A judge has denied singer R. Kelly’s request for furlough from prison after the convicted sex offender accused federal prison officials of plotting to murder him.

Keke Palmer is giving her take on her 2023 public breakup with her ex Darius Jackson on her new album, ‘Just Keke.

U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago.

A former Syracuse University basketball player has told the jury at Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking trial that the music mogul got “extremely creative” when he was on drugs.

Giorgio Armani will not be present to take his bows after the upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani runway shows at the Milan Fashion Week.

Trailblazing deaf actor Marlee Matlin opens up in the new documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.”.

Sean Baker used his acceptance speech for best director at this year's Academy Awards to make a pitch for seeing movies in cinemas.

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

Suga, a rapper and songwriter in the global K-pop sensation BTS, has been discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service, marking the official return of all seven members from their enlistment duties.

Remember BTS.

One of the biggest moments in a new production of “Evita” isn't on the stage.

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.”.

“The Comet/Poppea” has started its five-performance run at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City in New York.

Global sales of personal luxury goods are projected to slide by 2% to 5% this year.

What makes a great song of the summer.

Despite the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle or sharply cut back on U.S. government-run news outlets like Voice of America, two Persian-language services have been called into duty to report on Israel's war with Iran to Iranian audiences.

The century-old Dongchoon Circus Troupe is the last circus in South Korea.

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders say they are getting a serious increase in pay.

Jeezy is launching his orchestra-backed “TM:101 Live” tour on June 27.

After Latin pop and R&B singer Nezza's viral controversial performance at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers fans have grown frustrated over the team’s lack of vocal support for local immigrant communities impacted by the rise of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests and raids.

North Carolina alt-country indie rock band Wednesday is an exemplar in evocative songwriting.

Fans in Greece are paying their respects to clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of seven decades made him a hero of mountain folk music.

Jeff Ross, the comedian known for hosting brutal roasts of celebrities, is coming to Broadway this summer with a one-man autobiographical show that will offer fans a softer side.

Francesco Risso is stepping down as Marni creative director after a decade, the OTB Group announced Tuesday, marking yet another high-level creative shift in the fashion world.

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” has died.

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his power in the entertainment industry to sexually assault and harass him.

R. Kelly's attorneys say the R&B singer collapsed in prison and was hospitalized.

In the south of Italy, Matera is known as the “City of Stones” for its architecture.

Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven over a six-decade career, died Tuesday at his home in London.

Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar.

Swimmers have jumped back into a Berlin waterway where swimming was banned a century ago because its pollution could make people ill.

Hopes that Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial have faded after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting two to five days.

LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy in time for training camp.

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty.

Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking trial have viewed videos of the “freak-off” sex marathons at the heart of the case.

The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests.

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines.

“How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth.

The fifth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial featured a courthouse appearance by one of his famous friends: Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a spotlight on Venice’s own traditions during the celebrations.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner already won an NL batting title and a World Series championship ring in his 11-year MLB career.

Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says he came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs to support him but couldn't enter the packed courtroom.

Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading.

The Beach Boys’ Mike Love has been inducted into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities that flocked to Amerant Bank Arena to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

Mike Love is looking back fondly on Brian Wilson, his cousin and Beach Boys collaborator who died Wednesday at 82.

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV and BET host who became a beloved television personality in the 1990s with her warmth and authenticity, has died.

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs is protesting the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon's sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial after Combs and the public were excluded from lengthy legal arguments.

The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover.

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep.”.

Willie Nelson is busy as ever at age 92.

A local official in Brazil say the world’s most-followed TikTok personality Khaby Lame is now in the South American country.

Dua Lipa has confirmed her engagement to Callum Turner, months after speculation began.

Thousands and thousands of Pitbull fans dressed up for his London shows this week wearing bald caps, a white shirt, black tie and drawn-on facial hair, before swarming to the city’s O2 Arena.

Pitbull's getting used to looking out at a crowd and seeing thousands of look-alikes staring back at him.

Macy’s will celebrate America’s independence with a 4th of July fireworks show live on NBC featuring Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Lenny Kravitz, Ava Max, Keke Palmer and Trisha Yearwood.

The House has voted to cut about $9.4 billion in spending as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work done by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.

Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial has come to a disjointed end.

Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries.

Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty again.

Vice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives.

“Take Me out to the Ball Game” is more than just a song sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States.

Nintendo says it sold more than 3.5 million of its new Switch 2 gaming consoles within the first four days since its release — breaking a record for the company.

Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen, a high-profile celebrity critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the U.S. administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert Wednesday in Berlin.

The musical world has lost a giant.

Atlanta rapper Silentó has pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin.

Paul McCartney, Mike Love, Carnie Wilson, Elton John and more celebrities are sharing their sorrow on the death of Brian Wilson.

The soundtrack for the summer tentpole “F1” needed to sound as massive as the pinnacle of motorsport itself.

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82.

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82.

Disney and Universal sued popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have taken legal action against a maker of generative AI technology that could upend the entertainment industry.

The heir to the Dutch throne Princess Amalia is recovering at a hospital after undergoing surgery to one of her arms that she broke a day earlier in a fall from her horse.

Corinne Bailey Rae is working on a children’s picture book that draws upon her early memories of learning about music.

The audience at the Kennedy Center's opening-night performance of “Les Misérables” greeted President Donald Trump's arrival with a mix of cheers and boos.

German artist Günther Uecker, one of the country’s most important post-war artists who was world-famous for his large-format nail reliefs, has died.

In the heart of Spain’s capital, the famous Sobrino de Botín restaurant proudly holds the title of being the world’s oldest restaurant.

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial.

Hundreds of fans gathered in the early morning hours to catch a glimpse of K-pop superstars Jimin and Jung Kook, the latest and final members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service.

Josh Allen’s broad grin was familiar.

The world's most popular TikTok personality has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas.

The Associated Press has asked for a full hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, seeking to overturn last week's decision by three judges of that court that continues to allow the Trump administration to restrict the outlet's access to cover presidential events.

Many of movies’ most sought-after props are going up for auction, including the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane,” Macaulay Culkin’s snow cap from “Home Alone” and a whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

The daughter of Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, told a new documentary she believes her father “most likely” responsible.

New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is declining to share specifics about his conversations with coach Mike Vrabel and the team in the aftermath of a viral video that showed him passing what appeared to be a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat last month.

Police say they've retrieved one of the two irreplaceable instruments owned by the rock band Heart that were stolen in Atlantic City, New Jersey, two weeks ago.

Under cross-examination, Sean “Diddy” Combs' ex-girlfriend says she performed for him sexually with male sex workers because it made her feel loved by the entertainer.

Oscar-nominated “Past Lives” filmmaker Celine Song's new film “Materialists” was inspired by the brief time she worked as a matchmaker in New York.

Harm reductions initiatives are becoming more commonplace at major music festivals, both through partnerships with festival organizers as well as volunteer efforts done without explicit permission.

For her next book club pick, Oprah Winfrey is highlighting an author she has praised even before she had a book club.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative contract deal with several video game companies that may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence.

A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the media sources they trust.

Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial appear to be focusing on one of his three accusers.

K-pop superstars RM and V are the latest members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s military after fulfilling their mandatory service.

The Tony Awards on Sunday lured 4.85 million viewers to CBS, its largest broadcast audience in six years.

Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died.

A Connecticut judge has settled a bitter feud over the estate of the late legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter.

A judge has dismissed the lawsuit that Justin Baldoni filed against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment.

Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness.

Sharon Van Etten’s bandmates had one stipulation when she told them her idea for the name of her seventh album.