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Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-popâs first deaf group
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time.When Big Ocean takes the stage, they seamlessly incorporate sign language into their performances. But their polished shows are built on extensive preparation using high-tech tools born from necessity — vibrating smartwatches that pulse with musical beats and LED visual metronomes that flash timing cues during practice sessions. This technological approach represents significant... Read More
Former Creedence Clearwater front man John Fogerty celebrates 80th with show in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) — As he turned 80 this week, John Fogerty was in a mood to honor his past and to revise it.We should all be so alive and so remembered at his age. Fogerty, in the midst of an international tour, played a rowdy 100-minute set Thursday night to an adoring, near-capacity audience at Manhattan's Beacon Theatre. Crowd members spanned from those likely to remember “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son” and other Creedence Clearwater Revival hits when first released a half-century ago to those looking young enough to have heard about them through their grandparents.
Smokey Robinson sues former housekeepers for defamation over rape allegations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smokey Robinson has filed a defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who accused him of rape and prompted a police investigation.Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, filed the counterclaim Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against the women and their lawyers, whose allegations, they say, were “fabricated in an extortionate scheme.”
The filing is a fast and forceful legal and public pushback from the 85-year-old Motown music luminary in response to the women's May 6 lawsuit and a May 15 announcement from the Los Angeles... Read More
Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set
Clarksdale, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see the hit film “ Sinners,” set in their community and steeped in Mississippi Delta culture.The special screening of the blockbuster horror film included an appearance by Director Ryan Coogler and was made possible by a community petition.
“I have family from Mississippi — my uncle, my grandfather — and I had never been until working on this script,” Coogler said, addressing the crowd. “It really changed me, just to come here.”
The movie, starring... Read More
Ex-assistant testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight-year tenure.The woman, testifying at Combs' sex trafficking trial under the pseudonym “Mia," said Combs put his hand up her dress and forcibly kissed her at his 40th birthday party in 2009, forced her to perform oral sex while she helped him pack for a trip and raped her in guest quarters at his Los Angeles home in 2010... Read More
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- Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-popâs first deaf group
- Former Creedence Clearwater front man John Fogerty celebrates 80th with show in Manhattan
- Smokey Robinson sues former housekeepers for defamation over rape allegations
- Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set
- Ex-assistant testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way
- Harvey Weinstein weighs whether to testify in sex crimes retrial
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- Leon Thomas is âready for the momentâ with new album 'MUTT Deluxe: HEEL'
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