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Tribute, cover bands finish out Moses Lake’s summer concert series
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Summer Concert Series, sponsored by the Moses Lake Creative District, has come into it…
AMC pushes back movie theater reopening by 2 weeks
AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, is pushing back its plans to begin reopening theaters by two weeks following the closure because of COVID-19. The company said Monday that it would open approximately 450 U…
New this week: Willie Nelson, Nick race special, 'Hamilton'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Despite pandemic, MTV VMAs to take place Aug. 30 in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will still go ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick's path to activism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism.
Sale of sacred statues riles Black Lives Matter campaigners
PARIS (AP) — A pair of sacred statues that a Nigerian museum commission and protesters claimed were looted during the country's 1960s civil war fetched 212,500 euros ($239,000) at auction in Paris on Monday.
Using 'face doubles,' a new doc captures an anti-LGBTQ purge
Anonymous sources in documentaries have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure — or worse, a pixelated blur.
USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal
The USGA is transferring its U.S. media rights from Fox Sports to NBC, which returns the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open to NBC this year and for the final seven years of the Fox contract.
Adjusting to COVID, Sundance to expand footprint nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) —
Kim Kardashian West sells stake in beauty brand for $200M
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West is selling a stake in her beauty brand for $200 million, in a deal that values the TV reality star's three-year-old business at $1 billion.
UK judge says Depp broke court order in Sun libel case
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. High Court judge ruled Monday that actor Johnny Depp violated a court order by failing to disclose evidence relating to his drug use to lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which he is suing fo…
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January
NEW YORK (AP) — The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January.
Critics slam country artists for playing for unmasked crowds
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fellow musicians and fans alike are criticizing country artists who performed at outdoor concerts this weekend where social media pictures showed large, tight crowds without masks, even as C…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11
Review: Paul Doiron cranks up a suspenseful, fast-paced plot
“One Last Lie,” by Paul Doiron (Minotaur)
T.I. to teach 'Business of Trap Music' at Clark Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta rapper T.I. will soon be adding educator to his resume.