The country crooner from North Carolina beat out Lauren Alaina in the season finale, having previously lasted longer in the competition than such performers as Pia Toscano, Haley Reinhart, and Casey Abrams.
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James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Throngs of fans are expected to turn out at festivals that include pop-rock band Maná and Mexican crooner Alejandro Fernández, allowing money to trickle through to small businesses.
Sammy Hagar, the former Van Halen vocalist, sat ringside as the premier celebrity guest.
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Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
13 June 2026
The concert also mined the catalogs of three of the members of His All Starr Band — guitarist-vocalist Steve Lukather from Toto, vocalist-guitarist Colin Hay of Men at Work and bassist-vocalist Hamish Stuart from Average White Band.
Zac Brown Band performed the national anthem, and other stars who took part included comedians Nate Bargatze, Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe, as well as singers Luke Bryan and Kid Rock.
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KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Co-directed by the singer, the clip was artfully shot and empathetically told, and got fans sufficiently invested that Kiyoko eventually published a YA novel expanding the adventures of its young lovers, Coley and Sonya.
The project isn’t far from Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, a major tourist destination for the community and home for critters like the golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Researchers from the University of East Anglia spent years investigating the Seychelles warbler because these birds never leave their home.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
And barring a pole position in Canada, Russell faded into the background as Antonelli went on a belter, securing five consecutive grand prix victories and four pole positions.
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Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Loesser’s score is ambitious and diverse, with a discordant duet by Joe and Rosabella, lively Neapolitan-style songs by the Italian vineyeard workers, a beautifully harmonized barbershop quartet and some classic Broadway belter songs.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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