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Today in History: March 19, Michael Jordan returns to basketball
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 79th day of 2024. There are 287 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 19, 1995, after a 21-month hiatus, Michael Jordan returned to professional basketball with his…
Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here’s what fueled the growth
Every year since 2021, Spotify has published its “Loud & Clear” report, an attempt to be more transparent about its payments. On Tuesday, the streaming giant published its most recent report, claiming record accomplishments, including…
Movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
A movie set armorer is challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust." In court records released Monday, defense attorneys for “Rust”…
Ryan Gosling’s stellar ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars performance inspires huge jump…
Can you feel the Kenergy? Ryan Gosling’s 2024 Academy Awards performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” stole the show earlier this month. The popularity of his star-studded, Slash-soloing, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”-channeling…
James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith join the Country Music Hall of Fame
James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith are the newest members to join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the 2024 inductees on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Burton is a guitarist who served as…
Descendant of judge who wrote infamous Dred Scott decision pens a play about where we are now
Writer and actor Kate Taney Billingsley has been thinking a lot about America’s racial history and her family’s part in it. Billingsley’s great-great-great-great uncle was Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who ruled that African Americans…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 24-30
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 24-30:
March 24: Harmonica player Lee Oskar of War is 76. Singer Nick Lowe is 75. Bassist Dougie Thomson of Supertramp is 73. Actor Robert Carradine (“Revenge of the Nerds”) is 70. Actor Donna…
Today in History: March 18, FDR signs executive order on internment of Japanese-Americans
Today in History
Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the War Relocation…
What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Shakira's first album in seven years, Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” and “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf dips into the true crime…
Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
Acclaimed American classical pianist Byron Janis has died at the age of 95. His wife, Maria Cooper Janis, said her husband died Thursday evening in New York City. Janis studied as a childhood prodigy under Vladimir Horowitz and emerged in…
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ repeats at No. 1 on the box office charts
“Kung Fu Panda 4” held its No. 1 spot atop the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. Studio estimates released Sunday showed the Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales. “Dune: Part…
Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with ‘Make Me Smile,’ dies at 73
British musician Steve Harley has died at age 73. His band Cockney Rebel had a huge hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me).” Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his…
Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards
Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Usher accepted his award Saturday night, the superstar singer spoke about being thankful about the…
Today in History: March 17, Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel
Today in History
Today is Sunday, March 17, the 77th day of 2024. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick’s Day.
Today’s highlight in history:
On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir took power in Israel, beginning a stint as prime…
David Breashears, mountaineer and filmmaker who co-produced Mount Everest documentary, dies at 68
A mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest has died. His business manager says David Breashears died Thursday at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was 68.…
Today in History: March 16, US soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai massacre
Today in History
Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On March 16, 1968, the My Lai (mee ly) massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers…
Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic ‘Everything I Thought It Was’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In its better tracks, Justin Timberlake's first new album in six years, “Everything I Thought It Was,” is a return to form for the musician. In the moments when his immediately recognizable falsetto eases into a familiar…
A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at…
Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photographer was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton. But she comes into sharp focus…
Theater Review: Without Gosling or geese, Broadway’s ‘The Notebook’ goes for the…
NEW YORK (AP) — The romantic tearjerker “The Notebook” lands on Broadway in awkward musical theater form this spring having previously conquered books and movies. It is intent now on making a live audience openly weep by employing massive…
Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June
Organizers of the Glastonbury Festival have announced the lineup so far for arguably the world’s most famous music festival. For the first time, two female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on two of the three…
Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson lead CMT Music Awards noms
Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos. On Wednesday, CMT announced the nominees for their fan-voted…
Karl Wallinger, ex-member of The Waterboys and creative force behind World Party, dies
Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died at age 66. His publicist says Wallinger passed away Sunday. No cause of death was announced. Wallinger had…
Nile Rodgers of disco group Chic, classical music innovator Esa-Pekka Salonen win Polar Music Prize
Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the 1970s influential disco band Chic and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen have won the 2024 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.The award…
Music Review: Ariana Grande triumphs over heartbreak on seventh studio album, ‘eternal sunshine’
The new Ariana Grande era — marked by her seventh studio album and first in nearly four years, “eternal sunshine,” began with a question — “Yes, And?”
The single — named after a general rule of thumb in improvisational comedy — marked a new…