From acting to the squared circle, Emmy winner Hauser is ready to rumble for Major League Wrestling
Read full article: From acting to the squared circle, Emmy winner Hauser is ready to rumble for Major League WrestlingEmmy winner Paul Walter Hauser is set to take the next step in his professional wrestling career.
Immersive theater experience 'Sleep No More' will end its 13-year New York City run in January
Read full article: Immersive theater experience 'Sleep No More' will end its 13-year New York City run in JanuaryThe “Macbeth”-inspired immersive theater experience “Sleep No More” that is hosted in three empty, hulking warehouse spaces in downtown New York City will say goodbye early next year on its 5,000 performance.
New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and Adele
Read full article: New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and AdeleThis week’s new entertainment releases include a much-anticipated album from Adele, a documentary about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show and Will Smith playing father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams.
Wine spat: Italy heir accuses Sting of slander, flat apology
Read full article: Wine spat: Italy heir accuses Sting of slander, flat apologyThe heir of a late duke who sold Sting his Tuscan winery 25 years ago says the singer has hit a flat note with a lame apology for comments the family deems slanderous.
Jhené Aiko, Saweetie to perform on AAPI advocacy TV special
Read full article: Jhené Aiko, Saweetie to perform on AAPI advocacy TV specialPlatinum-selling performers of part-Asian descent, including R&B singer Jhené Aiko and rapper Saweetie, will perform on a TV special produced by The Asian American Foundation, the newly formed organization launched to improve AAPI advocacy.
Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisis
Read full article: Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisisMusicians from the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra perform during a concert in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek, Lebanon, Sunday, July 5, 2020. Dubbed "an act of cultural resilience," the concert aims to send a message of unity and hope to the world amid the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented economic and financial crisis in Lebanon. For the first time since the Baalbek International Festival was launched in 1956, this year's concert is being held without an audience, in line with strict COVID-19 guidelines. Lebanese watching the 55-minute show at home posted nostalgic sentiments on social media about bygone days that have been replaced by an economic crisis and growing poverty and hunger. Lebanon is being shaken by a severe economic and financial crisis, made worse in recent months by the coronavirus and lockdown restrictions.
Ricky Martin makes 'Pausa' to channel newly found anxiety
Read full article: Ricky Martin makes 'Pausa' to channel newly found anxietyMartin released an EP Thursday, May 28, called "Pausa." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)NEW YORK The world paused and for the first time in his life Ricky Martin felt anxiety. I had never suffered from anxiety, and I left home when I was 12 (to join boy-band Menudo). The initial idea was to release a whole album that he had previously been working on for months, but Martin felt that the rhythms were not the most appropriate for the moment. I can be recording and literally see in my laptop the movement he is making in his console table in New York, Martin said.
Sotheby’s offers benefit auction with Sting, Hillary Clinton
Read full article: Sotheby’s offers benefit auction with Sting, Hillary ClintonThe chance to record a song with Sting is one of the offerings in an online auction presented by famed auction house Sothebys using Google Meet video calls. The event will be held May 1-8 and will benefit the International Rescue Committee's efforts to combat COVID-19. Those are just some of the offerings in an online auction presented by famed auction house Sotheby’s using Google Meet video calls. The auctions will be held May 1-8 and will benefit the International Rescue Committee's efforts to combat COVID-19. “We are proud to contribute to pandemic relief at this extraordinary time," said Charles F. Stewart, CEO of Sotheby’s.
‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81
Read full article: ‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81“Lean on Me,” a paean to friendship, was performed at the inaugurations of both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean on Me” are among Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. “Bill Withers is the closest thing black people have to a Bruce Springsteen.”His death caused a torrent of appreciation on social media, including from former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, who said Withers' music has been a cherished part of her life. "Bill Withers’ songs are among the most treasured and profound in the American songbook — universal in the way they touch people all over the world, transcending genre and generation. And Bill seemed to understand, intrinsically and instinctively, how to do that,” Sting said in “Still Bill,” a 2010 documentary of Withers.