The Billboard Awards will air live on May 23.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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English rockers Genesis announce 1st U.S. tour in 14 years
Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced the tour will kick off in Chicago and wrap in Boston in December.
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Ashley Bryan-inspired book festival to return as virtual celebration in August
Indigo Arts had planned the first Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival as a block party, but was successful with the online format.
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Maine College of Art to hold in-person graduation May 16
The ceremony will take place at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
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Al Schmitt, Grammy-winning engineer and producer, dies at 91
He worked on more than 150 gold records in a wide range of styles.
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Britney Spears set to speak in court on her conservatorship
As with nearly every one of her hearings hearing, about 50 fans from the #FreeBritney movement picket outside the courthouse.
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Cinematographer from Maine says he was surprised and humbled by his Oscar win
Erik Messerschmidt, who won for his work on ‘Mank,’ remembers watching the Oscars on TV in his Cape Elizabeth home as a child.
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Kanye West sneakers fetch record $1.8 million
He wore the Nike Air Yeezy 1 prototypes at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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A complete list of all the winners at the 2021 Oscars
Daniel Kaluuya, Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell – and even a Mainer, Erik Messerschmidt for cinematography – were among the winners at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
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Maine native Erik Messerschmidt wins Oscar for cinematography
It was his first nomination from The Academy.