Brandi Carlile on What It Means to Sing ‘America the Beautiful’ at the Super Bowl in a Time of Turmoil: It’s a Song of ‘Fragile Hope, for Where America Could Be’

Brandi Carlile talks about what it means to sing 'America the Beautiful' at the Super Bowl in a time of national turmoil, as ...

Mariah Carey lip-syncing mystery deepens after Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Winter Olympics organisers have admitted that parts of the opening ceremony were pre-recorded after fevered debate about whether Mariah Carey mimed her performance. Social media was abuzz with ...
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Bad Bunny’s meteoric rise from grocery store bagger to the Super Bowl

Bad Bunny’s meteoric rise: From grocery store bagger to Grammy wins and a Super Bowl stage MAGA can’t silence - IN FOCUS: ...
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What Do We Want from a Protest Song?

For a genre that confronts the horrors of the present, the protest song of 2026 is curiously backward-looking.

Trump to skip Super Bowl 60 in California, host Florida watch party

Trump will not attend Super Bowl 60 in California, citing distance and unhappiness with performers. Instead he'll host his annual watch party.

Olympic history as TWO cauldrons lit; big cheers for Aussies… as fans ignore US boo plea — Wrap

Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni — two Italian skiing Olympic champions of the past — lit an intricate cauldron inspired ...