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Why Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks and more artists have sold their music catalogs

January 25, 2022 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas, CNN Bob Dylan is the latest artist to sell his music catalog. The musician’s $200 million deal with Sony Music Entertainment announced Monday will give the company rights to all of Dylan’s recorded music since 1962. His decision to sell his catalog is part of a recent trend among some top artists,

Cheryl Hines condemned comments made by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) that invoked Nazi Germany and Anne Frank at a rally against vaccine mandates last week.

Cheryl Hines condemns husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine comments, which invoked Anne Frank

January 25, 2022 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines has condemned her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments about Anne Frank, who was murdered by Nazis as a teenager, which he made during a rally against vaccine mandates. Kennedy, a longtime opponent of vaccines, invoked Nazi Germany in his screed against vaccine mandates on

Elton John has tested positive for Covid-19 and is postponing two performance dates this week.

Elton John postpones Dallas concerts after testing positive for Covid-19

January 25, 2022 1:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Elton John’s concerts at American Airlines Center in Dallas have been postponed after the singer tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement from the arena. The venue announced the already long-delayed “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour would not run this Tuesday and Wednesday. “It is with great regret that the

Actress Olivia Munn was in a virtual meeting with multiple Asian American women when the video was disrupted with violent and racist images

Olivia Munn speaks out after a racist Zoom-bombing disrupts an AAPI gathering

January 25, 2022 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN A virtual gathering of high-profile Asian American creators, including actress Olivia Munn, became the subject of their own discussion — after the meeting was “Zoom-bombed” with anti-Asian images. Munn, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, and Asian-American beauty brand Cocokind had gathered to discuss efforts to stop discrimination against the

Tiffany Haddish is pictured during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show."

Tiffany Haddish addresses recent DUI arrest, the loss of Bob Saget and mourning her grandmother

January 25, 2022 11:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tiffany Haddish is keeping her head up after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Georgia on January 14. The actress appeared via video chat on “The Tonight Show” on Monday. Host Jimmy Fallon politely asked whether she wanted to talk about what happened. Haddish, who split

The EU is recommending that vaccinated residents should not be required to undergo testing or quarantine measures when entering member states.

EU wants test-free travel for vaccinated residents

January 25, 2022 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Traveling around Europe may be about to get less complicated for fully vaccinated travelers from countries within the European Union. The EU is recommending that vaccinated residents should not be required to undergo testing or quarantine measures when entering member states. Under the new advice, which comes into effect on February 1,

A female tourist was thrown out of Venice after she was caught posing for photos topless on a war memorial.

Tourist thrown out of Venice for sunbathing topless on war memorial

January 25, 2022 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

Julia Buckley, CNN A female tourist was thrown out of Venice after she was caught posing for photos topless on a war memorial. The 30-year-old from the Czech Republic stripped off last Friday afternoon, dumping her belongings on the monument — which pays homage to Italy’s war heroes — as she went for a swim

Neil Young wants his music scrubbed from Spotify because of vaccine misinformation on the platform

January 25, 2022 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Neil Young, an outspoken advocate for Covid-19 safety and prevention, doesn’t want his music to share a home with vaccine misinformation. In a now-deleted post on his website, Young asked his managers and record label to remove his music from Spotify because he said the music and podcast platform is “spreading

Amy Schneider won her 39th game and also became No. 2 on the all-time consecutive wins list for the game show

Amy Schneider breaks new ‘Jeopardy’ record with winning streak

January 25, 2022 8:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey Amy Schneider’s ‘Jeopardy!’ reign continues. Schneider won her 39th game and also became No. 2 on the all-time consecutive wins list for the game show. Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, now has a total winning pot of $1,319,800. Current host Ken Jennings is the only other contestant in the show’s history

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is getting a live-action remake

Peter Dinklage says ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ live-action remake is ‘backwards’

January 25, 2022 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is getting a live-action remake, but Emmy winning actor Peter Dinklage isn’t sure it should. Disney announced that “West Side Story” actress Rachel Zegler will star as the princess in the remake of the 1937 animated film. Gal Gadot will play the Evil Queen. Dinklage thinks

Damon Albarn of Gorillaz performs on the Main Stage during Boardmasters Festival 2021 at Watergate Bay on August 14

Damon Albarn apologizes for saying Taylor Swift doesn’t write her own songs

January 25, 2022 8:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN British musician Damon Albarn has apologized “unreservedly and unconditionally” to American singer Taylor Swift after claiming she didn’t write her own songs. Albarn, best known as the frontman of the bands Blur and Gorillaz, made the comments in a Los Angeles Times interview with pop music critic Mikael Wood published Sunday.

The couple who fell in love in Antarctica

January 25, 2022 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

Francesca Street, CNN “I’ve come to Antarctica to find a husband,” Nicole McGrath told Cole Heinz, mock serious. Heinz laughed. The two were eating lunch at McMurdo Station, a US research facility built on volcanic rock on Ross Island, surrounded by mountains, snow and ice. It was 2013. McGrath, then 25, had graduated college in

Several of Hong Kong's private aviation companies say that January 2022 is on track to be their biggest month ever for pets.

Why animal owners in Hong Kong are hiring private planes for their pets

January 25, 2022 4:41 AM CNN

By Lilit Marcus and Ivan Watson, CNN “Private jet for your pet” is the kind of phrase you might expect to hear from a movie star or media mogul. But in 2022 Hong Kong, it’s just as likely to be a regular person looking into this very unusual expense. Many people who are moving away

Why animal owners in Hong Kong are hiring private planes for their pets

January 25, 2022 4:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Lilit Marcus and Ivan Watson, CNN “Private jet for your pet” is the kind of phrase you might expect to hear from a movie star or media mogul. But in 2022 Hong Kong, it’s just as likely to be a regular person looking into this very unusual expense. Many people who are moving away

The Australian national flag flies alongside the Aboriginal flag atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge on May 26

‘It belongs to everyone’: Australian government buys rights to Aboriginal flag for $14 million

January 25, 2022 1:39 AM CNN Newsource

Oscar Holland, CNN Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending a longstanding battle over the design. In a deal worth more than 20 million Australian dollars ($14 million), Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government secured the rights from Indigenous artist Harold Thomas, who created

Full Circle members go hiking in less-icy condiitons. Henderson is in the center row

All-Black group makes history by summiting Mount Everest

January 24, 2022 7:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Lilit Marcus, CNN About 4,000 people have summited Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. And only eight of them have been Black. That is one of the reasons that Full Circle, a group of Black climbers and mountaineers, was formed. “It is an expedition that is certainly about climbing. It is about spending time

The woman was posing for photos in front of this gate at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Dutch tourist fined over Nazi salute at Auschwitz

January 24, 2022 1:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Antonia Mortensen, CNN A Dutch tourist was detained by police and fined in Poland after making a Nazi salute at the gate of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The 29-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday and charged with promoting Nazism, according to a statement from local police published Monday. She

The American Library Association announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards

The 2022 Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners honor tales about the apocalypse, heritage and history

January 24, 2022 12:55 PM CNN Newsource

Scottie Andrew, CNN The 2022 winners of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, the top prizes in US children’s literature, include tales of trans boys, coming of age during the apocalypse, historical tragedies and celebrations of heritage. The literacy nonprofit’s awards, which include the Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal and Coretta Scott King Awards, honor

Ana de Armas fans are suing Universal Pictures after they said they felt tricked into watching a film from which her scenes were cut.

Fans sue Universal Pictures for cutting Ana de Armas from film

January 24, 2022 11:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Two fans of the actress Ana de Armas are suing the studio Universal Pictures for allegedly duping them into renting a film because they believed she would be in it due to trailers and promotional material. Conor Woulfe and Peter Michael Rosza filed a federal class action lawsuit in the United

Evan Rachel Wood powerfully speaks out about the abuse she says she experienced in a new documentary.

Evan Rachel Wood discusses alleged abuse by Marilyn Manson in new documentary

January 24, 2022 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas, CNN Evan Rachel Wood powerfully speaks out about the abuse she says she experienced in a new documentary. “Phoenix Rising — Part I: Don’t Fall” premiered over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. In the film, Wood details her alleged abuse by her ex-fiance, Marilyn Manson. Wood began working on the