NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Big Town’s new album of pop and dance songs produced by hitmaker Pharrell Williams grew out of a writing session fueled by Waffle House and a little Tennessee moonshine. The top pop and R&B producer and artist came down to Nashville in early 2016 and ended up with eight songs … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Ali was not a rapper, but to many of the genre’s best lyricists, he was influential in paving the way for hip-hop stars to succeed and had a lasting impact on the art form. Ali was hip-hop: He was boastful, he trash-talked, he was a strong poet and he could … Continue reading
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending June 9, 2016: Top Songs 1.CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls”), Justin Timberlake 2.For Free (feat. Drake), DJ Khaled 3.One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla), Drake 4.Just Like Fire (From Alice Through the Looking Glass), P!nk 5.Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Days), The … Continue reading
In Pixar’s hands, the ocean — equal parts danger and wonder — is a vast metaphor for the choppy waters of parenting. Cloistered coral reefs of home are surrounded by frightful drop-offs and strong currents that can sweep a little fish out to an immense sea. When the difference between survival and shark bait is … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) â For its next open-world game, Ubisoft is combining collaborative multiplayer action with snowy extreme sports. The video game publisher capped off its Electronic Entertainment Expo presentation Monday with a first look at “Steep.” The game will set players loose on a virtual rendition of the Alps where they can ski, snowboard, … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The flags outside the Electronic Entertainment Expo are flying at half-staff in honor of the victims of the attack on a Florida gay nightclub that left 49 dead. However, it will seemingly be business as usual inside the video game industry’s annual trade show this week. E3 kicked off Sunday and … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xbox One is shrinking in size and growing in power. Microsoft unveiled during its Monday media briefing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo a new, slimmer version of the video game console coming later this year and a more powerful one that’s due in 2017. The company says the white Xbox One … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS’ Tony Awards on Sunday beat last year’s audience by one-third. The broadcast drew 8.73 million viewers, up 35 percent from last year, according to preliminary ratings from the Nielsen Co. It is the largest audience for the show since 2001. The surge was even more pronounced in the key 18-to-49-year-old … Continue reading
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Youvensky Despeignes used to spend hours a day at home drawing pencil-and-ink abstractions on cheap notebook paper, his aspirations as a painter frustrated by a lack of opportunities in Haiti where a rich artistic heritage has suffered decades of decline. But the 22-year-old is now a scholarship student at the Centre … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Beyonce dropped a country tune inside her new visual album “Lemonade,” it was the biggest crossover news in country music since Justin Timberlake brought down the house at the Country Music Association Awards last year alongside Chris Stapleton. The Houston native’s Southern music roots are interwoven throughout the No. 1 … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A rapper charged in a deadly shooting at a New York City concert hall has pleaded not guilty. Rapper Troy Ave was arraigned Monday in the Thursday shooting during a hip-hop concert that was to feature artist T.I. One person was killed and three others were injured, including Troy Ave, whose … Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a story May 30 about female video game developers, The Associated Press reported erroneously when Gamergate, a controversy over video game criticism and ensuing online harassment of women in the industry, began. It began in 2014, not 2013. A corrected version of the story is below: After Gamergate, female video game … Continue reading
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The population of Skylands will be booming come fall. Activision is introducing the option for “Skylanders” players to create their own characters in the series’ fifth installment, which is set to debut Oct. 16. The toys-to-life franchise mimics real-world figures in the virtual video game world of Skylands. “Skylanders Imaginators” will … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Count Snoop Dogg out when it comes to watching the History Channel’s remake of “Roots.” In an expletive-filled rant posted on Instagram , the rapper calls for a boycott of the remake of the 1977 miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel about an African slave and his descendants. Of “Roots” and … Continue reading
Americans are worried about a lot of things: jobs, health care, climate change, terrorism, too many guns, not enough guns. But hey, at least we haven’t been invaded by North Korea. If that scenario has been weighing on you, though, you might find some solace in “Homefront: The Revolution” (Deep Silver, for the PlayStation 4, … Continue reading
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