George Avakian, a jazz scholar and architect of the American music industry who produced essential recordings by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and other stars has died at age 98. Avakian’s daughter, Anahid Avakian Gregg, confirmed that her father died Wednesday morning at his home in Manhattan. No further details were immediately available, according to the …

A gold laurel leaf removed from the crown Napoleon Bonaparte wore to his coronation sold for 625,000 ($735,000) euros at an auction in Paris on Sunday. The sale price far exceeded the estimate of between 100,000 and 150,000 euros, Al Arabiya reports, citing Osenat auction house. The leaf was one of six cut from the …

A British camera operator has died on the set of the BBC/Netflix miniseries “The Forgiving Earth”, according to Ghanaweb.com. Agent Sarah Prince said Mark Milsome died in Ghana over the weekend while filming a night-time stunt sequence for the thriller. She said Monday that an investigation is underway. Prince says Milsome was “an incredibly humble …

Some of the biggest names in music gathered on Sunday night for the 2017 American Music Awards. A host of stars lit up the red carpet on Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles including Selena Gomez, who debuted her newly dyed blonde hair, and pop princess Demi Lovato. Selena and Demi arrived in …

“Away in a Manger.” “Silent Night.” “Hark! The Harold Angels Sing.” These names are probably what come to mind when you think about traditional Christmas carols. As classic as these songs are, they’re actually not that old—and definitely not as old as the first Christmas carols. Christians have been celebrating Christmas since at least 375 …