Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day,” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has passed away at age 81 from heart problems, his family stated on Friday. Withers produced nine albums, most of them written and recorded in the 1970s, starting with “Just As I Am,” which included […]

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Country music stars will come together on Sunday with acoustic performances recorded from their houses for a televised special that will replace the annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which were canceled due to the global coronavirus break out. The two-hour “ACM Presents: Our Country” will feature Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Old Dominion, and others. […]

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Poland’s Krzysztof Penderecki, among the world’s most popular composers, passed away on Sunday at the age of 86, stated state-controlled news agency PAP. “After a long and serious illness, Krzysztof Penderecki – one of the greatest Polish musicians, a world authority in the field of classical music died,” Poland’s Ministry of Culture stated in a […]

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Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalized after being contaminated with the new coronavirus, has passed away, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. He was 70. On March 17, he was not feeling well and was given a medical facility where he was diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia. He was going through […]

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The stars of the movie “Contagion,” which has seen a rise in appeal as the coronavirus has spread out around the world, on Friday prompted fans to listen to specialists, clean their hands regularly, and practice social distancing. “That was a movie. This is real life,” stated Matt Damon, who played somebody who was unsusceptible […]

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Tom Hanks and his spouse Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing positive for the coronavirus. The “Forrest Gump” and “Toy Story” actor and Wilson were photographed smiling while driving a vehicle in the city. Celeb website TMZ stated the pictures were […]

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Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish, and Tim McGraw will headline a benefit concert on Sunday, playing from their homes, to raise money to help combat the spread of the coronavirus, Fox tv stated on Wednesday. The one-hour special, to be hosted by Elton John and broadcast on Fox and iHeart radio stations, is the first major […]

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From family drama “This Is Us” to crime series “NCIS,” audiences are flocking to television shows in numbers unseen for up to a year as coronavirus shutdowns, and social distancing keeps millions of Americans at home. Police action series “NCIS” scored its biggest audience since February 2019 on Tuesday night, drawing in some 13.08 million […]

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have actually left Canada and moved to Los Angeles, where they plan to make a permanent home after going back from their royal duties, Britain’s Sun newspaper reported on Thursday. The Sun stated the couple took a private flight to Los Angeles but did not state when. Last week, […]

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Americans are using humor as a balm to soothe nerves during the coronavirus pandemic, gathering to new Instagram stars like Quentin Quarantino and sharing Facebook memes about removing trousers and bras and putting on weight in self-quarantine. Late-night TELEVISION hosts and home town comics are supplying a psychological health safety net for Americans living in […]

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