Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert
May 8, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla let others take the center stage Sunday as they took in a star-studded concert featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor Castle.
Tears for school shooting survivor’s ‘American Idol’ tryout
February 28, 2023 GMTSANTA FE, Texas (AP) — An emotional audition on “American Idol” by a survivor of a Texas high school shooting prompted tears from the judges and criticism of the country’s response to gun violence.
Broadway writer of ‘& Juliet’ builds show with huge pop hits
December 13, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — We first see Juliet in the Capulet tomb, devastated. She's wakes up to see her Romeo dead. But before she plunges a dagger into her heart, she starts ... singing. What comes out is, improbably, a Britney Spears hit.
LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow to emcee MTV Awards
August 18, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony.
They’ll introduce and present the famous Moon Person trophies alongside performers including Lizzo, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Måneskin, Kane Brown, Marshmello with Khalid, and Panic!
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
April 8, 2022 GMTThe Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Twitter says it’s testing an ‘edit’ button
April 5, 2022 GMTTwitter tweeted Tuesday that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company's largest shareholder and now sits on its board.
Katy Perry to narrate authorized Elizabeth Taylor podcast
March 30, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry is getting into the podcast business, narrating a series about another superstar, Elizabeth Taylor.
“Elizabeth The First,” produced by Perry, House of Taylor and Imperative, is a 10-episode series about Taylor as the original influencer.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
March 25, 2022 GMTThe Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
March 18, 2022 GMTThe Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
March 11, 2022 GMTThe Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
March 4, 2022 GMTThe Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
The Blonds end fashion week with hot vampires, writhing trio
February 17, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The shock rock design duo The Blonds closed New York Fashion Week with hot vampires, embellished corsets and writhing dancers whipping their long ponytails on the runway Wednesday night.
China’s Singles’ Day shopping fest muted amid tech crackdown
November 10, 2021 GMTHONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest online shopping day, known as “Singles’ Day” on Nov. 11, is taking on a muted tone this year as regulators crack down on the technology industry and President Xi Jinping pushes for “common prosperity.”
BTS suits, Katy Perry dress to be sold at charity auction
October 12, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The custom suits BTS wore for their Grammy Awards performance earlier this year are among the items that will be sold at a charity auction.
The seven-member K-pop group wore custom Louis Vuitton suits to perform their hit “Dynamite” during March's Grammys, the first time the megastars had performed at music's marquee awards ceremony.
Abortion, Taliban in spotlight at Hollywood women’s event
October 1, 2021 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Hollywood event that’s supposed to be about women's empowerment in the industry and the world was more about how their rights are being imperiled at home and abroad.
Puppies, giraffes and bears — Oh My! — on Moschino runway
September 10, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It was a soggy, gray day in Manhattan, but Moschino had the antidote: a burst of color and whimsy filling a runway in midtown’s Bryant Park.
Jeremy Scott, the fertile mind behind the Italian luxury label, filled his New York Fashion Week collection with bright baby blues, pastel pinks and greens and purples, and brilliant yellows — fitting for a show inspired by children’s toys and cartoon animals.
Luke Bryan tests positive for COVID, sidelined from ‘Idol’
April 12, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Bryan says he's tested positive for COVID-19, which sidelined him from the season's first live “American Idol” episode on ABC...
A mad scientist in the music studio, this Starrah is rising
March 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Freshly minted Grammy-winning songwriter Starrah has long helped others be stars. Now it's her turn to shine...
The Latest: Fireworks light up sky to celebrate inauguration
January 21, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
10:15 p.m.
Fireworks lit up the sky behind the Washington Monument to mark the end of Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden.
Memories linger decade after huge Provo Tabernacle fire
December 20, 2020 GMTPROVO, Utah (AP) — The shadows of 2020 are about the only thing that remain of a rather unusual and chaotic year. But time passes quickly and it will soon be but a memory.
Celebs join Instagram ‘freeze’ to protest Facebook inaction
September 16, 2020 GMTLONDON (AP) — Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” on Wednesday to protest against what they say is parent company Facebook's failure to tackle violent and hateful content and election misinformation...
Smile!: Katy Perry gives birth to a baby girl named Daisy
August 27, 2020 GMTKaty Perry has given birth to a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom.
The pop superstar and her partner, actor Orlando Bloom, got UNICEF to announce the news on its Instagram account...
Letting go of being No. 1, Katy Perry finds her ‘Smile’
August 24, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A decade ago, Katy Perry could sing the alphabet and top the music charts.
Dr. Luke rebounds, thanks to Saweetie, Doja Cat, Juice WRLD
July 16, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Controversial music producer Dr. Luke was once pop music’s top hitmaker, crafting hits for virtually every female pop star, from Katy Perry to Kelly Clarkson to Britney Spears...
With No. 1 hit, once-ousted producer Dr. Luke marks comeback
May 13, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In 2014, songmaster Dr. Luke had logged his 16th No. 1 with Full Coverage: Entertainment
Pop star Katy Perry reveals a happy secret — she’s pregnant
March 5, 2020 GMTKaty Perry has revealed she's pregnant in a very show business way.
The 35-year-old pop star showed off her growing baby bump at the end of the More: Entertainment
Lady Gaga to headline pre-Super Bowl concert in Miami
December 4, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga is returning to the Super Bowl stage — sort of.
The pop star will perform at AT&T TV Super Saturday Night in Miami on Feb...
Taylor Swift, Lizzo, BTS to perform on Jingle Ball tour
September 27, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish and BTS are set to perform on the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour this holiday season.
IHeartMedia announced Friday that the 12-city tour kicks off Dec.
Ellie Goulding weds art dealer boyfriend in lavish ceremony
August 31, 2019 GMTYORK, England (AP) — British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has married art dealer Caspar Jopling in a lavish ceremony with pals Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller in attendance...
Streaming music may make cases like Katy Perry’s more common
August 3, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — To show that Katy Perry and the team that wrote her 2013 hit "Dark Horse" may have heard his song and stole from it, Christian rapper Marcus Gray's primary evidence was that his 2009 song, "Joyful Noise" had plays in the millions on YouTube and Spotify...
Katy Perry, others ordered to pay $2.78M for copying song
August 2, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" copied a 2009 Christian rap song, a federal jury decided Thursday...
Jury gets a glimpse into costs of making a Katy Perry hit
August 1, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — It's expensive to promote a Katy Perry hit, a music executive told a jury that will decide how much the pop superstar and other collaborators on her 2013 song "Dark Horse" will pay the creators of a Christian rap song.
Jury told Katy Perry hit ‘Dark Horse’ earned $41M
July 30, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The penalty phase of a copyright infringement trial over Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" opened Tuesday with attorneys for the creators of a Christian rap song telling jurors that the pop superstar's 2013 song earned $41 million overall...
Jury: Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ copied Christian rap song
July 30, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Monday found that Katy Perry's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song in a unanimous decision that represented a rare takedown of a pop superstar and her elite producer by a relatively unknown artist...
Inside the Met Gala: Feathers, bling and ideas about ‘camp’
May 7, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The cocktail bar was shutting down, and guests were being encouraged to commence the elegant trek to dinner through the majestic halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art...
Shoes pulled from Katy Perry line after blackface criticism
February 12, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Katy Perry's fashion line has pulled two types of shoes after some people compared them to blackface.
The Ora Face Block Heel and Rue Face Slip-On Loafers were released last summer in nine different colors.
Grammy weekend kicks off with honor for Dolly Parton
February 9, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Nobody pokes more fun at Dolly Parton — all hair, sequins, nine-inch nails and five-inch stilettos — than the country superstar herself...
Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest
January 16, 2019 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival...
Ta-ta 2018, keep your chicken coops and, yes, the Floss
December 19, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Keep your backyard chicken coops, dear 2018, and your vampire facials, too. And the stiff-arm Floss dance...
What’s next for San Antonio’s reality TV queens?
May 2, 2018 GMTJudson High alum Spensha Baker, San Antonio’s singer on NBC’s “The Voice,” rose to Top 10 status Tuesday night after amassing enough viewer votes to stay in the TV game.
Team Blake’s aspiring country vocalist, who grew up as an Army brat here but lives in Boerne, impressed both the audience and celebrity coaches with her intimate, yet powerful, rendition of Little Big Town’s “Better Man” on Monday.
Nun involved in lawsuit with Katy Perry over convent dies
March 11, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A nun who was involved in a lawsuit with pop star Katy Perry over the sale of a convent in Los Angeles died Friday after collapsing during a court appearance.
Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, had served the church "with dedication and love for many years," Archbishop Jose Gomez said in a statement.
Recording academy announces task force for gender balance
February 2, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow said Thursday the organization is creating a task force to uncover unconscious biases and other barriers that impede women's success in the music industry.
Katy Perry polishes her pop star shimmer
January 8, 2018 GMTKaty Perry's pop shimmer dulled considerably with last year's underwhelming "Witness" album. But the pop star with the deep wardrobe has polished it up nicely, and parades like a queen, on the accompanying tour.
Katy Perry proves a perfect ‘Witness’ for the defense of school-night shows (photos, concert review)
December 11, 2017 GMTKaty Perry proves a perfect 'Witness' for the defense of school-night shows (photos, concert review)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Lucy Marlborough isn't going to be able to keep her eyes open when the bell rings to start the school day in Copley on Monday .
Katy Perry and team create a big show fans can ‘Witness’ at Quicken Loans Arena
December 8, 2017 GMTKaty Perry and team create a big show fans can 'Witness' at Quicken Loans Arena
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Katy Perry has gotten so big that she doesn't have to stoop to doing her own tour press to preview her concerts.
Katy Perry just wants to have fun in arena spectacle at Xcel Energy Center
December 2, 2017 GMTShe flew over the crowd on a replica of Saturn, strumming an acoustic guitar. She tumbled in midair inside massive red lips filled with air, not collagen. She wore a tube top that broadcast lyrics like a karaoke machine.
Woman must pay Katy Perry for interfering with convent sale
November 18, 2017 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has found that a businesswoman must pay $5 million to singer Katy Perry and the archdiocese of Los Angeles, finding that the woman intentionally interfered with the sale to Perry of a hilltop property that was once a convent.
Katy Perry – November 24
November 2, 2017 GMTKaty Perry’s Witness: The Tour is rolling into the Vivint Smart Home Arena (301 S. Temple) in Salt Lake City November 24. The tour is in support of Perry’s latest musical release, “Witness: The Album,” and will include a 7:30 performance in Salt Lake featuring special guest Purity Ring.
The person named most dangerous online might surprise you
September 19, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — One-time pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne has beaten superstar Beyonce at something, but she may not be totally happy with her victory — she's been named the most dangerous celebrity on the internet...
Katy Perry wants fans to ‘Witness: The Tour’ at Mohegan Sun Arena
September 15, 2017 GMTAfter kicking off the North American leg of “Witness: The Tour,” earlier this month in Ohio, Katy Perry is headed to Mohegan Sun Arena for a Thursday night concert on Sept. 21.
The singer-songwriter’s new album, “Witness,” came out in June and includes hits such as “Chained to the Rhythm,” featuring Skip Marley, “Bon Appétit,” featuring Migos, and “Swish Swish,” featuring rapper Nicki Minaj.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom go paddleboarding
September 4, 2017 GMTKaty Perry and Orlando Bloom spent the weekend paddleboarding.
The on again, off again couple were seen catching some waves during the Labor Day holiday in Santa Barbara, California.
The pair officially split back in March but they have been seen together from time to time since, fuelling speculation they are back together.
MTV VMAs full of emotional, political moments; Lamar wins 6
August 28, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar was the king of the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, winning six awards on a night full of emotional performances, political moments and a new, eye-popping Taylor Swift music video...
Katy Perry’s worried friends
August 26, 2017 GMTKaty Perry's friends are worried she's getting back with Orlando Bloom.
The 'Chained to the Rhythm' hitmaker split from the 'Lord of the Rings' star earlier this year, but they were recently spotted holding hands at an Ed Sheeran concert, sparking speculation they have rekindled their romance.
Katy Perry calls Niall Horan a stage five clinger
July 2, 2017 GMTKaty Perry has branded Niall Horan a "stage five clinger".
The 'Chained To The Rhythm' hitmaker and the One Direction star have had an ongoing joke about Niall flirting with the 32-year-old singer after Katy claimed she had rejected Niall's advances.
Review: Calvin Harris gets some starry help on terrific CD
June 30, 2017 GMTCalvin Harris, "Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1" (Columbia Records)
A photo of a sun-kissed, empty beach is on the front of DJ/producer Calvin Harris' new CD and there's a palm tree on the back. That's appropriate for what is a strong contender for album of the summer.
Duke Dumont: Katy Perry’s new album is similar to my stuff
June 2, 2017 GMTDuke Dumont says Katy Perry's new album 'Witness' isn't "a million miles away" from his music.
The 34-year-old musician produced current single 'Swish Swish' featuring Nicki Minaj from the pop beauty's eagerly-anticipated fifth record and says they came to work together because the 'Chained to the Rhythm' singer is a fan of his electronic dance sound.
Katy Perry announces UK and European tour dates
June 2, 2017 GMTKaty Perry has announced the details of the UK and European legs of her 'Witness' tour.
The 32-year-old pop star is poised to release her much-anticipated fifth studio album on June 9 and Katy has revealed, via her Instagram and Twitter pages, that she is to extend 'Witness: The Tour' to include gigs in a host of European countries, starting in Cologne, Germany, on May 23.