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Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary
NEW YORK (AP) — The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it's time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock. The late-'70s songs of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross take center stage Friday in...
Drake makes another legal move against Universal over Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'
For the second straight day, Drake has taken legal action against Universal Music Group, this time in Texas, over Kendrick Lamar's diss track “Not Like Us.” It follows a similar filing in New York on Monday, in which Drake alleges UMG falsely pumped up the popularity of “Not...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14: Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 85. Flute player James Galway is 85. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 83. Actor Mary Woronov (“Eating Raoul,” “The Munsters” films) is 81. Actor John Rubinstein (“Family,” ″Crazy Like...
Drake alleges Universal falsely inflated popularity of Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'
Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other streaming services of Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us," a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars. The petition in...
Drake will open his Australia tour the same day rival Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl
TORONTO (AP) — Drake has announced that his first tour of Australia in eight years will begin on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance. The Toronto rapper announced the tour during a livestream Sunday night with Félix Lengyel, a Quebec streamer....
Book Review: 'Dead Air' tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasion
Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news” to complain about coverage he didn't like, Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' “The War of the Worlds” is the focus of William Elliott Hazelgrove's “Dead Air: The...
Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection
Naomi Wood, an English author not yet well known in the U.S., has written three historical novels, including the well-regarded “Mrs. Hemingway,” about the four wives of Ernest Hemingway. During the Covid lockdowns, when her kids were confined at home and she had less time to herself, she turned...
What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
Comcast's corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with “NBC” in their name — CNBC and MSNBC — that will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News. How that affects viewers of those networks, along with the people who work...
Music Review: Father John Misty's 'Mahashmashana' offers cynical, theatrical take on life and death
The title of Father John Misty's sixth studio album, “Mahashmashana,” is a reference to cremation, and the first song proposes “a corpse dance.” Religious overtones mix with the undercurrent of a midlife crisis atop his folk chamber pop. And for those despairing recent events, some lyrics...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7: Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 89. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 85. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 82. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 80. Drummer John Densmore of The Doors is 80....
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14: Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 85. Flute player James Galway is 85. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 83. Actor Mary Woronov (“Eating Raoul,” “The Munsters” films) is 81. Actor John Rubinstein (“Family,” ″Crazy Like...
Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict
ATLANTA (AP) — One of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and is awaiting a jury verdict was stabbed in jail but is expected to be in court Monday, his lawyer said. Attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client, Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, was...
BBC under scrutiny as 'Masterchef' host Gregg Wallace hits back at misconduct allegations
LONDON (AP) — The British government's culture secretary has held talks with the BBC as the broadcaster comes under growing scrutiny after one of its TV hosts drew an angry backlash for dismissing sexual misconduct allegations. Gregg Wallace, a long-time co-presenter on the...
How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'
LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year...
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...
What to stream: Sabrina Carpenter holiday special, 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' and Rosé goes solo
Sabrina Carpenter hosting a holiday variety music special on Netflix and Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw playing a spy and an assassin in the TV series “Black Doves" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming...
Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote 'Annie Hall' with Woody Allen, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen 's best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson's most beloved sketches, has died. He was 85. Brickman died Friday in...
Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dies at age 44
Bob Bryar, a former drummer with My Chemical Romance who played on the band’s career-defining rock opera, “The Black Parade,” has died, according to the band. He was 44. “The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s passing," a...
'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with “Wicked” and...
AP PHOTOS: A Japanese artist finds solace and global fans with intricate leaf-cutting
TOKYO (AP) — A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals. An Ukiyo-e style Mount Fuji. Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen leaves, giving life back to them. The world of Lito’s delicate art,...
