“They basically told me, ‘You can either be in love or you can be a country singer — but you can’t be both.'”

[ad_1] IBrooke Eden (lllustration: Joamir Salcedo / Photo: Getty Images) When rising country singer-songwriter Brooke Eden met her future wife, radio promoter Hilary Hoover, in December 2015, it was love at first sight. But it took her five years to finally go public with their love, because supposedly well-meaning people in the music industry kept…

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Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Camelot’ Cancel Performances Amid NYC Wildfire Smoke

[ad_1] Broadway performances of “Hamilton” and “Camelot,” as well as a Shakespeare in the Park production of “Hamlet,” were canceled on Wednesday night as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket New York City. “Hamilton” called off its 8 p.m. show less than two hours before curtain call because cast members were calling in sick….

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Why Prince Changed His Name to an Unpronounceable Symbol 30 Years Ago, and What Happened Next

[ad_1] The music world has seen countless reinventions, rehabilitations, transformations and image overhauls, but there’s never been anything quite like Prince changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol on his 35th birthday, 30 years ago today. His motivation for doing so was never clearly stated, although many assumed it was a ploy to get out…

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From ‘Lost’ and ‘Sleepy Hollow’ race issues to misconduct at ‘SNL,’ new book reveals the toxic culture lurking behind beloved TV shows

[ad_1] Sleepy Hollow, Saturday Night Live, Lost and The Muppets are all part of Burn It Down. (Photo: Everett Collection, Getty Images, Everett Collection, Everett Collection) In her new book Burn It Down, longtime Hollywood reporter Maureen Ryan, who’s currently a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, drops one bombshell after another about the often ugly…

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Tom Holland addresses ‘Spider-Man 4’ return, says he’s ‘luckiest kid alive’ to play the web-slinger

[ad_1] Tom Holland as Spider-Man in 2021’s ‘No Way Home’ (Photo: Matt Kennedy/Sony Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection) Tom Holland has demonstrated a tireless versatility through all 15 years of his young but prolific career, from his stage launch in the musical Billy Elliot to his film debut in the disaster film The Impossible, from an…

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‘I Should Not Be in the News’

[ad_1] CNN chief Chris Licht told staffers Monday he wants to help them make the news rather than be a central figure in it. In the wake of a devastating profile of the CNN CEO published Friday by The Atlantic, Licht set about soothing frayed nerves Monday by telling employees on the news outlet’s regular…

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