Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s music video spurs outrage for using NY Catholic church as a setting

NEW YORK – Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s use of a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn as a backdrop for parts of a music video, with her dancing next to pastel-colored coffins, led to its pastor being stripped of his administrative duties after its release and officials holding a Mass to restore the church’s “sanctity.” Carpenter, … Read more

A Christmas Carol to be retold on stage with hard of hearing actors

The playhouse will stage an adaption of Charles Dickens’ classic novel that showcases both hearing and hard-of-hearing actors in the production. SAN ANTONIO — The Public Theater of San Antonio is putting on an inclusive version of A Christmas Carol this holiday season. The playhouse will stage an adaption of Charles Dickens’ classic novel that … Read more

Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music’s 2023 song chart while Taylor Swift and SZA also top streaming lists

LOS ANGELES – Country singer Morgan Wallen ’s “Last Night” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2023 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes. Wallen’s hit emerged as the country song with the most days — 52 — at No. 1 … Read more

‘Worship Live’ tour begins with Holiday Concert in Windcrest

Five fiery gospel music voices will begin a national concert tour in Windcrest on Wednesday night. SAN ANTONIO — Tickets are going fast to see Fred Hammond, Todd Dulaney, James Fortune, Anthony Brown, and VaShawn Mitchell at New Creation Christian Fellowship Church on Wednesday night. The five artists are launching a national tour called ‘Worship … Read more

‘Past Lives,’ Lily Gladstone win at Gotham Awards, while Robert De Niro says his speech was edited

NEW YORK – Celine Song’s wistful romance “Past Lives” earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night’s biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. “Past Lives,” a breakout at the Sundance Film … Read more

Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’ pulled until next week as host recovers from surgery

First this fall, another round with COVID-19 shuttered Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.” Now the show is again sidelined as the host recovers from a burst appendix. The comedian revealed on social media Monday that he’s recovering after surgery, wiping out planned shows for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. “Going forward, all emails to my appendix … Read more