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New Mavis Staples song to help Chicago seniors hit by virus

New Mavis Staples song to help Chicago seniors hit by virus

David Driskell, prominent authority on black art, dies at 88

In this Nov. 7, 2014, file photo, curator Dr. David Driskell takes part in the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington. Driskell, one of the nation's most influential African American artists and a leading authority on black art, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, …

Member of Turkish band dies on 288th day of hunger strike

Mourners gather around the open coffin of Helin Bolek, a member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey, during the funeral procession in Istanbul, Friday, April 3, 2020. Bolek died at home Friday on the 288th day of a hunger strike protesting the government's treatment of …

My own private metro: Virus empties Paris public transport

My own private metro: Virus empties Paris public transport

Kenya marathon star Kipsang held for breaking virus curfew

Kenya marathon star Kipsang held for breaking virus curfew

Tribeca Film Festival to proceed, in part, online

This April 20, 2011 file photo shows a view of the outdoor screening area for the world premiere of "The Union" at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal announced the postponement of the 19th Tribeca Film Festival which was scheduled for April 15 - 26, …

Mariska Hargitay celebrates Christopher Meloni’s ‘SVU’ spinoff on his birthday

Mariska Hargitay celebrates Christopher Meloni's 'SVU' spinoff on his birthday

With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks

In this Jan. 22, 2015, file photo, visitors walk toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle in the background at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing workers …

Sara Bareilles says she’s ‘fully recovered’ from COVID-19

Sara Bareilles says she's 'fully recovered' from COVID-19

‘The Flash’ star Danielle Panabaker gives birth to first child

'The Flash' star Danielle Panabaker gives birth to first child

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

In this June 21, 2006 file photo, singer-songwriter Bill Withers poses in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine," died in …

Alicia Keys performs reworked, stay at home version of ‘My House’

Alicia Keys performs reworked, stay at home version of 'My House'

Jennifer Aniston surprises COVID-19 positive nurse on ‘Kimmel’

Jennifer Aniston surprises COVID-19 positive nurse on 'Kimmel'

The show can’t go on: Virus halts circus in Netherlands

Sarina Renz kisses one of the eight Siberian Steppe camels, of the stranded Renz Circus in Drachten, northern Netherlands, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The circus fleet of blue, red and yellow trucks have had a fresh lick of paint over the winter. But now, as coronavirus measures shut down the …

Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli dies from coronavirus

This June 5, 2011 file photo shows jazz great John "Bucky" Pizzarelli after being inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony in Newark, N.J. The virtuoso who performed mostly modern interpretations from the Great American Songbook died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in his home …

Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo rapper Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, performs during the Philipp Plein women's 2019 Spring-Summer collection, unveiled during the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy. A New York judge has ordered the rapper immediately freed from a Manhattan federal jail because his asthma puts …

Carnegie Hall projects $9M deficit, expects cuts next season

In this Aug. 3, 2007 file photo, the Carnegie Hall building at 57th St. and Broadway appears in New York. Carnegie Hall is projecting a $9 million operating deficit on its $104 million budget after canceling the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic and anticipates making changes …

Colorado Lottery winner collects another jackpot in Nebraska

Colorado Lottery winner collects another jackpot in Nebraska

Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed

This Dec. 16, 2019 file photo shows composer and executive producer Andrew Lloyd Webber attending the world premiere of "Cats" in New York. Webber is making some of his filmed musicals available for free on YouTube. On Friday, the 2000 West End adaption of “Joseph and he Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” …

CMT to honor Kenny Rogers with benefit concert special

CMT to honor Kenny Rogers with benefit concert special

Eric Stonestreet pranks Jesse Tyler Ferguson on ‘Kimmel’

Eric Stonestreet pranks Jesse Tyler Ferguson on 'Kimmel'

Famous birthdays for April 2: Emmylou Harris, Christopher Meloni

Famous birthdays for April 2: Emmylou Harris, Christopher Meloni

Ryan Reynolds talks giving back during pandemic on ‘Late Show’

Ryan Reynolds talks giving back during pandemic on 'Late Show'

James Patterson sets up fund to help indie booksellers

In this Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, author James Patterson poses for a portrait in New York. Patterson announced #SaveIndieBookstores, a partnership with the American Booksellers Association and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. He is contributing $500,000 and is urging others to contribute this month. Patterson has a history of …

Rachel Bloom gives birth to baby girl: ‘She’s here’

Rachel Bloom gives birth to baby girl: 'She's here'

Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, dead at 85 from COVID-19 complications

Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, dead at 85 from COVID-19 complications

Dav Pilkey launches new “Cat Kid Comic Club” series

This image released by Scholastic shows concept art for the "Cat Kid Comic Club," new graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey to be launched by Scholastic on Dec. 1. (Scholastic via AP)

DiCaprio, others launch $12M coronavirus relief food fund

In this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. DiCaprio is helping to launch the $12 million America’s Food Fund aimed at helping low-income families, the elderly and those whose jobs have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Among those teaming up for …

Music never dies: “Bolero” busts out of coronavirus lockdown

In this handout photo provided by the National Orchestra of France on Wednesday April 1, 2020, musicians from the National Orchestra of France are shown in the screenshot as a patchwork, each performing parts of "Bolero" alone in lockdown. The musicians recorded themselves over several days in March for this …

Fountains of Wayne member Adam Schlesinger dies of coronavirus

Fountains of Wayne member Adam Schlesinger dies of coronavirus

New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85

This April 28, 2019 file photo shows Ellis Marsalis during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans. The New Orleans Advocate says the 85-year-old Marsalis has told the Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro that he no longer wanted to play his usual Friday evening set. Instead, he'll make …

White Tiger Rob Gronkowski gets the boot on ‘Masked Singer’

White Tiger Rob Gronkowski gets the boot on 'Masked Singer'

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ star Rachel Bloom has first baby

In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, Rachel Bloom, left, and Dan Gregor arrive at the Patron of the Artists Awards at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Bloom has had her first child. The 32-year-old Bloom says on Instagram that …

Emmy-winning musician Adam Schlesinger dies from coronavirus

This Sept. 14, 2019 file photo shows Adam Schlesinger, winner of the awards for outstanding original music and lyrics for "Crazy Ex Girlfriend," in the press room at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Schlesinger, an Emmy and Grammy winning musician and songwriter known for his band Fountains …

‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion

In this Jan. 25, 2020 file photo, actress Sidney Flanigan, from left, writer/director Eliza Hittman and actress Talia Ryder pose for a portrait to promote their film "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film won The Silver Bear …

Caylee Hammack’s band went from concerts to mowing lawns

In this March 25, 2020, photo, country singer Caylee Hammack uses a leaf blower to clear a sidewalk as she does landscaping work in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Hammack's band was facing months without income after their touring schedule was wiped clean due to the spreading coronavirus, so they started a …

‘Wicked’ movie release delayed, ‘Minions’ pushed to 2021

This image released by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Kevin, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell and Stuart in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." Universal Pictures said Thursday, March 19, 2020, that the animated film will not be completed by July 3 due to …

J.K. Rowling launches Harry Potter at Home hub amid COVID-19 pandemic

J.K. Rowling launches Harry Potter at Home hub amid COVID-19 pandemic

Cody Simpson: 6 months with Miley Cyrus ‘worth a lifetime with anybody else’

Cody Simpson: 6 months with Miley Cyrus 'worth a lifetime with anybody else'

Oprah on rap song ‘Oprah’s Bank Account’: LOVEEEEEEEE IT!

This combination photo shows Oprah Winfrey at The Museum of Modern Art's David Rockefeller Award Luncheon honoring Oprah Winfrey in New York on March 6, 2018, left, and Drake accepting the award for favorite album rap/hip-hop for "Views" at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2016. …