Los Angeles musician William Close holds the world record for the longest stringed instrument, a device he invented and has played around the world called the Earth Harp. Close …
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Arts and entertainment news. Arts encompass a wide range of human creative activities that express imaginative, conceptual, or technical skill. This includes visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography, performing arts like music, theater and dance, as well as literary arts such as writing and poetry. The arts serve not only as a reflection of culture and society but also as a medium for personal expression and emotional exploration
Push Is On to Raise Sexual Misconduct Awareness at Grammys
The music industry hasn’t been rocked with as many public allegations of sexual misconduct as Hollywood, but insiders are still seeking to show solidarity with the (hash)MeToo movement on its …
your ads here!‘Death of Stalin’ Wows Viewers at Sundance, Brings Russian Censors to Life in Moscow
Originally slated for release in Russia on Jan. 25, “The Death of Stalin,” has just been banned by the Kremlin’s Culture Ministry. At the Sundance Film Festival where it was …
your ads here!Elton John Retiring, Says Upcoming Tour Will Be His Last
Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world. He calls it a “way to go out …
your ads here!Film About Kenya Terror Attack Up for an Oscar
A movie produced by a German film student about the 2015 Mandera bus attack in Kenya has just been nominated for an Oscar. The short film, Watu Wote, or Swahili …
your ads here!Legendary Jazz Musician, Political Activist Hugh Masekela dies at 78
South African jazz trumpeter and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela dies at the age of 78. Among his greatest hits were the anthem “Bring Him Back Home,” demanding Nelson Mandela’s freedom …
your ads here!Ursula K. Le Guin, Best-selling Science Fiction Author, Dies
Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, has died at 88. Le Guin …
your ads here!Hollywood’s Oldest Working Actress, Connie Sawyer, Dies at 105
You may not know her name, but you know her face. Connie Sawyer, known in Hollywood as the oldest working actress in show business, has finally ended her career. Sawyer …
your ads here!Music Firms Sue to Keep Hit Songs Off Fitness Streaming App
Some of the nation’s largest recording studios have joined forces in an effort to stop a music streaming service aimed at fitness enthusiasts from using songs by Beyonce, Justin Bieber, …
your ads here!A Grammy Curse? Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, Others Reflect
Winning the best new artist Grammy is a goal for most breakthrough performers, but for some of its recipients, it can create pressure to match previous success or surpass it. …
your ads here!New Orleans Revives 1894 Tabasco Opera
Love, hate and hot sauce are themes of a 19th-century comic opera being produced this week as a kickoff to New Orleans’ 300th anniversary. It’s also the 150th anniversary for …
your ads here!Some Korean Foods May Taste Familiar During Olympic Games
Spam, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise — those are some of the flavors of South Korea’s home cooking that might seem just a bit familiar …
your ads here!Russia Cancels Release of ‘Insulting’ Film About Stalin’s Death
Russia said on Tuesday it had canceled the release of Death of Stalin, a dark, satirical movie from British director Armando Iannucci, saying many Russians would find it an insulting mockery of …
your ads here!For Songwriter Marc Cohn the Grammys Aren’t in his Past
Marc Cohn is rightly proud of his Grammy Award but it’s not the most valuable thing in his house. The trophy sits in a heaving bookcase right above a copy …
your ads here!After 90-year Wait, Minnie Mouse Gets Her Hollywood Moment
She waited 90 years and saw a trail of men and Disney princesses get there before her, but on Monday Minnie Mouse finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk …
your ads here!Neil Diamond Retires From Touring, Says He Has Parkinson’s Disease
U.S. singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, one of pop music’s all-time best-selling artists, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and plans to retire from touring, his official website said on Monday. The …
your ads here!‘Hobbit’ Director Peter Jackson Making WWI Documentary
“The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson is going from Middle Earth to the Western Front, transforming grainy black-and-white footage of World War I into 3-D color for a …
your ads here!Cate Blanchett, Elton John, Shah Rukh Khan Receive Davos Human Rights Awards
Film star Cate Blanchett, singer-songwriter Elton John and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan received awards at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday for their work raising awareness about …
your ads here!Bill Cosby Tells Stories at Club in 1st Show Since 2015
Bill Cosby has performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, telling stories and honoring old friends in his hometown on Monday …
your ads here!Patriots, Eagles Advance to Super Bowl
The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have advanced to the National Football League’s Super Bowl after winning their respective conference championship games Sunday. In the American Football Conference championship, …
your ads here!‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Producers Guild Awards
Women and inclusivity continued to dominate the awards season conversation Saturday at the Producers Guild Awards, where Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance The Shape of Water won the top award and …
your ads here!Nigeria Women Bobsledding Team to Make History as First Africa Team at Winter Olympics
Bobsled and Nigeria are not two words typically used in the same sentence. But soon they will be heard together often. Bobsledders Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga will …
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