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Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story bar
By The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville. Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early Monday on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, Metro Nashville ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside Missy Elliott’s first headlining tour, with Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a tour no one saw coming. This summer, the trio – along with legendary producer Timbaland – will hit the road for Elliott’s first headlining arena tour, appropriately titled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jonathan Majors faces sentencing for assault conviction that derailed Marvel star’s career
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Actor Jonathan Majors is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in a New York court for assaulting his former girlfriend, a conviction that has already derailed the once-rising star’s career. The actor could be sentenced to a year in prison but could also just receive probation after a Manhattan jury in December ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year. Kobabe’s coming-of-age story was published in 2019, and received the library association’s Alex Award for best young adult literature. But it has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jelly Roll dominates the 2024 CMT Music Awards with host Kelsea Ballerini and a Toby Keith tribute
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
Jelly Roll won big at the 2024 CMT Music Awards Sunday night, taking home three awards at the annual event celebrating the best in country music videos. His accolades began with the CMT performance of the year award for his gospel-assisted rendition of “Need a Favor” at the 2023 CMT Music Awards nearly a year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complete list of winners from the 2024 CMT Music Awards
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
Complete list of winners from the 2024 CMT Music Awards: Video of the year: Jelly Roll, “Need A Favor” Female video of the year: Lainey Wilson, “Watermelon Moonshine” Male video of the year: Jelly Roll, “Need A Favor” Group/duo video of the year: Dan + Shay, “Save Me the Trouble” Collaborative video of the year: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Godzilla x Kong’ maintains box-office dominion in second weekend
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday. After its above-expectations $80 million launch last weekend, the MonsterVerse mashup brought in $31.7 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CMT Awards return Sunday night with host Kelsea Ballerini and a tribute to the late Toby Keith
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
The CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos, are set to return on Sunday night live from Austin, Texas. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the fan-voted show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast from the Moody Center on CBS and Paramount+. This year, the awards are expected to feature a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Looking to pick up carpentry skills? In Newfoundland, you can learn to build a boat
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – There are many reasons a dozen people gathered two evenings a week this year in St. John’s to build a traditional Newfoundland boat, bending and clamping long planks of wood and handling high-strength industrial glue. Some, like John Handrigan of Placentia Junction, N.L., were drawn in by the history and felt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ready to come home’: Regina’s Globe Theatre to reopen in fall after major renovation
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
REGINA – Canada’s only permanent theatre-in-the-round was hollowed out like a pumpkin nearly four years ago. Work crews removed thousands of kilograms of concrete. They added reinforcements and new features. More than $40 million later, the Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan’s largest professional theatre company, is almost ready to reopen. “It’s been a labour of ... Read More »
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