Billy Ray Cyrus

FILE - Singer Ke$ha performs at the Casio Shock the World 2010 event in New York on Aug. 2, 2010. Kesha's song, “TiK ToK,” the drunken party anthem and multi-platinum debut single, a song that dominated the year in music, didn’t garner a nomination at the Grammys. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)

Grammy-nominated or not, No. 1 hits over the years

NEW YORK (AP) — The exclusion of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” at the 2021 Grammy Awards shocked many, but he’s in good company: Prince’s “When Doves Cry” never scored a nomination either

FILE - In this April 21, 2018 file photo, the sun sets over the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been canceled for 2020 due to coronavirus concerns. Riverside County's public health officer signed an order Wednesday, June 10, 2020, to cancel the popular festivals this year outside Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Coachella, Stagecoach canceled this year over virus concerns

First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak during the Governors' Spouses' luncheon in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Melania Trump asks governors’ spouses to tackle cyberassault

CORRECTS NAME OF THREE-SONG EP TO "THE SINGIN' HILLS SESSIONS VOL. 1 SUNSET" - Singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus poses for a portrait with an Ovation guitar presented to him by Neil Diamond in 1992, at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. The Kentucky-born singer won his first Grammy this year for his collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X on “Old Town Road.” He’s releasing a three-song EP on Friday, “The Singin' Hills Sessions Vol. 1 Sunset.” (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

One hit no more: Persistence pays off for Billy Ray Cyrus

Lizzo arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

List of Grammy Award winners

Chicago school investigating allegations of racist protest

CHICAGO (AP) —

Officials at a Catholic high school in Chicago said they are investigating allegations that a group of students took part in what some Latino students viewed as a racist protest during the school’s homecoming dance.

New acts rule Grammys as Lizzo, Lil Nas, Eilish lead in noms

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act.

Musician of the year award winner Jenee Fleenor poses in the press room at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

List of winners at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Complete list of winners from the 2019 Country Music Association Awards, held Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31:

Aug. 25: Actor Sean Connery is 89. Actor Page Johnson (“Finnegan’s Wake”) is 89. Talk-show host Regis Philbin is 88.

FILE - In a Sunday, June 23, 2019 file photo, Lil Nas X poses in the press room at the BET Awards, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Lil Nas X has set two new records on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs and Hot rap songs charts. "Old Town Road," which is spending its 19th week at No. 1, surpasses the record set by Drake's "One Dance" on the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Lil Nas X’s viral song sets more records on Billboard charts

NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Nas X is galloping his way to two new records on the Billboard charts thanks to the massive success of “Old Town Road.”

Taylor Swift to perform at MTV Video Music Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards.

MTV announced Wednesday that the pop star will hit the stage on Aug. 26 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

This combination photo shows singers Ariana Grande at the 13th annual Billboard Women in Music event in New York on Dec. 6, 2018, left, and Taylor Swift at the Time 100 Gala in New York on April 23, 2019. Grande and Swift are the top contenders at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, each scoring 10 nominations. The 2019 VMAs will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Aug. 26. (AP Photo)

Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift score 10 MTV VMA nominations

NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift are the top contenders at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, each scoring 10 nominations.

FILE - This June 23, 2019 file photo shows Lil Nas X performing "Old Town Road" at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The rapper has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, ‘Despacito’

NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi.

Musical artist Lil Nas X performs at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2019 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, June 2, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ inspires autistic boy to sing

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta rapper’s take on country music has inspired a mostly nonverbal autistic boy in Minnesota to sing.

Billy Ray Cyrus, among 6 to join Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

MOUNT VERNON, Ky. (AP) — Billy Ray Cyrus, David “Stringbean” Akeman and four other artists are being inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.