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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to stop the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing it. Four arts groups sued the NEA last month, seeking a preliminary injunction over what they said

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tom Cruise opened his highly anticipated CinemaCon appearance on Thursday with a moving tribute to his “Top Gun” co-star, Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles. “He loved movies and he gave a lot to all of us with his performances and his films,” Cruise

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards have a new home: This year, the music award show will be broadcast by CBS for the first time, organizers announced Thursday. The three-hour show will broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, Sept. 7, from the UBS Arena just outside

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Set inside a once-dilapidated 1938 building on Chicago’s near West Side, a one-of-a-kind museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America. A former federal housing project that underwent a $17.5 million transformation, the National Public Housing Museum opens Friday and showcases recreated apartments from

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As his high-end GapStudio collection makes its debut, fashion designer Zac Posen reflects on his journey to revitalize the Gap brand and his vision for its future. Appointed creative director at Gap Inc. in 2024, Posen has shaped the creative direction for Gap, Old Navy and

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta has declined prosecutors’ request to revoke Young Thug ‘s probation and send him to prison. But the judge cautioned him over his social media use after his viral post sparked an online backlash against the district attorney’s office. The Grammy Award-winning rapper pleaded

By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In Abbey Road’s Studio One, even a lick of paint could ruin everything. Famous for hosting Adele, Harry Styles and U2, it’s where the scores of “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “Wicked” were recorded, as well as the soundtracks of blockbuster games like “Call of Duty,” “Halo”

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen knows what Bruce Springsteen fans want. And that’s more Bruce Springsteen. The Boss will release seven new studio albums, titled “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” on June 27. It will contain material written and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018. The news arrived Thursday

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Ariana Grande,Cynthia Erivo and director Jon M. Chu took the stage in Las Vegas last April to tease “Wicked” months before its theatrical release, there was cautious optimism that the long-anticipated film would be a hit. But when the pair hit the same stage at

By The Associated Press Actor Ralph Fiennes will make his opera directing debut in Paris next season with Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The Paris Opera said Wednesday the production will run from Jan. 26 to Feb. 27 at the Palais Garnier and will star Boris Pinkhasovich in the title role, Ruzan Mantashyan as Tatiana, Bogdan Volkov

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau,

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn’t. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too knew the headaches were ultimately worth it. An actor’s actor, trained at Juilliard and forever fighting against the simplest

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to win big if state officials award one of three available gaming licenses to Bally’s Corp.,

LONDON (AP) — American authors Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, alongside four debut novelists exploring the search for freedom in different countries and cultures. Pulitzer Prize winner Strout’s Maine-set mystery novel “Tell Me Everything” and writer’-filmmaker July’s “All Fours,” in which a “semi-famous artist”

By The Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London’s Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” that starts Jakub Hrůša’s tenure as music director. She is to sing four performances from Sept. 11-21 in a new production by Oliver Mears set in

By The Associated Press Actor Josh Brolin, director Francis Ford Coppola and director Michael Mann are among those paying tribute to Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday at age 65. Here’s a look at some of the reactions. “See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you. You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There’s not

By MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65. Kilmer died Tuesday night in Los Angeles,

By RYAN KRYSKA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date and $449.99 price tag for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers. In its 60-minute Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday, the company revealed a more vibrant display

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 2025 box office has been hit with a deficit. Can the James Gunn-dubbed “summer of ‘Superman’” save it? Warner Bros. showed off a diverse and starry slate of its upcoming films on Tuesday, but the night was carried on the shoulders of Clark Kent. “I

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Tony Bennett’s two daughters have filed a new lawsuit against their brother, alleging he illegally enriched himself at their expense against their father’s wishes both before and after the legendary singer’s death in 2023. Antonia and Johanna Bennett filed the lawsuit Monday in New York against D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett,

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre. He has those classic Hollywood features — instantly accessible, forever unknowable — and when he walks down the street with his co-stars, Naomi Watts and

By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte” to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO. It’s Mozart meets Artificial Intelligence, in the latest mind-bending production by Yuval Sharon, the company’s

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe Saldaña and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences will announce the nominees on Tuesday, the result of nearly 13,000 entries

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave your back open to any stray sticky notes. The jokesters’ custom has been around for hundreds of

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as the work of a shadowy government conspiracy, called Tuesday for a new congressional investigation of the killing during a hearing that aired conspiracy theories about it. The freewheeling hearing of the House Task Force on

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — along with the newly announced stars set to play them. Sony Pictures kicked off the annual CinemaCon convention and trade show in

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump invited Kid Rock into the Oval Office on Monday and signed an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring “commonsense” changes to the way live events are priced. “Anyone who’s bought a concert ticket in the last decade, maybe

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When a couple decided to take their relationship further on the most recent season of “Love Is Blind,” the moment was soundtracked with a familiar song: Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather.” It wasn’t a flash-in-the-pan musical surprise. The season was stacked with familiar needle

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The makers of hit Netflix show “Adolescence ” have sparked a conversation in Britain and beyond on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social media. Now they have the ear of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who welcomed the filmmakers to

The Associated Press The White House Correspondents Association canceled comedian Amber Ruffin from performing at its annual dinner because it wants to refocus the event on journalistic excellence. The association’s announcement over the weekend made no mention of Ruffin’s appearance on a podcast by the Daily Beast last week in which she referred to the