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Living Colour opens 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame to honor new inductee George Clinton

Living Colour opens 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame to honor new inductee George Clinton

NEW YORK (AP) — The funk rock group Living Colour opened an energetic 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night with a cover of Funkadelic's “Cosmic Slop” to honor new inductee George Clinton.
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Mike Love and John Stamos pay tribute to Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

Mike Love and John Stamos pay tribute to Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Love is looking back fondly on Brian Wilson, his cousin and Beach Boys collaborator who died Wednesday at 82. “It's a tough one,” Love told The Associated Press Thursday.
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Ananda Lewis, former MTV and BET host who publicly shared breast cancer journey, dies

Ananda Lewis, former MTV and BET host who publicly shared breast cancer journey, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ananda Lewis, the former MTV and BET host who became a beloved television personality in the 1990s with her warmth and authenticity, has died. She was 52.
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House approves Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

House approves Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.
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Kendrick Lamar to perform in Drake's hometown for the first time since onset of feud

Kendrick Lamar to perform in Drake's hometown for the first time since onset of feud

TORONTO — Kendrick Lamar is set to perform in Toronto tonight in his first swing through Drake's hometown since the pair started feuding last year.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer complains about trial secrecy as a famous rapper's name goes unmentioned

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer complains about trial secrecy as a famous rapper's name goes unmentioned

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs protested the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Thursday after Combs and the public were excluded from lengthy arguments over whether another
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Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

LONDON (AP) — Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep,” a story of repressed emotion and suppressed historical memory in the Netherlands after World War II.
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Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate

Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial came to a disjointed end Thursday as the jury foreperson declined to deliberate and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge, a day after a split verdict on other charges in the l
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Meet the charitable foundation carrying the little-known legacy of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'

Meet the charitable foundation carrying the little-known legacy of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'

NEW YORK (AP) — It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch.
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A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover — a day after Sabrina Carpenter sparked considerable discourse unveiling what is believe
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