The highly-anticipated movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” about the years leading up to Queen’s legendary performance at Live Aid in 1985 doesn’t debut until this fall, but it is already getting Oscar buzz. It stars Rami Malek as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. “The story here is Rami Malek. He is already being …
Read More »PETA urges Aretha Franklin’s estate to donate her fur coats
PETA is urging Aretha Franklin’s estate to give up her vast fur coat collection. The animal rights group sent a letter Friday to the Queen of Soul’s niece, Sabrina Garret Owens, asking her to donate the garments to its fur donation program. “Aretha will always be remembered for all that …
Read More »Ruth Wilson reveals that she wanted to leave “The Affair”
Ruth Wilson is saying goodbye to her character on Showtime’s “The Affair.” The actress, who plays Alison Lockhart on the show, talked about her character getting killed off on “CBS This Morning” and revealed that she wanted to leave the show. Since “The Affair” focuses on different perspectives of the …
Read More »Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco on family
“Leave ‘Em Laughing” is what stand-up comic Sebastian Maniscalco tries to do every time he takes the stage. This morning, he goes one-on-one with our Mark Strassmann: Sebastian Maniscalco is exasperated, with everything. “I was brought up with a certain set of rules on how to behave. And you look …
Read More »Dennis Rodman says he’ll travel to Singapore for Trump
LOS ANGELES — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman says he will travel to Singapore “for the historical summit” between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, even though Mr. Trump says he wasn’t invited. Rodman announced his plans via tweet Friday and thanked the cryptocurrency company PotCoin for sponsoring …
Read More »Stevie Wonder says Kanye West slavery comments are “foolishness”
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Stevie Wonder has called out Kanye West for saying slavery is a choice, calling the idea “foolishness” and likening it to Holocaust denial. Wonder brought up West without prompting during an interview Thursday after a show at a West Hollywood club. “There’s been a lot of talk …
Read More »Jonathan Wilson on songwriting and chasing that Laurel Canyon sound
Los Angeles songwriter Jonathan Wilson is one of the most talented and sought-after producers. He’s collaborated with music legends like David Crosby, Jackson Browne, and Roger Waters and produced music for indie stars like Dawes and Father John Misty. But Wilson is also a recording artist in his own right …
Read More »Grace VanderWaal: The 14
Grace VanderWaal became an instant star at 12 years old. She won a season of “America’s Got Talent” in 2016 by showcasing her original songs and raw singing ability. Music mogul Simon Cowell called her the next Taylor Swift and Rolling Stone says she’s a pop prodigy. She may be …
Read More »Courtney Love wishes Kurt Cobain happy birthday
Courtney Love penned a birthday note to her late husband, Kurt Cobain, on Tuesday. The Nirvana singer would have been 51. Love posted a throwback photo of herself with Cobain and wrote, “happy birthday baby god I miss you.” The two married in 1992; Cobain died in 1994. Love’s daughter …
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