ANOTHER SENSELESS SHOOTING

Christina Grimmie the 22-year old former finalist of NBC’S “The Voice” was killed Friday night, after a gunman opened fire at a Florida concert venue. 
 
She had finished a performance with the band Before You Exit at the Plaza in Orlando and was signing autographs when an unidentified gunman shot her. 
 
Christina’s brother immediately tackled the man, who then …

COUNTRY & RAP

In recent years, country artists have become more adventurous when it comes to finding duet partners. The most unlikely pairings are country-rap collaborations that match Nashville with hip-hop. Sonically speaking, country and rap couldn’t be much further apart, but the genres do share some important traits. Both rely heavily on storytelling and demand a certain level …

TED NUGENT

President Obama recently pardoned celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain for his friendship with former rocker Ted Nugent. Bourdain tells Confidenti that when he met up with Obama in Viet Nam two weeks ago, he came clean about his affection for the Motor City Madman and the President was cool with it. “I said, ‘Look … despite the fact …