Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr — drummer for the Beatles, award-winning soloist, photographer, narrator, actor, activist. To call him prolific would almost shortchange his accomplishments. But it also feels right. “Rewind Forward,” out... Read More

WASHINGTON — Fifty years after Clive Campbell, known as D.J. Kool Herc, first created continuous break-beats during a rec room party in the West Bronx, New York, hip hop is being celebrated both as a rich musical genre that defies... Read More

EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. — The flier at first appeared a bit incongruous on the small bulletin board near the faded wooden steps leading up to McConkey’s Jungle Shack. There, next to a list of specials of shrimp and chips, clam... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76.... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas — Qualifying Texas music venues and festival promoters can apply as of today for a full or partial rebate of certain taxes in a bid by the Texas governor’s office to help support the live music industry in... Read More

WASHINGTON — To those of a certain age, the music of Badfinger is an indelible part of their having grown up in the 1970s. From 1970 through 1972 their string of hits, almost all of them driving rock ballads written... Read More

NEW YORK — The very first face-to-face conversation I ever had with Les Paul, the legendary jazz guitarist and inventor, took place oddly enough in the men’s room of Fat Tuesday's, a then-popular nightclub located at 190 Third Avenue at... Read More

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” mined American music and folklore and helped reshape contemporary rock, died Wednesday at 80. Robertson died surrounded by family in Los... Read More

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is calling on actors, writers and Hollywood studio brass to “work around the clock” and resolve the impasse that inspired screen actors and the writers guild to go on strike at the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Members of the Writers Guild of America and their allies used the filming of a new Marvel franchise feature near the White House as a platform for airing their grievances and marking the start of the eighth week... Read More

WASHINGTON — After years of preparation, backers of the United States’ bid to host the 2027 world's fair in Minnesota will soon learn if they will achieve their goal.  On Wednesday, the member states of the Bureau International des Expositions,... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive... Read More

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees on Wednesday began trying to reshape Disney World's governing body with proposals to eliminate a planning board and prohibit mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in an evolving showdown between the... Read More

WASHINGTON — “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” a song penned in a basement apartment in Georgetown in the wee hours of a December night in 1970, and later made famous by John Denver, was named Wednesday to the National Recording... Read More

Picture May 17, 2001. In the final seconds of the season seven finale of "Friends," Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel reveals she's pregnant — but who's the father? This was a classic May sweeps cliffhanger, luring viewers and reaping advertising dollars for NBC. Most... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's “Today” show is without both of its hosts and addressed Hoda Kotb's absence on the program Wednesday. Kotb is dealing with an unspecified “family health matter," the show's Craig Melvin said. She'd been absent from... Read More

DENVER — About a year after actor Bruce Willis announced he would step away from acting, his family announced he’s been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.  Willis was first diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that leads to speaking, reading and... Read More

WASHINGTON — When you’re Taylor Swift, things get noticed — even in the halls of Congress. Just days after the reigning pop superstar scored six wins at the 2022 American Music Awards, the Senate subcommittee that handles antitrust and consumer... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — The debut of a giant “Bluey” balloon, Lea Michele and the Broadway cast of “Funny Girl” and the legendary Dionne Warwick are some of the highlights slated for this year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year’s parade... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper — or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is hitting the road to celebrate the cult film's birthday with screenings, live... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult contemporary and dance charts with such hits as “Physical” and “You’re the One That I Want” and won countless hearts as everyone’s favorite Sandy in... Read More

WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic congressmen are seeking to protect recording artists from the use of their lyrics as evidence against them in criminal and civil proceedings. On Wednesday, Reps. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., introduced the... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's going to be a “Beautiful Day” for the band U2 and four other artists when they receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors in December. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday that... Read More

WASHINGTON — “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert used his monologue on Monday night to address the arrests of members of his field production crew last week after they were found filming in a House office building without permission or... Read More

WASHINGTON — Seven staffers from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” were arrested Thursday night for allegedly trespassing in a congressional office building near the U.S. Capitol. In an email to The Well News, U.S. Capitol Police said that at... Read More

WASHINGTON — A week after appearing on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office and in the White House briefing room, academy award winning actor Matthew McConaughey is continuing to press his case for bipartisan action on guns and gun violence.... Read More

WASHINGTON — An auction scheduled for last Tuesday of a dress worn by actress Judy Garland in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz” is on hold until a federal judge can determine who owns it. Catholic University in Washington,... Read More

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once silenced by the pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opens Friday for the first time in three years — a long awaited 2022 revival that holds echoes of 2006 when the annual celebration... Read More

WASHINGTON — Control of the Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C., will be sold to Miami-based investment firm CGI Merchant Group by the end of April when it will become a Hilton-affiliated hotel. The historic building is currently the... Read More