Entertainment News
Meet Amy Allen, the songwriter behind the music stuck in your head
By Elise Ryan, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent-free. And it’s grabbed the attention of the Grammys. The 32-year-old songwriter has composed enduring hits with Halsey (“Without Me”), Selena Gomez (“Back to You”) and Tate McRae (“Greedy”). Her contributions to Harry Styles’ “Harry’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabrina Carpenter’s collaborator Amy Allen writes the pop music stuck in your head
By Elise Ryan, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent-free. And it’s grabbed the attention of the Grammys. The 32-year-old songwriter has composed enduring hits with Halsey (“Without Me”), Selena Gomez (“Back to You”) and Tate McRae (“Greedy”). Her contributions to Harry Styles’ “Harry’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MrBeast’s show includes $4.2M giveaway with app critics say may trap other borrowers with high fees
By James Pollard, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – MrBeast’s ambitious reality show, which the YouTube megastar hopes will expand his giant online reach and turn the corner on recent controversies, is already raising questions from consumer advocates over a partnership with a fintech company. Prime Video’s Thursday premiere of the record-setting “Beast Games” capped off a tumultuous year for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabrina Carpenter’s songwriter Amy Allen writes the pop music stuck in your head
By Elise Ryan, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent-free. And it’s grabbed the attention of the Grammys. The 32-year-old songwriter has composed enduring hits with Halsey (“Without Me”), Selena Gomez (“Back to You”) and Tate McRae (“Greedy”). Her contributions to Harry Styles’ “Harry’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brady Corbet and ‘The Brutalist’ go for broke
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” emerged less like a new film worth checking out than a movie colossus to behold. Corbet’s visionary three-and-a-half-hour postwar American epic, shot in VistaVision, has taken on the imposing aura of its architect protagonist’s style. Little about it is tailored to today’s more prescribed movie world. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991. The New York Giants had won the Super Bowl, and the U.S. was in the midst of the Gulf War. The siblings behind the band The Black Crowes had just released their debut album “Shake Your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The best Christmas movies for every mood
By Lindsey Bahr And Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
“˜Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is. No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Home Alone” or “Love, Actually,” or even those holiday adjacent classics like “Eyes Wide Shut” and “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought
By Dee-ann Durbin And Manuel Valdes, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
SEATAC, Washington (AP) – Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods. London’s Heathrow Airport built a stage to showcase emerging British performers for the first time this summer. The program was so successful the airport hopes to bring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A sanctuary’: How this Halifax choir brings immigrants together to learn English
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
HALIFAX – The rain is pattering on the sidewalk as a rendition of The Tragically Hip’s “Ahead by a Century” echoes inside St. Andrew’s United Church in downtown Halifax. It’s Tuesday night and about three dozen people are singing in the Halifax Newcomer Choir – designed to help new immigrants to Canada learn English and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Montreal, one man is fighting to stop DVDs from going the way of the dodo
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Luddites were a 19th-century group of British textile workers who destroyed the mechanized looms and knitting frames they saw as a threat to their livelihoods. They were followers of Ned Ludd, an elusive apprentice weaver who had supposedly smashed a stocking frame. Although there’s no evidence that Ludd actually existed, the name ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly admits to reckless driving in Australia while awaiting trial
By The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
PERTH, Australia (AP) – A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly admitted in an Australian court on Thursday to reckless driving while he was awaiting trial on charges of raping a woman three months ago. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared briefly in the Perth Magistrates Court charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
