Arts & Entertainment News

9:09 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77

9:09 AM on Wednesday, December 31

English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have welcomed their second child

5:03 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Athens and Nicosia are starting 2026 by turning down the volume on New Year’s celebrations

12:05 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Hong Kong rang in 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people

11:46 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens

10:10 PM on Tuesday, December 30

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press

5:53 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71

12:20 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible

10:09 AM on Tuesday, December 30

New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef

9:50 AM on Tuesday, December 30

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California

9:03 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's journey to conducting the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year’s Day concert began when he stepped in for a banned Russian conductor at Carnegie Hall in 2022

7:28 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility

2:02 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Local authorities in France say Brigitte Bardot’s funeral is set for next week in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which she helped make famous

1:29 AM on Tuesday, December 30

George and Amal Clooney, along with their twins, have been awarded French citizenship

3:05 PM on Monday, December 29

The undercurrents of adolescent cruelty churn queasily in Charlie Polinger’s stylish first feature, “The Plague.”

2:33 PM on Monday, December 29

Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life

1:38 PM on Monday, December 29

For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California

6:32 AM on Monday, December 29

Text message screenshots obtained by The Associated Press show that Tyler Perry and “Boo

12:52 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The end of the year brings fewer new streaming options, but it's a great time to catch up on 2025's best movies, TV, music, and games

4:02 AM on Friday, December 5

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts