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An unusual criminal case over handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ goes to trial Wednesday
A curious criminal case involving handwritten lyrics to the classic rock megahit “Hotel California” and other Eagles favorites is going to trial in a New York courtroom.
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Review: Choreographer Twyla Tharp, still inventing at 82, displays her latest creations
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 25-March 2
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Stars shine at BAFTAs
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‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards
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Got back! Paul McCartney’s stolen bass is found and returned to the Beatle after more than 50 years
A bass stolen from Paul McCartney more than 50 years ago has been found and returned to the Beatle. A woman living on England’s south coast came forward after word spread last year about the search for the missing 1961 violin-shaped Höfner bass.
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Bradley Cooper laments lack of public awareness of Leonard Bernstein
Bradley Cooper hopes his film “Maestro” will increase awareness about Leonard Bernstein. Cooper and actress Carey Mulligan spoke to a Lincoln Center audience after a performance of the movie’s music with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who made his New York Philharmonic debut.
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It’s about the movies, not politics. Berlin Film Festival jury pushes back on the uninvited party
The jury at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival has pushed back on political questions as the festival kicked off, seeking instead to shift the focus to the tough selection of the best movie, with 20 titles from around the globe competing for the top prize, the Golden Bear.
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Thom Browne closes out NY Fashion Week with a black-and-white flourish and a nod to Edgar Allan Poe
Thom Browne, ever the master showman of American fashion, closed out New York Fashion Week on a blustery Wednesday with his own wintry landscape.
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Michael Kors inspired by grandmother’s wedding gown for Fall-Winter collection at NY Fashion Week
The original location of the legendary Barney’s Department store in the Chelsea section of Manhattan set the stage for designer Michael Kors to present his Fall-Winter 2024 collection at New York Fashion Week.
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Pearl Jam gives details of new album ‘Dark Matter,’ drops first single, announces world tour
“Dark Matter” is the name of Pearl Jam’s forthcoming album. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers revealed the name of their first studio album in four years on Tuesday and released the title track as the first single.
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Missy Mazzoli’s ‘The Listeners’ to get US premiere at Opera Philadelphia on Sept. 25
Missy Mazzoli’s “The Listeners” will be given its delayed U.S. premiere on Sept. 25 to open the season of the Opera Philadelphia, which abandoned the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s “Woman with Eyes Closed” because of budget.
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One actor won’t be nervous at the BAFTA Film Awards. That’s David Tennant, the host
LONDON (AP) — One actor won’t be nervous as the camera comes in for a close-up at the British Academy Film Awards.
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Boy George of iconic band Culture Club returns to Broadway in a musical he calls ‘a slap of joy’
Boy George, the singer-songwriter and beating heart of the iconic band Culture Club, is these days playing the role of the impresario in the Tony-Award winning “Moulin Rouge” until May 12.
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Feb. 18-24 include singer Rihanna, rapper Dr. Dre and actor Molly Ringwald.
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Superstar DJ Tiësto says he has to pull out of Super Bowl show for family reasons
Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday’s Super Bowl due to an undisclosed family matter.
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Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?
There’s little doubt that Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015.
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Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance
Andra Day normally deals with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers. But the Grammy winner eventually leans on prayer to settle her anxiety.
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Karol G named 2024 Woman of the Year by Billboard
Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G has earned the title of Billboard’s 2024 Woman of the Year, landing her in the same company as Taylor Swift, SZA and Lady Gaga.
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Annette Bening honored as Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has honored Annette Bening as its 2024 Woman of the Year.
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Jason Aldean, Ricky Skaggs and Kristin Chenoweth react to the death of Toby Keith
Jason Aldean, Randy Houser and Kristin Chenoweth are among the country artists reacting to the death of Toby Keith.
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Toby Keith, country singer-songwriter, dies at 62 after battling stomach cancer
Country music singer-songwriter Toby Keith, whose pro-American anthems were both beloved and criticized, has died. He was 62.
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Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and how he chose to work in China
Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English song lyrics with a catchy Chinese chorus.
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 11-17
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Feb. 11-17 include TV personality Paris Hilton, actor Denise Richards and singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
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Ian Lavender, the last surviving star of British sitcom ‘Dad’s Army,’ has died
Ian Lavender, a British actor best known for playing a hapless soldier in the classic British sitcom “Dad’s Army,” has died.
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Victoria Monét wins best new artist at the Grammys
Singer-songwriter Victoria Monét has won best new artist at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Monét, 34, won the category against Gracie Abrams, Fred Again.., Noah Kahan, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones and The War and Treaty.
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Victoria Monét, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus stun on the wild-and-wacky Grammys red carpet
Victoria Monét walked the Grammys red carpet Sunday in a bronze Versace goddess body-hugger, her adorable 2-year-old and fellow nominee, Hazel, in a matching color.
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Q&A: Daisy Ridley on fighting the dark side and developing dark comedy
Actor Daisy Ridley doesn’t want audiences to be misled by the title of her new film, “Sometimes I Think About Dying.” Her character, Fran, is, actually, quite funny.
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Hasty Pudding honors ‘Saltburn’ actor Barry Keoghan as its Man of the Year
Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as its 2024 Man of the Year Friday.
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, has died.
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Martin Lawrence shows off his strength in new Super Bowl commercial with Shannon Sharpe
Martin Lawrence will star alongside Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe in a new Super Bowl commercial.
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Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz honored at pre-Grammy Black Music Collective event
In a pre-Grammy event, singer Mariah Carey used the Recording Academy stage to speak about fighting against conforming to certain music industry standards in an effort to create her music that would eventually appeal to the masses.
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Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88
Author Ellen Gilchrist has died at age 88. The Mississippi native won the National Book Award in 1984 for a collection of short stories called “Victory Over Japan.”
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She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there the night Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay died
Yarrah Concepcion was a teenaged aspiring R&B singer and rapper when she got an appointment with Jam Master Jay at his New York City recording studio.
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Annette Bening named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named actor Annette Bening as its 2024 Woman of the Year.
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