NEW YORK — Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as disparaging toward Black and female musicians. “Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock […]
Ukraine said Monday that Russia used 24 drones to attack the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions overnight, in addition to firing 17 cruise missiles at Ukraine. The Ukrainian military said it downed 18 of the Russian drones and all of the missiles. Oleh Kiper, the regional governor of Odesa, said the Izmail district, which is home […]
Maren Morris is walking away from country music. The 33-year-old singer is switching record labels from Columbia Nashville to Columbia Records because she began to feel “very, very distanced” from the industry and its politics and insisted it was time to “step outside” of the drama within the country “community”. She told the Los Angeles […]
KYIV, UKRAINE — Two cargo ships arrived at one of Ukraine’s ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports. Two Palau-flagged bulk carriers, Aroyat and Resilient Africa, docked Saturday at the seaport of […]
Ciara had ambitious dreams about her music career back in high school. In an interview with Billboard, the R&B singer remembered when she declared that she would top the Billboard singles chart within a year of graduating from Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Georgia, in 2003. “I was on camera, documented right at the graduation, […]
The Rolling Stones are filming a new documentary. Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have been working with Fulwell 73 on a documentary about the making of their latest record ‘Hackney Diamonds’. A source told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Stones fans are in for a treat as they’re not only getting a […]
DERNA, LIBYA — The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday. Marie el-Drese, the aid group’s secretary-general, told The Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 […]
BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength Saturday in Nova Scotia, Canada, after bringing destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains to a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada that toppled trees, swamped coastlines and cut power to tens of thousands. One person was killed in Maine when a […]
Ellen DeGeneres is making a return to television later this month with a two-hour special focusing on saving gorillas. The 65-year-old actress and television host is set to feature in the two-hour special, Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure, which will premiere on the Discovery Channel on 23 September. “Nothing keeps you more present than […]
Memory director Michel Franco was warned Jessica Chastain would be “a nightmare” to work with following her Oscar win. In a joint interview with IndieWire, Chastain and Franco revealed that the filmmaker was warned she would either drop out of his independent movie or be difficult to work with following her Best Actress win for […]
