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The director of the Paralympic closing ceremony wants to turn the Stade de France into a dance floor

Sep. 06, 2024 08:56 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That’s a promise from Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for this year's Olympics and Paralympics. Jolly says 24 DJs will perform thumping...

Paris Hilton waited 18 years to drop a new album. On 'Infinite Icon,' she's here to 'save pop music'

Sep. 06, 2024 08:19 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006's eponymous “Paris,” at one height of her powers — an album of breezy pop music that offered a soundtrack to her cheery and decadent public-facing lifestyle, anchored by the reggae-lite sugar rush of...

Ticketmaster's pricing for Oasis tickets is under investigation in the UK

Sep. 05, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year's reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis. In a statement Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its...

There's no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray

Sep. 04, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

It was a rapture and a revelation all at the same time. En masse, celebrity stan accounts posted tearful farewells over the weekend as X was suspended in Brazil amid a showdown between Elon Musk and a Supreme Court justice. Many of their hundreds of thousands of followers learned...

Error messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets

Aug. 31, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on Saturday as online ticket sites strained under demand for the band’s first shows for 15 years. The Britpop-era behemoth led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher is scheduled...

'K-pop Idols' documentary looks at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity

Aug. 30, 2024 03:53 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An Apple TV+ documentary series, “K-pop Idols,” premiering Friday, offers an intimate look at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity while grappling with challenges in a field that demands perfection. The six-part series features Korean American...

Pop group ABBA ask Donald Trump to stop using their songs, but Trump team says they have the OK

Aug. 29, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Swedish supergroup ABBA has asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies, but the Republican presidential nominee's campaign says it has permission. “ABBA has recently discovered the unauthorized use of their music and videos at a Trump event...

Oasis adds 3 shows to its 2025 tour as fans clamor for tickets to Gallagher brothers' reunion

Aug. 29, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Oasis has added three more dates to its reunion tour of Britain and Ireland, citing “unprecedented demand,” as fans of the Britpop behemoths braced for a rush to secure tickets that start at about 74 pounds (just under $100). The new shows announced Thursday are...

Q&A: Zedd waited nine years to release a new album. He says the kaleidoscopic 'Telos' is 'timeless'

Aug. 28, 2024 12:22 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been almost a decade since Zedd, the Grammy - winning producer and DJ, released his sophomore album, “True Colors.” A lot can happen in that time. Mostly, the German dance-pop maverick needed to push himself to make an album that would move the needle — one that...

K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over accusation of an unspecified sexual crime, his label says

Aug. 28, 2024 09:07 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label announced Wednesday. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the NCT member will depart from the boy band after...