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Lionel Richie to receive Gershwin Prize for pop music

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements. The Library of Congress said Thursday that Richie will receive the national library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He will be bestowed the prize at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C., on March 9.

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‘Anything Goes’ to steam into U.S. movie theaters in spring

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2022

NEW YORK — If you can’t make it to New York to see Sutton Foster on Broadway in the classic musical “The Music Man,” don’t worry. You can always catch her at your local movie theater in another classic musical. A filmed recording of the two-time Tony Award-winner leading the high-kicking London cast of Cole […]

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Elvis Costello rocks out from the back porch

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2022

NEW YORK — Elvis Costello’s 32nd album rings with the sound of a tight rock ‘n’ roll combo sweating together on a tiny stage, feeding off each other to produce a joyful noise. Yet that’s all a mirage. Costello and his three-piece band, the Imposters, were never in the same city, much less the same […]

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Ashes of Winter the movie star dolphin released into Gulf

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2022

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The ashes of Winter the dolphin were returned to the sea on Thursday, about two months after the beloved marine mammal of movie fame died at a Florida aquarium. Clearwater Marine Aquarium staff members released a Himalayan sea salt urn containing Winter’s ashes into the Gulf of Mexico from the back of […]

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Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

Editorial Bureau January 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was 78. Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family […]

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Machine Gun Kelly takes knee under tree, Megan Fox says yes

Editorial Bureau January 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are engaged. The actor and rapper have decided to legalize their dramatically eccentric coupling, according to Instagram videos that each posted Wednesday. Fox shared video of Kelly taking a knee at the top of a flight of outdoor stairs under the tree where the two say […]

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Musicians, friends react to the death of Ronnie Spector

Editorial Bureau January 13, 2022

Ronnie Spector, who as leader of the girl group The Ronettes sang 1960s hits including “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain,” died Wednesday at age 78 after a brief battle with cancer. Her death drew tributes and expressions of grief from music industry colleagues. “I’m in total shock! Did […]

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Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet split after 16 years together

Editorial Bureau January 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Jason Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet have ended their 16-year relationship. A joint statement posted on the “Aquaman” star’s Instagram page Wednesday that he and his wife were parting ways. “We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding (tilde)and our family is of no […]

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Tool, J. Cole, Stevie Nicks to headline Bonnaroo music fest

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks will headline this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which is set to return after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic and weather. The lineup for the June 16-19 festival in Manchester, Tennessee, was released Tuesday and also includes The Chicks, Robert Plant and Alison […]

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The 2022 Oscars ceremony will get a host after all

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2022

The Academy Awards a.k.a. the Oscars haven’t had a host in the past three years. All that will soon change on March 27, 2022. Craig Erwich, the president of ABC and Hulu originals programming, confirmed that the upcoming ceremony will indeed have a host. “You heard it here first,” he announced to reporters while speaking […]