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Charlie Colin, founding member of the pop-rock band Train, dies at 58
Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, has died. He was 58. Colin’s sister confirmed the musician's death Wednesday to The Associated Press. Variety reported Colin slipped and fell in the shower…
National Folk Festival to be held in Mississippi’s capital from 2025 through 2027
Mississippi’s capital city has been tapped to host the National Folk Festival from 2025 through 2027. The Clarion Ledger reports Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba at a news conference Tuesday said the city beat 42 others vying to host the…
Movie Review: Glen Powell gives big leading man energy in ‘Hit Man’
For a guy like Glen Powell, the ascent to movie stardom isn’t really a question. It’s more like an inevitability.
Blessed with that square jawline, those bright green eyes, a flop of dirty blonde hair and the kind of symmetrical smile that…
From ‘Anora’ to ‘The Substance,’ tales of beauty and its price galvanize…
After the competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival got a lackluster start last week, the festival was enlivened by a string of films both fleshy and carnal. Foremost among them was Sean Baker’s “Anora,” in which Mikey Madison stars as…
Music Review: Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious ‘Blue Electric Light’
The bass is banging, the guitars are shrieking and Lenny Kravitz is howling on “Blue Electric Light,” the rocker's best stuff in years, offering a welcome blast of funk in 2024.
There's joy and swagger in almost every track, with Kravitz…
Sarah Pidgeon finds her voice, her inner rock god and a Tony nomination in Broadway’s…
Sarah Pidgeon is making her Broadway debut this season in a celebrated, thoughtful show about how art is created. And getting her first Tony Award nomination. And in a play that’s transformed her into a member of a rock band. And notching…
Graceland foreclosure sale halted as Presley estate’s lawsuit moves forward
A judge has halted the auction of Graceland by a company that claimed Elvis Presley's estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a temporary injunction against the…
Lauryn Hill’s classic ‘Miseducation’ album tops Apple Music’s list of best…
Let the debate begin. Who has the best albums ever? Apple Music certainly has a perspective. The music streaming giant announced on Wednesday its 10 greatest albums of all time, with Lauryn Hill’s 1998 iconic “The Miseducation of Lauryn…
Today in History: May 22, Lyndon B. Johnson outlines ‘Great Society’
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2024. There are 223 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaking at the University of Michigan, outlined the…
Matthew Perry’s death under investigation in connection with ketamine level found in…
An investigation has been opened into the death of Matthew Perry and how the “Friends” actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled contributing factor in his death. Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams says Tuesday that the…
Fred Roos, ‘Godfather Part II’ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89
Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer of “The Godfather Part II” who helped launch the careers of numerous superstars from Jack Nicholson to Tom Cruise, has died. He was 89. His representative says Roos died at his home in Beverly Hills,…
Oscar-winning composer of ‘Finding Neverland’ music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, dies at age 71
Polish composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, who won a 2005 Oscar for the movie “Finding Neverland,” has died at age 71. Kaczmarek’s death was announced by Poland’s Music Foundation. Kaczmarek had suffered from MSA, a rare degenerative neurological…
Music Review: Twenty One Pilots’ concept album ‘Clancy’ is an energizing end of an…
The end of an era has come for Twenty One Pilots, and what an ending it is.
The alternative pop-rock duo, made up of vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, have long been candid about anxiety and depression, themes often represented in…
Graceland is not for sale, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough says in lawsuit
Elvis Presley’s estate is fighting what it says is a fraudulent scheme to auction off Graceland to the highest bidder. An auction had been scheduled for this Thursday. But court documents show a Memphis judge blocked it after Presley’s…
Trump campaign calls ‘The Apprentice’ film ‘blatantly false,’ director…
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called “The Apprentice,” a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. A Trump campaign spokesperson says in…
Today in History: May 21, Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2024. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
On this date:
In 1471, King Henry VI of…
Charlie Colin, founding member of the pop-rock band Train, dies at 58
Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, has died. He was 58. Colin’s sister confirmed the musician's death Wednesday to The Associated Press. Variety reported Colin slipped and fell in the shower…
Music Review: Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious ‘Blue Electric Light’
The bass is banging, the guitars are shrieking and Lenny Kravitz is howling on “Blue Electric Light,” the rocker's best stuff in years, offering a welcome blast of funk in 2024.
There's joy and swagger in almost every track, with Kravitz…
Sarah Pidgeon finds her voice, her inner rock god and a Tony nomination in Broadway’s…
Sarah Pidgeon is making her Broadway debut this season in a celebrated, thoughtful show about how art is created. And getting her first Tony Award nomination. And in a play that’s transformed her into a member of a rock band. And notching…
Lauryn Hill’s classic ‘Miseducation’ album tops Apple Music’s list of best…
Let the debate begin. Who has the best albums ever? Apple Music certainly has a perspective. The music streaming giant announced on Wednesday its 10 greatest albums of all time, with Lauryn Hill’s 1998 iconic “The Miseducation of Lauryn…
Music Review: Twenty One Pilots’ concept album ‘Clancy’ is an energizing end of an…
The end of an era has come for Twenty One Pilots, and what an ending it is.
The alternative pop-rock duo, made up of vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, have long been candid about anxiety and depression, themes often represented in…
Kecia Lewis in Broadway’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ delivers the soul and earns a…
It’s fitting that Kecia Lewis has had her most successful theater season while playing a mentor. The Broadway veteran portrays the formidable piano teacher Miss Liza Jane in “Hell’s Kitchen” who inspires the show’s young heroine to embrace…
In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up
As Saudi Arabia liberalizes some aspects of its society, an all-women psychedelic rock band that recently performed in the kingdom's capital is an example showing some Saudi women are now finding their voice through the arts. The band,…
Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he’s sorry, calls his actions…
Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” The music mogul,…