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Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th GRA...
Mallika Sen and Beth Harris, Associated Press

Taylor Swift announces new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ while accepting Grammy

Forget her “Reputation.” Taylor Swift has a whole new album coming out.
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FILE - Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with Joe Rogan, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. T...
CNN

Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million

Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
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SZA, winner of the award for best pop duo/group performance for "Kiss me More," poses in the press ...
Maria Sherman, AP Music Writer

The 2024 Grammy Awards are here with SZA, Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monét leading the nominations

The 66th Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Students pass by a sign for a unisex bathroom next to the men's and women's restroomS at the Univer...
Nicole Goodkind, CNN

Why this year’s Super Bowl is all about the bathrooms

“We don’t ever want there to be 60,000 or 70,000 people in the building and have the system fail,” said Julie Amacker, director for CAA Icon, which served as a project manager for the stadium’s construction, in a video depicting the project. “This is one of the last boxes to check that says we’re ready.”
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FILE - Wayne Kramer performs at the after party for the CBGB West Coast Premiere Powered by Ciroc a...
Associated Press

Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band the MC5, dead at 75

Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” has died.
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The Monopoly: Park City Edition game....
Michael Houck

Monopoly releases Park City-themed game board

You can now own property in Park City for only $39.99... in Monopoly.
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Pictured: Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy -- (Photo by: Michael Greenberg/NBC)...
Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer

Sam Waterston to leave ‘Law & Order’ later this month after 400 episodes

Sam Waterston, who has played the spiky, no-nonsense district attorney on “Law & Order” since the mid-1990s, is stepping down.
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FILE - Carl Weathers arrives at a special screening for the season three premiere of "The Mandalori...
Associated Press

Actor Carl Weathers, who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies, dead at 76

Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76.
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Elmo asked people online how they were doing. He got an earful. (X/@elmo)...
AJ Willingham, CNN

Elmo asked people online how they were doing. He got an earful

When Elmo posted a kind-hearted check-in this week on X, he may have assumed he’d be shielded by these social mores. But he comes from “Sesame Street,” which is no place for lies.
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The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok h...
Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.
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FILE - Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Wal...
Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Federal judge dismisses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis

A US judge has dismissed Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political allies, including the board he appointed to oversee Disney’s property in Florida.
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A still from "Daughters" by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, an official selection of the U.S. Docume...
Larry D. Curtis

As Sundance films head to mainstream audiences, themes of family emerge in award winners

As the dust settled from the just ended Sundance Film Festival, themes emerged from the storytelling while sales reports mean mean some of the top films will be available for general audiences either streaming or in theaters.
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FILE - (From left) Jay Leno and Mavis Leno in Malibu in 2022. (Michael Tullberg, Getty Images)...
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN

Jay Leno petitions for conservatorship of his wife’s estate as she lives with dementia

Jay Leno has filed a petition requesting a conservatorship over his wife Mavis Leno’s estate.
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FILE - Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarter...
Associated Press

X pauses some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images spread

Social media platform X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online.
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Taylor Swift kisses Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after an AFC Championship NFL footbal...
Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press

Taylor Swift greets Super Bowl-bound Travis Kelce with a kiss after Chiefs win the AFC title game

Taylor Swift might be Super Bowl-bound. The pop star could be on hand in Las Vegas to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce in two weeks after he and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game on Sunday.
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: Vince McMahon attends WWE Superstars for Sandy Relief at Cipriani, Wall St...
Associated Press

Vince McMahon resigns from WWE after former employee files sex abuse lawsuit

Wrestling icon Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE’s parent company.
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Truck parked near festivalgoers in Bear Lake Valley....
Mike Anderson and Michael Houck, KSL TV

‘Bear Lake Monster Winterfest’ features Bear Lake as a winter getaway

The Bear Lake Valley officials are trying to bridge the gap between the summer and so-called off-season with a new winter festival. 
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Taylor Swift attends the 65th Grammy Awards in February 2023 in Los Angeles.
(Matt Winkelmeyer/Gett...
Associated Press

Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back

Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix.
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A still from "In The Summers" by Alessandra Lacorazza, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic C...
JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

‘In the Summers’ and ‘Porcelain War’ win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

"In the Summers," an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honor for documentary went to "Porcelain War," about a Ukrainian couple who craft fragile, intricately painted ceramics while war rages around them.
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Napoleon Dynamite's home...
Mike Anderson

Preston, Idaho, is still a tourist stop 20 years after ‘Napoleon Dynamite’

"Napoleon Dynamite" is now 20 years after getting its first big showing at the Sundance Film Festival.
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A still from "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" by Ian Bonhãte and Peter Ettedgui, an offici...
Larry D. Curtis

‘Super/Man’ documentary highlights touching, intimate life of Christopher Reeve and his family

"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," is part of the 2024 edition of Utah-hosted Sundance Film Festival, kicked off the Salt Lake City portion of the internationally renowned fest at the Rose Wagner Theater.
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FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,...
Associated Press

Man arrested outside Taylor Swift’s Manhattan townhouse reportedly spotted there about 30 times

Court documents say a man charged with stalking after his arrest near singer Taylor Swift’s Manhattan townhouse had been spotted there dozens of times in the past two months and was repeatedly asked to leave.
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: Jon Stewart hosts "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" #JonVoyage on August ...
Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer

Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host — just on Mondays

Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle.
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Utah produced animated short film "Ninety-Five Senses" was nominated for an Oscar on Jan. 23, 2024....
Larry D. Curtis

Utah produced ‘Ninety-Five Senses,’ gets Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short

Utah had a lot to celebrate with Tuesday's announcement that short film "Ninety-Five Senses" was one of five animated short films nominated for an Academy Award.
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