Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright. Fraser was one of five first-time nominees in the category, the first time that had happened since 1935. Fraser beat out Austin Butler of “Elvis,” Colin Farrell of “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Paul Mescal of “Aftersun,” and Bill Nighy of “Living.”
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Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks to co-host 2023 ACM Awards
Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks have signed on to co-host the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards. Producers announced that the country music legends will serve as joint presenters at the ceremony staged at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on 11 May.
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Sinéad O’Connor dies age 56
Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56. Her family announced the news with great sadness, saying her family and friends are devastated.
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Today Music’s History
On March 20 1991, Eric Clapton‘s four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a housekeeper who was cleaning the room left a window open. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend’s apartment. Clapton was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song ‘Tears in Heaven’.
