Chris Willman

Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen and pop singer of the 1960s whose career led her to become a spokesperson for Florida oranges in the early '70s

Her statement that she “loves homosexuals, but hates their sin” became a sort of mantra for evangelicals -- and a much-mocked meme among what would later be known as the LGBTQ community -- for decades to come.

Anita Bryant, whose career led from easy listening records to becoming a pitchwoman for Florida oranges to campaigning against gay rights, died at 84.

Sam Moore , who had classic hits with the soul duo Sam and Dave in the 1960s, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida. He was 89.

Peter Yarrow , one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — which helped popularize Bob Dylan as the voice of a generation — co-writer of the song “Puff, the Magic Dragon” and a prominent social activist, died Tuesday morning at his home in New York City “with his family by his side,” a rep confirms to Variety. Yarrow had been battling cancer for four years; he was 86.

For most of the film and TV industry, the devastating L.A.-area fires of the last week have at least avoided scorching the studios where the work largely occurs.

Carrie Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful” at the inauguration ceremony for president-elect Donald J. Trump , a Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee spokesperson confirmed to news outlets Monday.

Carrie Underwood will sing "America the Beautiful" at the inauguration ceremony for president-elect Donald J. Trump, a Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee spokesperson confirmed to news outlets Monday.

Filmmaker Bess Kargman provides an engaging look at a top music writer who has come to be a mogul but still acts like a song hustler.

The documentary 'Diane Warren: Relentless' is an engaging portrait of a top writer who has come to be a mogul but still acts like a song hustler.