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Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check. The big buggers can’t resist the sound, which is a little like how I feel taking in all the vibrations of Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé made history once again: The superstar singer has become the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart. The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single “Texas Hold ‘Em” reached No. 1 on the country airplay chart this week. She dropped the song on Feb. 11 — during the Super Bowl — …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A judge has declared that Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally divorced, according to court records filed Tuesday. The couple’s marriage ended, and both became single, on Friday, nine months after she filed for divorce, a judgment entered in Santa Barbara County court showed. In the first …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — La película biográfica “Bob Marley: One Love” dominó la taquilla estadounidense al estrenarse este fin de semana recaudando 27,7 millones de dólares. Entretanto, “Madame Web” tuvo un mal estreno, en uno de los peores debuts de una película basada en un personaje de Marvel. Ambas películas se estrenaron el martes, en un intento por atraer a …

En “This Is Me… Now”, el primer álbum en solitario de Jennifer Lopez en una década, la cantante recupera el lugar que le corresponde en el trono de la música pop. En 2002, Jennifer Lopez lanzó “This Is Me… Then”, su tercer álbum de estudio que unió su romanticismo deslumbrante con el R&B y el pop. También anunció su compromiso …

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of February 19, 2024: TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1 Coldplay $7,957,729 56,037 $142.01 18 2 U2 …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Two $50,000 donations were posted Friday under the singer’s name on a GoFundMe page. Swift’s representative confirmed the donations to Variety, the trade publication reported, and The Associated Press independently …

New York (AP) — The original location of the legendary Barney’s Department store in the Chelsea section of Manhattan set the stage for designer Michael Kors to present his Fall-Winter 2024 collection at New York Fashion Week. Inside the mirrored lobby, the celebrity-rich crowd included actors Blake Lively, Katie Holmes, Rachel Zegler, Brie Larson, Gabrielle Union, and many others. Vogue …

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Timothée Chalamet y Austin Butler tenían muchas ganas de pelear. Los actores habían entrenado, por separado, con un instructor de eskrima en Los Ángeles para prepararse para el enfrentamiento culminante entre Paul Atreides y Feyd Rautha en “Dune: Part Two”, o “Duna (parte dos)”, de Denis Villeneuve. Cuando finalmente se conocieron en Budapest, ni siquiera se …

LONDON (AP) — One actor won’t be nervous as the camera comes in for a close-up at the British Academy Film Awards. David Tennant is hosting Sunday’s ceremony in London and says it’s more relaxing to be the master of ceremonies than a nominee. “I reserve the right to get back to you on the night of Feb. 18, when …