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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a 'cupcake' of a year
NEW YORK (AP) — As a young woman, Maleah Joi Moon used to join the crowds outside Broadway stage doors to cheer the stars and maybe get an autograph. Now she's the one that people line up to meet. “It all feels like a very vivid dream, if that makes sense,” says the New...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with 'Mufasa'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After donning Malcolm X’s distinctive browline glasses in the “Genius: MLK/X” series and getting his modern-day Rambo on in the Netflix action hit “Rebel Ridge,” the 30-year-old English...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Adria Arjona's confidence only keeps growing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adria Arjona's mother is her biggest fan — and her fans' biggest supporter. While in town for Paris Fashion Week this year, Arjona recalls the moment her mother stood outside their hotel, tearfully thanking a crowd of fans who were armed with “Andor” and...
Keynote Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health during Academy Women's Luncheon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While surveying a room packed with Hollywood's most influential figures, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez took center stage to spotlight a critical issue: Prioritizing mental health and supporting underserved communities often left behind in the conversation. ...
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died....
New Orleans rapper Percy "Master P" Miller to keynote Fall Commencement at Grambling State
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Percy Miller, who's also known as New Orleans rapper Master P, will deliver the keynote address Friday at Grambling State University's Fall Commencement. Miller is scheduled to address graduates at 10 a.m. in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on...
Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson
NEW YORK (AP) — Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco's City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson, t he bestselling novelist who has been awarding independent store employees since...
Authors of 'The Personal Librarian' celebrate book's 1 millionth sale and work on new novel
NEW YORK (AP) — The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray has a new novel in the works, while celebrating a milestone for its best-known publication, “The Personal Librarian.” Benedict and Murray are writing a historical thriller set in 1930s...
List of Golden Globe nominees
“The Bear,” “Shogun” and “Emilia Perez” are among the nominees for the 82nd Golden Globes announced Monday morning. Because the Globes split top awards between drama and musical/comedy, there isn’t always a clear read on the top Oscar contenders. That’s especially...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 15-21
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 15-21: Dec. 15: Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 85. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 82. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 78. Actor Don Johnson is 75. Actor Melanie Chartoff (“Rugrats,” ″Parker Lewis...
