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Country stars steamed over Chase Rice’s concert with no social distancingVideo
Country music performer Chase Rice is facing criticism after a video surfaced from his weekend concert, featuring hundreds of fans packed together without masks. Rice and his band performed Saturday night at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tenn. Other country music performers like Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and...
UK judge says Depp broke court order in Sun libel case
A U.K. High Court judge ruled Monday that actor Johnny Depp violated a court order by failing to disclose evidence relating to his drug use to lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which he is suing for libel. Judge Andrew Nicol deferred a decision on whether to throw out Depp’s...
Broadway shutdown due to coronavirus extended again until January
The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Jan. 3. “The Broadway experience can be deeply personal...
T.I. to teach ‘Business of Trap Music’ at Clark Atlanta
Atlanta rapper T.I. will soon be adding educator to his resume. T.I will join hip-hop scholar Dr. Melva K. Williams at Clark Atlanta University this fall to teach the “Business of Trap Music,” news outlets reported. The course will focus on the origin, culture and business of trap music, according...
Beyoncé’s message, epic performances stand out at BET AwardsVideo
Beyoncé used her platform Sunday while accepting the BET humanitarian award to relay a direct appeal to viewers: Go vote. “Your voices are being heard and you’re proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” said the superstar singer at the BET Awards, which celebrated its 20...
Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over using their songs
LONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives. The Stones said in a statement Sunday that their legal team is working with music rights organization BMI to stop use of their material in Trump’s...
Adult film star Ron Jeremy pleads not guilty to 3 rapes
LOS ANGELES — Adult film star Ron Jeremy pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth. Jeremy, 67, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, entered the plea at his arraignment in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom to three counts each of forcible...
Sidewalk Prophets plan live, virtual Pittsburgh concertVideo
The contemporary Christian band Sidewalk Prophets is bringing its “The Things That Got Us Here” 2020 Virtual Tour to select U.S. cities, including Pittsburgh. Each show on the tour is live, so every performance will be different. The Pittsburgh show is scheduled for 7 p.m. July 24. Only one ticket...
Review: Bogged down by Will Ferrell shtick, ‘Eurovision’ sings the wrong tuneVideo
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams belt out cheesy pop earworms as fictional Icelandic dreamers in Netflix’s “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” channeling the camp spirit with which the actual Eurovision — an international songwriting competition started in 1956 — has been synonymous for decades. But one of...
The Westmoreland plans online talk with 2 African American artists
Artists Renée Stout and Alisha B. Wormsley will discuss their artistic practices during a special “In Conversation” planned for July 15 by The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Time for the livestream event is 7-8 p.m. Stout’s assemblage, “The Colonel’s Cabinet,” is part of the “African American Art in the...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ again delays big summer releaseVideo
With reported cases of the coronavirus surging, Warner Bros. on Thursday postponed the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” further delaying Hollywood’s summer kickoff. The sci-fi thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson will move from July 31 to Aug. 12, a Wednesday. In a statement, the studio stressed the...
Daytime Emmys go virtual in age of coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has turned daily life into a drama of untold proportions. The stars and shows that offer up afternoon entertainment through good times and bad are gathering remotely to hand out trophies in the evening at the Daytime Emmys. The women of “The Talk” — Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl...
Disney reimagining Splash Lagoon ride based on film dubbed racially offensive
The death of George Floyd continues to reverberate nationwide. The reaction to his death, after a Minnesota police officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes, has taken the form of continuing protests, introspection and a national — if heated — conversation about race. Amid the fallout, some companies...
Penn Hills artist wins People’s Choice Award at virtual Three Rivers Arts Festival
Give Douglas J. Webster a word and he will create an image. The Penn Hills artist painted a little girl with a violin from the word “encore.” The adorable youngster with the sparkling eyes and bold orange dress with the Peter Pan collar clutches the instrument in her left hand,...
New ‘Hot Ones’ season kicks off with Tom Segura in socially distant episodeVideo
The show with hot questions and even hotter wings is back. “Hot Ones,” the YouTube interview show hosted by Sean Evans, dropped the first episode of its 12th season Thursday. Comedian Tom Segura, known for his Netflix standup specials and podcast “Your Mom’s House,” joined Evans remotely for his return...
Dixie Chicks drop ‘dixie’ from name, now known as The ChicksVideo
Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks. The band’s social media accounts and website were changed on Thursday to the refer to the new name for the band, which is made up of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and...
Neon Swing X-perience rocking out at Bella Terra Vineyards for 1st live show in months
Neon Swing X-perience will play live for the first time in four months on Friday at Bella Terra Vineyards near Hunker. Music is planned for 6-9 p.m. at the winery, 121 Sunny Lane. “This may be one of only a few, if not the only, public live performance we will...
Latrobe Art Center plans annual lamb dinner at Jamison Farm
Reservations are available for Latrobe Art Center’s annual farm-to-table dinner at Jamison Farm in Unity. Dinner is planned for 5-8 p.m. July 26. The bring-your-own-bottle event will feature dishes of lamb raised on the farm, along with appetizers and dessert. The Jamison’s picturesque 210-acre farm produces some 3,000 lambs annually,...
Bialik and Batman: Actor teams up with DC for science books
“The Big Bang Theory” actor Mayim Bialik is teaming with DC Entertainment on a project that joins superhero power to the power of science. DC Entertainment announced Thursday that Bialik will collaborate with popular comic writers and illustrators on a story collection that features Batman, Superman, the Flash and others...
‘Art Neighbors’ invited to submit works for joint Greensburg, Latrobe exhibition
Members of the Greensburg and Latrobe art centers are invited to submit works for the second annual “Art Neighbors” exhibition, opening Aug. 15 at Greensburg Art Center. Artists can reserve space for their work by submitting the entry form and $25 entry fee by Aug. 1 on the center’s website....
Support local theaters though virtual documentary of the iconic Ella FitzgeraldVideo
Most people know Ella Fitzgerald’s powerful voice. They may not know the talented jazz singer also loved baseball, collected cookbooks and had a passion for fashion. Or that she was once homeless and made fun of because of her weight, and that she fought for civil rights. To learn more...
Makers of Dungeons & Dragons vow to be more inclusive, in fantasy world and the real one
Even in a fantasy world, words have real impact. The developers of Dungeons & Dragons, the classic fantasy adventure game, acknowledge that in a recent blog post and vow to be more inclusive, in the fantasy realm and in this one. The Wizards of the Coast and D&D team acknowledges...
2nd drive-in movie coming to Pittsburgh zoo parking lot
Tickets are available Thursday for the second installment of Pittsburgh’s drive-in movie series. The next drive-in movie night is scheduled for Saturday at the Pittsburgh zoo parking lot. This week’s showing is “A League of Their Own,” starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis. The film is rated PG. Gates open...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust shuffles Broadway series shows
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Wednesday the cancellation of one show and the rescheduling of another for its PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” has been canceled. “Hadestown,” originally scheduled for Oct. 27-Nov. 1, has been rescheduled to Sept. 7-12, 2021. These decisions had to...
Review: ‘My Spy’ is formulaic fluffVideo
The “big man, little kid” comedy genre is a time-honored tradition and a seemingly required rite of passage for any professional wrestler making their way into more mainstream Hollywood roles. The trend was popularized with Hulk Hogan, in the likes of “Suburban Commando” and “Mr. Nanny,” and almost every current...
