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The Grammys split the country album category into traditional and contemporary. It might be great
NEW YORK (AP) - Flashback to February. It's the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first Black woman to win best country album, for "Cowboy Carter."...
Dec 22, 2025
Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's governor pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday for his criminal past in the state, acknowledging the Nashville native's long road back from drugs and prison through soul-searching, songwriting and advocacy f...
Dec 18, 2025
'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82
Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William "Buck" Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died Tuesday in hospice as a result of a rare, aggressive form of cancer, said hi...
Dec 17, 2025
Son Nick arrested after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, was in police custody Monday after deaths of the director-actor and his wife Michele, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Online jail records show Nick Reiner, 32, was booked by Los...
Dec 15, 2025
Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The official could not publicly discu...
Dec 15, 2025
2 people found dead at Rob Reiner's home and homicide detectives are investigating
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Homicide detectives were investigating Sunday after two people were found dead at director-actor Rob Reiner's Los Angeles home, authorities said. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly af...
Dec 15, 2025
It feels good to be Jelly Roll. And now, he's ready to win a Grammy
New York (AP) - Jelly Roll is catching his breath. It's not a metaphor. He's running up a hill in South Texas when he answers The Associated Press' phone call, part of his ongoing health transformation journey. "Endorphins are flying. I feel great,"...
Dec 12, 2025
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist
NEW YORK (AP) - The holiday season is here, and with it, a present for fans of end of year data and marketing: Spotify Wrapped is here! And Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Sw...
Dec 03, 2025
Alcorn State's Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite to Make National Debut in 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Alcorn State University Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite marching band is set to appear on one of the nation's biggest stages this fall. After receiving an invitation last year, the band from the historically Black university in Mississippi raised the funds needed to participate and will officially join the lineup for the 99th...
Nov 21, 2025
Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame
Slime, that gooey, sticky and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Trivial Pursuit. Each year, the Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have inspired...
Nov 06, 2025












