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The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination
NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991. The New York Giants had won the Super Bowl, and the U.S. was in the midst of the Gulf War. The siblings behind the band The Black Crowes had just released their debut album “Shake Your...
Questlove readies new documentary spotlighting 'Saturday Night Live' music performances
NEW YORK (AP) — Who works harder than Questlove? The Academy Award winner has teamed up with Emmy winner Oz Rodriguez and NBC for a new film, “Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music,” celebrating 50 years of the program and spotlighting its memorable live music performances. ...
Movie Review: With 'The Room Next Door,' Pedro Almodóvar makes a lively movie about death
Films that are straightforwardly about death are rare, but movies that are about both death and sex are rarer, still. In Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door,” the Spanish director’s first English-language feature film, Julianne Moore plays Ingrid, a celebrated author...
Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'
NEW YORK (AP) — Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee. The “I'm Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” hitmaker who shared stages with both Elvis Presley and the Beatles is a guide to...
Book Review: 'The Rivals' is Jane Pek’s fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death
Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark cybersphere of tech systems in “The Rivals,” the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek. Pek, who introduced Claudia in her 2022 debut book, “The Verifiers,” has given the...
Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospital
Taylor Swift has made a surprise stop at a Kansas City children’s hospital, shocking parents and patients alike as she laughed with them, posed for photos and exchanged gifts. All parent Cassie Thomas was told beforehand was that she might want to brush her hair and teeth because...
Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year
A movie shot in first person sounds like a gimmick. Part of the magic of filmed storytelling is accepting that something can be from someone’s point of view and yet also from a distance. Using the camera as a character’s actual eyes is the domain of university students and niche experimental...
Book Review: Weike Wang’s 3rd novel 'Rental House' finds beauty and humor in a marriage of opposites
Vacation rental with the in-laws — for many, it’s a setup for disaster. In Weike Wang’s “Rental House,” it’s certainly that. It’s also an opportunity for Wang, a wildly gifted writer, to explore the upside and downside of education, marriage and family. Add to the mix an interracial...
Movie Review: A wordless Latvian cat parable about climate change is the year's best animated movie
Of all the post-apocalyptic landscapes we've been treated to over the years, none is as beautiful nor peaceful as that of “Flow.” In Gints Zilbalodis' wondrously shimmering animated fable, a solitary black cat, after escaping a cataclysmic flood, navigates a water world. What...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 22-28
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 22-28: Dec. 22: Actor Hector Elizondo is 88. Country singer and actor Red Steagall is 86. TV anchor Diane Sawyer is 79. Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick is 76. Actor BernNadette Stanis (“Good Times”) is 71. Rapper Luther Campbell (2...
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NORAD's Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about...
Today in History: December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie
Today is Saturday, Dec. 21, the 356th day of 2024. There are 10 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 21, 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, sending wreckage crashing to the...
A traditional send-off in New Orleans for an innovative brass band musician
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaring trumpets and joyful voices resounded in a New Orleans neighborhood this week as about 100 people marched in honor of John “Prince” Gilbert, a key member of innovative brass bands that have become an important part of the city's music scene over the past several...
Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously with apology
DENVER (AP) — A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. The statuette of Jesus lying in a manger, stolen from a public display in downtown Fort Collins early Sunday, was dropped off anonymously at a...
'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly
NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It's “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. “How to Make Gravy,” written by singer Paul Kelly, has become a holiday classic in Australia over the...
All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games
Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You.” Yet, Netflix executive Brandon Riegg realizes it all amounts to a lump of coal if...
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson 's “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard 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 venue managers. TOP 20 GLOBAL...
Kehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B sound that helped build the singer's name, or risk it all to showcase their full artistic range. For Kehlani, who uses she/they pronouns, choosing the latter...
The best and biggest concerts of 2024: Olivia Rodrigo, Missy Elliott, George Strait and more
NEW YORK (AP) — As The Associated Press’ music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 80 concerts in 2024. Here are some of her picks for the best and biggest shows of the year. Most shows on this list were seen in the New York metropolitan area — unless otherwise noted — and it excludes...
