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From 'Moana' to 'Leviticus,' here are summer movie breakouts you need to know

This summer's movies are spotlighting fresh talent. Catherine Lagaʻaia stars in the live-action “Moana,” set to release July 10. “Leviticus,” a “conversion therapy” horror film, features Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen and hits theaters June 19. It explores themes of love and identity. Kara Young and Mallori Johnson lead “Is God Is,” a story of revenge and sisterhood, in theaters May 15. Other highlights include the assistants of “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the 20-year-old “Backrooms” filmmaker and the “SNL” cast members leading the Netflix comedy “72 Hours.”

The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are coming up. Here's who's nominated and how to watch

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are just around the corner. The awards ceremony has left Texas and will take place May 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Shania Twain will host for the first time. She's taking over the role from Reba McEntire. Women dominate the nominations. Megan Moroney leads the nods with nine. She’s followed by Miranda Lambert with eight. Lambert is the most-decorated artist in ACM Awards history. Then it is Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson with seven. Performers will include Lambert, Wilson, Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Riley Green and more.

What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as it turns 70 with a Vienna extravaganza

LONDON (AP) — The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating its 70th anniversary, with political tensions hanging over the musical extravaganza. The contest, held in Vienna from May 12-16, features 35 countries competing for the continent's pop crown. Five countries are boycotting due to Israel's participation and protests are planned in Vienna during the event. Eurovision began in 1956 to promote unity after World War II and has grown into a global celebration of diversity and pop music watched by 166 million people last year. Despite its motto “United by Music,” the contest often faces political controversies. This year, Finland is favored to win the grand final at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna on May 16.

An Oscar is lost, then found, after director forced to check it on a flight out of JFK

NEW YORK (AP) — After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later. Talankin, who co-directed the best documentary winner “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” didn’t expect to have to check his statuette for a flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport for Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday. But a Transportation Security Administration agent said it couldn’t go on board. Then, it disappeared. On Friday, the airline Lufthansa said it had found the Oscar and is expediting its return to Talankin.

Foo Fighters bring their stadium show to a modest NYC venue. Inside the exclusive, surprise concert

NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters have performed a surprise, secret concert at New York City's Irving Plaza. Tickets for the Thursday night show were priced at $30. They were limited to two per purchaser and available only on a first-come, first-served basis at 10 a.m. Thursday. Over two and a half hours, the band ripped through songs old and new. Surprises abounded. The band debuted a new song, “Window.” The group opened a five-song encore with “A320,” a contribution to the oft-overlooked 1998 “Godzilla” soundtrack. At one moment a concertgoer shouted, “Taylor Hawkins forever!” That was in memory of the band’s late drummer. Front man Dave Grohl instinctively responded: “That’s right!”

A converted church in rural Pennsylvania is becoming an incubator for Amish roots music

McCOYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A converted church in rural central Pennsylvania has become a place where musicians with Amish roots are coming to record music and make videos that are drawing millions of views. Ragamuffin Hall in McCoysville was the setting last weekend for a concert by two of the rising stars in that burgeoning scene, the married couple Ben and Rose Stoltzfus. Ben and Rose performed along with the musician and producer behind Ragamuffin Hall, Conrad Fisher. Fisher describes most of what gets recorded at Ragamuffin Hall as “clean country music” and rootsy bluegrass, with a heavy dose of gospel.

Music Review: Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ is where you’ll want to be

New York (AP) — Crossover country-pop star Kacey Musgraves will release her sixth album Friday. Titled “Middle of Nowhere,” it celebrates her Texas roots with a blend of genres, from country pop to norteño. The album isn’t so much a love letter to her home of the Lone Star State as much as it is a place for profundity, writes The Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman in her review. It is a celebration of sounds familiar, new, old and revived, delivered with her glassy vocal style and cheeky wit. She says collaborations with fellow Texans Miranda Lambert and Willie Nelson amplify these wise songs about making your own way.

Georg Baselitz, German artist known for provocation and upside-down paintings, dies at 88

Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed and award-winning neo-Expressionist German artist with a penchant for provocation and known for painting images upside down, has died. A gallery representing him announced his death, citing the family. He was 88. Born Hans-Georg Kern, he derived his artistic name from the village of Deutschbaselitz in Germany's eastern Saxony region, where he was born on Jan. 23, 1938. He was often described as an “artist of rage,” and had a motto of “contradiction,” according to German news agency dpa.

Milly Alcock’s ‘punk rock’ Supergirl takes flight as DC bets big on the Woman of Tomorrow

Australian actor Milly Alcock stars as Supergirl in this summer's new DC Studios movie bearing her name. Heading to theaters on June 26, the film finds her character on an intergalactic odyssey of revenge. DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran first noticed Alcock on the “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon.” Since she filmed her cameo for “Superman,” it's been a non-stop ride. Alcock says her character reminded her a lot of herself. She's finding the experience of sudden fame somewhat disorienting and laughs about anyone wanting a toy with her face.