Billy Joel, 77, disclosed that he underwent brain surgery to implant a shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition his doctors connected to decades of performing loud rock music. Joel made the announcement on SiriusXM's The Billy Joel Channel, telling listeners he initially refused the procedure before changing his mind. The veteran musician, who ended […] The post Billy Joel reveals brain surgery after doctors linked decades of loud concerts to neurological damage appeared first on American Almanac .
Billy Joel, 77, disclosed that he underwent brain surgery to implant a shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition his doctors connected to decades of performing loud rock music. Joel made the announcement on SiriusXM's The Billy Joel Channel, telling listeners he initially refused the procedure before changing his mind. The veteran musician, who ended his record-setting Madison Square Garden residency in July 2024 and canceled all concert dates in 2025, described a diagnosis that forced him off the stage and into a recovery he never anticipated. Normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside the brain. The condition is most common in seniors, the average diagnosis age is 70, and its…Open
Andy Cohen's "Radio Andy" is officially replacing Howard Stern's archival SiriusXM channel, and unnamed sources say the 72-year-old shock jock isn't nearly as cheerful about the arrangement as the joint announcement video suggests. Stern and Cohen confirmed the channel swap in a video released Tuesday morning, apparently filmed the prior week at a John Mayer […] The post Andy Cohen takes over Howard Stern's SiriusXM channel 101 amid reports of behind-the-scenes tension appeared first on American Almanac .
Andy Cohen's "Radio Andy" is officially replacing Howard Stern's archival SiriusXM channel, and unnamed sources say the 72-year-old shock jock isn't nearly as cheerful about the arrangement as the joint announcement video suggests. Stern and Cohen confirmed the channel swap in a video released Tuesday morning, apparently filmed the prior week at a John Mayer concert in the Hamptons hosted by SiriusXM. The two played the move for laughs. Cohen opened by referencing a prank they pulled the previous fall, when the pair convinced listeners he was taking over Stern's flagship Howard 100 channel. But behind the buddy-comedy routine, sources told The U.S. Sun that real friction exists between the two hosts, and that Stern, now 72, is watching…Open
Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show will soon stream on HBO Max in a new video format, with SiriusXM confirming major lineup changes and the end of a longtime Stern channel. For the first time, Howard Stern’s live SiriusXM broadcast is being adapted into episodes for HBO Max, with new content set to launch this September. SiriusXM […] The post Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show to debut on HBO Max as new streaming deal launches appeared first on American Almanac .
Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show will soon stream on HBO Max in a new video format, with SiriusXM confirming major lineup changes and the end of a longtime Stern channel. For the first time, Howard Stern’s live SiriusXM broadcast is being adapted into episodes for HBO Max, with new content set to launch this September. SiriusXM announced that 40 cameras will record the live show’s conversations, allowing fans to watch a streamable version on HBO Max, along with periodic extras. The arrangement marks a significant expansion for Stern’s reach, moving beyond traditional satellite radio platforms and onto a major streaming service. The timeline laid out by SiriusXM points to a two-stage rollout. The new season of Stern’s SiriusXM show…Open
Alex Cooper's drinks brand Unwell Beverage is shutting down after barely a year on shelves, the latest setback for a media empire already reeling from allegations that her husband and co-CEO berated staff and threatened to end their careers. The beverage line, launched in 2025 in partnership with Nestlé SA, will wrap up its final […] The post Alex Cooper's Unwell Beverage brand folds amid toxic workplace allegations against her husband appeared first on American Almanac .
Alex Cooper's drinks brand Unwell Beverage is shutting down after barely a year on shelves, the latest setback for a media empire already reeling from allegations that her husband and co-CEO berated staff and threatened to end their careers. The beverage line, launched in 2025 in partnership with Nestlé SA, will wrap up its final sales after Halloween-themed products clear Target stores this fall, The Sun reported , citing Bloomberg's reporting based on sources at Target Corp. No official reason for the closure has been given by Cooper or the company. The shutdown lands at a difficult moment. Cooper, the host of the massively popular Call Her Daddy podcast, has spent months watching her business empire absorb hit after hit, from…Open
Howard Stern's flagship radio show is winding down toward what insiders say will be its final chapter, with two rounds of staff layoffs, a shrinking schedule, and a contract set to expire in 2028 all pointing toward the end of an era. Show executives told remaining staff during a Zoom call last month that the […] The post Howard Stern's SiriusXM show appears headed for the exit after decades on air appeared first on American Almanac .
Howard Stern's flagship radio show is winding down toward what insiders say will be its final chapter, with two rounds of staff layoffs, a shrinking schedule, and a contract set to expire in 2028 all pointing toward the end of an era. Show executives told remaining staff during a Zoom call last month that the 72-year-old host would cut his live schedule from two days per week to just one, a move that came alongside a second wave of pink slips that eliminated 16 positions and cost at least five on-air staff members their jobs on July 13. The first round, on February 12, had already gutted the off-air crew, with insiders telling The U.S. Sun that at least 40 people were let go, barely two months after Stern signed a new three-year contract…Open
Alex Cooper publicly disputed Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host planned to fabricate sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contract, but refused to offer her own account. Cooper, the host of the massively successful "Call Her Daddy" podcast and founder of the Unwell Network, sat for a CNBC interview […] The post Alex Cooper dodges Dave Portnoy's memoir claim that she planned fake harassment allegations to exit Barstool appeared first on American Almanac .
Alex Cooper publicly disputed Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host planned to fabricate sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contract, but refused to offer her own account. Cooper, the host of the massively successful "Call Her Daddy" podcast and founder of the Unwell Network, sat for a CNBC interview this week in which the interviewer pressed her directly on the most explosive passage from Portnoy's book, "Cancel Me If You Can." Her response amounted to a flat denial, a compliment, and a pivot: she said she hadn't read the memoir and had no interest in relitigating the past. The exchange matters because Portnoy's allegation, that Cooper and former co-host Sofia Franklyn devised a scheme to…Open
AI:Alex Cooper is dodging accountability after Dave Portnoy’s new memoir, "Cancel Me If You Can," alleges that she and former co-host Sofia Franklyn orchestrated a scheme to manufacture fake sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contracts. While Portnoy details a specific "game plan" designed to weaponize social justice narratives for financial leverage, Cooper provided only a vague sidestep during a CNBC interview, claiming she simply remembers the events differently and has no interest in "relitigating" her past. This refusal to offer a direct rebuttal leaves Portnoy's explosive accusations—which suggest the duo planned to use fraudulent claims to secure massive payouts from rival networks—unanswered despite Cooper…Open
Howard Stern's dedicated SiriusXM channel Howard 101 faces possible cancellation after the platform slashed more than 50 jobs from his production team in two waves, leaving the once-dominant radio franchise running on fumes. Sources who spoke to The U.S. Sun say the channel, which airs old interviews and clips from the show's two-decade run, may […] The post SiriusXM may axe Howard Stern's second channel after gutting his staff in two rounds of layoffs appeared first on American Almanac .
Howard Stern's dedicated SiriusXM channel Howard 101 faces possible cancellation after the platform slashed more than 50 jobs from his production team in two waves, leaving the once-dominant radio franchise running on fumes. Sources who spoke to The U.S. Sun say the channel, which airs old interviews and clips from the show's two-decade run, may not survive the staffing collapse. With the crew that produced Howard 101's content largely gone, insiders expect SiriusXM to fold whatever archival material remains into Howard 100, Stern's primary channel, and shut the second one down. The warning follows a brutal stretch for Stern's operation. On February 12, SiriusXM cut at least 40 people in a first round of layoffs that hit mostly…Open
Zac Brown turned a sold-out Fenway Park concert into what his team calls the largest audience giveaway in live entertainment history, handing every fan a cruise for two. Brown made the announcement from the stage on the night of August 2, 2026, just before launching into "Same Boat," his 2022 collaboration with the late Jimmy […] The post Zac Brown Band surprises 35,000 Fenway fans with free cruises valued at over $40 million appeared first on American Almanac .
Zac Brown turned a sold-out Fenway Park concert into what his team calls the largest audience giveaway in live entertainment history, handing every fan a cruise for two. Brown made the announcement from the stage on the night of August 2, 2026, just before launching into "Same Boat," his 2022 collaboration with the late Jimmy Buffett. The country star told the crowd of roughly 35,000 that each one of them would receive a cruise for two aboard Margaritaville at Sea, the presenting sponsor of the band's current Love & Fear tour. His representatives pegged the total value at more than $40 million. The moment marked the band's record-breaking 15th consecutive sold-out show at the iconic Boston ballpark, and Brown used the milestone to do…Open
Vincent Pastore, the Bronx-born actor best known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's landmark series "The Sopranos," was found dead at his home Saturday, a Vietnam veteran whose second act in Hollywood spanned more than three decades. Pastore's manager of over 30 years, Robert Attermann, confirmed the death to USA TODAY on Aug. 1. […] The post Vincent Pastore, actor who played Big Pussy on 'The Sopranos,' dead at 80 appeared first on American Almanac .
Vincent Pastore, the Bronx-born actor best known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's landmark series "The Sopranos," was found dead at his home Saturday, a Vietnam veteran whose second act in Hollywood spanned more than three decades. Pastore's manager of over 30 years, Robert Attermann, confirmed the death to USA TODAY on Aug. 1. A neighbor had not heard from Pastore in three days before his body was discovered at his home in the Bronx, New York. He was 80. No cause of death has been disclosed. The circumstances surrounding Pastore's death are under investigation, though no investigating agency has been publicly identified. Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee. From the Navy to the screen, Pastore built a career the…Open