By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton’s longtime creative director, Steve Summers, designed hundreds of dresses and outfits for the late singer and entertainer every year, so he saw her in many stages of her career. “Every…
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN announced on Tuesday that its broadcast of Super Bowl 61 will also be streamed on Disney+. Disney+ will stream the ESPN/ABC broadcast as well as the Spanish-language telecast on ESPN Deportes in the United States.…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Skydance-owned Paramount on Tuesday closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, ushering in a new Hollywood giant. Skydance Corp. emerges from one of the biggest mergers ever — $111 billion including debt — in…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards are moving to Prime Video starting in 2027 in a six-year deal struck between Amazon and the Television Academy that ends a seven-decade run of broadcast networks airing the ceremony…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Irish rockers U2 will release their first full-length album of new material in nine years — the 12-track “Carnaval De Luz,” which will feature a song with Dolly Parton. Interscope Records announced that…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has announced a new song, “Patient Zero” — her first since her starry wedding this summer. It releases Friday. She made the announcement in true Swift fashion. On Tuesday morning, the…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to the West Coast this month and they’ve got a very West Coast host — Snoop Dogg. The rapper and entrepreneur will MC the telecast live from Los Angeles on…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Ella Langley, riding the wave of her crossover megahit “Choosin’ Texas,” led Thursday’s nominations for the 2026 Country Music Association Awards with nine nods, followed by her mentor Miranda Lambert with six. Also among top nominees: Kacey Musgraves and…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Newly crowned NBA champion Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks will host “Saturday Night Live” when the new season begins later this month, with future guests including Inde Navarrette, Gracie Abrams and Katseye. Brunson, who helped the Knicks become…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will serve “Star Wars” fans what they crave, but the saga George Lucas spawned represents just one small corner of the galaxy of creative work within the walls of the Los…
By MARK LONG DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tom Cruise stood up from his chair in front of 40 race-car drivers, jumped over a row of potted plants and directly onto a stage. It was his first of many stunts to…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Here’s The Associated Press’ guide for the movies heading to theaters and the home through Thanksgiving. SEPTEMBER MOVIE RELEASES Sept. 4 “By Any Means” (Paramount, in theaters): Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg star in Elegance Bratton’s 1960s-set crime thriller based on…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton ‘s not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London in 2027. According to a…
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal theology and so much more. But for many, her death Tuesday has served as a reminder that at the heart of her legacy…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Rupert Grint — the original Ron Weasley from the “Harry Potter” movies — will slip into his old role on Broadway next year in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Grint, who starred in all…
By JAMES POLLARD and GLENN GAMBOA NEW YORK (AP) — Just weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the American South in 2024, Dolly Parton stood on a stage in her iconic blonde wig, with a song on her lips. She promised the flood-ravaged community in her native Tennessee…
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Midterm election news will fill the headlines this fall, but, among book buyers, fiction will likely have top billing. Former President Joe Biden’s “Promise Me, America” stands out not just as a White House memoir — presidential memoirs…
By ANDREW DALTON ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Driver will make a long-anticipated entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play super villain Mister Sinister, and “Obsession” breakout star Inde Navarrette will play Rogue in Disney ‘s forthcoming film reboot of “X-Men.” Driver and Navarrette were among the new cast members…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Jonas Brothers will perform at halftime of the NFL’s season opener between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. The NFL announced the headliners for the halftime show Wednesday.…
By MARIA SHERMAN Global superstar Taylor Swift and country legend Lyle Lovett will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday. The new class also includes Shawn Camp and Lee Thomas Miller, both elected in the contemporary songwriter…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not. “There was no place…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track “I’m So Happy,” on Sept. 25. “Music is such a wonderful…
By LINDSEY BAHR Spider-Man beat the Avengers at the box office. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” broke the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — K-pop powerhouse BTS said they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming 2027 Grammy Awards. All seven BTS members — RM, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook and Jin — shared the same…