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☆ How Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ became a chart-topping conservative anthem
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —In a matter of days, Oliver Anthony’s working-class anthem, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” has gone from viral sensation to legitimate country hit. “Rich Men North of Richmond” touches upon Anthony’s time as a factory worker in Western North Carolina, he said in the video shared before the song was posted online. Conservative media personality Jason Howerton said he has offered to pay to produce Anthony’s record and that Rich had agreed to produce it. (A representative for Rich told CNN on Wednesday that there “isn’t much to report on” about Anthony and Rich working together. Anthony's song has been compared to Aldean's for their rural perspectives and embrace by conservatives.

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☆ Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in rock group The Band, dies at 80
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Matthew Lewis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] Musician Robbie Robertson arrives for the gala presentation of his biopic "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" on opening night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 5, 2019. The Band included four Canadians - Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel - and was anchored by an Arkansas drummer, Levon Helm. Robbie Robertson later learned that his biological father was a man he described as a "card shark" of Jewish heritage named Alex Klegerman, who was killed in a highway hit-and-run accident before Robertson was born. Danko died at age 55 in 1999. Helm died of throat cancer in 2012.

Persons: Robbie Robertson, Mario Anzuoni, Robertson, Jared Levine, Robbie, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Martin Scorsese's, Helm, Danko, Manuel, Greil Marcus, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Walcott, Jaime Royal Robertson, Rosemarie Dolly Chrysler, Canadian Army enlistee, Jim Robertson, Alex Klegerman, Dylan, Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Scorsese, Jodie Foster, Hudson, Matthew Lewis, Kanishka Singh, Diane Craft, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Toronto, Film, REUTERS, Canadian -, Hawks, Big, Beatles, Walcott Medicine, Canadian Army, Six Nations Indian Reserve, Canadian Broadcasting, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Canadian - American, Los Angeles, Arkansas, Woodstock , New York, San Francisco, America, Toronto, Canadian, Mohawk, Cayuga, Ontario, Florida, Chicago, Washington

☆ Elon Musk's touted successor left Tesla after a 13-year stint under the billionaire, which 'is like working 50 years for anyone else,' analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zachary Kirkhorn worked 13 years under Elon Musk until he confirmed Monday that he's leaving Tesla. That number of years working for Musk is like "working 50 years for anyone else," Gene Munster said. Kirkhorn did not say why he's leaving Tesla, but called his time there a "special experience." "He's done a 13-year tour of duty working for Elon, which is like working 50 years for anyone else," Munster told Bloomberg. In his announcement on LinkedIn, Kirkhorn didn't say why he left Tesla, but thanked Musk and called his time at Tesla a "special experience."

Persons: Zachary Kirkhorn, Elon Musk, Gene Munster, Kirkhorn, Elon, Munster, Tesla, Zach, Musk, Dolly Singh Organizations: Elon, Tesla, Elon Musk's, Bloomberg, Munster, Deepwater Asset Management, SEC, LinkedIn, Twitter, Wired, SpaceX Locations: Minnesota, Munster, Tesla

☆ Thanks to Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton, New Life for a 1988 Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ben Kenigsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the pre-internet days, without the distributor, there wasn’t much way to check in on the film’s afterlife, she explained. They begin a relationship and, with some reluctance, she joins his band covering American hits. Although Kuzui wrote the screenplay with her friend Lynn Grossman, “Tokyo Pop” was made with a mostly Japanese crew — unusual at the time for any American director, let alone a woman. “Foreigners in Japan — they were not held to, and they still aren’t held to, exactly the same rules that Japanese people follow,” Kuzui said. If she was going to be successful as a director, she felt, it couldn’t be with that sort of advantage.

Persons: ”, Kaz Kuzui, Hamilton, Yutaka Tadokoro, Kuzui, Lynn Grossman, “, she’s, Japan —, ” Kuzui Organizations: Blockbuster, Tokyo, Foreigners Locations: Great Neck, N.Y, Japanese, Wendy, New York, Japan

☆ Analysis: Country music is at a crossroads. Two of its most viral songs show why
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The struggle for the soul of country music is on full display now as two very different songs have been making headlines. Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesThese two songs, so differently received yet recorded under the same big country umbrella, are an embodiment of the crossroads where country music currently stands. Like all musical traditions that fuse, evolve and splinter, country music and its legions of fans are engaged in a negotiation for the genre’s main identity. When the Dixie Chicks spoke out against the Iraq War in the early 2000s, their popularity in country music circles never fully recovered.. Small towns, fast cars and American values are as essential to country music as four chords and the truth.

Persons: Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman, Chapman, Combs, ”, Tracy, ” Chapman, “, Luke, Bryan Bedder, they’ve, Aldean, Little Richard, Otis Redding, ” Aldean, —, Holly G, Morgan Wallen, Michael Loccisano, foremothers, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, ” Combs, it’s Organizations: CNN, CMT, Billboard, Singer, Amarillo, Black Opry, Washington Post, Texas Democrat, country’s, Dixie, Grand Ole Opry Locations: Copenhagen, underrepresentation, Aldean, Macon , Georgia, Iraq

☆ UPS, Teamsters reach labor deal to avoid strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

UPS and the union representing more than 300,000 workers at the package carrier on Tuesday said they reached a preliminary labor deal, narrowly avoiding a strike that was set to start in the coming days. "Together we reached a win-win-win agreement on the issues that are important to Teamsters leadership, our employees and to UPS and our customers," UPS CEO Carol Tome. The union had planned a massive strike after July 31 if the two sides didn't reach a deal. The Teamsters said the deal includes wage increases for both full- and part-time workers. We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it," Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien said in a statement.

Persons: Carol Tome, Sean O'Brien Organizations: Parcel Service, UPS, Teamsters Locations: New York

☆ Dolly Parton says she 'never' wants to retire: 'I'll just hopefully drop dead on stage'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"I'll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday, hopefully one I've written." But, Parton said, a few things could convince her to stop working after 60-plus years in the music industry. "As long as I'm able to work, as long as my health is good, and my husband is good," she said. "I have new dreams every day … I've got lots of dreams," Parton said of her future aspirations, noting that she wants to have her own network television show, as well as her own makeup and wig lines. Part of what motivates Parton to keep working, she added, is wanting to see all of her professional goals through to the end.

Persons: Dolly Parton, she'd, Parton, I'm, she's, Tony, Dolly, I've, you've Organizations: Grand Ole Opry, Foundation, Imagination, Moderna

☆ Rachel Ingalls Considers a Fix for Marital Ennui: Sex Robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Audrey Wollen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Helen and her husband, Edgar, were not getting along, pre-fembot. It is unclear if Helen registers Dolly’s existence as infidelity or as the embodiment of Edgar’s self-serving neglect, the product of thousands of hours spent apart. Perhaps those assessments are one and the same. Helen stuffs Dolly into a suitcase and stashes it in a train-station locker while she negotiates an appropriate ransom with Edgar: a sex robot of her own, the Ken to his Barbie. An A.I.-only open marriage?

Persons: Helen, Edgar, Dolly, Ken, Barbie, Ron, it’s

lydia polgreenI’m Lydia Polgreen, and this is “Matter of Opinion.” Today, we’re going to do something a little bit different. And the great sort of brilliant twist of the show is at the end, the winner is chosen by the people that the contestants have voted off. Like, that just seems really, really American. I don’t think we need to go that far, but she is the best version of America, like America as it fancies itself to be. And if they happen to come out while I’m outside, I’m like, you!

Persons: michelle cottle, I’m Michelle Cottle, ross douthat I’m Ross Douthat, carlos lozada I’m Carlos Lozada, lydia polgreen, Lydia Polgreen, ross, departmentwide, carlos lozada, ross douthat, polgreen, ross douthat I’ll, Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, it’s, We’d, carlos lozada I didn’t, Lozada, Michelle, there’ll, you’ve, I’ll, ”, I’ve, lydia polgreen It’s, Lydia, — ross, Sue Hawk, winder, — carlos lozada Wow, Richard Hatch, he’s, Rudy, carlos lozada “, carlos lozada “ Survivor ”, Mark Burnett, — carlos lozada There’s, ” lydia polgreen There’s, ” ross douthat, “, — ross douthat That’s, Ross, you’re, Carlos, carlos lozada You, JD Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Tom, TD Fitzgerald, Standish, who’s, ” ross, — carlos lozada, ross douthat —, Donald Trump, JD, ” Michelle, I’m, Dolly Parton, lydia polgreen Legend, She’s, scrappy, she’s, “ Jolene, michelle cottle Don’t, Dolly, Dolly Parton’s, michelle cottle I’m, polgreen It’s, It’s, — carlos lozada Oh, lydia polgreen — Henry Grabar, Mother Teresa, Henry Grabar, carlos lozada Ross, we’re, Sienna, Sienna’s, we’re Honda Organizations: New York, ”, Harvard, “, Blacks, Navy, carlos lozada “ Survivor, Trump, Housewives, HBO, America, Survivor, City Hall, DC Locations: United States of America, America, United States, Trump, Utah, Northern California, Adenville, Lydia, Park City , Utah, West

☆ Dolly Parton says she doesn’t want to live on through AI after she dies: ‘When I’m gone, I want to fly with it’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dolly Parton isn’t interested in living on through artificial intelligence. The “Jolene” singer was asked about AI technology during a press conference in London that she appeared at to promote her upcoming album “Rockstar.”“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” Parton said, adding she doesn’t know how “they’ll keep me around.”She went on to say that she hopes albums like “Rockstar” will preserve her everlasting legacy, and that she’ll “have to decide on how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved in because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this Earth.”With a laugh, Parton said she feels like with that kind of technology she’d be “grounded here forever, so when I’m gone I want to fly with it.”“But I’ll be around, we’ll find ways to keep me here,” she said reassuringly, going on to thank the person who asked her the question and saying “I’m glad to know you still want me around.”For the time being, at least, Parton isn’t going anywhere. The country music star is set to release her hotly-anticipated album “Rockstar,” marking her first-ever rock and roll record featuring collaborations with music legends such as Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John and Stevie Nicks. The album also features collaborations with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, Lizzo and Pink. Parton’s foray into rock genre comes after she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 after initially opting to “respectfully bow out,” saying in a statement on her Instagram at the time that she didn’t feel she’d “earned that right.”“Rockstar” will be released globally on November 17.

Persons: Dolly Parton, Jolene ”, ”, ” Parton, Parton, I’m, reassuringly, “ I’m, Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Lizzo, she’d “ Organizations: CNN, ”, Hall of Fame, Rockstar Locations: London, ”

☆ Dolly Parton says turning to rock was 'one of the most fun things I've done'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] American singer Dolly Parton poses on stage during a press conference to launch her new album, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Anna GordonLONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Country music star Dolly Parton says her first rock album "Rockstar" is some of her best, as well as most fun, work she has ever done. "I’ve lived my whole life mainly in country music and I love it," Parton told a news conference in London on Thursday. “I enjoy getting to do something besides my own songs or just country songs. "Rockstar" also features collaborations with Lizzo, Stevie Nicks, Kid Rock, Simon Le Bon, P!nk, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett among other well-known music names.

Persons: Dolly Parton, Anna Gordon LONDON, Parton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Sting, Miley Cyrus, I’ve, ”, “, ” Parton, Lizzo, Stevie Nicks, Kid Rock, Simon Le Bon, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Roll Hall of Fame, Broadway, nk, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Wes Anderson’s Secret Weapon: The Camera Moves of Sanjay Sami
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And what I thought is this character is going to come out and not just set the stage for this convention they’re doing, but more to set the stage for the decade. Then, Jeffrey comes to us, and then Jeffrey goes over here, and we go over there. And Jeffrey goes over here, and we go here. And Jeffrey goes over here, we move around side to side. So you can slide forward and back and side to side, but it’s an extremely complex rig invented by our key grip Sanjay Sami.

Persons: Wes Anderson, I’m, Jeffrey Wright, I’ve, ”, we’ve, Jeffrey, you’re, Sanjay Sami, “, Dinah Campbell, It’s, they’ve Organizations: ‘, “ Locations: ‘ Asteroid

☆ With Hollywood Change Stagnating, a Call to ‘Burn It Down’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

BURN IT DOWN: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, by Maureen RyanAs I typed this, striking Writers Guild of America members were skipping the picket lines in New York City because of poor air quality, after smoke drifted down from wildfires in Canada. It was a grimly perfect backdrop to read “Burn It Down,” a new book about the pervasive moral shortcomings of Hollywood by the longtime entertainment reporter and critic Maureen Ryan. For the industry Ryan covers is suffering its own kind of climate crisis. Television seasons are shorter — that’s if it’s even relevant to call a collection of episodes that can be binged anytime a “season” anymore. official and private investigator.”Ryan also alludes briefly here, as she has in Variety, to having been the victim of sexual assault by an unnamed television executive.

Persons: Maureen Ryan, Ryan, Don, George Floyd, gingerly, ”, H.R, ” Ryan, Howard Beale Organizations: Guild of America, Television, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Variety Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Canada

☆ Contraceptive injections for cats show promise
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, scientists have announced a potential new method of feline contraception that’s shown early promise: long-lasting contraceptive injections that prevent ovulation. “That’s what led us to start collaborating with Bill (Swanson).”The Cincinnati Zoo, Swanson says, is home to the widest array of wild cats in North America, including lions, tigers and tiny sand cats. Three cats were a control group, while six received injections of the gene of the hormone in question, hitched to a mild virus. The three control-group cats all became pregnant, but none of the six cats in the experimental group did. “We’re really focused on adopting these cats out,” said Swanson, who’s adopted three cats from earlier studies.

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☆ Dolly Parton, country music legend, is helping millions of children across California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Alexandra Coenjaerts | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Every child under the age of five in California is now qualified to receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to the state’s expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Parton, legendary and award-winning country music artist, actress and icon, started the Imagination Library in 1995 with a vision to foster a love of reading. “Today is an amazing milestone for children and families across the state!” Parton said in a press release sent out by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office Tuesday. “Dolly Parton unites us through her music – and through her commitment to helping all kids develop a love for reading,” Newsom said. Since the initiative launched, the Imagination Library has gifted over 200 million books across 50 states.

Persons: Dolly, Parton, ” Parton, Governor Gavin Newsom’s, “ Dolly Parton, ” Newsom, Newsom, “, Greg Lucas Organizations: CNN, Imagination, Imagination Library, State Library Locations: California

☆ Wisconsin lawmaker from the city where a teacher was suspended for playing Miley Cyrus' 'Rainbowland' now wants to make it so that teachers can be sued for 'obscene' books
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow parents to sue teachers over "obscene" books. In April, the district suspended a teacher who played the song "Rainbowland," which is about acceptance. The first bill recommends that the state strip school employees and teachers of their protections against prosecution for "displaying obscene material," the release says. The other bill would prohibit the use of public funds to purchase "obscene material." In April, the Waukesha School District suspended Melissa Tempel after she included "Rainbowland," as part of a planned performance with her first-grade class.

☆ Over half of Gen Z and millennials say they're struggling with the question of how to start a family while living paycheck to paycheck
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new Deloitte survey finds that over half of Gen Z and millennials live paycheck to paycheck. That also means Gen Z and millennials feel like starting a family or owning a home are out of reach. Indeed, cost of living remains the biggest concern for Gen Z and millennials, with over a third of Gen Z ranking it as a top concern, and 42% of millennials staying the same. Half of Gen Z and 47% of millennials said that they expect starting a family "to become harder or impossible." Are you a Gen Zer or millennial living paycheck to paycheck, and rethinking what your future will look like?

☆ Elon Musk just told Tesla staff he wants to personally approve all new hires. Here's a look into his management style at Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX over the years.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk told Tesla staff in an email that he wants to personally sign off on all new hires. Here's a closer look at Musk's unconventional style of management and leadership at Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX. Musk told Tesla staff in the memo that he wants to personally approve all new hires. But in 2018, current and former Tesla employees told CNBC that Musk's micromanagement cost the company time and money. The same year, Tesla employees told Insider that Musk could be demanding and unpredictable.

☆ Dolly Parton reveals starry list of collaborators for first rock album
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Dolly Parton performs at the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2022. The 77-year-old revealed the stellar line-up of collaborators on her website on Tuesday, sharing details about the album, which will feature nine original songs and 21 covers. "I'm so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album 'Rockstar," Parton said in a statement. Parton will perform her lead original track "World on Fire" at the annual ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, which she is co-hosting with fellow country singer Garth Brooks, on Thursday. In an interview with Reuters last month, she said the song was "about the times that we're living in".

Townsend's heirs sued Sheeran for copyright infringement in 2017, contending that "Thinking Out Loud" copied the "heart" of Gaye's song including its melody, harmony and rhythm. Testifying during the trial, Sheeran denied the copyright infringement claims, telling the jury, "I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it." The heirs said in a court filing that they received 22% of the writer's share of Gaye's song from Townsend. I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake," Sheeran said after the verdict. Sheeran won a trial in London last year in a separate copyright case over his hit "Shape of You."

☆ Country legend Willie Nelson among 2023 Rock Hall inductees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A first-time nominee for the rock honor, Nelson joins country legends Dolly Parton, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. They were chosen from 14 nominees by more than 1,000 artists and members of the industry as well as fans votes. and hit fame with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" before going solo. With numerous collaborations, she has bridged rock, pop, country, folk and blues. They became an R&B hit machine with songs "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "Then Came You."

☆ Country legend Willie Nelson, at 90, among 2023 Rock Hall inductees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

As he had last week, the British singer-songwriter played guitar and sang from the witness stand to underscore his testimony, telling jurors his song "Thinking Out Loud" had actually been inspired by Irish musician Van Morrison. Sheeran said he and other performers frequently perform such "mash ups," and that he had on other occasions combined "Thinking Out Loud" with Van Morrison's "Crazy Love" and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." He ridiculed Frank's questions about how often Sheeran collaborates with others in writing songs, which he said was common practice. If Sheeran is found liable, there will be a second trial to determine the damages amount. Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York Editing by David Bario and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Databricks sells software tools for building AI systems. Ghodsi told Reuters that the company is releasing the free training data in the hope that other companies will use it to make their own AI systems, possibly using Databricks to do so. But it could not be used in commercial products because the data used to train the model was generated by OpenAI's ChatGPT, whose terms of service forbid using its data to develop commercial AI systems that could compete with OpenAI. Using data generated by AI to train other AI systems has become common. Users will be able to examine the training data themselves, which they cannot do for models such as ChatGPT or Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Bard, whose training data wasn't released.

☆ Wisconsin First Grade Class Banned From Singing Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton’s ‘Rainbowland’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

First-graders at a Wisconsin school have been banned from singing “Rainbowland” by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton at a concert after school officials said the song “could be deemed controversial.”Melissa Tempel , 44 years old, and her students had been rehearsing the tune for three days, she said, singing melodies about how nice it would be to live in a world without judgment. Then officials in the Waukesha School District said last week that the first-graders couldn’t sing “Rainbowland” at a school concert in May.

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