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Before Usher hits the Super Bowl halftime stage, Apple Music builds anticipation ahead of big show

Feb. 09, 2024 08:52 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a short film shown at the end of the Super Bowl halftime performer news conference, the show’s headliner Usher comes up missing. The singer’s sudden absence prompts instant panic from his friends including Ludacris, Lil Jon and Taraji P. Henson, sparking a search at...

From exclusive events to concerts: Stars and athletes plan to flock Las Vegas for Super Bowl events

Feb. 07, 2024 20:13 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O'Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq's Fun House. ” Instead of raising the rate, O'Neal decided to offer potential attendees more bang for their buck to...

Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine

Feb. 05, 2024 10:02 AM EST

It's Taylor Swift's world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted endless attention for her football star boyfriend and a mystifying right-wing campaign against her, the Grammy Awards put the focus squarely back on her art. “Midnights” earned Swift...

Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame

Jan. 18, 2024 08:45 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country music star Reba McEntire will grace next month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem while Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take place Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas before the championship...

‘Mean Girls’ takes 1st place at the box office. So fetch.

Jan. 14, 2024 14:40 PM EST

Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “ Mean Girls. ” The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not...

Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prison

Dec. 28, 2023 20:38 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the Feb. 4 awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time. For three decades, Hit-Boy’s dad was in-and-out of prison, with his recent stint lasting nine years until his...