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'Emilia Pérez' and 'Wicked' advance in Oscars shortlists
The Selena Gomez ballad “Mi Camino,” the Will Ferrell and Harper Steele road trip documentary “Will & Harper” and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s pulsating “Challengers” score are one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled...
AP's top music documentaries of 2024: Taylor Swift, ABBA, the Boss and more — and where to watch
NEW YORK (AP) — Once you've made your way through AP's list of 2024's best films and dried those tears after bingeing “I Am: Celine Dion” — we won't judge — it's time to hand over the remote. Here are 10 of The Associated Press’ favorite music documentaries of the year,...
What to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team up and Indiana Jones quests
Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and a Jamie Foxx Netflix comedy special 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 Associated...
Elton John says he has lost his eyesight and struggles to see his new stage musical
LONDON (AP) — Elton John says he struggled to watch his new musical because he has lost his eyesight after contracting an infection. The singer-songwriter attended the opening night of “The Devil Wears Prada” in London on Sunday and told the audience that “I haven’t been...
Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. About 2 ½ years after he was arrested on the charges in a sprawling gang and racketeering indictment, Young Thug was released from custody Thursday evening. It was a remarkable...
Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America in the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye. She was an over-the-top, heavy makeup-wearing performer who wore her heart on her sleeve and yet seemed in on the joke — televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. You could say game was...
Q&A: RZA on the nostalgic origins of his first classical album, 'A Ballet Through Mud'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical album he calls “A Ballet Through Mud.” Early in the pandemic, the 55-year-old Wu-Tang Clan founder, born Robert Diggs, was rummaging through a bag of...
