Celine Dion paid tribute to the victims of the recent Paris attacks at the American Music Awards by singing Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à L’Amour” in French as some audience members cried. Jared Leto, who introduced Dion, said his band 30 Seconds to Mars recently performed at the Bataclan, the Paris concert hall where 89 people … Continue reading
The 2015 American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, featured memorable performances from the Weeknd and Carrie Underwood, a sneak peak at the upcoming “Star Wars” film and a moving tribute to Paris. Here is a look at the top moments from Sunday night. ___ BIEBER IS BACK … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Hello, it’s Adele, and she’s going to give the music industry a much-needed boost this year with “25.” The singer’s hotly anticipated album is projected to sell over a million units in its debut week after it is released Friday, helping the ailing record business in the final quarter of the … Continue reading
Selected box set reviews from The Associated Press: Bruce Springsteen, “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,” (Columbia) $119.98 No one does deluxe album reissues quite like Springsteen: 22 outtakes, half never before heard, a DVD of a concert from that era (1980) and a new film where he talks about his artistic choices at … Continue reading
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. 1. Taylor Swift; $4,924,051; $112.26. 2. Kenny Chesney; $3,063,483; $89.65. 3. Ed Sheeran; … Continue reading
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Finnish rock band Ancara and sign-language rapper Signmark performed in the foothills of Mount Everest over the weekend to raise funds for a music school for children with hearing disabilities. Dozens of music lovers cheered the musicians at Dingboche, a village at an altitude of 4,550 meters (14,900 feet) and a popular … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Timberlake will perform with country singer Chris Stapleton on the Country Music Association Awards. The CMA Awards will air live from Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC. Stapleton is nominated for album of the year, male vocalist and new artist of the year. Timberlake, who is … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the cusp of his first album release since 2008, Akon wants to steer his considerable fan base away from services like YouTube to a new — and Akon-branded — app where he’ll give away music for free, supported by ads. That might strike you as a head-scratcher, given Akon’s millions … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller filed a multimillion dollar defamation lawsuit Friday over the hit film “Straight Outta Compton,” claiming it portrayed him as a villain who led to the breakup of the gangster rap group. Heller, who is portrayed in the film by Paul Giamatti, sued former N.W.A. members Ice … Continue reading
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith isn’t expecting any pushback from the NFL over his upcoming football drama, “Concussion.” “I don’t think it’s going to generate too much controversy (with the NFL). There will be a little difficulty in swallowing it, as it was for me. I’m a football dad, you know,” said the … Continue reading
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — An Atlanta-area sheriff is investigating how inmates inside one of the state’s largest jails were able to produce a rap music video. DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Man tells WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/1Hg5pq5) that the inmates recorded the video from the jail’s video visitation system. The station reports that the video, “Thuggin’ Live from … Continue reading
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Pop superstar Pharrell Williams is scheduled to perform with a gospel choir Sunday at the South Carolina church where nine black parishioners were shot and killed. Multiple news outlets report that Williams’ appearance at Emanuel AME Church is part of a program on race relations being produced by A+E Networks and … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner, Reese Witherspoon, Misty Copeland and five women touched by the South Carolina church massacre and lauded in the aftermath as “The Peacemakers of Charleston” are among this year’s honorees as Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year. Victoria Beckham, billionaire entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, Planned Parenthoood’s Cecile Richards and the women’s … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — AMC says Norman Reedus of the network’s hit thriller “The Walking Dead” is going for a ride. Reedus, who plays zombie-plagued Daryl Dixon, is hitting the road in a new AMC reality show as he takes viewers on a biker journey exploring motorcycle culture. The series’ six one-hour episodes will each … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush Hager are working on another children’s book. HarperCollins Publishers told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Bushes are collaborating with illustrator Jacqueline Rogers on “Our Great Big Backyard,” a picture story about a girl named Jane whose family road trip to … Continue reading
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