Douglas Mason / Getty Images; Megan Varner / Getty Images Ron DeSantis Breaks Protocol for Tribute to 'Margaritaville' Singer Jimmy Buffett Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Florida's "adopted native son" Jimmy Buffett. By Carson Choate September 9, 2023
@nickhautman / X screen shot 'I Was an Idiot': Country Star Zach Bryan Apologizes for Arrest, Shows Support for Law Enforcement Bryan, 27, was arrested by a trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Thursday evening near a town called Vinita. By Johnathan Jones September 8, 2023
@TCE4Jesus / XCommentary Flashback Video: Christian Singer Crushes First NFL National Anthem of Season, Gets Roaring Applause It may have been the same national anthem, but the NFL was singing a markedly different tune with who sung it for the season opener. By C. Douglas Golden September 8, 2023
Gareth Cattermole / Getty ImagesCommentary Musician Akon Says Black Americans Could Move to Africa, Become Millionaires, Cripple US 'Overnight' “The system back home treats them unfairly in so many different ways that you can never imagine," the singer said. By C. Douglas Golden September 7, 2023
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Commentary Pop Superstar's New 'Demons' Song Appears to Backfire, Turns Thousands Toward God Doja Cat gives voice to a Christian revival as her new song "Demons" incites our youth to turn God, church, and faith. By Laura Wellington September 5, 2023
Oliver Anthony Music / YouTube screen shot Oliver Anthony Drops Racy New Song - Abandons Politics for Companionship, Cars and Country Living Oliver Anthony imagines an idyllic evening in which a working man comes home in his latest hit song, "90 Some Chevy." By Jack Davis September 5, 2023
Jason Wise / Getty Images 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star John Schneider Recounts the 'Lie I Had to Tell' in His Final Words to His Wife "I didn't lose her; I know where she is," Schneider said in an interview this week. "And I know where I'm going." By Lorri Wickenhauser September 4, 2023
Amy Harris - Invision / AP Resurfaced Videos Shows Chaotic Behavior Before Smash Mouth Singer's End-of-Life Diagnosis and Death As TMZ reported Sunday, Harwell, 56, only had days to live and was under hospice care while dealing with end-stage liver failure. By Johnathan Jones September 4, 2023
Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Images Smash Mouth Singer Steve Harwell Dead Just Hours After Shocking Announcement The band's manager called him "a true American Original" and "a larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle." By Johnathan Jones September 4, 2023
Smash Mouth / YouTube screen shot Lead Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth Given Only Days to Live Smash Mouth and Steve Harwell first took the charts by storm with their hit single “Walkin' on the Sun” in 1997. By Johnathan Jones September 4, 2023