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

Hiam Abbass’ Palestinian family documentary ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ applauded at Marrakech Film Festival

MARRAKECH – Thirty years ago, Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass left her home to pursue her dreams of being in the movies, joining generations of women in her family who were shaped by exile and “learned to leave everything and start anew.” That’s one of the stories told in her director daughter Lina Soualem’s documentary “Bye … Read more

What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself

NEW YORK – In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted … Read more