(JTA) — William Shatner recently released a star-studded holiday album titled “Shatner Claus,” on which he croons classic Christmas tunes as “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Silent Night.”
But there are no Chanukah songs on it, and the Jewish icon is having regrets about that.
“I was going to do ‘Dreidel,...
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(JTA) — Marty Balin, the co-founder of the iconic 1960s psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, has died in Tampa, Florida, of unspecified causes. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was 76.
Born Martyn Jerel Buchwald to Jewish parents in Cincinnati in 1942, Balin was one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane and...
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By DEAN M. SHAPIRO, Special to the CCJN
Perfectly timed to coincide with the Jewish High Holy Days, the nine-member, New Orleans-based chamber music ensemble, Musaica, is presenting two evening programs highlighting selected works of Jewish and Jewish-influenced composers.
On Monday, September 17, Musaica will open its 2018-19 season with...
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(JTA) — Rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, TMZ reported.
The 26-year-old struggled with substance abuse for years, including during a high-profile relationship with pop star Ariana Grande.
According to TMZ, Miller was found by police at his home in California’s San Fernando...
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — The American indie pop band Of Montreal was the latest artist or group to cancel its participation in the Meteor Festival in Israel.
The three-day festival began Thursday.
“After exhausting all of the different possible ways of justifying playing an Israeli party festival, while the political and...
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By ILANIT CHERNICK
(TPS.ogr) — Following weeks of pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Lana Del Rey has canceled her performance at the Meteor Festival.
The festival is scheduled to kick off next week at Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan in the Galilee.
In a statement on Twitter,...
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Singer Lana Del Rey said she “will be visiting Palestine” in addition to a planned appearance in Israel following a public relations campaign by pro-Palestinian activists.
Earlier this week the American performer announced that she would stick to her decision to perform in Israel in the face of calls...
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By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
(JTA) — Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday at the age of 76. Her death reverberated so deeply that an incredible array of people from around the world, from Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama to musicians Paul McCartney and Diana Ross, took to social media...
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(JNS.org) — American celebrity rappers Fat Joe and Tyga, who were slated to headline the Shaka music festival in Rishon Letzion on Thursday, August 9, canceled suddenly on Sunday, August 5, citing the “security situation.”
The pair were set to be joined by a lineup of Israeli hip-hop artists.
...(JTA) — For the fourth time in its four decades of participating in the Eurovision song contest, Israel has won the international competition.
The song “Toy” by Netta Barzilai, 24, secured Israel’s victory at the Eurovision contest this year at the Finals Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal. The victory means Israel...
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