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People gather for a "Celebration of Life Memorial" for rapper DMX at Barclays Center, Saturday, April. 24, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. DMX, whose birth name is Earl Simmons, died April 9 after suffering a "catastrophic cardiac arrest." (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
DMX immortalized by family and close friends at memorial

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, CBS Sports commentator James Brown works the NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets in Orchard Park, N.Y. Brown is familiar with hosting Super Bowl pregame shows during times when the day transcended beyond the teams competing for a championship. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
CBS' Brown to host record 10th Super Bowl pregame show

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FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

? perform during a livestream on social media for the followers who send them money, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic mutes Dubai's live-music scene, the Filipino show bands that long have animated the city's storied nightlife are being disproportionately squeezed. Many are out of work and out of money, struggling to survive in overcrowded dormitories at the mercy of employers (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
As virus mutes Dubai nightlife, Filipino bands feel the pain

By Isabel Debre Nov. 16, 2020 12:21 AM EST

From left to right, Eric Roman, vocalist, Jeff Zacarias, AJ, president of the Dubai Filipino performers' union and Rommel Cuison, guitarist cross the creek water on a boat in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic mutes Dubai's live-music scene, the Filipino show bands that long have animated the city's storied nightlife are being disproportionately squeezed. Many are out of work and out of money, struggling to survive in overcrowded dormitories at the mercy of employers (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
As virus mutes Dubai nightlife, Filipino bands feel the pain

By Isabel Debre Nov. 15, 2020 02:05 AM EST

FILE - This April 29, 2015 file photo shows from left, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, John McFee and Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers after receiving the ASCAP Voice of Music Award at the 32nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. The band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and T-Rex. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
It was all a dream: Whitney, B.I.G. inducted into Rock Hall

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 07, 2020 06:00 AM EST

FILE - John Legend performs live on stage at The Alliance for Children's Rights 28th Annual Dinner on March 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Legend dedicated his performance of "Never Break" at the Billboard Music Awards, aired Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, to his wife Chrissy Teigen, who recently announced she had a miscarriage. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Legend dedicates Billboard Awards performance to Chrissy

By Mesfin Fekadu Oct. 14, 2020 08:35 AM EDT

Diddy, Springsteen among rock hall of fame guest list

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Post Malone performs during the "Runaway Tour," at the Allstate Arena, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Rosemont, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Sweet 16: Post Malone leads Billboard Awards nominations

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KANYE WEST DUMPS TRUMP, CONFIRMS OWN PRESIDENTIAL BID NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, — who...

FILE - In this March 13, 2008 file photo, Hal Willner speaks at the SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

By Andrew Dalton May. 21, 2020 05:29 PM EDT

This combination photo shows, from left, Jon Bon Jovi performing at the Samsung Charity Gala at Skylight Clarkson Square in New York on Nov. 2, 2017, Luke Combs performing at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019 and Avril Lavigne performing at the Paramount in Huntington, N.Y. on Dec.11, 2013. Bon Jovi, Combs and Lavigne are among the musical acts who have written songs about the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo)
Reflecting the times, acts pen songs about quarantine life

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 04, 2020 10:30 AM EDT

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CHRIS CUOMO’S SON HAS COVID-19 UNDATED (AP) — If you thought Chris Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) felt bad when his wife got the coronavirus after he...

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MARIANNE FAITHFULL IS OUT OF HOSPITAL NEW YORK (AP) -Marianne Faithfull has been released from a London hospital where she spent the last...

This image released by Amazon shows Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a scene from, "Fleabag." Amazon is streaming “Fleabag,” the one-woman stage show that launched the lauded television series, with all proceeds going to communities affected by COVID-19. The live 80-minute event is different from the TV series, but fans can see the germ of ideas that would enliven the Emmy-winning show. (Luke Varley/Amazon via AP)
New this week: Beastie Boys doc, Earth Day shows, 'Fleabag'

The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2020 02:08 PM EDT