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March 15, 2019

AJ McLean won't watch 'Leaving Neverland'

Stars attending the iHeartRadio Awards - including AJ McLean, Bebe Rexha, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Garth Brooks - ...

March 14, 2019

'Zorba the Greek' composer Theodorakis leaves hospital

An Athens hospital statement says "Zorba the Greek" composer Mikis Theodorakis has been discharged after undergoing surgery ...

March 14, 2019

Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano

Igor Levit arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 1 ahead of his first concert at Carnegie Hall's main ...

March 12, 2019

Czech Roma singer Vera Bila dies at 64 of heart attack

Czech singer Vera Bila, dubbed the Ella Fitzgerald of Gypsy music or the Queen of Romany, has died. She was 64. The Romea.

March 11, 2019

La Scala under fire for proposed funding from Saudi Arabia

Italy's premier opera house, La Scala in Milan, is under fire over a proposal to grant a board seat to Saudi Arabia's culture ...

March 04, 2019

Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies

Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, ...

March 04, 2019

Ryan Adams' tour canceled after misconduct allegations

Singer Ryan Adams' upcoming tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland is canceled following reports of psychological abuse and ...

February 26, 2019

Dior celebrates sisterhood, 'impertinent' girls in Paris

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri once again celebrated feminism and sisterhood in her collection for Christian Dior at Paris ...

February 26, 2019

Russian choir draws fire for satirical song about nuking US

A choir in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has defended its decision to sing a satirical Soviet-era song about a nuclear ...

February 26, 2019

Sedaris, Rankine among new arts academy inductees

David Sedaris, one of the new class of inductees into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, has a story to tell.

February 26, 2019

Spanish court summons Shakira to answer tax evasion charges

A Spanish court investigating Shakira for possibly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.4 million) in taxes has called on the pop ...

February 26, 2019

Singer Mark Hollis of 1980s band Talk Talk dies at 64

Singer-songwriter Mark Hollis, frontman of 1980s British new wave band Talk Talk, has died at the age of 64. Manager Keith ...

February 26, 2019

German arena cancels concert after R. Kelly charges

A German concert arena canceled its contract Tuesday with the organizer of an R. Kelly tour, days after the R&B star was ...

February 25, 2019

Ariana Grande to play Manchester, 2 years after arena bomb

Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester, two years after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her concert in the northwest ...

February 25, 2019

Ukraine blocks Eurovision nominee in politically-tinged spat

Ukraine's public broadcaster on Monday refused to sign a contract with the performer who won the right to represent her ...

February 23, 2019

R. Kelly's European concerts in doubt after new charges

R. Kelly's hopes of doing a tour of Europe in April have been all but dashed now that he is facing new criminal charges.

February 21, 2019

The Latest: More women perform at slick UK music awards show

The Latest on the Brit Awards ceremony (all times local): 10:30 p.m. The U.K. music industry's Brit Awards have been handed ...

February 20, 2019

David Icke, accused of anti-Semitism, denied Australian visa

British author and broadcaster David Icke, who critics accuse of anti-Semitism and of being a conspiracy theorist, has had ...

February 19, 2019

'What a talent': Celebrities react to death of Lagerfeld

Some reaction to the death of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. "His humor, wit, love and passion for fashion will live on ...