olusola and Matt Salle from the pop a cappella group Pentatonix stopped by to discuss their latest album, called “We Need a Little Christmas,” dish on reality TV, and do a little beatboxing with NBCLX’s Jobeth Devera.