Entertainment companies hiring AI specialists amid Hollywood strike

Actors have expressed fears about AI being used to replicate an actor’s image and likeness without the actor’s consent, while writers have pushed for limits on the use of AI to write or rewrite scripts.

2023 Emmy Awards postponed due to Hollywood strikes

The Emmys were scheduled to air in September, and it's the first time the show has been postponed since 2001.

Local singers compete this weekend for title of 'Cobb Idol'

A lineup of talented local singers will take the stage at Marietta's Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre Saturday to compete for the title of Cobb Idol.

Meet Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors going on strike

You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces. Hollywood's “journeyman” actors tend to work for scale pay, and spend at least as much time lining up work as working.

Rapper Quando Rondo is barred from driving, must take drug tests while awaiting trial on bond

A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that rapper Quando Rondo can no longer drive and must undergo drug testing if he wants to stay out of jail while awaiting trial on gang and drug charges.

New Gainesville venue serves up cool live music and hot barbecue

Gainesville booming downtown district just got a new concert venue and barbecue restaurant -- both under the same roof.

Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer known for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ dies at 56

Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at 56. The gifted and troubled Irish performer was known for her shaved head and for her fierce and expressive voice.

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56.

Michael Jackson sex abuse lawsuits on brink of revival by appeals court

The lawsuits were filed after Michael Jackson’s death by Wade Robson in 2013 and James Safechuck in 2014. The two became known for telling their stories on the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland."