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British pop singer-songwriter Declan McKenna is back with his third studio album, the bright and experimental “What Happened to the Beach?” At 16, McKenna burst onto the music scene with his 2015 hit “Brazil,” a protest song about FIFA’s politics, a song that’s since earned over 480 million streams on Spotify. McKenna went on to win Glastonbury’s emerging artists award …
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Henry Timms quitting as Lincoln Center’s president after 5 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Henry Timms is quitting as president of Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts after five years. The 47-year-old announced his resignation Wednesday as of the summer to become CEO of the advisory firm the Brunswick Group. He took over Lincoln Center in May 2019, becoming its sixth leader in 5½ years. Under Timms, Lincoln Center and …
Read More »Laura Linney and Nico Parker are mother and daughter in Laura Chinn’s ‘Suncoast’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — When writer-director Laura Chinn was a teenager in 2005, her mother moved her and her terminally ill brother to Florida. The idea was for him to spend his last days in hospice in peace. Instead, the place was mobbed by protesters and media because, as they’d quickly discover, Terri Schiavo was in that same hospice. …
Read More »Usher announces post-Super Bowl North American tour, ‘Past Present Future’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two years of his popular Las Vegas residency at Park MGM, releasing his first solo album in eight years, and headlining the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, Usher will embark on a North American tour. The R&B-pop icon will embark on his 24-city “Past Present Future” tour beginning Aug. 20 at the Capital One Arena …
Read More »‘This Is Us’ star Justin Hartley leads his own show with CBS’ ‘Tracker,’ playing a loner with skills
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Hartley is one of those guys who is as comfortable in the rough outdoors as he is safe inside, enjoying creature comforts. “Don’t get me wrong, I like room service. I like an airport greeter. But I also dig camping and stuff like that,” he says. “I love all of it. I love the idea …
Read More »Taylor Swift announces new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ and song titles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget her “Reputation.” Taylor Swift has a whole new album coming out. Accepting the Grammy for best pop vocal album on Sunday night, Taylor said she’d been keeping a secret for two years. “My brand-new album comes out April 19. It’s called ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ I’m going to go and post the cover right now …
Read More »Book Review: George Pelecanos’ ‘Owning Up’ has elegant prose and well-drawn characters
Although George Pelecanos has devoted much of his energy toward writing for television in recent years (“The Wire,” “The Duce,” “We Own This City”), he has continued to produce first-rate crime novels set in his native Washington, D.C. Working in a genre often associated with grisly murders, car chases, gunfights, and clear lines between good and evil, he has always …
Read More »Japón quiere que todos sepan: Taylor Swift llegará a tiempo para el Super Bowl
TOKIO (AP) — Taylor Swift, que está realizando conciertos en Japón hasta el 10 de febrero, llegará a tiempo para ver a su pareja, el jugador estelar Travis Kelce, jugar en el Super Bowl, el juego de campeonato de la NFL. Para asegurarse de que todos sus fans están enterados, la embajada de Japón en Washington ha enviado un mensaje …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen’s mother Adele Springsteen, a fan favorite who danced at his shows, dies at 98
NEW YORK (AP) — Adele Zerilli Springsteen, the longtime legal secretary, musical muse and concert dance partner who captured countless hearts in her son Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Nation and beyond, has died at 98. Bruce Springsteen announced in an Instagram post that his mother died Wednesday. He shared a video of the two of them dancing to the Glenn …
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