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US guitarist Al Di Meola suffers a heart attack on stage in Romania but is now in a stable condition

28Sep

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US guitarist Al Di Meola suffers a heart attack on stage in Romania but is now in a stable condition

The award-winning U.S. guitarist Al Di Meola has suffered a heart attack while performing in Romania’s capitalByThe Associated PressSeptember 28, 2023, 6:57 AMU.S. guitarist Al Di Meola clutches his chest shortly before struggling to walk off the stage at the Arenele Romane concert venue during his performance in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday evening, Sept. 27, 2023. Di Meola suffered a heart attack during a performance in Romania’s capital but is currently in a stable condition and receiving treatment, a hospital spokesperson said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Dragos Cristescu)The Associated PressBUCHAREST, Romania -- The award-winning U.S. guitarist Al Di Meola suffered a heart attack during a performance in Romania’s capital but is currently in a stable condition and receiving treatment, a ho...

Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

27Sep

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Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, “the world exploded.” The actor and writer, best known for creating and starring in “My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” had recently brought her newborn home after time in the neonatal intensive care unit and was feeling grateful that her daughter was OK. At home during quarantine with her new family, she got the devastating news that her close friend and musical collaborator, Adam Schlesinger, had died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms.The singer-songwriter known for founding the band Fountains of Wayne and writing and composing many songs for TV and film was only 52. As she g...

Dior triumphs melding women’s past and future, while Saint Laurent puts on study in power dressing

26Sep

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Dior triumphs melding women’s past and future, while Saint Laurent puts on study in power dressing

PARIS -- Amid the electric ambiance of strobe lights and an usually sweltering Parisian fall, Dior’s show Tuesday set in the Tuileries gardens witnessed a dazzling circus of stars. With Hollywood’s recent writers’ strike still on, insiders mused if Paris Fashion Week would be the season’s celebrity magnet – and the presence of Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Elizabeth Debicki, and Kim Jisoo seemed to echo that sentiment. But the real star this season was the collection itself. Never one to shy away from a statement on feminism, the Italian couturier Maria Grazia Chiuri crafted an unusually subtle collection in predominantly black and white that fused echoes of the medieval and contemporary. Set against an art backdrop challenging time-worn perceptions on women's roles, this show was n...

David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

25Sep

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David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

LOS ANGELES -- Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90.McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at New York Presbyterian Hospital, CBS said in a statement.“David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world. He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his family and the countless hours on film and television that will never go away,” said a statement from CBS.Scottish-born McCallum had been doing well appearing in such films "A Night to Remember" (about the Titanic), "The Great Escape" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (as Judas). But it was "The Man From U....

A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time

23Sep

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A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time

NEW YORK -- Along with such classics as “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” Truman Capote had a history of work left uncompleted and unpublished.Capote, who died in 1984 shortly before his 60th birthday, spent much of his latter years struggling to write his planned Proustian masterpiece “Answered Prayers,” of which only excerpts were released. As a young man, he wrote a novel about a love affair between a socialite and a parking lot attendant that was published posthumously under the title “Summer Crossing.”Shorter work, too, was sometimes set aside, including a piece released this week for the first time.Capote was in his mid-20s and a rising star when he moved from New York City to Taormina, Sicily, in 1950 and settled in a scenic villa named Fontana Vecchia, once occupied by...

Italian rockers Måneskin continue to revive the genre, selling out Madison Square Garden

20Sep

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Italian rockers Måneskin continue to revive the genre, selling out Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK -- Huddled together on a snakeskin couch in a New York hotel, their euphoria was infectious.Måneskin just played a pop-up lunchtime show in Times Square, and now they learned their Madison Square Garden show scheduled for later in the week was a sellout.Pleasantly surprised, frontman Damiano David called the news “very special.”“It’s one of the most important places where you can ever dream to play,” David said.That show Thursday night will kick off the North American leg of their Rush! World Tour that began earlier this year.In an era where rock bands seem endangered and most of the top acts in the genre came from the last millennium, Måneskin has become something of an anomaly.Coming to prominence in 2021 after an unexpected win at the Eurovision Song Contest with their high-en...

Édgar Barrera, Karol G, Shakira, and more lead Latin Grammy nominations

19Sep

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Édgar Barrera, Karol G, Shakira, and more lead Latin Grammy nominations

Édgar Barrera — the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Grupo Frontera and beyond — leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations with 13.The Latin Recording Academy announced this year's nominees in a livestream Tuesday.Barerra is nominated for best pop song, record, album, songwriter, and producer of the year — and has two nominations in the song of the year category. He also has three noms apiece in the best tropical song and best regional song categories.Just behind him are some of his collaborators, like Karol G, Shakira, and Camilo. They have seven nominations each, as does Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, the Colombian songwriter who works under the moniker Keityn.Argentine record producer Bizarrap, known for his Bzrp Music Se...

Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

16Sep

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Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

TOKYO -- Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83.Ichikawa died after suffering heart problems on Wednesday in Tokyo, the entertainment company Shochiku Co., a major Kabuki producer, said Saturday.Ichikawa, or Masahiko Kinoshi, became known for “Super Kabuki,” incorporating modern music and storytelling as well as the circus-like elements of the tradition — such as “flying” supported by ropes — that had been discarded over the years. He focused on what he called the three S’s: “Speed, story and spectacle.” Kabuki, which features live music and dance on a revolving stage, originated in the 17th Century Edo era and is traditionally performed only by men. So, Ichikawa played beautiful damsels, as well as wit...

Japanese companies drop stars of scandal-tainted Johnny’s entertainment company

12Sep

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Japanese companies drop stars of scandal-tainted Johnny’s entertainment company

Several Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are represented by Johnny & Associates, an entertainment company at the center of a sexual assault scandalByYURI KAGEYAMA Associated PressSeptember 12, 2023, 2:31 AMFILE - Sho Sakurai, a member of Japanese pop music band ARASHI, listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2020. Beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings — known for its Super Dry beer — will no longer air its ads featuring Junichi Okada, Toma Ikuta and Sho Sakurai, the company said Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, and there are no plans to sign singers, dancers or actors affiliated with Johnny’s. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)The Associated PressTOKYO -- Several major Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are r...

Sarah Burton, who designed Kate’s royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen

12Sep

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Sarah Burton, who designed Kate’s royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen

The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander McQueen after two decades at the brand, luxury group Kering saidByThe Associated PressSeptember 11, 2023, 1:59 PMFILE - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge stand outside of Westminster Abbey after their Royal Wedding in London, on April, 29, 2011. The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate, the Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander McQueen after two decades at the brand, luxury group Kering said Monday Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)The Associated PressLONDON -- The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate, the Princess of Wales, is stepping dow...