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Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph received an additional 35 years behind bars Friday.
Justin Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder on Sept. 26 and…
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
In the last two decades, several Contemporary Christian Music powerhouses have publicly exited the CCM industry. For many, questioning the industry’s theological parameters meant becoming unwelcome in mainstream CCM spaces. Years later, a…
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…
Q&A: Tommy Richman talks ‘Million Dollar Baby’ success, Grammy nominations and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music — until “ Million Dollar Baby ” became one of the year's most popular songs. Now, the singer is eyeing Grammy nominations next week.
Two years ago, Richman was…
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just…
Not just for summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year.
The word, used by singer Charli XCX as the title of her sixth studio album, has been defined as…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and…
A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The holiday tradition…
Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties
Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe have opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this year — both choosing the stubby alien E.T. for their parties on opposite coasts. While the similar costumes will likely spark “who wore it best” debates…
Miami native ‘Cuban Cowboy’ Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut down live entertainment in 2020. But the break gave Mendez a chance to embrace his love of county music and reinvent himself as the “Cuban Cowboy.”…
Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story.
Opening in 650 movie theaters on Friday,…
Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”
Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 306th day of 2024. There are 60 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse match race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was…
From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. But underlying their Hun metal demonstrativeness is a shamanist spirituality and…
In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. Reminders of it are…
Film academy adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collection
Quentin Tarantino's handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction” is the stuff of moviemaking legend. And now it's going to be preserved by the Academy Collection in Los Angeles. The script is one of many new acquisitions to the vast academy…
‘Saturday Night Live’ taps comedian-actor Bill Burr and Charli XCX as hosts for after…
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian-actor Bill Burr will host the first post-election “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest guitarist, producer and vocalist Mk.gee. Charli XCX is also coming up.
Burr, on tour with his “Bill Burr Live” show and who…
Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters respond?
NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music's mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country…
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
In the last two decades, several Contemporary Christian Music powerhouses have publicly exited the CCM industry. For many, questioning the industry’s theological parameters meant becoming unwelcome in mainstream CCM spaces. Years later, a…
Q&A: Tommy Richman talks ‘Million Dollar Baby’ success, Grammy nominations and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music — until “ Million Dollar Baby ” became one of the year's most popular songs. Now, the singer is eyeing Grammy nominations next week.
Two years ago, Richman was…
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and…
A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The holiday tradition…
From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. But underlying their Hun metal demonstrativeness is a shamanist spirituality and…
Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters respond?
NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music's mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country…
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn lean into the quiet moments for their new album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music has always been an emotional salve for Dawn Richard. In the early days of her career, she processed life’s adversities by dancing onstage and escaping in the grandeur of performance.
Now, the former member of Danity…
Music Review: Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Chromakopia’ looks into the artist’s…
On his seventh studio album, “Chromakopia,” the multi-hyphenate Tyler, the Creator pulls back the curtain. Across 14 tracks, the rapper born Tyler Okonma interrogates the anxieties that come with age and fame, intertwining them with his own…