Nostalgia is a funny thing. It can be used to reminisce about days gone by when times were more simple. It can also be used to reflect about some of your decisions in life, both good and bad, as well as...
By Mikael Wood
Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES — Has the Recording Academy finally shaken its long-standing fear of pop?
Scan the nominees for the major prizes at this year’s Grammy Awards,...
By Roger Moore
Tribune News Service
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MIAMI BEACH — Ask actor Jonny Weston what he’s been up to while he’s been waiting for what could be his “big break” to hit theaters. Go ahead.
“Twiddling...
By Gerrick D. Kennedy
Los Angeles Times
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Common has already lighted up the awards season with his powerful perseverance anthem “Glory.”
Taken from the historical drama “Selma,” the single...
By Mikael Wood
Los Angeles Times
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Young will meet old — again — at this year’s Grammy Awards.
In keeping with longstanding tradition, the Recording Academy has arranged several May-December...
By Rodney Ho
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Phillip Phillips was his own man even while competing on a cheesy show like “American Idol” season 11. He was polite but politely chafed against...
By Steven Zeitchik
Los Angeles Times
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In its 31-year history, the Sundance Film Festival has often showcased movies by some of the country’s most maverick personalities.
But as the prestigious...
By Jessica Gelt
Los Angeles Times
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Sitting at her desk in a darkened office, Shari Frilot picks up a boxy piece of cardboard fitted with two bulbous glass lenses. She lifts a crude cardboard flap...
By Scott Mervis
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The Linkin Park/Rise Against concert scheduled for Pittsburgh on Tuesday and Albany Thursday has been canceled due to Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington...
By Randy Lewis
Los Angeles Times
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Elton John, the Who, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, No Doubt, Pitbull, Trombone Shorty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ed Sheeran and T.I. are among dozens of acts slated to...
By Malcolm X Abram and Rich Heldenfels
Akron Beacon Journal
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What if Elvis Presley had lived?
In August 1977, the singer was found unconscious in his Graceland home and later pronounced dead at...
By Steven Zeitchik and Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
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The Sundance Film Festival is often a place where movie actors can try on new guises outside the high-pressure, pigeonholding world of mainstream...
