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In this combination photo, Timbaland, from left, arrives at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles, DJ D-Nice attends the 13th annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala After Party in New York and Swizz Beatz attends a special screening of "Godfather of Harlem" on Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. The performing rights organization ASCAP announced Tuesday that Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice will receive the ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award — a thank you for creating the uber-popular virtual events "Verzuz" and "Club Quarantine," which became cultural and groundbreaking affairs celebrating music and community during the pandemic. (AP Photo)
ASCAP to honor Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 08, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

This image released by Nonesuch Records shows "Delta Kream" by The Black Keys. (Nonesuch Records via AP)
New this week: Angelina Jolie thrills and Black Keys rock

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 02:30 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

Arsenio Hall, from left, Eddie Murphy and Clint Smith appear in a scene from "Coming 2 America." (Quantrell D. Colbert/Paramount Pictures via AP)
33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda

By Jake Coyle Mar. 02, 2021 03:32 PM EST

FILE - Actor Eddie Murphy, right, poses with director Craig Brewer during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 7, 2019. Murphy stars in "Coming 2 America," available on Amazon Prime on March 5. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda

By Jake Coyle Mar. 02, 2021 02:03 PM EST

FILE - Tyler Perry poses at the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on Oct. 5, 2019. Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund are being honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. Perry and the MPTF will receive their Oscar statuettes at the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Invision/AP, File)
Tyler Perry and MPTF to get humanitarian award at Oscars

By Lindsey Bahr Jan. 14, 2021 02:00 PM EST

In this October 2020, photo provided by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dance Theatre of Harlem Company members rehearse at the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, N.Y. Fifteen dancers, a choreographer, the artistic director and a production team has taken up residence at a cultural center in New York's Hudson Valley, about 100 miles north of New York City, due to the coronavirus until the end of the month. (Will Cotton/Dance Theatre of Harlem via AP
Dancing through quarantine and Harlem — in a bubble

By Deepti Hajela And Vanessa A. Alvarez Oct. 22, 2020 04:14 PM EDT

In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Jesse Armstrong, center, and the team from "Succession" accept the award for outstanding drama series during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast. (The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)
A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards

By Lynn Elber Sep. 20, 2020 08:39 PM EDT

This image released by BBC America shows Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in a scene from "Planet Earth: A Celebration." The special debuts at 8 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, on BBC America, AMC, SundanceTV and IFC. (BBC Studios/BBC America via AP)
New this week: Surfing dolphins and 'Love Island' return

By The Associated Press Aug. 24, 2020 01:36 PM EDT

FILE - Actor-filmmaker and author Tyler Perry poses for a portrait in New York on Nov. 16, 2017. Perry has won awards from the NAACP and BET. Now he's getting a big one from the Television Academy. He and his foundation are the recipients of the 2020 Governors Award. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
Tyler Perry's work honored with 2020 Governors Award

By Mark Kennedy Aug. 18, 2020 09:03 AM EDT

Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, speaks while the Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D. Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, looks on, at Rayshard Brooks funeral in Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 in Atlanta. Brooks, 27, was shot twice in the back June 12 by Officer Garrett Rolfe after a struggle that erupted when police tried to handcuff him for being intoxicated behind the wheel of his car at a Wendy's drive-thru. Video showed Brooks snatching a police Taser and firing it at Brooks while running away. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Crowds mourn Rayshard Brooks at storied Atlanta church

By Kate Brumback Jun. 23, 2020 02:14 PM EDT

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DAYTIME DRAMA RESUMES PRODUCTION LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Bold and the Beautiful” lives up to the “bold” part of its name. The CBS daytime...

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2017, file photo, actor-filmmaker and author Tyler Perry poses for a portrait in New York. Perry is looking to reopen his 330-acre Atlanta-based mega studio soon, but other studios in Georgia are anxiously waiting for Hollywood's green light to return back to work. Perry plans on restarting production at the Tyler Perry Studios complex in July, making it one of the first studios to domestically reopen after production was halted a few months ago to combat the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
Perry's studio moves toward reopening while industry waits

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 22, 2020 01:48 PM EDT

This image released by FOX hows Gabrielle Union, left, and Jessica Alba in a scene from "L.A.'s Finest." The series will premiere in the fall. Union is among those awaiting guidance on how actors and crews can safely return to work. The police drama combines shoot-'em-up action with more intimate scenes, both a test of how social distancing and story demands will co-exist. (Erica Parise/FOX via AP)
TV cliffhanger: New season in jeopardy amid virus shutdown

Lynn Elber May. 18, 2020 11:10 AM EDT