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Against a backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, ongoing racial unrest and an upcoming election, Grammy season kicks off in earnest this week.
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Silento, the rapper known for the 2015 hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” has been charged with trying to hit two people with a hatchet in their home.
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Amanda Kloots completed a song her husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero, began writing before he died at age 41 in July after a battle with COVID-19.
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In new court documents, Britney Spears supports the #FreeBritney movement and is ‘vehemently opposed’ to her father sealing her conservatorship case.
Authorities say a South Florida DJ and music producer Erick Morillo has been found dead at his home
Despite rampant speculation, singer Britney Spears stated in legal documents that her protracted conservatorship is voluntary.
With cringe-worthy stereotypes and the trivialized aria “Nessun Dorma,” invoked recently by the White House, Puccini’s “Turandot” requires open ears.
Music clubs face extinction because of COVID-19. Passage of a bipartisan congressional bill called “Save Our Stages” may be their only hope.
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Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne issued an apology Tuesday for donning brownface and blackface in a 1980s skit for the film “Stop Making Sense.”
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Sen. Kamala Harris popped into Brandy and Monica’s highly anticipated Verzuz battle Monday, joining a slew of celebrity viewers such as Michelle Obama.
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R&B singers Brandy and Monica will reunite for a Verzuz battle Monday night, 22 years after their massive hit, “The Boy Is Mine.” Here’s how to watch.
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Singer Adele paid tribute to the Notting Hill Carnival, but her Bantu-knot hairstyle and Jamaican-flag bikini top came under fire on Twitter.
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Devo cofounder Mark Mothersbaugh spent weeks in Cedars-Sinai hospital, hooked up to a ventilator, his mind wracked by violent hallucinations.
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Rock star Bret Michaels is listing his Westlake Village home for sale, but he’s not straying too far from the area he’s called home for more than a decade.
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Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl is in the middle of a drum battle with 10-year-old Nandi Bushell, whose skills you have to see — and hear — to believe.
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COVID-19 forced MTV’s Video Music Awards to blur the line between live, taped and in-between, but stars such as Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus wowed regardless.
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Lady Gaga performed three songs from her latest album, “Chromatica,” including “Rain on Me” with Ariana Grande.
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Keke Palmer’s opening monologue touched on the recent developments in Kenosha, Wis.
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Keke Palmer acknowledged Friday’s death of Chadwick Boseman in a taped segment.
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Here’s our guide to MTV’s Video Music Awards honoring the past year’s best music videos in a semi-virtual ceremony presented Sunday.
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In the coronavirus era musicians, longing to connect with friends and neighbors, and eager to practice their art, have taken to their porches, patios, driveways and yards to play for passersby.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar celebrates the cultural oasis that was Central Avenue in Los Angeles.
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Coronavirus may have silenced our symphony halls, taking away the essential communal experience of the concert as we know it.
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Column: Is the Trump Organization a mirage? At best, it’s a rat’s nest of hundreds of mini-companies
Column: Is the Trump Organization a mirage? At best, it’s a rat’s nest of hundreds of mini-companies
What is the Trump organization made of? Hundreds of mini-companies, and many of them make less than $1,001 a year.
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Security footage of the House speaker getting her hair styled inside a San Francisco salon without a mask created outrage.
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A new report details multiple instances of President Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead in a cemetery in France as “losers” and “suckers.”
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When the dust has settled and the TV cameras are gone, will white solidarity with black lives endure? History suggests skepticism.
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When George Floyd was killed, Jesse Ugstad filmed his white mom, who did a one-person Black Lives Matter march in their small Minnesota village of under 700. The small act of protest spurred a reckoning.
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Jessica Garrison discusses her new book “The Devil’s Harvest.”
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Most of California faces a heat wave over the long weekend, along with concerns about whether people will practice physical distancing to slow the coronavirus’ spread.
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Kawhi Leonard scores 29 points in 32 minutes as Clippers runaway with Game 1 victory in this second-round matchup.
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