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Sinead O’Connor memoir coming out in June

NEW YORK – Sinead O’Connor hasn’t released any albums in the past few years, but she has been getting some writing done. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced Monday t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon’s death

NEW YORK – Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle’s death after being shot outside his New York City apartment buildin...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

David Lander, ‘Squiggy’ on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73

LOS ANGELES – Actor David L. Lander, who played the character of Squiggy on the popular ABC comedy “Laverne & Shirley,” has died after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis, his wife...

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

People magazine reveals its ‘2020 People of the Year’

LOS ANGELES – The magazine revealed its list Wednesday morning as part of a year-end double issue with four covers. The four will be celebrated for their positive impact in the world durin...

DATE: Dec 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Elton John, TikTok team up to educate about AIDS epidemic

LOS ANGELES – The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day. John’s foundation...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Stones’ Keith Richards cools his jets at home

NEW YORK – Keith Richards is so old-school that when he does his interviews he does them from a landline. The Rolling Stones icon isn’t a fan of technology. Years ago, he admitted...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Alex Trebek brought consensus, class to a nation in need of both

Longtime ‘Jeopardy!’ host died Sunday

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Johnny Depp exits ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise

NEW YORK – Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise after his failed libel case against Depp said Friday in a letter posted on Instagram that he would depart the role of the...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON – Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning ca...

DATE: Oct 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs such as “Honky Tonk Heroes,” “I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train” and “Old Five and Dimers Like Me,” has ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Voice’ co-stars Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani engaged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – “The Voice” co-stars Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are engaged and sharing the good news on social media. Shelton and Stefani posted a picture Tuesday announci...

DATE: Oct 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78

Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman John T. Davis t...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

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