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Singer Zayn postpones US tour after the death of his former bandmate Liam Payne
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on October 19th, 2024
English singer Zayn Malik on Saturday postponed a planned tour to the U.S. following the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Zayn, as the singer often goes by, wrote on X that he’d made the decision “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week.” He said the dates for the U.S. leg of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris and Lizzo praise Detroit – in contrast to Trump – ahead of an Atlanta rally with Usher
By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on October 19th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris appeared with Lizzo on Saturday in the singer’s hometown of Detroit, marking the beginning of in-person voting and lavishing the city with praise after Republican nominee Donald Trump recently disparaged it. “All the best things were made in Detroit. Coney Dogs, Faygo and Lizzo,” the singer joked to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris is making a campaign push in Michigan and Georgia, with assists from singers Lizzo and Usher
By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on October 19th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – Kamala Harris will appear with Detroit-born singer Lizzo as the Democratic presidential nominee marks the beginning of in-person early voting in the city on Saturday. More than 1 million Michigan residents have already voted by mail in the Nov. 5 election. “The election is here,” Harris said Friday as she campaigned around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has a poignant vibe this year
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night promises to be starry, jamming – and bittersweet. So many of the honorees this time have been lost. Of the seven original members of Kool & the Gang, there is only one, Robert “Kool” Bell. There will be no living members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury paves the way for 2 Live Crew to retake control of records that changed hip-hop
By Kate Payne, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Miami’s 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip-hop could be, pushing the boundaries of free speech and taste with their provocative and sexually explicit recordings that led to landmark court decisions protecting the rights of artists. But for decades the hip-hop legends haven’t had legal control over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury paves the way for 2 Live Crew to retake control of records that changed hip hop
By Kate Payne, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Miami’s 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip hop could be, pushing the boundaries of free speech and taste with their provocative and sexually explicit recordings that led to landmark court decisions protecting the rights of artists. But for decades the hip hop legends haven’t had legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox’s Bret Baier acknowledges ‘mistake’ in Harris interview over airing of Trump clip
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
Fox News anchor Bret Baier says he “made a mistake” during his interview with Kamala Harris in not airing video of a Donald Trump comment, something Harris pointed out to him in real time. Baier made that admission on Thursday roughly 24 hours after his interview with the Democratic presidential candidate was aired. Just under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, Cheryl, Simon Cowell and more mourn singer
By The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday at age 31. A look at some of the reactions: __ “We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liam Payne’s father arrives in Buenos Aires days after the pop star’s fatal hotel plunge
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday to arrange for the return of his son’s body to England two days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony. After landing at the Buenos Aires International Airport ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News says none of its employees wrote jokes for Trump to tell at traditional campaign dinner
By The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Fox News Channel on Friday denied Donald Trump’s assertion that any of its employees wrote jokes for him to deliver this week at a New York appearance. The former president and current candidate said on “Fox & Friends” that “a couple of people from Fox” helped him prepare jokes for Thursday’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BRELAND went to Selma to find himself. His ‘Project 2024’ is music based on what he saw and felt
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
For BRELAND, the last few years have been a whirlwind. He released his debut album, 2022’s “Cross Country,” a fluid approach to country music that now feels prescient – it’s the direction the genre continues to move in. He toured endlessly, won awards and collaborated with the biggest names in country. He also realized that ... Read More »
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