From Folklore to Tenet to Kitchen Disco – the year the arts became more necessary than ever

There are some “big” fans of Anderson .Paak in the Obama Household.

Donald Trump reportedly awarded the National Medal of the Arts to both Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs while his impeachment hearing in the US House of Representatives was taking place yesterday (January 13).Trump became the first US President to be impeached twice after he was charged with “incitement of insurrection” over last week’s deadly storming of the US Capitol by his supporters.

Mariah Carey has opened up about her racial identity and the complexities of being a female musician in a male-dominated industry during a recent podcast. Carey - best known for her five-octave vocal range - is of African-American, Afro-Venezuelan and Irish descent, and spoke about how her heritage has informed her racially ambiguous appearance in an episode of Questlove Supreme's weekly podcast (January 13).

Taylor Swift has become the first artist ever to have the top-selling album of the year five times in the US since data tracking first began in 1992.The news comes as the singer’s ‘Folklore’ LP has finished as the top-selling album of 2020 in the US.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBrazilian queer artist Bia Leite has joined “Goddess of the Water,” a project from one of the most sought-after of young Brazilian directors, João Paulo Miranda Maria, whose first feature, “Memory House,” was the only Latin American feature chosen for last year’s Cannes Festival Official Selection.“Memory House” went on to be selected for the Toronto and San Sebastián festivals.Set up at Paris-based Les Valseurs, which scored an Academy Award

The Office US creator Greg Daniels has said a potential reunion is looking “more likely now” than ever.The showrunner spoke to E! News following the release of the show on streaming service Peacock in the US.Asked whether he could see a reunion happening on Peacock, Daniels said “I think it’s probably more likely now that the show is on Peacock,” while adding “but no plans right now.”He added: “But people are more open to it now, it seems like.”When asked to consider what a reunion could look

Amelia Hamlin strips off her face mask as she arrives back in the US on Wednesday (January 6) in Los Angeles.

pic.twitter.com/fIDoZdeyxt#ESSENCE is saddened to report the passing of famed author, Eric Jerome Dickey. Dickey was an ESSENCE and New York Times best-selling author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life.

Taylor Swift‘s folklore just scored a big record – it’s the number one album of 2020!

Janet W. Lee Author Eric Jerome Dickey died Sunday in Los Angeles due to complications from a long illness, a representative from his publisher Penguin Random House confirmed to Variety.

In what host Ryan Seacrest described as “a first”, President-elect Joe Biden and future First Lady Jill Biden appeared live from their home on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibility to a Justice Department hurt by the Iran-Contra scandal, has died.

Good riddance, 2020! And hello, 2021! The new year started off with a bang thanks to the gorgeous, annual fireworks displays, concerts, and performances from around the world. As the clock struck midnight across the globe, countries, provinces, and regions celebrated a new beginning and bid adieu to the dismal, difficult year that was 2020.

2020 was light on parties, but Miley Cyrus is kicking off 2021 with a “Party in the U.S.A”.

Good riddance, 2020! And hello, 2021! The new year started off with a bang thanks to the gorgeous, annual fireworks displays, concerts, and performances from around the world. As the clock struck midnight across the globe, countries, provinces, and regions celebrated a new beginning and bid adieu to the dismal, difficult year that was 2020.