National Entertainment News

Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services.

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Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries

NEW YORK (AP) — Erykah Badu was bestowed the fashion icon award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, playfully saying it was an honor she’d been hoping to get most of her life.

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Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' one

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his busin

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.

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Music Review: Tyler, the Creator's 'Chromakopia' looks into the artist's journey to self-discovery

On his seventh studio album, “Chromakopia,” the multi-hyphenate Tyler, the Creator pulls back the curtain.

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Authorities launch 'interagency operation' at federal jail in New York housing Sean 'Diddy' Combs

NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an "interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held.

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This year's Rockefeller Center tree will travel to New York from Massachusetts

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will travel to New York City from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Rockefeller Center officials announced Monday. The Norway spruce will be cut down Nov.

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'Queen of My Dreams,' 'We Forgot to Break Up' tie for top Directors Guild award

A dramedy about a Pakistani Canadian woman's complex relationship with her mom and a drama about a small-town Ontario band's rise to fame were among the big winners at this year's Directors Guild of Canada Awards.

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Hallmark exec sought to replace 'old talent,' lawsuit alleges, naming actors like Lacey Chabert

Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this

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'Bob's Burgers' actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — An actor known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob's Burgers” and “Arrested Development” was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.

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