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Last Dance for Queen of Disco; Donna Summer Succumbs to Cancer

She was known as the Queen of Disco and, for many, her iconic songs came to represent the best of the 1970s Disco era.  Donna Summer died Thursday after a quiet battle with cancer. Donna Summer was "Hot Stuff" for multiple generations of music fans -

Godfather of Go-Go Music Dies

The so-called “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown died Wednesday (5/16) after suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  He was 75.   Brown was a music legend among fans in the nation’s capital.    Singer and guitarist

France Hosts Cannes Films Festival

The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival got underway Wednesday with a lavish red carpet ceremony at the Riviera resort. ​​ The movie Moonrise Kingdom  kicked off the 12 days of screenings, deal making and parties. The film, featuring Ameri

Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers

A new film, Father's House , sponsored by the Burmese comedian and political activist, Zarganar, hopes to raise the plight of Burmese migrant workers to a wider audience - especially to people back in Burma. The film’s location highlights the often har

Indonesia's Ban Outrages "Little Monsters"

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Circus Museums Pay Tribute to 'Greatest Show on Earth'

Ornate wagons find a home at Circus World

Jazz, Hip Hop, Broadway Taught in Bangkok, Beyond

BANGKOK - A U.S.-funded arts program is training students in the Middle East and Asia with American style music, theater and dance. The "Yes Academy" strives to build bridges between the U.S. and countries emerging from conflict. One of their biggest prog

Hardliners Say Lady Gaga 'Too Pornographic' for Indonesia

JAKARTA - The backlash against the flamboyant American pop star Lady Gaga has been brewing in Indonesia for months. However, tensions over the singer's imminent concert reached a new high in Jakarta this week. After mounting pressure from hardline Islamic

Music Industry Addresses Drug, Alcohol Problems

​​The drug-related deaths of popular entertainers like Whitney Houston have focused attention on drug and alcohol abuse, both inside and outside the entertainment industry.   Celebrities may be at special risk, but some in the industry say they are

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