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Italian fans watch the Euro 2020, soccer championship group A match between Italy and Turkey, on a mega screen set in downtown Rome, Friday, June 11, 2021. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events

By Karl Ritter Jun. 11, 2021 06:15 AM EDT

Italy players attend a training session ahead of Friday's Euro 2020, group A soccer match against Turkey, at the Rome Olympic stadium, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
Italy vs Turkey 6/11/2021

Jun. 11, 2021 03:08 AM EDT

Turkish fans wait for the kick-off of the Euro 2020, group A soccer match between Italy and Turkey, at the Rome Olympic stadium, Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
The Latest: Italy opens Euro 2020 with 3-0 win over Turkey

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 03:06 AM EDT

Italy's Nicola Barella, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the international friendly soccer match between Italy and Czech Republic in Bologna, Italy, Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A year late, Italy and Turkey play opening game at Euro 2020

By Andrew Dampf Jun. 10, 2021 04:52 AM EDT

FILE - Laura Pausini performs "Lado Derecho del Corazon" at the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, 2016. Pausini will perform the Oscar nominated song "Io Si," (Seen) which she co-wrote with Diane Warren for the film "The Life Ahead." The Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Laura Pausini is ready to sing at the Oscars

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Apr. 23, 2021 04:36 PM EDT

This image released by Netflix shows Viola Davis in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." (David Lee/Netflix via AP)
New this week: 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' and Paul McCartney

By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2020 01:27 PM EST

FILE - British singer Elton John performs during his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour at the 53rd Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF), in Montreux, Switzerland on, June 29, 2019. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion. With just a few months on the road, Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” tops the year’s Top 100 Worldwide Tours list with $87.1 million grossed between Nov. 30 through March 7. John’s tour ranked No. 2 last year with $212 million grossed. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP, File)
Pollstar: Live events industry lost $30B due to pandemic

By Mesfin Fekadu Dec. 11, 2020 08:27 AM EST

This combination photo shows, from left, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, who are nominated for Entertainer of the Year for the 54th Annual CMA Awards. Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker host the CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville, Tennessee, at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday on ABC. (AP Photo)
New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA Awards

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 10:25 AM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, April 12, 2020, Italian singer Andrea Bocelli stands next to Archbishop of Milan Mario Delpini prior to performing outside the Duomo cathedral, on Easter Sunday, in Milan, Italy. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who had COVID-19, says the pandemic lockdown in his country made him feel “humiliated and offended” for depriving him of freedom. Bocelli spoke at a panel held on Monday in a Senate conference room, where he was introduced by right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini, who has railed against the government's stringent measures aimed at reining in the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Tenor Bocelli, who had COVID, says lockdown humiliated him

By Frances D'emilio Jul. 28, 2020 08:25 AM EDT

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FILM ABOUT RUSSELL SIMMONS ACCUSERS DEBUTS TODAY PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - The women who accuse music mogul Russell Simmons of sexual assault...

Healthcare workers depart after checking the body temperatures of deported Haitians arriving from the United States, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Stocks rise on Wall Street, but US braces for 100,000 deaths

By Matt Ott, Ted Shaffrey And Lisa Marie Pane May. 26, 2020 02:42 AM EDT

FILE - This July 14, 2019 file photo shows Beyonce at the "Lion King" premiere in London. Beyonce, along with Timothy McKenzie and Ilya Salmanzadeh, failed to get an Oscar nomination for best original song for "Spirit," from the film "The Lion King." (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 18, 2020 03:19 PM EDT

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DR. ANTHONY FAUCI GETS BEER NAMED IN HIS HONOR ATLANTA (AP) — He’s gone from having a bobblehead — to having a frothy head named in his...

FILE - This April 4, 2016 file photo shows members of The Rolling Stones, from left, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at the Rolling Stones Exhibitionism preview in London. The Rolling Stones will join Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish for the upcoming TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Advocacy organization Global Citizen announced Friday that the Stones will appear Saturday on “One World: Together At Home,” a two-hour televised event that will air at 8 p.m. Eastern simultaneously on ABC, NBC, CBS, iHeartMedia and Bell Media networks. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Rolling Stones to join Gaga for TV event battling COVID-19

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2020 12:02 PM EDT

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Apr. 09, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
JOHN PRINE’S WIFE ASKS PEOPLE TO TAKE CORONAVIRUS SERIOUSLY NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Prine’s widow says her greatest wish is that...

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2019 file photo shows Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli during an interview in Paris. Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Italian tenor says it’s not a concert. Instead, he calls it a “prayer.” (AP Photo/Francois Mori, FIle)
Bocelli: It's not a concert for coronavirus, it's a prayer

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 08, 2020 12:42 PM EDT

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Apr. 08, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
SINGER-SONGWRITER JOHN PRINE DEAD OF COVID-19 UNDATED (AP) — John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks,...

FILE - This Dec. 15, 2016 file photo shows tenor Andrea Bocelli performing with The Philharmonic of New York at Madison Square Garden in New York. Bocelli will give a solo livestreamed performance on Easter Sunday from the main historic cathedral in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Evan Agostini, File)
Bruce Springsteen and Andrea Bocelli connect with music

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2020 02:30 PM EDT

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JUDGE SAYS R KELLY MUST REMAIN BEHIND BARS NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has denied singer R Kelly's request to be released from jail...

FILE - This March 17, 2019 file photo shows Lady Gaga at the 2019 Daily Front Row's Fashion Los Angeles Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised millions to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to combat the growing virus. Gaga said on Monday that the money was raised in seven days and will benefit The World Health Organization. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 06, 2020 12:22 PM EDT