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From marching bands to megastars: How the Super Bowl halftime show became a global spectacle
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince's epic "Purple Rain" Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007 during a torrential Miami downpour. For Marino, Prince's iconic show...
Lily Gladstone is the Golden Globes' first Indigenous best actress winner
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — When Lily Gladstone took the stage Sunday night to accept her first Golden Globe, she spoke to the live TV audience in the Blackfeet language. "This is a historic win," she said, becoming the Globes' first Indigenous w...
Rihanna promises a 'jam-packed' Super Bowl halftime show
PHOENIX (AP) — Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be "a jam-packed show" that her upcoming birthday and Valentine's Day almost slipped her mind. "The setlist was the bigges...
Q&A: Shania Twain talks rebuilding confidence with new album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shania Twain felt the need on her new album to empower herself the same way she has uplifted listeners with hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman" and "She's Not Just a Pretty Face." So she set aside all feelings of self c...
Houston cops seek shooters in Migos rapper Takeoff's slaying
HOUSTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of the rapper Takeoff has Houston police asking for the public's help in identifying who opened fire outside a bowling alley early Tuesday, killing the 28-year-old member of the Grammy-nominated trio Migos and w...
Cicely Tyson paved way for Black actors to follow footsteps
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cicely Tyson was a Black actor who knocked down doors so other women of color could walk through them. Tyson strategically selected powerful roles with an intent to elevate how Black actors were perceived. With dignified grace, she...
