Richard Roundtree dies.

It’s official. Jason Aldean’s controversial culture war country anthem is the new number 1 song in the country, making his summit atop the Billboard Hot 100 top 3 the first in the history of the chart in which the three top songs are all country crossovers.

This event will definitely be monetized.

I guess he’ll take any accolade he can get.

Bill Cosby. It never seems to end. Truly tragic.

Esteemed actor John Amos the victim of possible elder abuse?

Pat Robertson is dead.

Billboard has a great rundown on the acts with the most top five, top two, and #1 hits — as Taylor Swift’s “Karma” remix bolts to #2 this week.

On this day in history, Herschel Walker – the storied Georgia Bulldog runningback – was the recipient of the 1982 Heisman, honoring the absolute best player in collegiate football for the year.

Billboard magazine’s end-of-the-year charts are finally out. Yippee!

Entertainer Maureen McGovern has been diagnosed with a dementia subtype.

The most underrated ‘70s soul brutha, Michael Henderson, dies. RIP.

Oy. Another Rogan clip surfaces, this one from 2006.

The WH is forced to rescind its mandate for vaccination of large employer workers, following a SCOTUS halt on OSHA characterizing infected workplaces as a public health threat – giving the administration another black eye in its stewardship in managing this pandemic. Also, Sir Elton tests positive for COVID.