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Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year

Nov. 21, 2024 00:03 AM EST

Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent Morgan Wallen was shut out all evening until taking the night's biggest prize, entertainer of the year. Stapleton's wins included song of the year and single...

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Nov. 01, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just something you've “got to go down and clean off the pigeon...

Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?

Oct. 30, 2024 20:18 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan. As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range...

What to stream: Tyler, the Creator, 'The Substance,' Olivia Rodrigo concert film and 'The Diplomat'

Oct. 28, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

The body horror film “The Substance” and an album by Tyler, the Creator 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 Press’ entertainment journalists:...

Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends

Sep. 30, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson's life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born Golden Gloves boxer and star football player, a Rhodes Scholar and a helicopter-flying U.S. Army captain who walked away from a West Point faculty gig to briefly...

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Sep. 30, 2024 09:32 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in...