Writing a Christmas hit is big business
When Freddie Mercury decided his band Queen would record a Christmas song, he gave Jim Lea a call.
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Pink, Chance the Rapper scale back tours to focus on family
Several high profile recording artists are retreating from the stage lights to make 2020 about family.
Visit museums or art galleries and you may live longer
A trip to the theater, museum or art gallery could help you live longer. And the more often you get that culture fix the better, a new study suggests.
These homes have garages that look more like art galleries
For the ultra wealthy who already have several homes and a collection of luxury automobiles, what could possibly be next?
Museum of Ice Cream finds permanent home in New York City
New York's hottest museum's got pastel pop art, its own subway and a line out the door and around the block.
Man who ate banana art installation says he did it to create art
When a banana that was duct taped to a wall sold for $120,000, not everyone understood the artistic inspiration behind the piece.
California man arrested after online video threats
A California man accused of posting online videos that appear to threaten gun violence pleaded not guilty Monday to weapons and child endangerment charges.
Juice Wrld initial autopsy findings inconclusive
The cause of death for rapper and singer Juice WRLD is still pending following an autopsy.
Rapper and singer Juice Wrld is dead at 21
Rapper and singer Juice WRLD has died in Chicago, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Sunday.
Someone ate a $120,000 banana art piece
When an artist duct-taped a banana to a wall and priced it at $120,000 this week, we should probably have known where the story was heading.
Remembering Juice WRLD, one of emo rap's most promising artists
Juice WRLD was an artist on the come up.
Move to share art prize sparked outrage
You get a prize! You get a prize! Everybody gets a prize!
Spotify Wrapped reveals your top songs, favorites of the decade
Musicals may be on your go-to streaming playlists, or perhaps you prefer listening to some hip hop.
The world's most beautiful streets
Architecture is typically famous for its big, bold statements -- the huge skyscrapers, opera houses, bridges and airports that tower over cityscapes, dwarfing their occupants.
Developer hangs $4.8 million chandelier under bridge in Vancouver
There's a $4.8-million piece of public art hanging underneath a Vancouver, Canada, bridge, and residents say it's distastefully positioned in an area formerly frequented by homeless people.
Guy sculpts Tesla's Cybertruck out of mashed potatoes
Greg Milano studied art history and architecture. He has a law degree and works in real estate. But his most important resume line?
Boris Johnson replaced by ice sculpture
Boris Johnson was criticized by party leaders and represented by a dripping ice sculpture after refusing to appear in a televised election debate focusing on climate change.
American Music Awards winners announced
As far as the American Music Awards go, it was Taylor Swift for the win.
Selena Gomez kicks off the American Music Awards
Where to even begin? Sunday night was the American Music Awards and there was a lot going on.
ACLU: Sacramento school violated free speech
An elementary school art lesson meant to encourage students to explore activism resulted in a First Amendment violation when the teacher censored students' Black Lives Matter posters, the ACLU claims.
Baltimore Museum of Art to buy women's art only
The Baltimore Museum of Art unveiled plans that it will only buy art by women next year. Right now, only four percent of the museum's collection is by female artists.
Rare portrait of teenage Mozart could fetch $1.3M at auction
A rare portrait of a teenage Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart smashed auction estimates to sell for over 4 million euros ($4.4 million) in Paris on Wednesday.
Tuk-tuk becomes symbol of uprising for Iraq's protesters
Amnah Ali is carefully putting the gray into the body of a spaceship she's painting on a giant mural at the entrance to a tunnel under Baghdad's Tahrir Square. There's a whiff of smoke and a tart catch of tear gas in the air.
As Berlin Wall falls, artist plans outdoor gallery
Kani Alavi, a young Iranian artist living in Germany, witnessed history as the Berlin Wall was falling, and crowds rushed to set foot on free soil.
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