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Elton John to address Britain's Parliament in an event marking World AIDS Day

LONDON (AP) — Elton John is to address Britain's Parliament on Wednesday on his work fighting HIV at an event to mark World AIDS Day.
Italian migration odyssey 'Io Capitano' hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics

Italian migration odyssey 'Io Capitano' hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Italian director Matteo Garrone hopes that the way his film “Io Capitano” frames the journey taken by Senegalese teenagers to Europe as an adventure, albeit a harrowing one, will make it more compelling to audiences regardle
UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat

UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles and breaking a promise to th
Taylor Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny's 3-year reign

Taylor Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny's 3-year reign

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s her, hi — Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since January 1.
Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music's 2023 song chart while Taylor Swift, SZA also lead streaming lists

Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music's 2023 song chart while Taylor Swift, SZA also lead streaming lists

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country singer Morgan Wallen ’s “Last Night” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2023 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
R&B singer Kiana Ledé is taking back control of her music and her life

R&B singer Kiana Ledé is taking back control of her music and her life

NEW YORK (AP) — Kiana Ledé is one of R&B’s brightest rising stars but that doesn’t mean she always embraces the compliment.
'A unifier': Fans and band pay tribute to Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay

'A unifier': Fans and band pay tribute to Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay

MONTREAL — There was an outpouring of sadness, tears and love at Montreal's Bell Centre on Tuesday as thousands of music fans joined the remaining members of beloved folk-rock band Les Cowboys Fringants in paying tribute to lead singer Karl Tremblay.
Book on tribalism in the modern world wins Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

Book on tribalism in the modern world wins Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

TORONTO — Anthropologist David R. Samson has won the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy for his book about how tribalism can be harnessed for good and ill.
Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82

Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died at 82.
Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62

Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter who found lasting fame as the creator of the crime-comedy novel series starring Serge A. Storms, an energetic fan of Florida history and an ingenious serial killer, has died.