Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter was an up-and-coming actress who had briefly given up her career in frustration only to return to New York with renewed spirit and a starring part in an independent film. FILE – In this July 14, 2008 file photo, actor Morgan Freeman and granddaughter Edina Hines attend the […]

In this June 27, 2015 file photo, singer Pharrell Williams performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, England. Williams, One Direction and Florence + The Machine are going to appear at the Apple Music Festival next month. Apple announced Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, that the musicians will be among […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie has been named the 2016 MusiCares person of the year. In this June 28, 2015 file photo, Lionel Richie performs on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival on Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, England. Richie has been named the MusiCares person of the year and will be honored by […]

Musician Stevie Wonder performs during a free pop-up concert on the D.C. Armory Mall, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, in Washington. The D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development said the concert was part of a news conference promoting Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life Performance” tour. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — Stevie […]

Morgan Freeman (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — The boyfriend of Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter has been arrested in her fatal stabbing on a New York City street. Lamar Davenport was arrested on a murder charge Monday, a day after 33-year-old actress Edena (eh-DEE’-nah) Hines was found with stab wounds to her chest in the street […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The boys from Compton smashed opening weekend expectations, while the stylish “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” struggled to find its footing. This photo provided by Universal Pictures shows, Neil Brown, Jr., from left, as DJ Yella, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren, and […]

Canadian rapper Drake TORONTO (AP) — Canadian rapper Drake has broken his silence on a deadly shooting at an after-party for his music festival at a downtown Toronto nightclub 10 days ago. In a statement posted to his website, October’s Very Own, he said he has been in a “moral bind” because his advisers and […]

Prince has a message for new artists eager for a record deal: “Don’t sign.” According to National Public Radio, Prince’s comment came during a meeting with selected journalists in his Minneapolis hometown for the 2015 National Association of Black Journalists Convention. “Record contracts are just like — I’m gonna say the word – slavery,” said […]

Actor Terrence Howard, left, returns to court for a divorce hearing to attempt to overturn a 2012 settlement agreement in his divorce from his ex-wife Michelle Ghent, in Los Angeles Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. The Oscar-nominated actor claims he was extorted to sign the agreement, but Ghent’s lawyers deny that claim. Howard, who currently stars […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Terrence Howard briefly took the witness stand Thursday in a divorce proceeding before a judge halted the proceedings so he can decide a legal issue. In this May 12, 2014 file photo, actor Terrence Howard attends the FOX Network 2014 Upfront event in New York. The “Empire” star Howard returns […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Brady is about to get freaky — on Broadway. In this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, Wayne Brady arrives on the red carpet at the BET Honors 2015 at Warner Theater on in Washington. Producers of “Kinky Boots” said Brady, the “Let’s Make a Deal” host, will step into […]

In this Thursday, April 23, 2015, file photo, N.W.A. members Dr. Dre, left, and Ice Cube, two of the subjects of the upcoming biographical drama “Straight Outta Compton,” salute the crowd after speaking at the Universal Pictures presentation during CinemaCon 2015 at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube denied long-standing charges […]