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Kathryn Kates
'Orange is the New Black' actress Kathryn Kates dead at 73
LOS ANGELES — Actress Kathryn Kates, who appeared in hit TV series including "Orange is the New Black" and "Seinfeld," has died aged 73, her representatives confirmed to CNN on Wednesday."After a long, hard-fought battle with lung cancer, Kathryn passed away peacefully this past Saturday surrounded by her brother Josh, his wife Sue Ann and her sister Mallory. We can confirm that Kathryn was 73 years old," Headline Talent Agency said to CNN in a statement."Kathryn was our client for many years, and about one year ago, after finding out that the lung cancer she was treated for 20 years ago had returned, we grew even closer.""She was incredibly brave, thoughtful, wise and loving. Kathryn approached every role she ever played, as well as her daily...
January 27, 2022

'Orange is the New Black' actress Kathryn Kates dead at 73

Sir Elton John on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
Sir Elton John postpones US shows after positive Covid-19 test
LONDON — Sir Elton John has been forced to postpone two concerts in Dallas, Texas after recently testing positive for the coronavirus.The musician, 74, is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is currently experiencing only mild symptoms, according to a post on his Instagram.The global pandemic has caused many delays in Sir Elton's Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour.Another British superstar, Adele, also cancelled US shows last week.The Dallas shows were originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday."It's always a massive disappointment to move shows and I'm so sorry to anyone who's been inconvenienced by this but I want to keep myself and my team safe," Sir Elton wrote on Instagram.He assured fans they would be contacted once new dates had been...
January 26, 2022

Sir Elton John postpones US shows after positive Covid-19 test

Taylor Swift told Albarn that she writes all of her own music.
Taylor Swift slams Damon Albarn over songwriting comments
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift has criticized Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and later of Gorillaz, after he said that she doesn't write her own music.Talking to the LA Times, Albarn replied to the interviewer calling Swift "an excellent songwriter" by stating "she doesn't write her own songs".Swift responded on Twitter: "I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this.""I write all of my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and so damaging."Albarn said in the interview that he prefers Billie Eilish, who he called a "really interesting songwriter"."I'm more attracted to that than to Taylor Swift. It's just darker - less endlessly upbeat. Way more minor and odd. I think she's exceptional."Eilish...
January 25, 2022

Taylor Swift slams Damon Albarn over songwriting comments

Meat Loaf
'Bat Out Of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dies at 74
DALLAS — Meat Loaf, the singer whose Bat Out Of Hell album is one of the best-selling of all time, has died at the age of 74.The news was confirmed on the star's Facebook page by his family."Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side," a message read.The star sold 100 million albums worldwide and also appeared in movies like Fight Club, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Wayne's World."Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours," his family continued."We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful...
January 21, 2022

'Bat Out Of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dies at 74

Adele said she had been
Tearful Adele postpones entire Las Vegas residency
LASS VEGAS — Adele has postponed her entire Las Vegas residency, just 24 hours before the opening night."I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready," the star told fans in a tearful update on Instagram."Half my team have Covid and it's been impossible to finish the show," she said, adding that "delivery delays" had also played havoc with her plans.She was due to play the first of 24 concerts at the Caesars Palace's Colosseum on Friday.Announced late in November, the Weekends With Adele series was scheduled to have the singer performing two shows every weekend until April.Tickets ranged from $85 (£60) to $685 (£500), and Adele was forecast to make more than £500,000 per performance.They would have been her first live concerts in five years....
January 21, 2022

Tearful Adele postpones entire Las Vegas residency

The Ronettes during their UK tour in January 1964. The group includes Veronica Bennett (Ronnie Spector), Estelle Bennett and Nedra Talley.
Ronnie Spector: Be My Baby singer of The Ronettes dies at 78
NEW YORK — Ronnie Spector, the trail-blazing lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group the Ronettes, has died.The pop star found fame with hits such as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain.A statement from her family said she passed away at age 78 "after a brief battle with cancer"."Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humour and a smile on her face," the statement said."She was filled with love and gratitude. Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all who knew, heard or saw her."With their beehive hairstyles and liberal use of mascara, the multi-racial group caught the attention of record producers while performing in New York clubs.In 1968, she wed Phil Spector,...
January 13, 2022

Ronnie Spector: Be My Baby singer of The Ronettes dies at 78

The newly issued US quarter
Poet Maya Angelou is first black woman on US quarter
WASHINGTON — The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou — the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter, according to a BBC report.Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black woman to write and perform a poem at a presidential inauguration.Coins are planned for other pioneering women, including an astronaut, a tribal chief and an actress — as part of the American Women Quarters program.The move was hailed by the nation's first female treasury secretary."Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country - what we value, and how we've progressed as a society," Janet Yellen said in a statement on Monday.Angelou — an author and social activist — died in 2014 at the age of...
January 11, 2022

Poet Maya Angelou is first black woman on US quarter

Adele
Adele wants you to listen to her album in order, and Spotify agrees
LONDON — When it comes to her art, Adele has a certain way she likes things to be done. The singer believes the tracks on an album should be listened to in their order of arrangement -- and now she's got streaming giant Spotify onside, CNN reported.Following the release of her fourth album "30," the shuffle button is no longer the default option for album listening on Spotify -- but rather listeners will hear the tracks in their listed order."This was the only request I had in our ever-changing industry!" Adele wrote on Twitter Sunday. "We don't create albums with so much care and thought into our tracklisting for no reason. Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank you Spotify for listening."It seems Spotify...
November 22, 2021

Adele wants you to listen to her album in order, and Spotify agrees

Scribit drawing on the wall.
Scribit robot draws the world’s oldest painting to your wall
PARIS — At a time when public exhibitions are inaccessible and we must all stay at home, Scribit brings humankind’s oldest paintings to your wall, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the Chauvet Caves in France.The drawing — inspired by one of the 32,000-year-old cave paintings — aims to make the restricted Cave accessible to all.The 25th anniversary of the discovery of the world’s oldest painting in the Chauvet Cave in Southern France; a celebration of curiosity and adventure, has coincided with the current worldwide lockdown that has forced us all to discover new ways of enjoying our time.At a moment when home is the safest place, Scribit — the write&erase robot developed by Carlo Ratti Associati — takes inspiration from our ancestors to bring the...
April 17, 2020

Scribit robot draws the world’s oldest painting to your wall

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performs during his concert in the newly inaugurated sports and culture centre 'St Gellert Forum' in Szeged, southern Hungary, on August 28, 2019. -AFP
In reversal, Placido Domingo to receive Mexico music prize
MEXICO CITY - Opera superstar Placido Domingo will receive Mexico's Batuta prize in classical music after all, organizers said Friday, a day after stating it would be withheld over a flood of sexual harassment accusations.Domingo was chosen in May to receive the first edition of the prize in Mexico City during a ceremony this Saturday, along with 15 other honorees.However, organizers said Thursday they had decided to put his award on hold "until all this has been clarified."Changing course again Friday, they decided Domingo would in fact receive the award, but said he would not attend the ceremony in person, instead addressing the gala by video."We wish to clarify that the organizing committee has not withdrawn Maestro Domingo's award. On the contrary, the classical...
October 05, 2019

In reversal, Placido Domingo to receive Mexico music prize

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