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Adele postpones Las Vegas residency, citing pandemic impact

By Associated Press

Adele has postponed a 24-date Las Vegas residency hours before it was to start, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew. The chart-topping British singer said she was “gutted” and promised to reschedule the shows.

Online again, Sundance prepares to kick off its 44th film festival

By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

The 44th annual Sundance Film Festival is back, and entirely online once more.

Grammy Awards move ceremony to Las Vegas site in early April

By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press

The 2022 Grammy Awards will shift to an April show in Las Vegas after recently postponing the ceremony due to growing concerns with the rise of the omicron variant.

Lionel Richie to receive Gershwin Prize for pop music

By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press

Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements. The Library of Congress said Thursday that Richie will receive the national library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was…

Grand Ole Opry under fire for Morgan Wallen performance

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

The Grand Ole Opry, country music's most historic and storied stage, is getting heavy criticism for an appearance by troubled country star Morgan Wallen. Wallen's surprise performance has given many the impression that the institution has given the star its…

Kathleen Hanna, the Linda Lindas and a 30-year riot

By Christopher Booker

As founder and frontwoman of seminal bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Kathleen Hanna led the way for countless artists looking to meld art and activism. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how the punk rock legend inspired generations of…

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Michael Lang, Woodstock festival co-creator, dies at 77

By David Porter, Associated Press

Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died.

Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and hundreds of other songs, died at her Los Angeles home Saturday. She was 93.

Judge tosses lawsuit of man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’ cover

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a baby on the 1991 cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind" is child pornography.