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Music Review: Doja Cat returns to pop with an ‘80s twist in ‘Vie’

(AP) — Doja Cat had been dropping hints that her newest album would be filled with ‘80s flavor — from the big hair and exaggerated structure of her VMAs outfit to the retro dance moves in the music video for her single “Jealous Type.” Out Friday, “Vie” speaks for itself. The ...

Mariah Carey enters ‘the era of me’ with her first album in 7 years

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven years after her last album and 35 years into a powerhouse career, Mariah Carey continues her reign as the queen of pop and R&B with “Here for It All.” If good things come to those who wait, fans are about to audibly feast on Carey’s evolution with this ...

The late Giorgio Armani’s presence is felt in his final Emporio Armani collection

MILAN (AP) — The final Emporio Armani collection shaped by the late Giorgio Armani’s own hand previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday in the theater where just weeks ago more than 15,000 people paid their last respects. Armani’s presence was felt in the elegant relaxed tailoring that mixed the masculine with the feminine, and distinctive with a traveler’s touches: kimono fastenings on jackets, raffia crochet caps and flat walking sandals and soft leather booties. The theater itself was appointed with architectural details that mirrored Armani’s precise tailoring, ...

Claudia Cardinale, star of ‘8½’ and ‘The Leopard,’ dies at 87

ROME (AP) — Acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most celebrated European films of the 1960s and 1970s, has died in France, her agent said Wednesday. She was 87. Cardinale died in Nemours, France, surrounded by her children, her agent Laurent Savry told The ...

A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of traditional jazz. The Abreu brothers, aged 19 and 17, are part of a new generation of musicians ...