Grammy Awards: Indians Bag 6 Grammys; Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain’s Band Wins Best Global Music Album

Grammy Awards: Indians Bag 6 Grammys; Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain’s Band Wins Best Global Music Album

Indian artists secured big wins at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, bringing home a total of six Grammys, three of which were bagged by the legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain alone. The music awards took place February 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian…

Los Angeles under fire for blaring music in train stations to deter homeless
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Los Angeles under fire for blaring music in train stations to deter homeless

A US city has come under fire over a controversial plan to deter homeless people that has been described as “psychological torture”. In recent months, Los Angeles has been blasting loud classical music in train stations in a bid to reduce crime and prevent homeless people from loitering. It comes…

Arrest made in killing of prominent LA Bishop David O’Connell
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Arrest made in killing of prominent LA Bishop David O’Connell

A suspect has reportedly been arrested in the murder of prominent Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell after he was found gunned down in his home over the weekend. Sources told the Los Angeles Times on Monday investigators had nabbed a suspect, but further details were not immediately available. The LA…

Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet hang at hot Los Angeles club
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet hang at hot Los Angeles club

Hollywood’s two biggest stars — Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet — had dinner together at Los Angeles’ hottest private club on Wednesday night, sources tell Page Six. The pair were photographed driving to West Hollywood’s Bird Streets Club — with DiCaprio, 48, behind the wheel and Chalamet, 26, in the…

SUV plows through LA street carnival leaving six hospitalized
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SUV plows through LA street carnival leaving six hospitalized

At least six people were hospitalized after an SUV apparently trying to flee cops plowed into a crowded street carnival in Los Angeles on Saturday night. A white Porsche Cayenne sped into a crowd of hundreds near Trinity Street and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard in the city’s historic South Central…

Ex-‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg jailed after bail revoked in sex crimes case
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Ex-‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg jailed after bail revoked in sex crimes case

Former “Scrubs” producer Eric Weinberg was jailed Tuesday after bail was revoked in his sex crimes case that includes more than a dozen charges against him. Weinberg, 62, was previously free on $5 million bail after he was arrested earlier this month on 18 felony counts in connection to the…

‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges
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‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges

A Los Angeles-based rapper who acted in the 2018 movie “SuperFly” was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting seven victims — including three minors. Kaalan Walker, 27, was also ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender for the series…

LA union honcho resigns amid backlash over leaked recording
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LA union honcho resigns amid backlash over leaked recording

A Los Angeles union boss who hosted a meeting that featured racist comments from the city council president resigned Monday amid backlash after an audio recording of the conversation was leaked to the press. Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera participated in the closed-door October 2021 redistricting…

Emmys 2022 hit record low with 25% drop in viewers since last year
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Emmys 2022 hit record low with 25% drop in viewers since last year

“TV’s biggest night” of 2022 was its smallest in history. The 74th Annual Emmy Awards on Monday, hosted by Kenan Thompson, attracted just 5.9 million viewers to NBC — a 25% decrease in viewership from last year’s awards on CBS, according to preliminary Nielsen data. Additionally, this year’s Emmys had…