MEDIA & CULTURE

Broadway Legend Chita Rivera Dead At 91

Chita Rivera became a Broadway legend over her long and storied career
Chita Rivera, who electrified Broadway stages over six decades in shows including "West Side Story" and "Chicago" as one of the foremost entertainers of her generation, died Tuesday at age 91, her publicist said.
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Ben Winston accepted the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award for 'Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium'

Elton John Gets EGOT With Emmys Win

Legendary entertainer Elton John on Monday joined a select club of winners of the awards grand slam -- the so-called EGOT -- when he added an Emmy to his suite of career prizes.
Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal both earned Emmy nominations for their work on 'The Last of Us'

'Succession' Set To Dominate TV's Delayed Emmys

The critically adored show charting the back-stabbing dynastic squabbles of an ultra-wealthy family has a whopping 27 nominations. It is the frontrunner for six awards including best drama, which it has won twice previously.
Mel Brooks accepted a lifetime achievement Oscar at the Governors Awards in Hollywood

Mel Brooks Earns Honorary Oscar At 97

A 97-year-old Mel Brooks accepted a lifetime achievement Oscar in Hollywood on Tuesday, more than half a century after he won his only Academy Award with "The Producers."
The new 'Elvis Evolution' show follows the success of ABBA's digital avatar show in London

Elvis To Get Hologram Treatment At New London Show

A new immersive Elvis Presley show will open in central London later this year, bringing the king of rock 'n' roll back to life with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), organizers said Thursday.
Kanye West was suspended from X, formerly known as Twitter, for incitement to violence

US Rap Star Kanye West Apologizes For Anti-Semitism

US rapper Kanye West apologized to the Jewish community Tuesday, after a series of anti-Semitic comments that sparked outrage and led to the star being dropped from lucrative commercial deals and banned from social media.
Volunteer entertainer Ruaa Hassouna plays her oud to Palestinian children in one of the makeshift camps that are now home to most of the Gaza Strip's 2.4 million people

Music Gives Gaza Children Respite From Horrors Of War

Smiles light up the faces of the children, huddled amid the tents outside the south Gaza town of Rafah which shelter hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes by more than two months of relentless Israeli bombardment.
Demonstrators march in support of Israel in Berlin

German Cultural Events Axed As Gaza War Tensions Spike

In Germany, where politicians have voiced steadfast backing for Israel following Hamas' devastating attack in October, a wave of cultural events and prize ceremonies have been axed after participants expressed views considered too anti-Israel.

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