Entertainment
Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is ‘resilient’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Okla., something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a deadly, devastating one leveled parts of his hometown on Monday. “It’s happened so many times through my life, I’ve been in so many,” Keith said in a phone interview Tuesday. “During my [...]
Chris Harrison to host Miss America Pageant
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison will again emcee the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City, N.J. Harrison has hosted the telecast for the last four years. The Miss America Organization says he’ll be joined by Lara Spencer of “Good Morning America.” Spencer served as a [...]
Gilberto Santa Rosa leads ‘Forever Tango’ to B’way
NEW YORK (AP) — The singer known as the Gentleman of Salsa is temporarily turning to tango: Gilberto Santa Rosa will make his Broadway debut in the musical “Forever Tango,” which returns to New York in July for a 10-week stand featuring some of the Puerto Rican singer’s hits. “I haven’t stopped jumping, screaming and [...]
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. 1. Five Finger Death Punch, “Lift Me Up” (Prospect Park) 2. Mariah Carey, “Beautiful” [...]
At last: ‘Arrested’ is reborn Monday on Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right. After years of clamoring from fans and rumors firing them up while the cast hung on for a [...]
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: KEANU REEVES STEPS BEHIND THE LENS The transition from actor to director was not an easy one for Keanu Reeves. Reeves, who showed clips from his upcoming film “Man of Tai Chi” to a select crowd on Monday, said [...]
Justin Bieber’s monkey to become German property
BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber’s pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich. He had until midnight Friday to produce those documents. Customs spokesman Thomas Meister [...]
Lease to Broadway’s biggest theater sold
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway’s largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million. Ambassador Theatre Group said Monday it has acquired rights to The Foxwoods Theatre, the 2,000-seat current home of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” The New [...]
Seth MacFarlane won’t return as 2014 Oscar host
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he “tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep.” MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among the best in the business. [...]
Fox’s schedule for the fall
Fox’s prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — “Bones” 9 p.m. — “Sleepy Hollow” Tuesday 8 p.m. — “Dads” 8:30 p.m. — “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 9 p.m. — “New Girl” 9:30 p.m. — “The Mindy Project” Wednesday 8 p.m. — “The X Factor” Thursday 8 p.m. — “The X Factor Results” 9 p.m. — [...]












