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Today in History: April 26, the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster
Today is Saturday, April 26, the 116th day of 2025. There are 249 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 26, 1986, in the worst nuclear disaster in history, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine…
The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs
NEW YORK (AP) — Out of the many Vietnam War protests she performed at in the 1960s and 1970s, Judy Collins can never forget one in Washington, D.C., where she stood before thousands and sang Bob Dylan's “Masters of War.”
“It was just me,…
More police videos show early days of Hackman investigation
Authorities in New Mexico have released more videos related to their investigation into the deaths of 95-year-old Gene Hackman and his wife. The actor and 65-year-old Betsy Arakawa were found Feb. 26 in their Santa Fe home after maintenance…
Student gospel singers take stage at New Orleans festival known for celebrity acts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world's most famous jazz, funk and rock acts. Yet it's also become a showcase for lesser-known talent: local schoolchildren.
Gospel…
Movie Review: ‘April’ is shattering and essential
Whatever cruelness you might assign to the month, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” probably has it beat.
Kulumbegashvili’s shattering, sensational film is set in a hardscrabble, provincial region of Georgia, the Eastern European country. Nina…
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…
Jensen McRae makes authentic folk-pop the internet can’t resist
California-raised singer-songwriter Jensen McRae makes folk-pop the internet adores. Her second studio album, “I Don’t Know How, But They Found Me!", is out Friday. In an interview, McRae tells The Associated Press the narrative around the…
Cheech and Chong ride once more
NEW YORK (AP) — The irony tickles Cheech and Chong: The Palisades fire smoked them out of their homes.
“I had to de-smoke my house,” Tommy Chong says, giggling. “Can you imagine that?”
Chong and Cheech Marin 's houses, both in the Pacific…
Cameron Mackintosh, one of the last great theater impresarios, has plans for stages everywhere
NEW YORK (AP) — The great theater composer Stephen Sondheim loved puzzles, and when he died in 2021, he left one for his good friend, British super-producer Cameron Mackintosh. He left him an unfinished show.
The two men conceived of a…
Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and more
NEW YORK (AP) — When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early '80s, leather-clad and bleached hair in tow, he not only brought a punk rock sound to the mainstream. The Englishman brought a new attitude, a new, rebellious…
So you saw ‘Conclave’ the movie. Here’s what it got right – and wrong – about…
Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled thanks to Hollywood. “Conclave” the film…
Today in History: April 25, Spanish-American War declared
Today is Friday, April 25, the 115th day of 2025. There are 250 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American…
A Mexican musician uses a contentious genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers
A Mexican music icon is using a typically male genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers while defending themselves and to highlight the more complicated aspects of gender-based violence. Singer Vivir Quintana has spent…
Coco Jones is fearless on debut album ‘Why Not More?’
NEW YORK (AP) — What music would you create if there weren’t any outside influences or self-imposed creative restraints? That’s what singer-actor Coco Jones contemplated.
“What would I do if I didn’t have any fear of comparing myself to…
‘SNL’ to close out its 50th season with Scarlett Johansson and Bad Bunny
“Saturday Night Live” will close out its epic 50th season with Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as musical guest. NBC announced the lineup for its final three shows on Thursday, with Johansson and Bad Bunny headlining the May 17…
Harvey Fierstein to be awarded special Tony Award for lifetime in the theater
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award. He's going to be honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
The four-time Tony-winner behind “Torch Song Trilogy”…
Student gospel singers take stage at New Orleans festival known for celebrity acts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world's most famous jazz, funk and rock acts. Yet it's also become a showcase for lesser-known talent: local schoolchildren.
Gospel…
Jensen McRae makes authentic folk-pop the internet can’t resist
California-raised singer-songwriter Jensen McRae makes folk-pop the internet adores. Her second studio album, “I Don’t Know How, But They Found Me!", is out Friday. In an interview, McRae tells The Associated Press the narrative around the…
A Mexican musician uses a contentious genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers
A Mexican music icon is using a typically male genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers while defending themselves and to highlight the more complicated aspects of gender-based violence. Singer Vivir Quintana has spent…
Coco Jones is fearless on debut album ‘Why Not More?’
NEW YORK (AP) — What music would you create if there weren’t any outside influences or self-imposed creative restraints? That’s what singer-actor Coco Jones contemplated.
“What would I do if I didn’t have any fear of comparing myself to…
Natalia Lafourcade’s alter ego takes center stage in ‘Cancionera’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Natalia Lafourcade sat down to craft “Cancionera,” she never expected to discover an alter ego that would lead her down a pathway of artistic enlightenment.
She had always worn her heart on her sleeve through her…
The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and more pay tribute to Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones'Mick Jagger sings in swaggering French. Louisiana native Lucinda Williams delivers a slow, slinky, swamp pop sound. Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Jimmie Vaughan, Charley Crockett and more energize Creole…
11 notable songs about the Vietnam War
War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the Vietnam War during the countercultural movements of the 1960s and ’70s. The songs released in that time — and in the…
Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on ‘Oh What A Beautiful…
It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell.
“Oh What A Beautiful World” is Nelson’s…
