Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Wiz Khalifa (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) and 4-year-old hip-hop dancer Heaven King (YouTube via AP). LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wiz Khalifa and a dancing mini-diva are among 2015’s top online video subjects. Khalifa’s emotional music video for “See You Again” from the movie “Furious 7” was in the first position on YouTube’s list of […]

In this May 8, 1949 file photo, Jazz great Charlie Parker performs in Paris. The Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia will present the theater’s first opera in the spring about jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker. “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird” will premiere at the Harlem theater April 1 and April 3. It had its world premiere […]

This photo provided by Netflix shows Idris Elba, left, as Commandant, and Abraham Attah, center, as Agu, in the Netflix original film, “Beasts of No Nation,” directed by Cary Fukunaga. The Hollywood blacklist drama “Trumbo” scored a leading three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, but it was sleeper contenders “Beasts of […]

Euphoria comes over you when Diana Ross walks down the aisle, stands next to you and sings “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand).”  Not to mention you have the best seat in the house, right next to this phenomenon of a lady. Then she says what a great Las Vegas audience it is. Joyously laughing […]

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West name new baby boy Saint West, two days after his birth. In this Monday, June 1, 2015, file photo, Kim Kardashian, left, and Kanye West arrive at the 2015 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, in New York. Kim Kardashian West and husband Kanye West welcomed […]

“I say we’re responsible for everything in our community. We have to take responsibility for us, and for our own.” – Nick Cannon Nick Cannon is a multi-faceted entertainer who wears many hats: comedian, executive producer and host for television, film star, director, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of children’s books. Cannon made his first appearance […]

Fox Analysts, former U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and actress Stacey Dash. (YouTube) NEW YORK (AP) — Two Fox News contributors were suspended Monday for using inappropriate language about President Barack Obama while discussing his speech on terrorism the night before in two separate episodes. The analysts, former U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar is the king of the Grammys: The rapper is the leading nominee for the 2016 awards with 11, including album of the year for “To Pimp a Butterfly” and song of the year for “Alright.” In this Sunday, June 28, 2015, file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs at the BET […]

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s new holiday tradition of presenting a live musical production seems on firmer ground after an estimated 11.5 million people watched “The Wiz,” with interest rebounding from last year’s “Peter Pan.” This Nov. 30, 2015, image released by NBC shows Ne-Yo as Tin-Man, from left, Shanice Williams as Dorothy and Elijah Kelley […]

Nicki Minaj (right) and her brother, Jelani Maraj (left) (Instagram Photo) MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The older brother of hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj has been arrested on child rape charges in suburban new York. A Nassau County court official says Jelani Maraj was arraigned Thursday in a Long Island hospital on charges of first-degree rape […]

Cynthia Robinson, a trumpeter and vocalist of Sly and the Family Stone. (Facebook Photo) WASHINGTON (AP) — Cynthia Robinson, a trumpeter and vocalist whose bold and brassy style made her a key member of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at age 71. Jerry Martini, her longtime friend and fellow horn player in the […]

Mariah Carey is seen at her Official Welcome to Caesars Palace on Monday, April 27, 2015, in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Pop star Mariah Carey is recovering after being hospitalized with a severe case of the flu. The singer was taken to a hospital on Wednesday morning, according […]