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Usher says tour with Chris Brown is about more than 2 stars. He makes the case for R&B in stadiums
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Charlie Brown's longtime pen pal is finally revealed in new Apple TV 'Peanuts' movie
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Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group's membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago.
Dior moves Paris men’s show earlier as heat wave grips city
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Here is the June 24 schedule for Day 14 of group matches
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First of its kind queer museum in San Francisco Chinatown amplifies Chinese LGBTQ+ artists
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The homilies and addresses of Pope Leo XIV are now coming to English readers
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Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Raphael Loggia, used by popes and presidents
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Pharrell sends Vuitton surfing as Jeremy Allen White, Missy Elliott and Victor Wembanyama look on
PARIS (AP) — Pharrell Williams sent Louis Vuitton’s dandy surfer at star-filled Paris Fashion Week over a giant curling wave Tuesday, closing the opening day of menswear shows with a glass-walled camper, a moonlit set and a collection that put clothes ahead of spectacle.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis set 'Warriors' musical for Broadway in 2027
NEW YORK (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are turning their concept album “Warriors” into a full-length Broadway show.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 fans have four games on Monday, as group-stage matches continue.
Armani's heirs carry the vision forward as the house faces its next chapter
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Pop star Hilary Duff kicks off Lucky Me tour in South Florida
Global pop star Hilary Duff is on tour once again.
Man charged in killing of actor James Handy found mentally incompetent for prosecution
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge found Monday that a man charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy is not mentally competent for criminal court proceedings.
10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive
NEW YORK (AP) — No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis.
Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges alleging he failed to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings.
Tucker Carlson says he'll no longer support the Republican Party
Longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said on a podcast that “there's no chance I would support the Republican Party" ahead of the November midterm elections, dismissing the political affiliation he's defended as a pundit for decades, including as one of Fox News Channel's most popular hosts.
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Global pop star Hilary Duff is on tour once again.
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists mourned the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Santana.
Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, his family confirmed. He was 94.
Music industry icon Clive Davis dies at 94
Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, his family confirmed. He was 94.
Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician and comedian, killed at 32 in a Brazil helicopter crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts, alt-pop tracks like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” and his unconventional style, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on June 14. He was 32.
Milan designers go lighter in silhouette, if not materials, for next summer
MILAN (AP) — In complicated, heavy times, Milan designers went lighter — if not in materials, then in silhouette.