LAS VEGAS — The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil’s long-running show “The Beatles Love,” a cultural icon on the Las Vegas Strip that brought band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr back together for public appearances throughout its 18-year run. Cirque announced on Tuesday that the show housed at … Read more
NEW YORK — Tyla grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, practicing acceptance speeches in the mirror, envisioning herself on the grandest award stages. But as she found out, a dream is one thing — reality is another. “I was not prepared at all,” laughed Tyla, who won the inaugural African Music Performance Grammy last month, … Read more
LOS ANGELES — First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” out Friday. As a … Read more
LOS ANGELES — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault and rape against Combs — one … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Shervin Hajipour posted on Instagram on Friday, the same day that Iran held … Read more
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NEW YORK — After a winter barrage of award shows â the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys â the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for âOppenheimer,â which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including âBarbie,â âKillers of … Read more
TOKYO — Will she make it? Taylor Swift’s last song will still be ringing in the ears of thousands of fans at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night when the singer is expected to rush to a private jet at Haneda airport that will take her on a time-zone-spanning journey to see her boyfriend, NFL … Read more
LOS ANGELES — She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift’s week. It’s hard to remember a star of Swift ‘s stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, covering so many corners of the culture and doing so much of it in the spotlight she … Read more
Kingsley Ben-Adir has been a rising star since he first captured hearts on Hulu’s (tragically canceled) High Fidelity. So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that the actor—who since appeared in Barbie and stars in the forthcoming Bob Marley: One Love—had never actually attended an awards ceremony. “If I’m honest, the Grammys … Read more
