Music Notes: Taylor Swift, Pink and more

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Celebrities won’t stop volunteering to help Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce out with their wedding. Martha Stewart offered to be their wedding planner; the band Foreigner wants to be their wedding band. Now, Cake Boss Buddy Valastro has offered

Ed Sheeran teams with Van Leeuwen for Play Pink ice cream

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Ed Sheeran, ‘Play’ album (Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records) Sabrina Carpenter partnered with Van Leeuwen ice cream last year for a signature flavor inspired by her hit “Espresso.” Now Ed Sheeran is teaming with the company for a flavor

Fireman’s Fund buildings face wrecking ball

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The Fireman’s Fund campus in Novato—the one-time home of one of the largest employers in Marin—is being razed. The wrecking balls are scheduled to begin swinging at the 44-acre San Marin Drive parcel this week. The property,

How Kenny G ended up opening the 2025 MTV VMAs

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Kenny G performs during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for MTV) Over the decades, the MTV VMAs have featured its share of unexpected moments, but Sunday night’s installment of the show included something truly unusual:

Watch Dua Lipa sing with Chaka Khan in Chicago

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Dua Lipa and Chaka Khan perform in Chicago, Sept. 2025 (Madison Phipps) During her European tour, Dua Lipa started a tradition of performing a song by a local artist in each city, and sometimes even bringing out