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August 20, 2024 | 8:25amFrom must-see concerts to upcoming music releases and more, we’re breaking down the hottest music news and events happening from Los Angeles to New York.
Amy Schumer pulled a racy prank at Jimmy Buffett's memorial
May 4, 2024 | 10:19am"It cut right through the darkness and made everyone smile. If that isn’t a celebration of life, I don’t know what is," Sascha Seinfeld said.
Jimmy Buffett's wife pays tribute to late singer after 'unimaginably challenging' cancer battle
September 11, 2023 | 8:36am"Every cell in his body was filled with joy. He smiled all the time, even when he was deeply ill," Jane Slagsvol wrote on Buffett's website.
Wyclef Jean and Shaggy pay tribute to Jimmy Buffett in the Hamptons
September 7, 2023 | 2:00pmBuffett, who passed this week, was a local fixture in the Hamptons community and had once joined Wyclef Jean on stage at the Surf Lodge.
Buffett’s sister gives insight into late singer’s secret cancer battle, reveals her own diagnosis
September 5, 2023 | 11:39am“Jimmy and I became closer because of our cancers. We talked before and after our scans … we shared a club that nobody wants to join,” Laurie Buffett McGuane shared.
Jimmy Buffett's cause of death revealed after secret cancer battle: report
September 2, 2023 | 12:18pmThe legendary "Margaritaville" singer "passed away peacefully on the night of September 1 surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs."
Jimmy Buffett, iconic 'Margaritaville' singer, dead at 76
September 2, 2023 | 9:34amThe musician "passed away peacefully on the night of September 1 surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs," according to a statement.
Jimmy Buffett makes surprise appearance with Kygo at Hamptons music festival
June 26, 2022 | 1:31pmFestival-goers in the Hamptons were treated to a rather bizarre crossover when the "Margaritaville" singer made a surprise appearance with Kygo.
Jimmy Buffett joins Willie Nelson's son onstage in the Hamptons
September 4, 2019 | 4:39pmAnjelica Huston, Lorraine Bracco and John Varvatos were in the audience.
Jimmy Buffett surprises Surf Lodge guests with performance
September 17, 2018 | 8:07pmBuffett performed “Margaritaville,” changing the lyrics to center on Montauk, with Wyclef Jean on bongos.
Jimmy Buffett musical 'Escape to Margaritaville' to cruise out of Broadway
May 31, 2018 | 1:52pmThe Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical is planning a 2019 national tour.
Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical is all about escapism
March 12, 2018 | 5:48pmHe's been working on “Escape to Margaritaville” for four years.
'The View' censors topless mermaid drawing
March 7, 2018 | 7:13pm"Escape to Margaritaville" star Paul Alexander Nolan's “guitar, which features a drawing of a topless mermaid, was deemed too revealing for TV," said a source.
Savannah Guthrie and other hosts get boozy on 'Today'
March 1, 2018 | 7:47pmIt was “5 o’clock somewhere” all morning.
Anna Deavere Smith on hitting the right 'Notes'
February 26, 2018 | 9:45amAnna Deavere Smith is set to premiere "Notes From the Field" on HBO.
Jimmy Buffett hands out burgers at 'Margaritaville' box office
December 8, 2017 | 8:01pmBuffett passed out more than 500 cheeseburgers to fans to help open the box office for his Broadway musical, “Escape to Margaritaville.”
Jimmy Buffett and Lin-Manuel Miranda hang out
November 13, 2017 | 10:33amThe duo watched each other's theatrical shows.
Jimmy Buffett's party shut down by local sheriffs
October 30, 2017 | 10:13amThe crooner was celebrating his Broadway-bound "Escape to Margaritaville."
Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical is a 'beach vacation'
October 17, 2017 | 6:27pmPaul Alexander Nolan stars in singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Buffett’s soon-due show “Escape to Margaritaville.”
Matt Lauer hitched a ride in Jimmy Buffett's plane
September 30, 2017 | 3:20pmWhen Buffet appeared on “Today” this past week, he offered his Hamptons neighbor Matt Lauer “a ride home.”