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Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Sports
Lil Wayne, who hoped to lead Super Bowl Halftime show in NOLA, says snub ‘broke me’
The hip-hop star had been public about his desire to be in the show in his hometown of New Orleans.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter win at MTV Video Music Awards, Chappell Roan gets medieval
The MTV Video Music Awards returned Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends
Taylor Swift, calling herself a ‘childless cat lady,’ endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
The pioneering Jones won 2 Emmys, a Golden Globe, 2 Tony Awards, a Grammy and many other awards for iconic roles ranging from ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Field of Dreams.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
Twenty years in, Camden film festival keeps getting more competitive
The festival, which starts Thursday, received more than 2,000 submissions for about 50 spots.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, New England, News
Cowabunga! Dover celebrates being birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
It wasn’t the New York City sewers, where the Turtles mutated from regular reptiles into a crime-fighting quartet who battled foes with nunchucks, snark and pizza. Rather, it was a small city near the New Hampshire coast.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with legends like David Bowie and Lou Reed, dies at 86
Flowers was a founding member of the pop group Blue Mink, who later joined the rock band T Rex.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Puppeteers from around the world converge on Portland for citywide festival
Puppets in Portland will be held Sept. 13-22 and feature more than two dozen performances and workshops.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
After penning pop hits, Maine native Amy Allen releases first album of her own
The Waynflete grad, who has written songs for stars like Harry Styles and Sabrina Carpenter, released the self-titled ‘Amy Allen’ on Friday.