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Keri Hilson’s ‘We Need to Talk’ marks her return to music after a 15-year absence
NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Keri Hilson put out an album, Barack Obama was in the second year of his first term as U.S. president, the iPad was released and Instagram was brand new.
“On some days, I’m like that was just a blink away. But…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and…
‘Sinners,’ shot on IMAX film, is a historic first for female cinematographers
Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw didn’t realize she was going to make history for her profession on “Sinners.” The Ryan Coogler film, now playing in theaters nationwide, marks the first time a female director of photography has shot a…
Katy Perry gears up for sci-fi inspired world tour
Katy Perry has been busy. In the past year, she's released an album, campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and flew to space. As she heads to Mexico City to kick off a world tour on Wednesday, the pop superstar has no intention of…
Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics
James Gunn’s upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day. Superman’s origin story of escaping a destroyed homeland is relatable to…
Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman’s religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique
James Gunn's upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day. Superman's origin story of escaping a destroyed homeland is relatable to…
‘Star Wars’ fans wave lightsabers as an upcoming film gets announced in Japan
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced that the next installation in the franchise will hit theaters in May 2027 starring Ryan…
Today in History: April 18, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
Today is Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2025. There are 257 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires across the city. More than…
Ralph Lauren stays closer to home this time with intimate Manhattan gallery show
NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren, known for staging elaborate runway shows in sumptuous settings like the horsey Hamptons or amid his vintage car collection, took it down a notch for a more intimate show Thursday in a Manhattan gallery space.…
Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public
Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the…
Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Super Bowl performance in new…
Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl. Drake added it on Wednesday to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track…
Jury selection heads into next week at Weinstein rape retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens more people were screened Thursday as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial, but the selection wrapped up for the week with several slots still to be filled.
The panel started taking shape…
Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Kush + Orange Juice’ changed his game. 15 years later, a sequel…
NEW YORK (AP) — Who understood the cool kids better than Wiz Khalifa? In 2010, the easygoing Pittsburgh rapper released his breakout mixtape “Kush + Orange Juice," crafting the ideal soundtrack for stylish stoners — breezy songs about girls…
Filmmaker-music journalist Cameron Crowe has a memoir out this fall. It’s called ‘The Uncool’
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Crowe was planning to compile some of his old music interviews for a book when he realized he had a more intimate story to tell.
Avid Reader Press announced Thursday that the Oscar-winning filmmaker and onetime…
Today in History: April 17, the Bay of Pigs Invasion
Today is Thursday, April 17, the 107th day of 2025. There are 258 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel…
Davido’s ‘5ive’ welcomes the Afrobeats megastar into an era of change and growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Afrobeats may be the hot sound of the moment, but Davido remembers a very recent past when music from Africa wasn’t embraced globally, amid a perception the continent was one of only destitute poverty and primitive lands.
“I…
Keri Hilson’s ‘We Need to Talk’ marks her return to music after a 15-year absence
NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Keri Hilson put out an album, Barack Obama was in the second year of his first term as U.S. president, the iPad was released and Instagram was brand new.
“On some days, I’m like that was just a blink away. But…
Katy Perry gears up for sci-fi inspired world tour
Katy Perry has been busy. In the past year, she's released an album, campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and flew to space. As she heads to Mexico City to kick off a world tour on Wednesday, the pop superstar has no intention of…
Davido’s ‘5ive’ welcomes the Afrobeats megastar into an era of change and growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Afrobeats may be the hot sound of the moment, but Davido remembers a very recent past when music from Africa wasn’t embraced globally, amid a perception the continent was one of only destitute poverty and primitive lands.
“I…
Movie Review: Michael B. Jordan has double duty in Ryan Coogler’s pulsating, vein-bursting ‘Sinners’
It’s gotta be something in the water. How else to explain the plethora of A-list twins on Hollywood screens lately?
In the last few months alone, we’ve had Robert Pattinson, Theo James and the great Robert De Niro playing opposite each…
The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page revisit a unique 25-year-old live set
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more puzzling live albums of all time came out in 2000. It featured songs from a two-night stand with The Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin icon Jimmy Page. But fans hoping to hear “Hard to Handle” or “She Talks to…
Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her ‘feminine…
Before she kicks off her upcoming world tour, Katy Perry is reaching for the stars. The pop icon will join Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez, journalist Gayle King and three other women on an all-female spaceflight Monday. Perry spoke with…
Mariah Carey on new music, Rihanna, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and her lost grunge album
NEW YORK (AP) — It may be hard to conceive of now, but there was once a lull in Mariah Carey’s superstar career. In 2001, her film “Glitter” was a commercial flop; the album that followed, 2002’s introspective “Charmbracelet,” was met with…
The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards are coming up. Here’s who’s nominated and how…
NEW YORK (AP) — Excuse me, you look like you might want to see the next generation of country music acts clean up at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Fans of the genre have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green's throwback…
