LONDON – Fans are gathering in singer Sinead O’Connor’s former hometown in Ireland to say goodbye ahead of her funeral. O’Connor’s family invited the public to line the waterfront in Bray on Tuesday as her funeral procession passes by. “Sinead loved living in Bray and the people in it,” a statement issued by her family … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Rapper Tory Lanez is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet three years ago, which the star says has left her struggling emotionally ever since. “Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace,” Megan said in … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service. “We would like to inform our fans that SUGA has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement,” Big … Read more
LOS ANGELES – William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director who became a top filmmaker in his 30s with the gripping “The French Connection” and the horrifying “The Exorcist” and struggled in the following decades to match his early success has died. He was 87. Friedkin, who won the best director Oscar for “The French Connection,” … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The Alamo is hosting a free birthday celebration for the king of the wild frontier — David Crockett. The legendary frontiersman would have turned 237 years old next week but the Alamo is celebrating a little early from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12. During his birthday celebration at … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Rapper Tory Lanez could get a long prison term at his expected sentencing Monday after felony convictions for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. Los Angeles prosecutors are asking a judge to hand down a 13-year sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson. … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists — including Killer Mike, JT of City Girls, King Combs and Fat Joe — to recall their first memory … Read more