London music festival cancels after ELO's Jeff Lynne pulls out

LONDON (AP) – A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot on Sunday.

Bad Bunny sings about Puerto Rico's turmoil

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – In a small bookstore in the Caribbean’s largest mall, dozens of people gathered on a recent evening for the launch of a slim dictionary. Its title is “The ABC of DtMF,” which is short for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” the newest album from Puerto Rico’s latest prodigious son, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny.

Jennifer Hudson will headline the Whitney Houston Legacy of Love Gala

NEW YORK (AP) – No one could replace the inimitable talent that was Whitney Houston. But when you need someone to sing her timeless tracks, the great EGOT (that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner) Jennifer Hudson has proven time and time again that she’s up for the job.

Justin Bieber teases his long-awaited seventh album

NEW YORK (AP) – Justin Bieber is teasing his long-awaited seventh studio album – apparently called “Swag” – with a series of billboards and social media posts Thursday.

Chris Brown pleads not guilty over London nightclub assault

LONDON (AP) – Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

George Harrison's Beatles-era photos to be released in new book

NEW YORK (AP) – A book of Beatles -era photographs taken by George Harrison, many of them never published, will be released next year. Random House announced Thursday that “The Third Eye,” which includes more than 250 black and white and color images, is scheduled for Fall 2026.

Former 'Love Island USA' contestant Cierra Ortega apologizes for racial slur

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former “Love Island USA” contestant Cierra Ortega apologized Wednesday for resurfaced posts where she used a racial slur against Asian people.

'Superman' brings message of hope to a cynical world

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Superman might do more than just save Metropolis – filmmaker James Gunn hopes the beloved superhero will bring hope to a cynical world.