NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week following the release of her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The 31-track album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, tying Swift with Jay-Z for second-most No. 1 albums at 14. Only The Beatles, with 19 No. … Read more
Zendaya isn’t ready to put her music career behind her. The “Challengers” star, in a recent interview on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” spoke about her love for music and declared that it’s “something that’s been special” to her. She dropped her debut self-titled album — her first and only solo project — in 2013 and … Read more
SAO PAULO — It took almost a half century for Brazilian singer Cátia de França to find her audience, but she finally has — with the help of a near-obsolete audio technology. Born in Paraíba, a state in Brazil’s poor northeast region, 77-year-old de França’s blend of psychedelic rock with traditional rhythms and modernist poetry … Read more
HOUSTON — Time marches on and all good things must come to an end. But don’t tell that to The Rolling Stones. What many believe to be the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world showed no signs of slowing down anytime soon as they kicked off their latest tour Sunday night at Houston’s … Read more
The return of “Hacks” and a new Jerry Seinfeld movie are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: New episodes of “Behind the Music,” Selena Gomez taking her cooking skills to … Read more
First, Anitta took over Brazil. Now, the world. The trilingual Brazilian pop star has returned with a new album, the club-to-bedroom ready “Funk Generation.” It is an infectious collection of dance songs celebrating a once maligned genre that also manages to experiment beyond its confines. But those searching for more mainstream pop music should look … Read more
NEW YORK — For many music fans, John Oates is most recognizable as one-half of the Grammy-nominated Hall & Oates, the multiplatinum soul-pop duo behind hits like “Rich Girl” and “Maneater” now riven by litigation. But he’s also had a full career as a soloist. His sixth solo album, “Reunion,” is out May 17. Just … Read more
The Weeknd has cancelled the Australia and New Zealand leg of his After Hours Til Dawn tour. Ticketek emailed concert ticket holders on Tuesday stating that full refunds would be made while the company tries to “work through the rescheduling process with the artist.” The tour was first postponed in November last year due to … Read more
Moody Blues founding member Mike Pinder has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. On Friday the musician’s family released a statement shared online by fellow Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge. Pinder’s cause of death was not given. Stream the world’s best reality, entertainment and true-crime shows free on 7plus “Michael Thomas Pinder died on … Read more
Rebecca Callander claims she was hustled, scammed, bamboozled, hoodwinked and led astray. But after allegedly losing her savings in a cruel Coachella scam, the Los Angeles-based Australian artist is fighting back — in a big way. “All the signs were there,” Callander, who is currently in Spain, told 7NEWS.com.au of her ordeal. Trends, culture and … Read more
