Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, exits the funeral of Gregg Allman at Snow's Memorial Chapel, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga.

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin' man.

UK's Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate's cancer diagnosis

April 18
Britain's Prince William is greeted as he arrives for a visit to Surplus to Supper, in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, Thursday, April 18, 2024. T
Prince William returned to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife's cancer diagnosis, bolstering the royal family's ranks as health problems continue to sideline the princess and King Charles III.

Prince's sister Tyka Nelson will give her farewell performance at the Dakota

April 18
Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, left, stands with then-University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler, when he presented an honorary degree posthumously t
The part-time singer will be joined by former Prince associates for the concert on his birthday.
Nation
April 18

Musicians pay tribute to Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts after death at 80

Famous fans react to the death of Allman Brothers singer, songwriter and guitarist Dickey Betts, who died at 80.
Business
April 18

After 40 nights of U2 at the Sphere, Phish's Trey Anastasio talks about taking over

Phish has been performing for decades, but never has the band played the same show twice.
Variety
April 18

Musician T Bone Burnett is trading his dystopian sensibilities for some warm-hearted acoustic music

At an age when many contemporaries contemplate retirement, musician T Bone Burnett has made big changes in his life and art.
Variety
April 18

John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met

The children crumple and fall to the stage, victims of King Herod's assassins. Then the Virgin Mary, in a voice brimming with anguish and outrage, memorializes the student protesters who were massacred by Mexican armed forces in 1968.
Variety
April 18

Movie Review: A heist movie that gleefully collides with a monster movie in 'Abigail'

If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you.
Celebrities
April 17
Singer-songwriter and actor Jewel participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the Hallmark television movie, "Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper

Jewel 'blushes' at Kevin Costner dating rumors as she reveals painful mishap with a live raven

Singer promotes new projects in Elle magazine profile.
Nation
April 16
Salman Rushdie in New York, March 22, 2024.

Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

In Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last.
Nation
April 16

Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating

Performing in the U.S. for international artists just got a lot more complicated.
World
April 16

Algerian journalist says he was expelled from his country without explanation

An Algerian journalist was expelled from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport as journalists continue to face challenges reporting in Algeria.
Movies
April 16
The Coen Brothers on the set of "A Serious Man"

Meet the Oscar-winning cinematographer who has changed the way the movies look

Roger Deakins, the man most responsible for the visuals of many Coen brothers movies, will be at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
Variety
April 15

Music Review: Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on 'Silent, Listening'

Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his solo album ''Silent, Listening,'' spontaneously composing and performing tunes that are often without melody, meter or form.
Variety
April 15

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 21-27

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 21-27:
Nation
April 13

Today in History: April 14, Abraham Lincoln is fatally shot at Ford's Theatre

Today is Sunday, April 14, the 105th day of 2024. There are 261 days left in the year.
Variety
April 12
From left: Hosts of the CBS talk show "The Talk" Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Sheryl Underwood, Jerry O’Connell and Natalie Morales pose for a

CBS says its daytime show 'The Talk' will end its run in December after 15 seasons

Sheryl Underwood is the only person from the early days of ''The Talk'' who remains on the show today.
Variety
April 12
THE GOLDEN WEDDING - After lifetimes of love and loss and a whirlwind journey on 'The Golden Bachelor,' Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist will walk down t

'Golden Bachelor' couple announce they're divorcing

After three months of marriage, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced on "Good Morning America" that they're done.
Books
April 12
Rami Malek, left, and Lucy Boynton arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Minneapolis author says visiting set of movie starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek was 'surreal'

From Budapest, prolific nonfiction author Jack El-Hai is on "the most fun work trip I've ever been on."
Variety
April 11

New York Philharmonic to tour China this summer

The New York Philharmonic will give five concerts in China this summer in what it says will be first visit to the mainland by a U.S. orchestra since 2019.
The Good Life
April 11
Interior design starts Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus

Celebrity designer and Minnesota native Nate Berkus shares tips on making home spaces work for you

The famed interior design expert talks about tailoring space to fit your needs
Variety
April 11

Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, dies at 57

Mister Cee, one of hip-hop's pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in the Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, has died. He was 57.
Nation
April 10
This picture taken on March 16, 2024, shows Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (right) and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (left) attending a press con

Ohtani's former interpreter is said to be negotiating a guilty plea

A guilty plea from Ippei Mizuhara before a federal judge — likely to include an admission of a range of facts related to any illegal conduct — could confirm the account that the Dodgers star gave to reporters two weeks ago, in which he said he had no knowledge of what happened to his money.

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