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FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta performs during the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York, Sept. 23, 2023. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers

Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common.
 
FILE - Michael McDonald, of the Doobie Brothers, poses for a portrait at Show Biz Studios in Los Angeles on Aug. 17, 2021. McDonald has a new memoir titled, "What a Fool Believes." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Soulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, ‘What a Fool Believes’

 
A woman scrolls the Instagram page of Venerable Beomjeong, a Buddhist monk, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Seoul Beomjeong, who is also known as Kkotsnim, which means “flower monk” in Korean, has been garnering young followers on social media. He frequently uploads photos of himself with captions featuring Buddhist teachings and his thoughts. (AP Photo/Juwon Park)

Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers

 
This cover image released by Ecco shows "Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk" by Kathleen Hanna. (Ecco via AP)

In her feminist punk music, Kathleen Hanna tells it all. In her memoir, there’s more to the story

 
FILE - Canadian author Alice Munro poses for a photograph at the Canadian Consulate's residence in New York on Oct. 28, 2002. Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne, File)

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

 

‘The Big Cigar’ star André Holland on parallels between recent protests and young Black Panthers

André Holland says “there’s certainly some parallels to be drawn” between the energy of recent protests over the Israel-Hamas war and the young leaders of The Black Panther Party. The “Moonlight’ star plays revolutionary Huey P. Newton in the true story of his elaborate plan to escape the FBI to Cuba under the guise of creating a fake movie. (May 15) (AP Production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)
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FILE - Saxophonist David Sanborn performs on the Stravinski Hall stage at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland on July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone/Martial Trezzini, File)

David Sanborn, Grammy-winning saxophonist who played on hundreds of albums, dies at 78

David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie’s “Young Americans” and James Taylor’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and enjoyed his own highly successful career, has died at age 78.
 
Sam Smith attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 19-25

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of May 19-25 include singer Sam Smith, actor-comedian Mike Myers and comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong.
 
Swiss Singer Nemo, winner of the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, ESC, arrives at Zurich airport in Kloten, Switzerland, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (Walter Bieri /Keystone via AP)

Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home

Swiss Eurovision fans were getting ready to give a hero’s welcome to singer Nemo, who won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity.
 
Nemo of Switzerland performs the song The Code during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza

Swiss singer Nemo has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity.
 
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson, left, and his wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson arrive at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Here’s what to know about conservatorships and how Brian Wilson’s case evolved

A judge has put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter’s doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder.
 
This image release by the Zurich Opera shows Tomas Konieczny, left, as Wotan with Valkyries in a rehearsal of Andreas Homoki’s production of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” at the Zurich Opera. (Monika Rittershaus/Zurich Opera via AP)

Zurich presents counterrevolutionary staging of Wagner’s Ring Cycle under Noseda and Homoki

In an age of radical reinterpretations, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and director Andreas Homoki created a counterrevolutionary version of Wagner’s four-night, 15-hour Ring Cycle.
 
FILE - Grupo Frontera arrives at the Latin American Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 20, 2023. Regional Mexican music has become a global phenomenon, topping music charts, breaking streaming records and reaching new audiences as it crosses borders. Their sophomore album “Jugando Que No Pasa Nada" releases on Friday. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Grupo Frontera’s hybrid Mexican music went global. On a new album, their genre-melding has no limits

A lot can happen in two years. Just ask Grupo Frontera, who released their highly anticipated sophomore album, “Jugando Que No Pasa Nada,” Friday.
 

Country star Cindy Walker posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Country star Cindy Walker was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Walker, who wrote countless hits across her six-decade career, was celebrated for her immediate, unpretentious songwriting style.
 

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

Steve Albini, a legendary rock producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died. He was 61.
 
iolanda of Portugal perform the song Grito during the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow

Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden. The war in Gaza is casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza.
 

Jeannie Epper, epic stuntwoman behind feats of TV’s ‘Wonder Woman,’ dies at 83

Stuntwoman Jeannie Epper has died at age 83. She did stunts for many of the most important women of film and TV action of the 1970s and ‘80s.
 
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones, perform during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people.
 
FILE - George Lucas arrives at the premiere of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" at El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday, April 9, 2024. He will be honored at the closing ceremony to the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 25. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 12-18

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of May 12-18 include singer Janet Jackson, movie director-producer George Lucas and actor Megan Fox.
 
FILE - Rita Moreno arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Moreno will be honored for her career and philanthropic accomplishments at the WNET Group 2024 Gala at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy

Rita Moreno says it was always in her nature to be generous – to hold doors for people and help lighten a mother’s load if she was struggling with shopping bags and children.
 
This photo released by the Metro Nashville Police Department shows Country music artist Morgan Wallen. Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville, Tenn., early Monday, April 8, 2024. (Metro Nashville Police Department via AP)

Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August

An initial hearing for country music star Morgan Wallen has been postponed until Aug. 15 in a case in which he’s accused of throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar and nearly hitting two police officers.
 
This image released by ABC News shows Robin Roberts, left, during an interview with Brittney Griner for a “20/20” special airing tonight at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. (Michael Le Brecht II/ABC News via AP)

Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jail

Griner was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges allegedly containing oil derived from cannabis.
 
FILE - Writer Paul Auster poses at his home in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Jan. 19, 2006. Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as “The New York Trilogy” and “4 3 2 1,” has died at age 77. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77

Author Paul Auster has died at age 77. Auster was a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as “The New York Trilogy” and “4 3 2 1.”
 
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Emily Blunt, right, and Ryan Gosling in a scene from "The Fall Guy." (Universal Pictures via AP)

How to be a ‘Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life

Since the early days of Hollywood, stunt performers have fueled the mayhem of movies, playing a vital role in sustaining the illusion of countless car chases, bar fights and rooftop leaps.
 
Singer Alicia Keys, center, takes a bow during the curtain call on the opening night of "Hell's Kitchen" Broadway musical at the Shubert Theatre on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)

Alicia Keys, Brian d’Arcy James, Daniel Radcliffe and more react to earning Tony Award nominations

Some reactions from Tony Award nominees on Tuesday included Alicia Keys, who says she was unable to speak after her semi-autobiographical show “Hell’s Kitchen” earned 13 nods, and veteran star Brian d’Arcy James who says: “These are very, very special moments.”
 
This image release by Hulu shows Arthur Hughes in a scene from "Shardlake." (Martin Mlaka/Disney+/Hulu via AP)

‘Shardlake’ is a Tudor-era mystery series. It’s also a win for disabled characters, its star says

Matthew Shardlake steps out of the pages of the late C.J. Sansom’s popular historical mystery novels and into a Disney+ show, bringing with him disability representation.
 
A model walks the runway during the Ralph Lauren Fall/Holiday 2024 presentation on Monday, April 29, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show, with muted tones and a more intimate setting

Ralph Lauren has been known for many a grand fashion show over the years: taking over Central Park for a sumptuous anniversary celebration, for example, or staging a runway show amid his eye-popping classic car collection.
 
This cover image released by Knopf shows "Real Americans" by Rachel Khong. (Knopf via AP)

Book Review: Rachel Khong’s new novel ‘Real Americans’ explores race, class and cultural identity

“Real Americans” is a sweeping, multigenerational novel about a Chinese American family. It is divided into three sections, each narrated by a different family member.
 
FILE - Musician Billy Joel performs during his 100th lifetime performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in New York. The performance will air on CBS and can be streamed on Paramount+ on Sunday, April 14. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 5-11

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of May 5-11 include musician Billy Joel, model Linda Evangelista and sports anchor Chris Berman.
 
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C.J. Sansom, bestselling British author of Tudor crime thriller series, dies at 71

British author C.J. Sansom, best known for his historical crime novels featuring the Tudor lawyer and investigator Matthew Shardlake, has died at 71.
 
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs during the first night of the U.S. leg of their "Hackney Diamonds" tour on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Houston. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show

The Rolling Stones are showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. They kicked off their latest tour Sunday night at Houston’s NRG Stadium.
 
Anthony Roth Costanzo, new general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, poses at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on April 15, 2024. (Matthew Placek/Opera Philadelphia via AP)

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo to become general director of Opera Philadelphia

Anthony Roth Costanzo was hired Thursday as general director and president of Opera Philadelphia. Costanzo will continue his career as a leading countertenor while taking over an ambitious company dealing with post-pandemic economic challenges.
 
CORRECTS NAME TO SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER Shelby Rowe, center, Executive Director of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, flanked by Ashley Judd, left, and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc, right, finishes speaking during an event on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, with notable suicide prevention advocates. The White House held the event on the day they released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention to highlight efforts to tackle the mental health crisis and beat the overdose crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy

Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide.
 
In this image provided by the Met Opera, soprano Asmik Grigorian prepares for her Metropolitan Opera debut during a rehearsal for Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." (Jonathan Tichler/Met Opera via AP)

Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly

Opera singer Asmik Grigorian is at the peak of her career, but there’s one major opera venue she hasn’t yet performed at — New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
 
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura poses for a portrait at his home in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Padura has managed to turn his series of detective novels into a social and political chronicle of Cuba, especially his native Havana. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes

Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has managed to turn his series of detective novels into a social and political chronicle of Cuba, especially his native Havana.
 
This album cover image released by KIDinaKORNER/Interscope shows "Loom" by Imagine Dragons. (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope via AP)

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds talks new album ‘Loom’ — ‘Heavy concepts but playful at the same time’

The ambiguity of Imagine Dragons’ next album starts from the cover. Two figures stand in the distance separated by a dawning sun. Or is it setting?
 
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