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Beyoncé at the Grammys: A timeline of the most-awarded artist’s historic run
NEW YORK (AP) — Give Beyoncé a record and she’ll break it. When the 2025 Grammy Award nominations were announced, her genre-defying album “Cowboy Carter" led the nominations with 11. That brought Beyoncé's career total nominations to a whopping 99, making her...
Music Review: Mac Miller's lost album 'Balloonerism' is airy and experimental
To coincide with what would have been Mac Miller's 33rd birthday, his estate has given us all a present — an unreleased album by the late hip-hop star. “Balloonerism” was shelved around 2014 in favor of the album “Watching Movies With the Sound Off” and the mixtape...
Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'
A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track “Not Like Us.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges UMG — the parent record label for Drake and...
Music streams hit nearly 5 trillion in 2024. Women pop performers lead the charge in the US
More music, more listeners, no problems. The global music industry hit 4.8 trillion streams in 2024, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Report found. That’s up 14% from 2023, which held the previous record. If you streamed a lot more music in 2024...
Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump's inauguration events
NEW YORK (AP) — Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump's inauguration next week and the 1970s hitmakers Village People will perform at two inaugural events. Underwood, who launched her career on “American Idol," is to perform...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25: Jan. 19: Actor Tippi Hedren is 95. Director Richard Lester (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Superman II and III”) is 93. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 83. Actor Shelley Fabares is 81. Country singer Dolly Parton is 79. TV chef...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18: Jan. 12: Country singer William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys is 86. Actor Anthony Andrews is 77. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 73. Radio and TV personality Howard Stern is 71. Director John Lasseter (“Toy Story,”...
British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of his Rolls-Royce
LONDON (AP) — British rapper Stormzy was banned from driving for nine months on Thursday after admitting he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone. The 31-year-old, whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Owuo Jr., is known for bringing the grime genre of rap into...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 5-11
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 5-11: Jan. 5: Actor Robert Duvall is 94. Singer-bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers is 85. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 83. Actor Diane Keaton is 79. Actor Ted Lange (“The Love Boat”) is 77. Guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie is 75....
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4: Dec. 29: Actor Jon Voight is 86. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 78. Actor Ted Danson is 77. Singer-actor Yvonne Elliman is 73. Actor Patricia Clarkson is 65. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 65. Guitarist-singer Jim Reid of The Jesus and...
