LOS ANGELES – Women lead the major categories at the Grammys this year – names like SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandy Clark top the list. But who will take home music’s most coveted trophies on Feb. 4? Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman and Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Justin Timberlake announced a World Tour and San Antonio is on his list of stops. Timberlake will bring “The Forget Tomorrow World Tour” to the Frost Bank Center on May 29. Presale tickets with Citi and Verizon go on sale on Tuesday with general ticket sales opening at 10 a.m. on Feb. … Read more
LOS ANGELES – The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet, … Read more
A local movie lover discovers an unused treasure: A well-equipped movie theater that shut down 12 years ago. AUSTIN, Texas — It’s not an easy climb, a long, dimly lit stairway inside a building in East Austin. Those steps lead to a movie theater projection booth that has not been used since 2011. When Austin … Read more
A local movie lover discovered an unused treasure: a well-equipped movie theater that shut down 12 years ago. AUSTIN, Texas — It’s not an easy climb. A long, dimly lit stairway inside a building in East Austin. Those steps lead to a movie theater projection booth that has not been used since 2011. When Austin … Read more
NEW YORK – The Associated Press has won a prestigious broadcast journalism award for “20 Days in Mariupol,” its documentary on the war in Ukraine produced with PBS’ “Frontline.” The documentary was among 15 winners of the 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards announced at a ceremony at Columbia University in New York on Thursday. Founded in 1942, … Read more
NEW ORLEANS – Harry Connick Sr., who was New Orleans’ district attorney for three decades and later faced allegations that his staff sometimes held back evidence that could have helped defendants, died Thursday at age 97. Connick died peacefully at his home in New Orleans with his wife, Londa, and children — Suzanna and musician … Read more