Pop star Pink has been chosen to receive the 2017 Vanguard Award, MTV’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement honor for video music, the U.S. cable and satellite television channel said …
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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
Taylor Swift Hopes Verdict Inspires Assault Victims
Immediately after a jury determined that Taylor Swift had been groped by a radio station host before a concert in Denver, the singer-songwriter turned to one of her closest allies …
your ads here!African Designers Show Eye-Popping Pieces at London Fashion Week
Young designers bring African-inspired color and ethical fashion to runways in London where fashionistas and industry professionals participated in this year’s Africa Fashion Week. Mariama Diallo reports. …
your ads here!Taylor Swift Wins Groping Trial Against DJ, Awarded Symbolic $1
Taylor Swift won her trial against a Colorado radio personality on Monday after a jury found that the former DJ assaulted and battered the pop star by groping her bare …
your ads here!Pantone Creates ‘Purple Rain’ Hue to Honor Prince
A shade of purple named for the late superstar Prince was announced Monday by the icon’s estate. The “Purple Rain” hue created by the Pantone Color Institute was dubbed …
your ads here!Downtown? Petula Clark Goes Down Farm
Grammy award-winner Petula Clark sang her global hit “Downtown” about as far from “where the neon signs are pretty” as she could at the weekend — to thousands in a …
your ads here!No More Bongs! Big Ben to Fall Silent for 4 Years of Repairs
The bongs will soon be gone. Big Ben — the huge clock bell of Britain’s Parliament — will fall silent next week as a four-year restoration project gets underway. The …
your ads here!Decades After His Death, Elvis Is The King for Impersonators
Four decades since his death, Elvis Presley still reigns as The King — for impersonators. Few artists inspire people all over the world to dress up and perform passionately on …
your ads here!Egyptian Artist Creates Portraits Out of Burnt Tobacco
In a small studio littered with empty cigarette packets in Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, Abdelrahman al-Habrouk sits hunched over a sheet of paper making portraits with tobacco. The cigarettes fuel …
your ads here!First American Woman to Conquer K2 Tells VOA Her Story
No American woman climber had sumitted the world’s second largest mountain called, K2, in Pakistan until July 28, 2017 when 52-year old Vanessa O’Brian led a team to the top …
your ads here!Citizen Journalists Wage Online War Against ISIS
City of Ghosts is a new documentary that follows an underground group of citizen journalists from IS occupied Raqqa, Syria, risking their lives and using social media to expose the atrocities …
your ads here!Citizen Journalists Wage Online War on ISIS
A new documentary follows an underground group of citizen journalists from ISIS occupied Raqqa Syria, risking their lives to expose the atrocities of the militants against civilians on social media. …
your ads here!Let It Be, Mongolians Say of Their Monument to Beatles
A statue of the Beatles in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar could be at risk in an alleged land grab, protesters say, as rapid development turns a city once famed …
your ads here!Judge in Groping Case Tosses DJ’s Suit Against Taylor Swift
A judge on Friday threw out a Denver radio host’s case against Taylor Swift in a trial that delved into their dueling lawsuits over whether he groped her during a …
your ads here!Art Exhibit Curated for Canines Opens in New York
You won’t find any pictures of dogs playing poker at dOGUMENTA (I) NYC. A three-day art exhibition is attracting hundreds of canines to a marina in Lower Manhattan, where hounds …
your ads here!Last Blast from Gregg Allman, Southern Man
So close to death was blues rocker Gregg Allman when he was making his final album, the cover photographer did not get to his Savannah, Georgia, house in time. Instead, …
your ads here!IOC Monitoring Korean Tensions Amid Preparations for 2018 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee said Thursday that it was closely monitoring rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, less than 200 days before the 2018 Winter Olympics are set to begin …
your ads here!Controversial Film About Russian Czar Cleared for Release
A historical film about the last Russian czar’s affair with a ballerina has been cleared for release, the Culture Ministry said Thursday, despite passionate calls for its ban. “Matilda,” which …
your ads here!New Hope for Japan’s Summer Delicacy
The Japanese summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their mysterious migrations become increasingly …
your ads here!‘Despacito’ Opening Doors for Spanish Songs on English Radio
“Despacito” is easily the song of the summer with the success of the hit stretching beyond Spanish-speaking audiences to make it the year’s most recognized song in the U.S. and …
your ads here!Glen Campbell, Superstar Entertainer of 1960s and ’70s, Dies
Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer whose dozens of hit singles included “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Wichita Lineman” and whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family …
your ads here!New York Film Festival Selects Gerwig, Baker, Varda for Main Slate
Films by Greta Gerwig, Sean Baker and Agnes Varda are headed to the 55th New York Film Festival. The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the selections of 25 films …
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