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Grammys could make history with Beyoncé, Bad Bunny wins
By The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Will Beyoncé emerge from the Grammy Awards as its most decorated artist ever? That’s one of the main storylines heading into Sunday’s ceremony, where the superstar is the leading nominee and needs four wins to make history. Several of music’s biggest names, including Beyoncé, are in the running for the night’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grammys 2023 live updates: Latest news from red carpet, show
By The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Follow along for real-time, on-the-carpet and behind-the-scenes updates on the 2023 Grammy Awards from The Associated Press. Live updates – any times Pacific – are brought to you by AP journalists at the show in Los Angeles and around the country. ___ INTRO TRACK The 2023 Grammy Awards show is upon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hasty Pudding celebrates Coolidge as its Woman of the Year
By Michael Casey, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – “The White Lotus” actress Jennifer Coolidge is being celebrated Saturday as the 2023 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. As the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world, since 1951, Hasty Pudding Theatricals has bestowed this award annually on women ... Read More »
1 responseDocumentary featuring rise of MuchMusic to premier at SXSW Film Festival
By The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian writer, actor and TV host Erica Ehm says a film about MuchMusic will debut at South by Southwest Film Festival this spring. Ehm, who is best known as a pioneering video jockey at the channel now known simply as Much, says she has been “quietly” working as a consulting producer on the ... Read More »
1 responseDisney World unions vote down offer covering 45,000 workers
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in housing and other expenses in central Florida. The unions said that 13,650 out of 14,263 members who voted on the contract ... Read More »
1 responseGordy, Robinson honored at reunion of Motown stars
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for their musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Persons of ... Read More »
1 responseGordy, Robinson honored at reunion of former Motown stars
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of former Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for their musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Persons ... Read More »
1 responsePunk icon Lydon fails in bid to play Eurovision Song Contest
By The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Punk icon John Lydon has failed in his attempt to become Ireland’s entry for the pop music competition the Eurovision Song Contest. The former Sex Pistols frontman entered the song “Hawaii” with his post-punk band Public Image Ltd. in the national runoff for May’s continent-wide contest. Jurors and viewers of a televised ... Read More »
1 responseGordy, Robinson honored at reunion of aging Motown stars
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of aging Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for their musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Persons ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime AP country music chronicler Joe Edwards dies at 75
By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Journalist Joe Edwards, who chronicled country music and and helped “Rocky Top” become a Tennessee state song during his four-decade Associated Press career, has died. He was 75. Longtime AP colleague Randall Dickerson said Edwards’ wife called him to share the news that her husband died Friday in Nashville. Edwards documented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lauded rebel fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88
By Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide but who made his name with metallic space-age fashions that put a bold, new edge on catwalks, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced Friday. “The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honor our visionary designer and founder who ... Read More »
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