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GENEVA — Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest will be debated at a two-day meeting of member broadcasters in Geneva starting Thursday, following calls to exclude the country over its Gaza war tactics.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died. He was 84.

Dec. 3 (UPI) — A doctor who pleaded guilty earlier this year to providing ketamine to the late Friends star Matthew Perry is set to be sentenced Wednesday in a Los Angeles court.

Dec. 2 (UPI) — KISS frontman Gene Simmons said Tuesday that he was headed to Capitol Hill next week to back legislation intended to ensure musicians are fairly paid when radio stations play their work.

President Donald Trump holds a meeting with members of his cabinet at the White House on Tuesday, December 2.

The House Committee on Small Business holds a hearing examining the cost of high crime on small businesses in America on Tuesday, December 2.

Dec. 1 (UPI) — Netflix released a teaser for the four-part docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which arrives on the streamer Tuesday.

Sen. Cory Booker married his fiancee, Alexis Lewis, on Sunday in two ceremonies — one in his hometown of Newark, N.J., and one in hers, Washington, D.C.

LONDON — MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing “Video Killed the Radio Star” as its debut music video.

LOS ANGELES — When an AI-generated country song called “Walk My Walk” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s country digital song sales chart this month, it was credited to a fictional artist named Breaking Rust — a white, digitally generated avatar that didn’t exist two months ago.

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne has announced the death of his son, actor and model Ethan Browne.

President Donald Trump addresses the nation following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 26.

Vice President JD Vance visits with troops at Fort Campbell for a Thanksgiving celebration on Wednesday, November 26.

Peter Schweizer has come out strongly against “kimmeling.” That’s his new verb for shunning your own family members at the Thanksgiving table for their crime of voting for President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hold a pardoning ceremony for this year’s Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House on Tuesday, November 25.

Washington — Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island’s rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81.

Actor, writer and rapper Donald Glover is opening up about his recent health issues.

President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday, November 21.

The world’s biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay Vision, the companies said Thursday, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is shaking up the music industry ’s business model.

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House on Thursday, November 20.

Vice President JD Vance joins Breitbart News for a wide-ranging discussion of Trump administration policies on Thursday, November 20.

HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury in Texas has indicted the man accused of killing “King of the Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss on a murder charge.

Sen Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) office released records showing that prosecutor Jack Smith had subpoenaed the phone call data from 8 Republican senators while he pursued a case against President Trump in 2022. Smith’s case began at President Biden’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the codename “Arctic Frost.”

The Senate Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration holds a hearing on how Democrats and the left are encouraging attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Wednesday, November 19.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing on the efforts by the Trump administration to restore law and order in Democrat-run high-crime cities on Wednesday, November 19.

President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, November 19.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) discusses his bipartisan legislation to shore up main street’s community banks and credit unions.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing on the inaccuracies of the 2020 census counting illegal aliens on Wednesday, November 19.

President Donald Trump holds a dinner with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, November 18.

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, November 18.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise, at 63 still the biggest movie star in a room full of them, finally got to hold his own Oscar on a Hollywood stage on Sunday night.

LONDON — Britain’s Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday it’s investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related convictions.

President Donald Trump speaks at the McDonald’s Impact Summit to discuss jobs and the economy on Monday, November 11.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. He was 59.