On Friday, the Los Angeles Convention Center was a sea of green. The convention center was home to L.A.βs 12th annual KCON, a Korean music festival that ran from Friday to Sunday. While the three-day convention began in 2012 as a celebration of K-pop, its programming has expanded to feature panels with K-drama actors, skincare…
Cynthia Erivo, a noted theatrical divinity, redeemed the title of βJesus Christ Superstarβ at the Hollywood Bowl last weekend in a magnetic, heaven-sent performance that established God the Savior as a queer Black woman, as many of us suspected might be the case all along. Divine dispensation allowed me to catch the final performance of…
The accordionist commands the stage, his eyes staring off as if in a trance, his fingers trilling out the opening notes of a tune. Itβs a long, sinuous riff, one so intoxicating that the audience in front of him canβt help but to two-step across the crowded dance floor. He and his singing partner unfurl…
A man fell to his death at the Oasis concert on Saturday at Wembley Stadium, British Metropolitan Police have confirmed. In a statement given to the BBC, officials said they responded to a report that a man in his 40s had been injured at the show around 10:19 p.m. BST. After discovering βinjuries consistent with…
Soulja Boy faces a fresh round of legal woes, months after he was found liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant. Los Angeles police arrested the 35-year-old rap star, known for βCrank That (Soulja Boy)β and βKiss Me Thru the Phone,β early Sunday morning on suspicion of being a convicted…
Dave Edmunds suffered a βmajor cardiac arrestβ and faces a βvery long journeyβ to recovery, according to his wife, who detailed the Welsh musicianβs health struggles in a Facebook post. Best known perhaps for his 1970 hit βI Hear You Knocking,β Edmunds β who also formed the band Rockpile with Nick Lowe β βdied in…
David Ellisonβs Skydance Media has unveiled its leadership structure for Paramount, beginning a shake-up as the Shari Redstone era winds to a close. Ellison will become chairman and chief executive of the new Paramount Skydance Corp. with a goal of reviving the legendary entertainment company. The structure will largely be decentralized with Ellison entrusting his…
On the Shelf Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run By Peter Ames CarlinDoubleday: 256 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Before βBorn to Run,β Bruce Springsteen was in danger of being dropped by his record label….
We all need to stop getting mad about the fact that our favorite streaming series are now full of ads and focus on how awful those ads are. Yes, it is infuriating that streaming platforms sold a product they could not reasonably hope to sustain. The promise that, for a small fee, viewers would be…
NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff will join MSNBC full time once the progressive cable channel is spun off into a new company, which will be called Versant. Later this year, MSNBC is heading to Versant, which will be the new stand-alone home for current parent company Comcastβs cable networks. As a result, MSNBC will no…