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AP PHOTOS: Coachella 2025: Benson Boone, Tyla and GloRilla perform in the desert.
Lady Gaga delivered a five-act career-spanning — and perhaps defining — performance, Benson Boone sang “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Queen's Brian May on guitar and Lisa drew a massive crowd to the Sahara tent as the Coachella Valley Music and…
Dominican club collapse death toll rises to 226 after woman pulled from rubble dies in hospital
Health officials say one woman hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died on Saturday. They said that raises the death toll to 226. Officials said 189 people…
Today in History: April 12, Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
Today is Saturday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2025. There are 263 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, orbiting the earth once before landing safely via…
Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation.
Since 1985, the foundation has had a mission to…
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…
Global warming isn’t funny — except in the hands of these comedians
Comedians have long used jokes to raise awareness of serious problems, and many are now turning the gaze to climate change. There is a growing group of them using humor to tackle topics like a major U.S. climate law passed in 2022, called…
Eric Dane, star of ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ reveals he has ALS
“Euphoria” and former “Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Eric Dane has announced that he has ALS but will continue working. The 52-year-old revealed his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in an interview…
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…
Today in History: April 11, the liberation of Buchenwald
Today is Friday, April 11, the 101st day of 2025. There are 264 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 11, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Army troops liberated the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp near Weimar, Germany.
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Poet Yusef Komunyakaa to receive honorary Anisfeld-Wolf Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. Komunyakaa, 77, is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race, music and his Vietnam War experiences.
Announced…
Oscars to add stunt design award for its 100th ceremony
After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt, the film academy has decided to give it an official award. The film academy says Thursday that an achievement in stunt design prize will be added starting…
Mourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse
Fans and countrymen on Thursday shared their remembrances of Dominican Republic music icon Rubby Pérez, who was among the scores of people killed this week after the roof at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo collapsed. He was 69.
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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…
Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike Lee
PARIS (AP) — New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday.
Coming off a 2024 edition that produced the Academy Award…
Today in History: April 10, Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 2025. There are 265 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement…
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…
Music Review: On Bon Iver’s ‘SABLE, fABLE,’ love inspires a chilly, robotic…
On Bon Iver's “SABLE, fABLE,” Justin Vernon sings about his fear of change. And then he strives to embrace it.
The album is the first in six years from Vernon’s project, an epilogue to the reluctant pop star’s three-song EP “SABLE,”…
Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a band of a dozen camouflage-clad…
Musical theater’s beloved show ‘The Last Five Years’ finally makes it to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Jonas was only 9 and portraying a teacup on Broadway when he first heard about a buzzy new musical playing way downtown.
“All my adult castmates were talking about how great the show was and how amazing the music was,”…
Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, ‘Tracks ll: The Lost Albums’
NEW YORK (AP) —
Bruce Springsteen knows what Bruce Springsteen fans want. And that's more Bruce Springsteen.
The Boss will release seven new studio albums, titled “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” on June 27. It will contain material written…
Broadway welcomes ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical,’ which lets the Latino community…
The immigrant experience takes center stage on Broadway this spring as “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” explores Latino culture in America with a predominantly Latino cast playing characters not usually portrayed on the biggest stages.…
