Broadway star Rebecca Luker has died at the age of 59. Her agent, Sarah Foster, confirmed the news to the New York Times.
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Charlie Amter One of 2020’s biggest songs is also among its most surprising success stories. Credit 20-year-old Kazakhstani producer Imanbek who, in 2019, was virtually unknown to most of the world.
That changed once he decided to “flip” 2016 R&B song “Roses,” by New York’s Saint Jhn, into a pitch-shifted dance-pop powerhouse. The track first took off in Russia, then made its way across Europe and on to America where it conquered radio, TikTok and Spotify in quick succession.
Broadway star Rebecca Luker has died at the age of 59. Her agent, Sarah Foster, confirmed the news to the New York Times.
Eli Countryman Rebecca Luker, the Broadway actor who earned Tony nominations for “Mary Poppins,” “The Music Man” and “Show Boat,” died on Wednesday in Manhattan, her agent told The New York Times.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday mused that Santa will be "very good" to him this Christmas because of how hard he worked to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
NBC’s Sunday Night Football led a quiet evening leading into the holiday week. SNF’s game delivered a 3.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic while 12.83 million viewers tuned into watch Cleveland Browns stomp out the New York Giants 20-6. Even though the game won the night, it is down from last week’s fast national numbers in both regards and marks an audience low. The numbers are expected to be adjusted in finals.
NEW YORK -- It has taken The Strokes almost two decades to earn their first Grammy nomination. But lead singer Julian Casablancas is betting they'll walk away empty-handed at the ceremony.The band's “The New Abnormal” will compete on Jan.
tweeted on Saturday. “I would love to go forward knowing that Biden was the victor because I nailed that s–t.
Scott Marshall Smith, the screenwriter whose credits included the Robert De Niro films Men of Honor and The Score, has died, his publicist said Tuesday. He was 62.
Dave McNary Film ReporterProducer-writer Scott Marshall Smith, who received his first screenplay credit on “Men of Honor,” died following a stroke, his family said Tuesday. He was 62.Smith was a native of Monterey, Calif., and was raised in the Midwest.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRita Houston, a steady presence on New York radio — and an important musical tastemaker in her role as program director of Fordham University’s WFUV — died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, the station said in a statement Tuesday. She was 59 years old.“Rita was the north star of WFUV’s sound and its public service, guiding the station’s musical direction for decades,” said Chuck Singleton, WFUV’s general manager, in a statement.
New York Times bestseller list for the past 39 weeks. Glennon Doyle—the activist and public speaker who made a name for herself on her parenting blog and has since founded Together Rising, a non-profit that’s raised over $25 million for people in need—wrote it to chronicle her divorce from her husband and her eventual marriage to the soccer star Abby Wambach.The is about those seismic life events, but it's also about an ethos: The world is rife with heartache and obstacles.
NEW YORK -- Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee.When the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2021 Grammys last month, Beyoncé scored a nomination for best music video for “Brown Skin Girl," which Ivy Carter is credited as a featured artist. The 8-year-old's name did not appear on the nominees list, but the Grammys recently updated its website to now include her.The update also includes Nigerian singer Wizkid, who appears on the song and video.
Hulu sales executive Jim Keller is moving to Discovery to head the company’s digital sales efforts ahead of the January launch of streaming service Discovery+.
The Sun: 'We’re not on top of each other, do you know what I mean?'Phillip and Holly, they go on holiday together. They genuinely love each other, in a brother and sister way.'But literally when we finish everyone wants to go home to their families and see them.
Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.At the end of November every year Scots come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint.Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here, but also in countries as far reaching as Barbados, Greece, Russia, Colombia, Romania and Cyprus where he is also the patron saint.But how much do we know about the saint and why we celebrate his life?Andrew began his
Phoebe Bridgers has revealed that she was “in bed with a migraine” when she received the news of her Grammy nominations this week.The Los Angeles singer-songwriter is nominated in four categories at next year’s ceremony: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance (‘Kyoto’), Best Rock Song (‘Kyoto’) and Best Alternative Music Album (‘Punisher’).Following the announcement, Bridgers was asked by The New York Times how she found out about the prestigious nods.
Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid have sent their love to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after the Duchess of Sussex announced she suffered a miscarriage. Good Morning Britain presenters Piers, 55, and Susanna, 49, shared tributes to Meghan, 39, and Harry, 36, as they spoke about the Duchess’ personal account shared in the New York Times.
Jordan Moreau Ronan Farrow’s “Catch and Kill” audiobook, in which details how he broke the Harvey Weinstein story, earned a Grammy nomination for best spoken word album on Tuesday.Farrow won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for public service for his reporting in The New Yorker.