Latest Lady Gaga News
See entertainment's biggest moments in 2024, through the lens of Associated Press photographers
2024 wasn't all “Wicked.” The year draws to a close with the film dominating the box office and discourse after a marketing blitz that saw stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande grace not just premieres, but the Oscars, Met Gala and Olympics too. It was far from...
Partial list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have been announced, and Beyoncé leads the way. She received 11 nominations, including for album, song and record of the year for music from “Cowboy Carter,” her much-anticipated country album. Post...
On the night before Election Day, Kamala Harris brings in celebrities. Donald Trump is unimpressed
On the night before Election Day, at campaign events across the country, celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Jon Bon Jovi turned out in force for Kamala Harris ' presidential bid. The battleground state of Pennsylvania was particularly starry: In Pittsburgh, the vice...
7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
PARIS (AP) — Seven people have been charged in connection with cyberbullying targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic mastermind behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies, French authorities announced Friday. The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but...
Movie Review: 'Smile 2' nicely targets pop star fame with the terrific Naomi Scott
In an early scene in “Smile 2,” the fictional pop superstar Skye Riley is in her drug dealer's apartment. “Do you believe in weird stuff?” he asks her, between doing lines of coke. You certainly will after this horror romp — writer-director Parker Finn's second movie that...
‘Terrifier 3’ slashes ‘Joker’ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ fizzles
NEW YORK (AP) — The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. “Terrifier 3,” a...
‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide...
Movie Review: 'Folie à Deux' reckons with 'The Joker'
Let's put on a happy face, at least to start, for “Joker: Folie à Deux.” If there's one undeniably compelling thing about both Todd Phillips' divisive 2019 original and his new follow-up, it's that these movies are best when they dance. The first movie might have been a muddled...
Joker is back, this time with Lady Gaga — and songs
VENICE, Italy (AP) — “ Joker ” is a hard act to follow. Todd Phillips’ dark, Scorsese-inspired character study about the Batman villain made over a billion dollars at the box office, won Joaquin Phoenix his first Oscar, dominated the cultural discourse for months and created a new movie...
Lady Gaga draws inspiration from her 'Joker' sequel character to create 'Harlequin' album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga knew the recipe to keep her Las Vegas shows electric: start in the studio. Before each residency performance this summer, she and a group of talented musicians clocked hours-long recording sessions, capturing that spark. The energy from their studio...
