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ABOVE PHOTO: AN ADVERT FOR THE UPCOMING CORONATION OF BRITAIN’S KING CHARLES is outside Brilliant restaurant in Southall in London, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Across London, Britain’s diverse communities will come together to mark King Charles III’s coronation. In south London’s Brixton, musicians plan to parade through the streets entertaining crowds with a carnival set…

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associated press There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home. In May, audiences can bid farewell to the Guardians of the Galaxy, go to Italy with Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen, or under the sea with Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy. June…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This combination of photos shows Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Chaka Khan who are among this year’s nominees for 2023 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. AP Photo/ Editorial credit-Chaka Khan: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com By Mark Kennedy associated press NEW YORK — Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka…

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By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America said that its 11,500…

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ABOVE PHOTO: LIZZO ARRIVES AT THE 65TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. In a concert Friday, April 21, 2023 in Knoxville, Tenn., Lizzo filled the stage with drag queens in a glittery protest against the state’s legislation designed to restrict drag performances in public. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)  ASSOCIATED PRESS…

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PHILADELPHIA — Cynthia Cozette Lee, award-winning African American classical music composer, recently had her art song, “The Wake” for voice and string orchestra selected as a mandatory (imposé) song for the distinguished competition Africa Lyric’s Opera – 2eme Concours International Des Grandes Voix Lyriques D’afrique, Edition Finale.  Cozette Lee’s poignant art song “The Wake” premiered…

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ABOVE PHOTO: THIS PHOTO FILE COMBO SHOWS FROM LEFT, CHARLES BARKLEY AND GAYLE KING. TV hosts King and Barkley will headline a new primetime weekly CNN show. The network made the announcement Saturday, April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/File) ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — TV personalities Gayle King and Charles Barkley will headline a new prime-time…

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ABOVE PHOTO: FOX NEWS PATRIOT AWARDS; ANCHOR OF FOX NEWS TUCKER CARLSON on the set of his show with the Mayor of Miami Francis X. Suarez in Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood Nov. 2022. (Editorial credit: Aleksandr Dyskin / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Fox News said Monday it has “agreed…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Don Lemon. (Editorial credit: Sam Aronov / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Longtime CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network a little over two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, CNN announced Monday. “CNN and Don have…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Elvie Ellis By Kharisma McIlwaine “Jesus Christ Superstar” has long been recognized as one of the most popular Broadway musicals of all time. The critically acclaimed musical which features lyrics and music by EGOT winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a reimagined national tour.  “Jesus Christ Superstar”…

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