Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is canceling some upcoming concerts to rest up. In this April 29, 2016 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the International Jazz Day Concert on the South Lawn of the White House of the Washington. Franklin said in a statement Monday, Aug. 22, that she will have to cancel […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “Good Morning America” co-anchor Amy Robach has apologized for saying “colored people” on Monday’s broadcast of the ABC program. In this Nov. 9, 2015 file photo, Amy Robach attends the 25th Annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York. Robach has apologized for using a term for African Americans […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The disclosure that some pills found at Prince’s Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally. In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Prince performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena […]

Fans around the world are scrambling to buy their own “Life of Pablo” attire this weekend, made available by rapper-turned-fashion mogul, Kanye West. In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, file photo, Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. West announced on Twitter […]

It takes a lot of chutzpah to remake the Hollywood epic that won the most Academy Awards in history. But the reimagined “Ben-Hur” is a fairly-faithful version of the 1959 classic starring Charlton Heston. Morgan Freeman is one of the stars of “Ben-Hur,” which opens this weekend. (Courtesy photo) Both films are based on “Ben-Hur: […]

VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian legal official says prosecutors have charged U.S. rapper Freddie Gibbs with sexual abuse based on accusations raised against the rapper and one of his body guards by two women. Rapper Freddie Gibbs (Facebook Photo) Criminal court spokesman Thomas Spreitzer told the Austria Press Agency Wednesday that the charges were filed […]

Candice Patton has broken new ground appearing on the CW Network’s “The Flash” as the potential love interest of the show’s superhero lead. It is the latest in a list of impressive credits that include appearances on “The Game,” “Entourage,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Young and The Restless.” Her portrayal of the smart, independent, yet […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Hutcherson, the bricklayer’s son who became one of the greatest, most inventive jazz vibraphonists to pick up a pair of mallets, has died at age 75. Hutcherson died Monday at his family home in Montara, a small seaside community south of San Francisco. The cause was complications related to emphysema, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Hart is a married man. In this Jan. 10, 2016, file photo, Eniko Parrish, left, and Kevin Hart arrive at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. The couple were wed in a lavish ceremony near Santa Barbara, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 13. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” is coming to an end. In this Jan. 10, 2015, file photo, Larry Wilmore speaks at the Viacom 2015 Winter Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Comedy Central announced on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, that “The Nightly Show with Larry […]

Deborah Cox will soon step into Whitney Houston’s famed role as Rachel Marron in the American debut of “The Bodyguard,” a musical based on the 1992 movie. In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 photo, cast member Deborah Cox poses during the party for the opening night performance of “Jekyll & Hyde” The Musical at the […]

Gwen Ifill, a broadcast journalist with a distinguished career, won the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aug. 10. The award, which is given out by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, comes with a $50,000 honorarium. Broadcast Journalist, Gwen Ifill. (Twitter Photo) Ifill is the co-anchor and managing editor of the “PBS […]