Sep 16 Watch 6:01 The growing fallout over Macklemore's exit from Ed Sheeran's tour By Jackson Hudgins, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Mark Anderson The debate over Palestine, Gaza and Israel continues to reverberate throughout politics and pop culture. Anger erupted after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Sheeran said Macklemore was dropped as an opening act because venue owners objected to… Continue watching
Sep 16 Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it By Matthew Daly, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. A Democratic congresswoman who is a trustee quickly sought an emergency court hearing… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:32 Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge blocks Trump's name from building By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington voted to temporarily close the iconic performing arts center, citing financial issues and a need for structural repairs. That came shortly after a federal judge blocked the board from adding President Trump’s… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 7:56 What makes Christian McBride the hardest-working man in jazz By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber As a bass extraordinaire, bandleader, composer and educator, Christian McBride has been called one of the hardest-working men in jazz. He’s as comfortable performing with jazz icons as he is with artists like Sting and Billie Eilish. Senior arts correspondent… Continue watching
Sep 15 Kennedy Center board votes to close over Trump naming dispute and financial trouble By Steven Sloan, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close the center over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Sep 15 'Widow's Bay' breaks record with 14 Emmy wins, including best comedy series By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The first-season horror comedy was created by Katie Dippold about a New England island community reckoning with a centuries-old curse. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:15 Comedian Jenny Yang takes act to stages inside immigrant grocery stores By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Sam Weber As the challenges facing immigrant communities continue to make headlines, comedian and writer Jenny Yang is taking a different approach in her nationwide stand-up tour to raise awareness of those difficulties. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown caught up with her… Continue watching
Sep 14 Bob Mackie, fashion designer who dressed the stars and defined '70s glamour, dies at 87 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s died Monday at 87. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 6:39 Roy Cohn's continued influence on politics and Trump traced in 'American Scoundrel' By Jeff Brown, Sam Weber, Laine Immell, Hunter Bonaparte For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird traces Cohn’s life and… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 10:53 Lonnie Bunch on his legacy and protecting the Smithsonian from political pressure By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris, Hunter Bonaparte, Amalia Huot-Marchand Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced that he is stepping down as the institution he leads faces an escalating battle with the Trump administration over how it tells the American story. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bunch about the political pressure, what’s… Continue watching