Entertainment: Women drummers break barriers in Cuba percussion
HAVANA (AP) — It wasn’t that long ago that Cuba’s rich percussion scene was essentially a boys’ club, dominated by men due to macho attitudes...
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People: LA deputy: Singer Chris Brown released from jail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Chris Brown was released early Monday from a Los Angeles County jail, authorities said. Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputy Tony Moore...
Fashion: Rihanna honored for style at annual fashion awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion rules are made to be broken, Rihanna told a glittering crowd of fashion industry leaders on Monday, and her outfit...
Film: Jolie: We won’t change our security on red carpet
SHANGHAI (AP) — Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt won’t tighten their security policies during publicity events after he was accosted on the red...
Film: ‘Maleficent’ casts $70 million spell over box office, halts ‘X-Men’ uprising
(Reuters) – Maleficent, Walt Disney’s special-effects laden take on Sleeping Beauty’s wicked fairy godmother, captivated moviegoers, collecting $70 million in ticket sales to win the...
Entertainment: U.S. institutions honor late poet Maya Angelou with exhibits, film
(Reuters) – Institutions as diverse as the New York Public Library and Major League Baseball paid homage on Friday to African-American poet and author Maya...
Celebrity: Brad Pitt’s Ukrainian attacker pleads no contest to battery
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian prankster who struck actor Brad Pitt in the face at the Los Angeles premiere of the movie Maleficent was ordered to...
Music news: George Michael ‘resting’ after hospital stay
LONDON (AP) — George Michael’s spokeswoman says the singer is resting after receiving hospital treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The Sun newspaper reported Thursday that...
Music news: Review: Mariah Carey an elusive, uneven chanteuse
Mariah Carey, Me. I Am Mariah … The Elusive Chanteuse (Def Jam) Mariah Carey’s latest album kicks off in wonderful and typical Mariah form: She...