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Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil's long-running show “The Beatles Love," a cultural icon on the Las Vegas Strip that brought band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr back together for public appearances throughout its 18-year run. ...
Tyla, South Africa's amapiano angel, manifests stardom in debut album
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyla grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, practicing acceptance speeches in the mirror, envisioning herself on the grandest award stages. But as she found out, a dream is one thing — reality is another. “I was not prepared at all,” laughed Tyla, who won the...
Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music
LOS ANGELES (AP) — First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold 'Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act...
Authorities searched Diddy's properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here's what to know
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that received a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of...
Today in History: March 14, Albert Einstein is born and Stephen Hawking dies
Today in History Today is Thursday, March 14, the 75th day of 2024. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was...
The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other...
Iranian singer who won Grammy for Mahsa Amini protest anthem is sentenced to prison in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Shervin Hajipour posted on Instagram on...
Superstar DJ Tiësto says he has to pull out of Super Bowl show for family reasons
THE HAGUE (AP) — Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday's Super Bowl due to an undisclosed family matter. Tiësto, whose real name is Tijs Verwest, wrote on social media on Thursday he would miss the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the...
Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andra Day normally deals with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers. But the Grammy winner eventually leans on prayer to settle her anxiety. On Sunday, Day will certainly use the same approach before she graces the Super Bowl stage as...
From Grammys to Super Bowl, with Tokyo in between: Inside the whirlwind week of peak Taylor Swift
LOS ANGELES (AP) — She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift's week. It's hard to remember a star of Swift 's stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, covering so many corners of the culture and doing so much of it in...
