By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Who is ready for the 2027 Grammy Awards? You’ll have to wait until Feb. 7, 2027, when the 69th annual ceremony once again airs live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, it was announced…
LONDON (AP) — The Beatles are headed back to one of the band’s most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, announced Monday that it will open a new seven-floor…
The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS. FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a Super Bowl-style concert.…
ATLANTA (AP) — A man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an auto break-in last year in Atlanta that police say resulted in the theft of unreleased music by Beyoncé. Kelvin Evans, 41, entered guilty pleas in Fulton County Superior Court to…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — A star-studded cruise ship with some of Broadway’s biggest names — including Tony Award-winners Patti LuPone, Darren Criss, Norbert Leo Butz and Adrienne Warren — is setting sail from Florida to Mexico and the Bahamas next spring. The…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes, you can always get what you want: On Tuesday, The Rolling Stones confirmed that they will release a new album, titled “Foreign Tongues,” on July 10. They also released a new single, titled…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union board members representing television and movie actors are set this week to review a tentative contract deal with studios and streaming services. While an agreement was announced Saturday, it still must be approved by the…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said. The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single misdemeanor count of driving under the combined influence…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride” among others, has died.…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jackson once sang “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” For fans of the King of Pop’s music, it’s words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s first ever list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning. She’s followed by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. That comes as no surprise: In 2025…
By JOCELYN NOVECK NEW YORK (AP) — Fashionistas knew this already: “Fashion is Art.” But how will Met Gala guests interpret that dress code at this year’s extravaganza? Last year’s theme, “Tailored For You,” led to a lot of great suits; this year’s…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Natalie Portman is expecting her third child at age 44. The actor told Harper’s Bazaar she is “very grateful” to be welcoming a child with partner Tanguy Destable, 45, a French electronic music producer known by his stage name,…
By LINDSEY BAHR LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. staged a blockbuster-sized presentation for theater owners Thursday at CinemaCon, showing the opening to the new Star Wars film and new footage from “Avengers: Doomsday,” featuring the return of Chris Evans as…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organization that puts on the Oscars has set dates for its final two shows on ABC, including the 100th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC said Tuesday that…
By ALLEN G. BREED RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hold on to those Thanksgiving turkeys! WKRP is coming to Cincinnati — for real this time. “I cannot, by contract, tell you when. I cannot tell you who. But I can tell you,…
By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie “It Ends With Us” were dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who left intact three claims, including retaliation, that will let a jury hear many…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor-singer Hailee Steinfeld are proud parents of a baby girl. Steinfeld announced Thursday in her newsletter that their daughter has been born without sharing any further specifics on the date or the baby’s name.…
By HILLEL ITALIE John Green’s first novel in nearly a decade is also a kind of debut — a work of fiction for adults. The author of such favorites for young people as “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Looking for Alaska” has written a story about…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” movie with his son. Warner Bros. announced early Wednesday that Colbert will script “The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past”…
By LIAM MCEWAN LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sporting that “Hannah Montana” blond hair and bangs, Miley Cyrus went back to her roots — celebrating 20 years of the TV show that launched the career of a real-life pop star. Cyrus reunited with cast…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The death of Chuck Norris has triggered an outpouring of memorials from fellow Hollywood tough guys and fans. The martial arts grandmaster and action star of “Walker, Texas Ranger” died Thursday, in what his family described as a…
By JUWON PARK SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Seoul cafe and restaurant that once served as bases for BTS members when they were mere K-pop trainees have been drawing visitors from around the globe ahead of the band’s huge comeback concert. Friday’s…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea’s most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage and political and cultural life. In a free concert expected to…