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FILE - Atlanta Braves' organist Matthew Kaminski plays an organ overlooking Truist Field before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Oct. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. The jazz lover's eclectic taste in music, and his hilarious selections when opposing players come to the plate, set up a game within every game. For the first time ever, we'll be awarding a Newby Grammy to our top sports-related musician, Kaminski. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Astros at Braves 10/30/2021

Dec. 31, 2021 02:58 AM EST

FILE - Queen Latifah arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J. Queen Latifah will be honored at Sunday’s BET Awards. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Cardi B reveals baby bump during BET Awards performance

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 27, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

In this video image provided by NATAS and the Daytime Emmys, Kelly Clarkson accepts the award for outstanding entertainment talk show for "The Kelly Clarkson Show" during the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 25, 2021. (NATAS/Daytime Emmys via AP)
Daytime Emmys salute late TV icons Alex Trebek, Larry King

By Beth Harris Jun. 25, 2021 09:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 9, 2019, file photo, Celia Keenan-Bolger accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the 73rd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New York. Fans of the Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will get a treat when the show restarts on Broadway in fall 2021, as Jeff Daniels and Keenan-Bolger, two of the play's original stars, are returning. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Original stars joining Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

By Mark Kennedy Jun. 10, 2021 07:01 AM EDT

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anthony Ramos in a scene from "In the Heights." (Warner Bros. via AP)
‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Jun. 09, 2021 09:35 AM EDT

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Jimmy Smits in a scene from "In the Heights." (Macall Polay/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Jun. 09, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

FILE - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs at TD Pavilion at the Mann on Sept. 4, 2019, in Philadelphia. Ingram and Shemekia Copeland were among the top winners at the Blues Music Awards held in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. Ingram, who won five times last year, took home the contemporary blues male artist and guitar instrumentalist awards. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

Jun. 07, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

DaBaby arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, left, and Megan Thee Stallion appears at the 5th annual Diamond Ball benefit gala in New York on Sept. 12, 2019. The chart-topping rappers each scored seven nominations at the show airing live on June 27 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby top BET Award nominations

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 27, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The 94th Oscars will be held on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Oscars set next show date for March 2022

By Lindsey Bahr May. 27, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Jason Isbell performs at the To Nashville, With Love Benefit Concert in Nashville, Tenn. on March 9, 2020, left, and Amythyst Kiah of Our Native Daughters performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 11, 2019. Singer-songwriters Isbell and Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year's Americana Honors and Awards Show. This year's show will resume in-person on September 22 after the ceremony was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. (AP Photo)
Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah lead Americana music awards

By Kristin M. Hall May. 26, 2021 03:31 PM EDT

FILE - Workers prepare for the 73rd annual Tony Awards in New York on June 9, 2019. Producers of the telecast announced Wednesday that the Tonys will be held Sept. 26 and will air on CBS as well as Paramount+. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
The long-delayed Tony Awards finally have a date — Sept. 26

By Mark Kennedy May. 26, 2021 12:01 PM EDT

This 2014 photo released by DKCO&M shows the cast during a performance of "You Can't Take it With You," in New York. The set was designed by David Rockwell, who has a new book "Drama" on sale this week. (Paul Warchol/DKCO&M via AP)
Designer David Rockwell offers a guide to his creativity

By Mark Kennedy May. 24, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

DJ Khaled, front left, and H.E.R., front right, perform with Takeoff, from background left, Quavo and Offset, of Migos, at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The Weeknd wins multiple honors at Billboard Awards

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 23, 2021 08:22 PM EDT

FILE - Glenn Close, nominated for an Oscar for best actress for her role in "The Wife," poses at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2019. Close is releasing an album with Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist-composer Ted Nash on Friday. “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution,” is an 11-track spoken word jazz album that tackles heavy topics like race, politics and identity. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Glenn Close on 8 Oscar nods with no wins: I am not a loser

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 07, 2021 09:34 AM EDT

John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit, third from right, leads the field as they round the fourth turn to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Kentucky Derby, NFL draft pull in television viewers

By David Bauder May. 04, 2021 05:48 PM EDT

Halle Berry arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool)
VIRUS DIARY: From red carpets to empty streets, and back

By Chris Pizzello Apr. 29, 2021 08:56 AM EDT

In this video image provided by ABC, Regina King is seen at the opening of the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25, 2021. (ABC via AP)
EXPLAINER: What was with that weird Oscar ending?

By Jake Coyle Apr. 26, 2021 02:24 PM EDT

Maria Bakalova, from left, Andra Day and Regina King are interviewed and Marlee Matlin walks the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill, Pool)
Academy Awards television audience plummets to 9.85 million

By David Bauder Apr. 26, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Tyler Perry, winner of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool)
Among the Oscar winners: 2 foundations that serve the needy

By Glenn Gamboa Apr. 26, 2021 11:29 AM EDT

In this video image provided by ABC, Lil Rel Howery reacts as Glenn Close dances to E.U.'s "Da Butt" in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021. (ABC via AP)
Oscar moments: History, glamour ... and what a weird ending

By Jocelyn Noveck Apr. 26, 2021 03:21 AM EDT