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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 13-19

Oct. 07, 2024 09:14 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 13-19: Oct. 13: Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 87. Musician Paul Simon is 83. Keyboardist Robert Lamm of Chicago is 80. Country singer Lacy J. Dalton is 78. Actor Demond Wilson (“Sanford and Son”) is 78. Singer Sammy Hagar is 77. Singer...

AP PHOTOS: A blind pianist from Nagaland says music is 'one thing that has kept me alive'

Oct. 01, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

KOHIMA, India (AP) — Takosangba Pongen had his vision for 14 years. He has been blind for the past 13. But in front of a piano, nobody can tell. “Playing the piano transports me to another dimension. After losing my vision, music has been one thing that has kept me alive. It...

Lady Gaga draws inspiration from her 'Joker' sequel character to create 'Harlequin' album

Sep. 27, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

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...

Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson dies at 95

Sep. 23, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz great Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as “Killer Joe” and “Along Came Betty," has died. He was 95. Golson died Saturday at his home in Manhattan after a short illness, said Golson’s longtime agent, Jason Franklin. ...

What to stream this week: Matt Damon on a heist, 'Dance Moms' jazz it up and J Balvin parties

Aug. 05, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” premieres its final season and a Boston heist movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The...

How photographer Frank Stewart captured the culture of jazz, church and Black life in the US

Jul. 28, 2024 01:29 AM EDT

CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an aerial photo of a cemetery destroyed by war, with charred coffins ripped from broken concrete vaults and arched marble tombstones flattened by a bomb blast. Then, the viewer begin to discern details: the coffins and vaults...

The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients

Jul. 18, 2024 07:47 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world's most enduring musical acts headline this year's crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Director Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with...

Pop-soul band Lake Street Dive wants to spread a little joy around. What's wrong with that?

Jul. 10, 2024 11:13 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lake Street Dive chooses to spread some joy. You got a problem with that? The veteran pop-soul band's upbeat approach permeates the new disc “Good Together,” with the title track's sprightly synthesizers pushing along members' Rachael Price and Akie Bermiss duet...