NEW YORK — Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10. Mariah Carey's ubiquitous hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You," leads the pack at No. 1 — marking the tune's fifth...
‘Billboard’ Exclusive: How Ticketmaster Plans To Check Your Vaccine Status for Concerts
[aggregation-styles] billboard Monday's news that pharmaceutical company Pfizer's early results on a new COVID-19 vaccine showed a 90% efficacy rate on an initial clinical trial have given concert professionals hope that the business can start mounting a return in 2021. As part of that preparation, Ticketmaster has been working on...
Three Fresno Legal Pros Voted on Controversial Zero Dollar Bail
The decision to release hundreds of prisoners from Fresno County jail as a COVID-19 measure came from the state Judicial Council. The group, comprised of state judges, lawmakers, and attorneys, has three Fresno members — appellate court judge Brad Hill, Fresno County Judge Jonathan Conklin and attorney Rachel Hill (no...
Bob Shane, Founding Member of Kingston Trio, Dead at 85
NEW YORK — Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad “Tom Dooley” and many other hits, has died. Shane died Sunday at a hospice in Phoenix, Arizona at age 85. Mike Marvin, a cousin...
What's Granite Park's Future? Letters Offer Clues.
Terance Frazier, the real estate developer and president of the nonprofit that runs a city sports park, says his public partner isn't doing all it can to help him. Right now, Frazier is preparing the Granite Park sports facility operated by his nonprofit — the Central Valley Community Sports Foundation...
Billboard Names Ariana Grande 2018 Woman of the Year
NEW YORK — The music industry is honoring Ariana Grande. Billboard on Tuesday named the 25-year-old award-winning singer its 2018 Woman of the Year. Grande will receive the award at Billboard's 13th annual Women in Music event on Dec. 6 in New York City. Previous recipients include Taylor Swift, Lady...