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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome third child, Rocki
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcome their third child and first daughter. Rihanna announced the birth of Rocki Irish Mayers in an Instagram post Wednesday. The couple first announced their pregnancy during the Met Gala in May. The couple…
A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of traditional jazz.
The Abreu brothers, aged 19…
Music Review: Geese’s ‘Getting Killed’ is the inventive Brooklyn band’s most accessible album yet
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “There’s a bomb in my car!” Geese frontman Cameron Winter warns through blood-curdling screams on “Trinidad,” the opening track of the band’s third studio album. The song — which boasts a guest appearance from JPEGMAFIA —…
What to Stream: Doja Cat, Mariah Carey, ‘Superman,’ ‘Slow Horses,’ Jesse Williams and Hades II
Doja Cat's 15-track album “Vie” and James Gunn’s “Superman” flying to HBO Max are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by…
Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88
A vintage rock 'n' roller who wrote both the rebel anthem “I Fought the Law” and the theme to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Sonny Curtis has died at 88. His wife Louise Curtis confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Friday. Curtis was…
D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl’s body in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of the decomposed…
All hail the ‘Queens’: Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Stephanie Mills restart their tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Patti LaBelle didn’t envision a six-decade career when she entered the music business at 14 years old. But 67 years later, she doesn’t take it for granted, acknowledging the fragility of life.
“I think of my sisters who all…
Haruki Murakami to be celebrated with an evening of words and music in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese author Haruki Murakami will be honored this December in Manhattan with an evening of words and music.
The Japan Society and The Town Hall are presenting “The Murakami Mix Tape,” which will include readings from…
Sarah McLachlan talks Lilith Fair, her first new album in 11 years and yes, that ASPCA commercial
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah McLachlan's first album in over a decade was supposed to be her last.
At least, it felt that way to her for a short while. Out Friday, the release, titled “Better Broken,” has been many years in the making. “It had…
Music Review: ‘Buckingham Nicks’ is an engaging blueprint for the classics to come
The long-awaited digital reissue of “Buckingham Nicks” offers two perspectives on the 1973 pre-Fleetwood Mac album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. For newcomers, the Friday release is a taste of vintage Los Angeles singer-songwriter…
Bad Bunny leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations, dethroning Édgar Barrera’s 2-year run
Bad Bunny leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations this year with 12 nods. That means he has dethroned producer/ songwriter Édgar Barrera. Barrera previously topped the list in 2023 and 2024 with 13 and nine nominations, respectively. Don’t…
Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, known as ‘The Mad Genius,’ dies at 89
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hermeto Pascoal, an eccentric and prolific Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger known affectionately as “The Sorcerer of Sounds” and “The Mad Genius,” has died. He was 89.
“With serenity and love, we…
Bobby Hart, co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86
Bobby Hart, who co-wrote some of the Monkees' biggest hits, has died. He was 86. Along with Tommy Bryce, he was a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire. Boyce and Hart wrote hundreds of songs and were a top team in the mid-1960s,…
A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances
BEIRUT (AP) — Alexandre Paulikevitch put on his white dress and wig and danced his way to center stage, knowing that the extremist groups who had threatened him before his controversial recital might be waiting for him outside the theater.…
Jane Austen fans honor 250 years since her birth with grand costumed balls and dancing
Fans of Jane Austen are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the beloved author's birth with costumed balls and themed events. This weekend, thousands of Austen devotees from all over the world are descending on Bath, England, for a 10-day…
