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Taylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium
March 19, 2023 - 8:21 AM

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her career.
Actor Simu Liu flirts with possible album after singing again at Juno Awards
March 19, 2023 - 7:52 AM

EDMONTON - Actor Simu Liu has a song in his heart and a debut album on his mind.
Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies in Houston at 75
March 18, 2023 - 8:04 AM

HOUSTON (AP) — Tejano musician Fito Olivares, known for songs that were wedding and quinceanera mainstays including the hit “Juana La Cubana,” died Friday. He was 75.
Lance Reddick, 'The Wire' and 'John Wick' star, dies at 60
March 18, 2023 - 5:31 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” "Fringe” and the "John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60.
Q&A: K-pop star KANGDANIEL is on the pursuit of happiness
March 17, 2023 - 2:46 PM

New York (AP) — KANGDANIEL is one of K-pop’s brightest stars, but at just 26 years old, he’s already learned there’s more to life than bright lights and fancy restaurants.
New this week: 'Top Gun,' Lana Del Rey and 'Rabbit Hole'
March 17, 2023 - 2:23 PM

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
Q&A: Code Kunst on new album and his love for Mac Miller
March 17, 2023 - 9:47 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Producer Code Kunst arguably one of the most well-known artists in South Korea’s thriving music scene, a rarity in a country where singers get most of the attention.
Jim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77
March 17, 2023 - 9:26 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his mother, has died at 77.
Review: Yves Tumor’s album thrills from start to finish
March 17, 2023 - 8:38 AM

“Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)” by Yves Tumor (Warp Records)
Posthumous album set from 'Gangsta’s Paradise' rapper Coolio
March 17, 2023 - 7:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The estate of rapper Coolio plans to release a studio album later this year that the Grammy-winning hitmaker had been working on in the days before he died.
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Entertainment News

Taylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium

Actor Simu Liu flirts with possible album after singing again at Juno Awards

Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies in Houston at 75

Lance Reddick, 'The Wire' and 'John Wick' star, dies at 60

Q&A: K-pop star KANGDANIEL is on the pursuit of happiness

New this week: 'Top Gun,' Lana Del Rey and 'Rabbit Hole'

Q&A: Code Kunst on new album and his love for Mac Miller

Jim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77

Review: Yves Tumor’s album thrills from start to finish

Posthumous album set from 'Gangsta’s Paradise' rapper Coolio

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