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Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz. The law was…
Harvey Weinstein is back at NYC’s Rikers Island jail after hospital stay
One-time movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was returned to a New York City jail in what his publicist said was a move resulting from a published report saying he was getting VIP treatment during his 10-day stay at a hospital. The publicist has…
Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained
Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about it after a security guard was shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansion on Tuesday. It wasn’t always this way. Over a decade ago, the pair collaborated,…
Music Review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, ‘Can We Please…
Kings of Leon pose an existential question to listeners on the first single from their new album: Are you a mustang or are you a kitty? Well, turning that around: Which Kings of Leon are we getting now? The purring arena-rockers or an edgy,…
Met Gala hauls in record sum of more than $26 million to fund Costume Institute
The 2024 Met Gala raised more than $26 million, a record sum for the party that has become an annual gathering for mega-celebrities in fashion, film, TV, sports, music, business and more. Monday evening’s gala, a fundraiser for the museum’s…
Met Gala photos: Outside the Mark Hotel, the carpet before the carpet
NEW YORK (AP) — Before guests make it to the Met Gala, there are the red carpets before the carpet — otherwise known as the parade of departures from the various New York hotels that host gala guests and their teams for preparations before…
Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4
Only four women conducted the Metropolitan Opera in its first 133 years ending in 2016, but now four women have taken the baton in a one-week span. Oksana Lyniv, Speranza Scappucci, Marin Alsop and Xian Zhang led orchestras during a…
The Met Gala’s flowery theme went in all directions
Who won the Met Gala? Nature and its many blooms, along with some far-flung princesses. It was anybody’s guess exactly how the celebrity crowd on the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art would interpret the “Garden of Time” dress code…
The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden. The war in Gaza is casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza. The event began with the first of two semi-finals in the Swedish city of Malmo,…
Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers
Many celebrities are Met Gala regulars, invited again and again. Then there are the first-timers, who often express a bit of starstruck awe and even a case of occasional nerves, like a kid arriving at a new school. The K-pop band Stray Kids…
Today in History: May 7, Nazi Germany surrenders
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, May 7, the 128th day of 2024. There are 238 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims (rams),…
Jeannie Epper, epic stuntwoman behind feats of TV’s ‘Wonder Woman,’ dies at 83
Stuntwoman Jeannie Epper has died at age 83. She did stunts for many of the most important women of film and TV action of the 1970s and '80s. A family spokesperson says Epper died of natural causes Sunday night in Simi Valley, California.…
Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people. That was the second highest attendance in the festival’s history — just…
Jayne Anne Phillips’ novel ‘Night Watch,’ Eboni Booth’s drama ‘Primary…
Jayne Anne Phillips’ “Night Watch,” a mother-daughter saga set in a West Virginia asylum after the Civil War, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The drama prize was awarded to Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust,” about a bookstore worker’s…
Lidia Bastianich, Melody Thomas Scott and Ed Scott to receive Daytime Emmys lifetime achievement
A cookbook author, actor and producer will be the Lifetime Achievement honorees at the Daytime Emmys in June. Lidia Bastianich has created Daytime Emmy Award-winning cooking shows over the last 25 years on PBS. The chef has also published…
Janet Jackson to play 2024 Essence Fest instead of the Smoothie King Center this summer
Janet Jackson will make her fourth appearance at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture this summer in New Orleans. Jackson was originally scheduled to headline the Smoothie King Center on July 23 as part of her Together Again Summer 2024…
Music Review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, ‘Can We Please…
Kings of Leon pose an existential question to listeners on the first single from their new album: Are you a mustang or are you a kitty? Well, turning that around: Which Kings of Leon are we getting now? The purring arena-rockers or an edgy,…
The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden. The war in Gaza is casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza. The event began with the first of two semi-finals in the Swedish city of Malmo,…
Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers
Many celebrities are Met Gala regulars, invited again and again. Then there are the first-timers, who often express a bit of starstruck awe and even a case of occasional nerves, like a kid arriving at a new school. The K-pop band Stray Kids…
Music Review: Brad Mehldau connects Bach, Fauré to jazz on albums, ‘After Bach II’ and…
Grammy-award winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau connects the dots as though they were so many 16th notes.
His two new albums, “After Bach II” and “Après Fauré,” use classical music as a foundation for solo explorations that draw a through…
With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how his first song post-stroke came…
With artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis has his voice back. In 2013, the Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy and later suffered a stroke. He now has aphasia, a condition that limits his ability to speak.…
Music Review: Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ is controlled dance pop
NEW YORK (AP) — In the chorus of “Whatcha Doing," the fifth track on Dua Lipa's latest album, she sings: “But if control is my religion / And I'm headed for collision / Lost my 20/20 vision," referencing the unexpected pull of a new…
Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt’s latest album is a distinct shift from her austere sound
When Jessica Pratt released her debut self-titled album in 2011, the singer-songwriter was critically praised for her austere guitar and hypnotic voice. She says it had virually no post-production. The album’s imperfections were a feature…
Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women’s summit in New York
Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empower women beyond her music to her hometown — with the help of the singer’s superstar friends. Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and Jill Scott and other stars and experts will join Blige for her…