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Journey prepares for last leg of ‘final’ tour together

NEW YORK — The long, riding road once more beckons for the members of iconic rock band Journey. Is it the band’s final journey together? The last leg of what is being billed as their farewell tour kicks off in September in Los Angeles and what likely will be an emotional homecoming is at ...

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Cyclists plan 53rd Century ride on Sept. 20 Registration is underway for the 53rd Northeast Ohio Century bicycle tour on Sept. 20, sponsored by the Out-Spokin’ Wheelmen bicycling club. Riders will gather between 7 and 10 a.m. at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge, 6400 state Route 46, Mecca. The 25-mile route will visit the Hartford Apple Festival and the Hartford Hill Winery and Brewery. There also will be 10-, 50- and 51-mile routes, and century riders can reach their 100-mile goal with the two longest routes. Support vehicles will be available to assist cyclists until 5 p.m. ...

Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award. She is up for 11 awards at this year’s ceremony, including video, artist and song of the year as well as best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects. If she were to sweep, she’d tie Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the ...

Powers to present country artist Gary Allan

Gary Allan will play Powers Auditorium on Oct. 29. Since his debut in 1996, Allan has sold more than 8 million albums, with three certified platinum for sales of a million copies. Allan has 14 top 10 country hits, including “Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys,” “Nothing On but the Radio,” “Watching Airplanes” and “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain).” He has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as well as the covers of People, Pollstar and Country Weekly ...

Jardine continues Wilson’s legacy

Al Jardine calls his group the Pet Sounds Band, but the founding member of The Beach Boys doesn’t limit himself to that iconic 1966 album on stage. Several tracks from “Pet Sounds” will be part of the setlist when Jardine and his band perform Saturday at the Robins Theatre, but so will ...

Playhouse Downtown gets first serving of ‘Black Eyed Peas’

Saudia Mills was a creative person in need of a creative outlet. She found it with “Black Eyed Peas at Midnight,” a play she wrote and directed that will make its debut on Saturday at The Playhouse Downtown. With the stage name Saudia Yasmein (her first and middle names), Mills worked ...