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Taylor Swift showered praise on Lana Del Rey during "The Eras Tour" concert in Las Vegas on Friday night, describing Del Rey as "the best that we have."Swift performed "Snow on the Beach," her collaboration with Del Rey, as one of the two surprise songs featured on Friday night's setlist.

Taylor Swift will not be in attendance at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that will address Ticketmaster's fiasco managing her The Eras Tour' concert ticket sales.A lesser-known musician, Clyde Lawrence, will instead speak on behalf of artists.The hearing titled That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment, comes after legions of Taylor Swift fans couldn't purchase presale tickets through Ticketmaster in November and resellers have started selling limited tickets for upwards of $45,000.

Canadian singer Justin Bieber arrives for YouTube Originals' "Justin Bieber: Seasons" premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles, January 27, 2020.Lisa O'Connor, AFP Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company said Tuesday -- marking the industry's latest blockbuster rights deal.

Pop star sold his music publishing and recording catalogue shares to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, the company said.Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalogue shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200m, the company said, marking the industry's latest blockbuster rights deal.

Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
he seven members of the class of 2023, who include the writers of hits such as Man In The Mirror, Drop It Like It's Hot and Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, will be inducted during a gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on June 15.

We're halfway through our monthlong newsletter series dedicated to the joys of walking.This week, we're making our walk into a workout.Walking, at any intensity, is good for you.A slow, steady pace has been shown to lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes.But research suggests that increasing the length of your walk can lower the risk of premature death and diseases such as cancer and raising the intensity brings additional benefits.

Harry Styles has broken the record for the highest selling stadium show in Scotland ever, according to the gig venue.The former One Direction frontman wowed packed crowds on Friday and Saturday evening at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.Promoter DF Concerts said it was a phenomenal number of ticket sales for one artist.

Hello, Trash Pandas!This week is Spring Break for Portland public schools, so don't be surprised if children on the brink of going feral start clogging up your favorite outdoor space in the middle of a weekday.Give their frazzled caretakers some grace and a wink-and maybe a puff of your j if you've got one; it's rough out here, and we are doing our best.

WASHINGTON Call it Celebrity Week at the White House.For the second day in a row, President Biden on Tuesday hosted a pack of famous figures from the arts and basked in the glow of the glamorous.A day after meeting with cast members from the hit show Ted Lasso, Mr. Biden bestowed National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to a passel of acclaimed actors, musicians and writers including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, Amy Tan and Colson Whitehead.

Red Sox Fenway hosted a number of events from a college football bowl game to the Winter Classic.BOSTON (AP) - The hockey rink has been removed.The goalposts are gone.The obstacle course and driving range tees were also taken away to get Fenway Park ready for baseball again.Even without Red Sox playoffs, the major leagues' oldest ballpark is coming off one of the busiest winters in its 110-year history.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of one of the worst plane crashes in California history.A flight heading from Oakland to the Mexican border on Jan. 28, 1948 crashed into a canyon near the Central Valley town of Coalinga, killing the 32 people on board.The passengers were 28 Mexican braceros - workers brought to the U.S. through a World War II labor program.

Outdoor N.H.L. hockey will make its debut in New Jersey next year when MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford will host a four-team doubleheader of sorts in the league's so-called Stadium Series.The New Jersey Devils will play the Philadelphia Flyers on the night of Saturday, Feb. 17, and the Islanders will play the Rangers on the same ice the following day, the National Hockey League announced on Saturday.

I couldn't help thinking how different his vision of America is compared to a certain ex-President who had been on a whistle-stop tour to Ireland.Donald Trump's America is one of division and hatred.Springsteen's America is the opposite of that.Had Trump decided to show up last night as some sort of publicity stunt he might have seen welcome signs on the stage similar to the home-made sign a fan handed up to Springsteen at his a 2018 concert at Munich's Olympic Stadium and which the singer waved proudly to the crowd in Germany: 'F*** TRUMP, WE WANNA DANCE WITH THE BOSS."

The Jersey Shore town is easy to get to by train with a burgeoning art, music, and restaurant scene




Asbury Park, New Jersey is a beach town about 60 miles from Manhattan known for its rich musical history and trademark mascot Tillie, the grinning relative of George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Face.

Getty Images / Realtor.comAnd the beat goes on.Longtime drummer Anton Fig, who played in Paul Shaffer's house band for the "Late Show With David Letterman," is ready to make a move.The musician recently listed his posh, loft-like apartment on Manhattan's West Side for $2,995,000.He paid $2,404,000 for it in 2015.

Call it a big three - the Way Too Cool 50k, the Jackpot Ultrarunning Festival, and the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships - and then a bunch of smaller U.S. races this week.That's what we've got for "This Week In Running."Way Too Cool 50k - Cool, California
The Way Too Cool 50k went off for its 33rd year on an almost entirely singletrack route while gaining 4,839 feet.

Justin Bieber is selling his entire music catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for more than $200 million.According to Billboard, the sale - which was announced by Hipgnosis on Tuesday - includes all 290 songs Bieber's released through Dec. 31, 2021 including his most recent album "Justice," which came out that year.

Music superstars are cashing in on a red-hot market.Justin Bieber on Tuesday joined a growing list of iconic singers who have struck mammoth deals to sell their music catalogs or, in some cases, their masters for hundreds of millions of dollars.The song management company Hipgnosis said that it had acquired the rights to Bieber's entire music catalog in an acquisition that ranks among the biggest deals ever made for an artist under 70.

On its way to oblivion is another relic from an increasingly distant era.The Ford Motor Co. plans to discontinue AM radios in most of its 2024 vehicles, according to the Detroit Free Press.You may ask, "Who cares?What are we really losing?"As a Ford spokesperson explained, "A majority of U.S. AM stations, as well as a number of countries and automakers globally, are modernizing radio by offering internet streaming through mobile apps, FM, digital and satellite radio options.

Christophe Bellanca, the French chef who rose to prominence in New York at Le Cirque and L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, is opening his own restaurant on the Upper West Side.He's taken over a townhouse restaurant that was once home to John Fraser's Dovetail and Adam Leonti's Leonti.But Mr. Bellanca has made it less plush, with light wood and beige throughout; wooden beams and clusters of tables give it a sort-of gathering place informality.

A poignant irony came wrapped in the news that Harry Belafonte had died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at age 96.Surely, one easily imagines, the iconic singer, actor and activist would take issue with that diagnosis.Although his body had failed after almost a century of history-making activism and award-winning artistic achievements, his spirit never did.

Though he now graces conference podiums and university halls, bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib still loves a good house show.Abdurraqib's writings on music flow across form and genre.His 2017 book of essays They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us included astute and poignant musings on Chance The Rapper, Fall Out Boy and Bruce Springsteen among others.

When Richard Belzer did stand-up on Late Night With David Letterman, he always entered to the opening riffs of Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones, dancing his way onstage, looking like the life of the party in dark shades.Once he arrived at the microphone, he made a point of engaging with the studio audience in a way you rarely saw on television.

When Veniero's Pasticceria & Caffe opened nearly 130 years ago on 11th Street in the East Village, it was a pool hall serving pastries to its patrons in a mainly Italian neighborhood.The founder was Sorrento native Antonio Veniero, who soon realized he ought to import bakers from Naples, and after he did the shop reached its current high level of pastry quality and garnered awards in Rome and Bologna.

Most loved and hated Christmas songs revealed (Walkers/PA/Canva) (Image: Walkers/PA/Canva) The most loved and hated Christmas songs have been found according to research undertaken by the popular gambling website, Casino Kings.The research saw entertainment experts analyse social media content regarding 60 popular festive tunes to find the most well-loved and reviled of these songs.

Happy Monday, everyone!Wrap up Women's History Month at the National Women's History Museum's Black feminist exhibition opening this week, and then dive into more history at the new "Afrofuturism" showcase.Or, you can celebrate the cherry blossoms at an outdoor pink party.Best Things to Do This Week


"Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures."

AUSTIN, Texas It will be the "Glory Days" for Bruce Springsteen as he takes center stage at Moody Center Thursday night in Austin.Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are making a stop in Austin as part of their 2023 international tour.The Boss will be making stops across the nation before heading to Europe and then making a return to the states.

Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Vera Wang, and Mindy Kaling are among the famous faces set to receive top federal honours for their contributions to the arts.All four are named as recipients of the 2021 National Medals of Arts, due to be presented by US president Joe Biden at a ceremony on Tuesday.

The Boss is gearing up for a few late shifts.Bruce Springsteen will be both the main and musical guest on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" next Monday through Wednesday on NBC.It will be the first takeover and first musical performance for the 73-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, though he's been on the program twice before.