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Keith Urban didn't set out to record a yacht rock record. But then he entered the 'Flow State'

NEW YORK (AP) — He's a country music star, but keen listeners know Keith Urban's songwriting style is fluid across genres. Still, surely no one expected the shift of his 2026 album, “Flow State.” It features an original song with music legend, Michael McDonald, and 10 yacht rock covers.

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Chrystia Freeland's 'Unreliable Boyfriend' offers front-row seat to US-Canada tensions

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top Canadian government official who has clashed often with President Donald Trump is writing a book about her country's tense relationship with the United States.

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Ads in New York must now label AI-generated 'synthetic performers'

Any advertisements in New York that feature artificial intelligence-generated people in place of actors will now be violating state law if they don't clearly label that they have used a “synthetic performer.”

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Takeaways from Scott Pelley's emotional interview about his '60 Minutes' demise

NEW YORK (AP) — When CBS News President Tom Cibrowski asked Scott Pelley if he could come by for a meeting last Tuesday, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent booked about an hour on his calendar, he says. He assumed he’d be having an extensive discussion about issues that led to his tense confrontation a day earlier with his new boss, Nick Bilton.

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The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — He wrote a memoir called “The Guy You Loved to Hate.” He's dabbled in rap, releasing a song called “I’m a Celebrity." He started a company selling crystals claimed to have healing properties.

Pop-up art show takes over German president's residence before yearslong renovation

BERLIN (AP) — A pop-up art show featuring contemporary art, including video and audio installations, photography and traditional oil paintings, is set to open at Germany's Bellevue Palace this week before the German presidential residence closes for renovation.

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With jumpsuits, wigs and dance moves, these young boys and teens keep Elvis' legacy alive

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Elvis Presley 's death, a gaggle of exuberant young boys and teens shook up his hometown, intent on keeping the king's legacy alive for a new generation.

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Gordon S. Wood, eminent scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92 after being hit by a car

NEW YORK (AP) — Gordon S. Wood, the eminent and prolific scholar who forged a highly influential and sharply debated narrative of the country's early years of independence through such prize-winning works as “The Creation of the American Republic” and "The Radicalism of the American Revolution," has died. He was 92.

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Chrisleys sue former defense attorney, alleging legal malpractice in case that sent them to prison

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say led them to be convicted and imprisoned, separating them from each other and their family, ruining their reputations and costing them millions.

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The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maher’s Twain Award guests are revealed

NEW YORK (AP) — John Mellencamp, Jay Leno and Whitney Cummings will be among the guest speakers when Bill Maher receives the Mark Twain Award for American Humor during a June 28 ceremony at the Kennedy Center.

‘Ragtime’ is still resonating with audiences 30 years since its Broadway debut

New York (AP) — It's been nearly 30 years since Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens wrote the music and lyrics for the musical “Ragtime,” an American epic tracking the intertwining lives of three families in New York at the turn of the 20th century.

Florida Vintage: Gloria & Emilio Estefan in 1983 during early days of Miami Sound Machine

Take a look at a little Miami nostalgia from 1983 featuring Gloria and Emilio Estefan during the early days of Miami Sound Machine.

Accessorize with earplugs at this summer's concerts so you can enjoy more music in the future

NEW YORK (AP) — When her favorite band took the stage, Kristin Shires was in the front row.

‘Scary Movie’ franchise returns with new R-rated sequel

The horror-comedy franchise Scary Movie is making a return.

Carlos 'Indio' Solari, a legend of Argentina's rock scene, dies at 77

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Carlos Alberto Solari, the Argentine singer-songwriter known as “the Indio” who led Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, one of the country's most popular and influential rock groups, died Friday. He was 77.

FIFA gives behind-the-scenes look to World Cup operations center in Miami-Dade County

A team of about 100 obsessive soccer fans was hard at work on Friday at an organized high-tech operations center in Miami-Dade County.

Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' has died at 72

LONDON (AP) — Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.

The electric guitar spawned garage bands, rock-god dreams — and generations of popular music

ATLANTA (AP) — What is more American than taking a musical instrument with ancient roots and zapping it with electricity? That new creation, the electric guitar, has launched the dreams of millions of teenagers.