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Here’s how Phish is using the Sphere’s technology to give fans something completely different
Phish opened its four-night stay at the Sphere Thursday with a four-hour show. The concert used the advanced technology in the $2.3 billion Las Vegas arena to give even the fans that have seen Phish hundreds of times something they’ve never…
Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star
Jonathan Tetelman transformed from nightclub DJ to international opera star. He stopped singing in 2011 and mixed music for New York's club kids at spots like Webster Hall and Pacha. The 35-year-old’s gigs nowadays are at posher places such…
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is here. Is it poetry? This is what experts say
On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their musical source material? The Associated Press asked…
Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love ‘Bluey’? You’re not alone
Viewers don't have to be young or a parent to appreciate the Australian kids' television program “Bluey,” as this week’s release of a special episode proved. Not only is the animated, blue-colored Australian cattle dog a favorite among…
Firefighters douse a blaze at a historic Oregon hotel famously featured in ‘The Shining’
Firefighters doused a late-night fire at Oregon’s historic Timberline Lodge before it caused significant damage. The hotel was featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The Shining.” Timberline said in a Facebook post that the fire Thursday…
Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
Contemporary Christian singer Mandisa, who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album “Overcomer,” has died. She was 47. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the singer was found dead in her…
Kit Harington leans into playing a bad guy in ‘Blood for Dust’
Kit Harington says he jumped at the chance to sport what he calls a “proper porn ‘stache'' to play a drug-running killer in “Blood for Dust.” The “Game of Thrones” actor stars in the new film with Scoot McNairy and Josh Lucas and it hits…
Dick Van Dyke earns historic Daytime Emmy nomination at age 98
Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98. The actor has been nominated as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock's “Days of Our Lives.” Van Dyke is the oldest…
Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song
Heart — the pioneering band that melds Nancy Wilson’s shredding guitar with her sister Ann’s powerhouse vocals — is hitting the road this spring for a world tour that Nancy Wilson describes as “the full-on rocker size.” The Rock & Roll…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and…
Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The…
Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department." It is an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist…
Today in History: April 19, 80 killed in Waco Siege, 168 killed in Oklahoma City bombing
Today is Friday, April 19, the 110th day of 2024. There are 256 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the…
Music Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is great sad pop,…
Who knew what Taylor Swift's latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of “Midnights” or the folk of “evermore”? The country or the '80s pop of her latest re-records? Or its two predecessors…
Critic’s Notebook: ‘Civil War’ and the elusiveness of the of-the-moment movie
NEW YORK (AP) — The movies are good at resurrecting the past and imagining the future, but pinning down the present can be tricky. Movies take a long time to make. Once you’ve gone from idea to script to production to edit and, finally, to…
New attorney joins prosecution team against Alec Baldwin in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie “Rust." Court officials…
Rap artist GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia
Jail records show the rap artist known as GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia. GloRilla was charged Tuesday with first-offense driving under the influence of alcohol. She was also charged with having an open container…
Here’s how Phish is using the Sphere’s technology to give fans something completely different
Phish opened its four-night stay at the Sphere Thursday with a four-hour show. The concert used the advanced technology in the $2.3 billion Las Vegas arena to give even the fans that have seen Phish hundreds of times something they’ve never…
Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star
Jonathan Tetelman transformed from nightclub DJ to international opera star. He stopped singing in 2011 and mixed music for New York's club kids at spots like Webster Hall and Pacha. The 35-year-old’s gigs nowadays are at posher places such…
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is here. Is it poetry? This is what experts say
On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their musical source material? The Associated Press asked…
Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
Contemporary Christian singer Mandisa, who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album “Overcomer,” has died. She was 47. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the singer was found dead in her…
Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song
Heart — the pioneering band that melds Nancy Wilson’s shredding guitar with her sister Ann’s powerhouse vocals — is hitting the road this spring for a world tour that Nancy Wilson describes as “the full-on rocker size.” The Rock & Roll…
Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The…
Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department." It is an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist…
Music Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is great sad pop,…
Who knew what Taylor Swift's latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of “Midnights” or the folk of “evermore”? The country or the '80s pop of her latest re-records? Or its two predecessors…
John Adams’ Nativity oratorio ‘El Nino’ gets colorful staging at the Met
Composer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in a decade in a new staging of his Nativity oratorio “El Nino.” The show, which premieres April 23, melds biblical verses and modern Latin American poetry,…