NORFOLK, Va. – Toby Keith’s songs accomplished, for some, what great art is intended to: They sustained people in challenging times, particularly U.S. service members and their families during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11. For others, Keith’s work sowed division and was blindly patriotic — a wedge that deepened America’s cultural fault … Read more
TOKYO – Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The internationally acclaimed maestro, with his trademark mop of salt-and-pepper hair, led the BSO from 1973 to … Read more
THE HAGUE – Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday’s Super Bowl due to an undisclosed family matter. Tiësto, whose real name is Tijs Verwest, wrote on social media on Thursday he would miss the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas as he … Read more
Last year’s champion gives her advice to a first-time rider at the highly popular and ubercompetitive event. SAN ANTONIO — It’s the ride of their lives… so far. The start of the 75th San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo underway means it’s time for more fierce mutton bustin’ action, where tweens and kids battle it … Read more
Food vendors are going all out for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo’s 75th anniversary. KENS 5 tried some fan favorites. SAN ANTONIO — Rodeo fans, bring your appetite. The fairgrounds food menu is going all out this year. From “The Beast”, to the massive “Dino Rib”, to throwing a classic PB & J … Read more
NEW YORK – Executive producer Ryan Murphy is known for creating vivid TV worlds where high drama feels completely normal. Costume designer and producer Lou Eyrich has helped him bring these worlds alive, and their latest collaboration, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” peeks under the fur coats and behind the giant sunglasses to see the … Read more
LAS VEGAS – Usher found fitting a successful three decades of music into a super-short Super Bowl halftime show a challenge, but the multiple Grammy winner decided to concentrate on past hits, moments from his popular Las Vegas residency and possibly draw from his new album. “I was very mindful of my past, celebrating my … Read more