Dan + Shay interview: ‘Young’ is their most sincere album yet
NEW YORK (AP) — The lead single from Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay’s forthcoming album “Young” is a hard pivot from the wedding songs that make up so much of the country pair’s discography. ___ EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national […]
Kennedy Center says it won’t try to restore Trump’s name before Sept. 8
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center has told a federal court that it would not attempt to return President Donald Trump’s name to the building’s facade before at least Sept. 8 as another legal battle over the performing arts venue’s future takes shape. In a status report filed late Tuesday, opponents of the move said […]
Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend at apartment where she died, police say
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence Sunday afternoon was met by the brothers and then observed paramedics […]
Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer, dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin”, has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with […]
Comedians settle lawsuit over Atlanta airport drug search program
ATLANTA (AP) — Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have reached a settlement in a lawsuit they filed challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport that they said used racial profiling and coercive searches just as airline passengers, particularly Black passengers, were about to board their flights. The lawsuit, originally filed in October 2022, […]
Tupac Shakur’s family exits courtroom as autopsy photos shown at trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some members of Tupac Shakur’s family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos from his autopsy at the Las Vegas trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the rap giant. Others remained in the courtroom to face the […]
National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues
Forced from the Kennedy Center following approval of a reconstruction project by allies of President Donald Trump, the National Symphony Orchestra will split its 2026-27 season among six venues in Washington, D.C., and the capital’s suburbs. The NSO made its delayed 2026-27 season announcement Tuesday, 5 1/2 weeks before its opening concert on Sept. 26 […]
Rock band Journey to begin last leg of US tour
NEW YORK (AP) — The long, riding road once more beckons for the members of iconic rock band Journey. Is it the band’s final journey together? The last leg of what is being billed as their farewell tour kicks off in September in Los Angeles and what likely will be an emotional homecoming is at […]
MTV VMA nominations: Madonna leads, Taylor Swift may make history
NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award. She is up […]
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir reveals untold stories of a political dynasty
NEW YORK (AP) — Sonia Gandhi has a memoir coming out this fall in which she will reflect on the promise and the tragedy of marrying into India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and on her own career in government. Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that Gandhi’s “Belonging: A Journey of Love” will be published Nov. 10. […]