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Actor Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first New Mexico court appearance on child sex abuse charges, pending a detention hearing in coming days. Wednesday's hearing took place a day after Busfield turned himself on an arrest warrant and criminal complaint from Albuquerque police that accused him of inappropriately touching a minor while on the set of the series “The Cleaning Lady." Busfield denies the allegations, and an attorney says he underwent a polygraph test. Prosecutors are seeking to keep Busfield in custody pending trial. They pointed to a history of alleged sexual misconduct over two decades.

Min Jin Lee's 'Pachinko' follow-up, 'American Hagwon,' will explore Korean education obsession

NEW YORK (AP) — Min Jin Lee's new novel, “American Hagwon,” explores why Koreans are so focused on education. It's her first book since her acclaimed “Pachinko” and is scheduled for September. Hagwons are private institutions where Koreans send their children to learn skills like English and math. Lee calls herself an “accidental historian.” Her 750-page novel is the third in a series about Korea and the Korean diaspora. The story follows a Korean family affected by the Asian financial crisis as they move from Korea to Australia and then to Southern California. Lee's work is known for its deep research and reflection.

Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and Latin lead growth in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. That’s a new single-year record, up 9.6% from 2024. That’s according to a 2025 Year-End Report from Luminate. They are an industry data and analytics company that provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership. In the U.S., on-demand audio streams hit 1.4 trillion. That’s a 4.6% increase from last year. But attention is on older music. Less than half all U.S. on-demand audio streams were from tracks released in the last five years. However, in the U.S., streams of Christian music, rock, Latin and AI performers are growing.

Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault in Caribbean as Spanish prosecutors study the allegations

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The Spanish prosecutors’ office told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the allegations were related to media reports from earlier this week that alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked in his Caribbean residences between January and October 2021. Iglesias has yet to speak publicly regarding the allegations. The 82-year-old Iglesias is one of the world’s most successful musical artists. Iglesias could potentially be taken in front of the Spain's National Court which can try alleged crimes by Spanish citizens while they are abroad.

Golden Globes draw 8.7M viewers, a nearly 7% dip from 2025

An audience of 8.7 million viewers watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, according to Nielsen. That's a decline of almost 7% from the year prior. Sunday’s telecast on CBS was hosted by Nikki Glaser and didn’t quite reach the viewership levels of the two previous Globes on CBS. In the network’s first year with the award show, the broadcast was watched by 9.4 million. Last year, 9.3 million tuned in. On Sunday night, many more were watching football. NBC’s telecast of the Chargers-Patriots playoff game averaged 28.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen. CBS is in the midst of a five-year deal to air the Golden Globes.

Movie Review: Jodie Foster shines as a psychoanalyst on the edge in ‘A Private Life’

Jodie Foster plays a self-assured psychoanalyst whose composure unravels after a patient unexpectedly dies in the genre-bending French film “A Private Life.” Directed and co-written by Rebecca Zlotowski, the film follows Foster on her quest to prove that her patient didn't die by suicide. The film, in theaters Friday, co-stars Daniel Auteuil, Mathieu Amalric and Virginie Efira. In her review, Associated Press Film Writer Lindsey Bahr writes that Foster uses the full force of her star power and impeccable French to make “A Private Life,” unwieldy and complex as it is, go down as easy as a glass of Côtes du Rhône. It's rated R.

Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits

“There's nothing wrong with making people happy,” says singer John Mellencamp, and that's the guiding philosophy of the concert tour he's planning this summer. For the first time in decades, he'll be concentrating on his old hits, and he's got a jukebox of them to choose from — 22 in Billboard's Top 40, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s — led by his only No. 1 hit, “Jack & Diane.” In a trailer filmed for the tour announcement, actor Sean Penn mocks Mellencamp's seeming reluctance to give the people what they want. Now 74, Mellencamp explains in an interview how he got to the “Dancing Words Tour.”

Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of aggravated fraud charges in Pandorogate trial

ROME (AP) — Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni has been cleared of aggravated fraud charges in the Pandorogate trial. Milan prosecutors accused her of misleading consumers in 2022 and 2023 by promoting overpriced pandoro cakes and Easter eggs. These products were supposed to support children's medical treatment. Ferragni apologized and donated over 2 million euros to related charities. The scandal damaged her social media popularity and business empire, and her marriage to rapper Fedez ended. Italy's antitrust authority fined her over 1 million euros. The government introduced a bill targeting influencers with unclear marketing promotions.

Kim Gordon returns with defiant new solo album, 'Play Me': 'It does feel like an evolution'

NEW YORK (AP) — The avant-noise artist Kim Gordon debuted solo music 10 years ago. At that point, she was many decades into an established career as a revolutionary force in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth and the ’80s New York no wave scene. In the time since, she's released two solo albums. That includes 2024's “The Collective,” which earned Gordon her first Grammy nominations. She will release a third solo album titled “Play Me” on March 13. It is a beat-heavy provocation anchored with the unmistakable rasp of her deadpan intonations. Gordon's lyrical abstractions on the album highlight the absurdity of the current cultural and political moment. She takes aim at technocrats, music streaming and others across 12 tracks.