Music

Sweden’s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA

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NEW YORK — Avicii's legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country's popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA. ...

Demi Lovato is non-binary and is changing pronouns

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Singer Demi Lovato revealed on Wednesday they identify as nonbinary and are changing their pronouns, telling fans the decision came after “self-reflective work.” ...

10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer

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After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season. The blockbusters are back. The smell...

Iceland band won’t play at Eurovision after positive test

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Iceland’s popular Eurovision Song Contest entrant Dadi og Gagnamagnid will not perform live at the event after one of the group...

Former girl group members unite on BET to form supergroup

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NEW YORK — BET is forming the next big R&B girl group — with the help of members from platinum-selling ensembles like 702, Total,...

Cyprus’ devout want no part of Eurovision entry ‘El Diablo’

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Several dozen Orthodox Christian faithful and clergy members held up wooden crucifixes, icons of saints and a banner declaring Cyprus’ love...

Cher’s star power helps rescue the ‘loneliest elephant’

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LOS ANGELES — Cher’s rescue of an elephant long held in dismal conditions is a one-of-a-kind story, as would be expected from the singular...

After 2 decades in music and 2 kids, Pink still a rockstar

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NEW YORK — Pink is grappling with the fact that her 9-year-old daughter, Willow, with husband Carey Hart, is on the cusp of the...

ABC’s new ‘Women of the Movement’ about Emmett Till’s mother

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NEW YORK — ABC will air a short-run series “Women of the Movement” next season about Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till became a...

Eurovision Song Contest starts with first semifinal

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Lithuanian pop-rock band The Roop gets the Eurovision Song Contest party started Tuesday night with the fittingly titled song “Discoteque" and...