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Taylor Swift announces new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' and song titles

Taylor Swift announces new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' and song titles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget her “Reputation.” Taylor Swift has a whole new album coming out. Accepting the Grammy for best pop vocal album on Sunday night, Taylor said she’d been keeping a secret for two years. “My brand-new album comes out April 19.
Jam Master Jay dabbled in drug sales 'to make ends meet,' witness testifies

Jam Master Jay dabbled in drug sales 'to make ends meet,' witness testifies

NEW YORK (AP) — A convicted drug dealer reluctantly testified Monday that Jam Master Jay — known for his anti-drug advocacy as part of the groundbreaking rap group Run-DMC — got involved in cocaine deals to pay his bills.
Women dominated the 2024 Grammy Awards. Is the tide turning?

Women dominated the 2024 Grammy Awards. Is the tide turning?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the 2024 Grammy nominees were first announced, women dominated the major categories. And at Sunday's show, those nominations translated into awards : Every televised competitive Grammy went to at least one woman.
The Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995

The Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Taylor Swift made music history at the Grammy Awards, a band formed long before she was born made their own history: The Grateful Dead have broken the record for the most Top 40 albums to chart on the Billboard 200.
CBC proposes Indigenous oversight office as part of new national strategy

CBC proposes Indigenous oversight office as part of new national strategy

WINNIPEG — Canada's public broadcaster promises to increase Indigenous staffing and promote Indigenous languages in its content as part of a sweeping new strategy.
Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another.

Music Review: New album by Pylon Reenactment Society revives Pylon’s style of funky art punk

In 1980, Vanessa Briscoe Hay began the first tune on Georgia alt-rock band Pylon’s first album by singing, “Volume is pleasant. Volume is pleasant. Volume is pleasant.
List of top Grammy Award winners

List of top Grammy Award winners

A list of top winners at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
Judge in Borgata/MGM case rules casinos have no duty to stop compulsive gamblers from betting

Judge in Borgata/MGM case rules casinos have no duty to stop compulsive gamblers from betting

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 11-17

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 11-17

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 11-17: Feb. 11: Singer Jimmy Carter of The Blind Boys of Alabama is 92. Actor Tina Louise (“Gilligan’s Island”) is 90. Musician Sergio Mendes is 83. Actor Philip Anglim (“The Thorn Birds”) is 72.
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