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Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dies
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who served as music director at orchestras on three continents, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, has died. He was 80. Davis died Saturday at Rusk Institute in Chicago from leukemia, his manager, Jonathan Brill of Opus 3 Artists, said Sunday. Davis had been managing the disease ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags
By Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds talks new album ‘Loom’ – ‘Heavy concepts but playful at the same time’
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The ambiguity of Imagine Dragons’ next album starts from the cover. Two figures stand in the distance separated by a dawning sun. Or is it setting? Lead singer and songwriter Dan Reynolds, who dreamed it up, sees it both ways. “You can’t really tell if it’s a sunset or a sunrise, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wake up, sleeping beauties. It’s almost Met Gala time
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – True love’s kiss or an invite to the Met Gala? Those in the rarified ranks of international celebrity – and Anna Wintour’s good graces – need not choose. Stars of film, fashion, music, sports, politics and social media will ascend the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. Brightline West, whose sister company already operates a fast train between Miami and Orlando in Florida, aims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono. The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others. “There has never been anyone like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton earned the Musical Influence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Bacon dances back to “Footloose” high school
By The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
PAYSON, Utah (AP) – Actor Kevin Bacon on Saturday returned to the Utah high school where the cult classic movie “Footloose” was filmed more than 40 years. Bacon danced his way to a stage on a Payson High School athletic field Saturday to greet students before what likely was the final prom held at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles
By The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) – More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to the theme park in Universal City, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!15 people suffer minor injuries in tram accident at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles
By The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) – More than a dozen people suffered minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to the theme park in Universal City, about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died. He was 80. Davis died Saturday at Rusk Institute in Chicago from leukemia, his manager, Jonathan Brill of Opus 3 Artists, said Sunday. Davis had been managing the disease for between 1 ... Read More »
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