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Music streams hit nearly 5 trillion in 2024. Women pop performers lead the charge in the US

Music streams hit nearly 5 trillion in 2024. Women pop performers lead the charge in the US

More music, more listeners, no problems. The global music industry hit 4.8 trillion streams in 2024, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Report found. That’s up 14% from 2023, which held the previous record .
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'Conclave' leads race for British BAFTA awards, one more than 'Emilia Perez'

LONDON (AP) — Papal thriller “ Conclave ” leads the race — just — for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, one more than the genre-busting trans musical " Emilia Perez .
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British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward

British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Best-selling British author Neil Gaiman released a statement Wednesday denying he had ever engaged in non-consensual sex after a magazine this week published allegations from several women, accusing him of sexual assault.
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Supreme Court will hear Texas anti-pornography law that challengers say violates free-speech rights

Supreme Court will hear Texas anti-pornography law that challengers say violates free-speech rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a collision of free speech rights , regulation of online content and the protection of children.
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British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Best-selling British author Neil Gaiman released a statement Wednesday denying he had ever engaged in non-consensual sex after a magazine this week published allegations from several women, accusing him of sexual assault.
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As Los Angeles burns, Hollywood's Oscar season turns into a pledge drive

As Los Angeles burns, Hollywood's Oscar season turns into a pledge drive

When the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles last Tuesday, Hollywood’s awards season was in full swing. The Golden Globes had transpired less than 48 hours earlier and a series of splashy awards banquets followed in the days after.
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Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in his autobiography being released Tuesday that also do
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Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez dies at 76

Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez dies at 76

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76.
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Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76

Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76.
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Jon Hamm of 'Mad Men' fame is named Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year

Jon Hamm of 'Mad Men' fame is named Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men," was named Tuesday as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
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