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South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Yonhap via AP)

Kim Sae-ron’s death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep.

‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50 years with comedy, music and show’s many, many famous friends

This image released by Peacock shows Miley Cyrus performing during "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert" on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. (Virginia Sherwood/Peacock via AP)

Cher, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg: ‘Saturday Night Live’ is feted with a concert for the ages

This image provided by Golden State Entertainment shows, from left, rappers P-Lo, E-40 and Too Short. (Golden State Entertainment via AP)

Golden State Warriors blend sports and music with new album from their groundbreaking record label

This combination of photos show Trey Anastasio, from left, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol and Cyndi Lauper. (AP Photo)

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations

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Student gospel choirs at Jazz Fest lift voices of New Orleans’ soul

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is known for hosting some of the most famous jazz, funk and rock acts in the world every spring. It’s also a showcase for lifting up talent that isn’t yet well-known: local schoolchildren. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)

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This image released by Epic Records shows "Invincible Shield" by Judas Priest. (Epic via AP)

Music Review: Judas Priest shows you don’t have to be young to be fast with ‘Invincible Shield’

This combination of photos shows promotional art for the films "Poor Things," left, "Wonka," center, and the Netflix series "The Gentlemen." (Searchlight/Warner Bros./Netflix via AP)

What to stream this weekend: Ariana Grande, ‘Wonka,’ Garth Brooks, animal queens and ‘Poor Things’

Jeremiah Manley, left, and other attendees at The Cove, an 18-and-up, pop-up Christian nightclub, raise their arms in worship on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Cove was started last year by seven Black Christian men in their 20s who sought to build a thriving community and a welcoming space for young adults outside houses of worship. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it’s still a party at this Christian nightclub

FILE - First lady Jill Biden accepts the award for best song for social change on behalf of Shervin Hajipour for "Baraye" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. The Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. President Joe Biden's wife said Friday, March 1, 2024, that he had been sentenced to over three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Iranian singer who won Grammy for Mahsa Amini protest anthem is sentenced to prison in Iran

FILE - Faye Webster performs at the Innings Festival on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Webster's latest album "Underdressed at the Symphony," releases Friday. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Music Review: Faye Webster’s indie ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’ journeys through a lifetime

Cyndi Lauper arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards in New York on Sept. 26, 2021, left, and Bjorn Ulvaeus appears at the premiere of "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" in London on July 16, 2018. (AP Photo)

Cyndi Lauper inks deal with firm behind ABBA Voyage for new immersive performance project

Rod Stewart poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

At 79, Rod Stewart shows no signs of slowing down, with a new swing album with Jools Holland

This image released by MNRK Records shows "10,000 Volts" by Ace Frehley. (MNRK Records via AP)

Music Review: Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is back with another great solo album

This image released by Mom+Pop shows "Loss of Life" by MGMT. (Mom+Pop via AP)

Music Review: MGMT’s ‘Loss of Life’ is a nostalgic return full of hope and heart

Lee Ho-yang, a prominent K-pop composer and producer better known by his professional name of "Shinsadong Tiger,"speaks during a showcase in Seoul, South Korea, on April 12, 2015. Lee was found dead on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, South Korean police said. (Yang Ji-ung/Yonhap via AP)

Prominent K-pop composer, known as ‘Shinsadong Tiger,’ found dead, South Korean police say

Eagles manager Irving Azoff, center, arrives at supreme court to testify, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in New York. A judge in New York will continue hearing testimony today in a criminal case involving ownership of the handwritten lyrics for the songs on the "Hotel California" album by The Eagles. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

On decades-old taped call, Eagles manager said ‘pampered rock star’ was stalling band biography

Rare-book dealer Glenn Horowitz, left, is seen in the supreme court hall way during a break in proceedings, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in New York. A criminal case involving handwritten lyrics to the classic rock megahit “Hotel California” and other Eagles favorites went to trial Wednesday in New York, with three men accused of scheming to thwart band co-founder Don Henley’s efforts to reclaim the allegedly ill-gotten documents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Unpublished Eagles book dished on the band’s 1980 breakup, manager says at trial over lyrics pages

FILE - The Beatles address the media in the press room of Kennedy International Airport on their arrival, Feb. 7, 1964 in New York. The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film, all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes. (AP Photo, File)

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo

Scott Stapp, left, and Mark Tremonti, right, members of the rock band Creed, take part in an interview during an NASCAR Daytona 500 practice auto race Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson welcomes Creed to Daytona 500 with arms wide open

This image released by BMG shows cover art for “This Is Me…. Now” by Jennifer Lopez. (BMG via AP)

Music Review: Jennifer Lopez returns to her pop music throne with new album, ‘This Is Me... Now’

A law enforcement officer looks around the scene following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Multiple people were injured, a fire official said.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City mom and prominent Hispanic DJ dies in a mass shooting after Chiefs’ victory parade

FILE - Gloria Gaynor poses for a portrait in New York on Dec. 18, 2019. Gaynor's documentary “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive" will be in select theaters on Feb. 13. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File)

Q&A: Gloria Gaynor on ‘I Will Survive,’ the move from disco to gospel, her new film and new music

Boy George, center, is pictured on stage during the curtain call for his debut performance in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Boy George of iconic band Culture Club returns to Broadway in a musical he calls ‘a slap of joy’

FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyonce teased the possibility of new music during a Verizon Super Bowl ad, and then added a cryptic Instagram video that ended with the words "act ii" and a release date of March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé drops new songs ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ’16 Carriages.’ New music ‘Act II’ will arrive in March

FILE - Legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton practices in Tuscumbia, Ala., July 28, 2010. Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn., died Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at age 86, a family member said. (Matt McKean/The TimesDaily via AP, File)

Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

FILE - Guitarist Wayne Kramer, founder of the band the MC5, plays one of the instruments that will be provided to jail inmates as part of the Jail Guitar Doors USA initiative, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Kramer's recording studio in Los Angeles. Kramer, died Feb. 2, 2024, at age 75 of pancreatic cancer. The tributes that poured in following Kramer's death came from musicians praising the MC5 guitarist's contributions to rock music, as well as from prison reform advocates who extolled his legacy of bringing music to incarcerated people. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Wayne Kramer, late guitarist of rock band MC5, also leaves legacy of bringing music to prisons

FILE - Zara Larsson performs at Y100's Jingle Ball in Sunrise, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2019. Larsson's latest album "Venus" releases on Friday. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Music Review: Swedish pop singer Zara Larsson’s ‘Venus’ imparts wise and caring lessons of love

FILE - Toby Keith performs at ACM Presents an All-Star Salute to the Troops on April 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. Keith, who died on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, of cancer at age 62, is being celebrated for his immense catalog of songs. But his 2002 track “Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)" may be remembered most. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger

Andra Day arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Kingsley Ben-Adir in "Bob Marley: One Love." (Chiabella James/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Review: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ doesn’t stir - Test

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Karol G poses in the press room with the award for best musica urbana album for "Manana Sera Bonito" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Karol G named 2024 Woman of the Year by Billboard

This image released by Tomplicated Records shows "What happened to the beach?" by Declan Mckenna. (Tomplicated Records/Sony Music via AP)

Music Review: Declan McKenna’s ‘What Happened to the Beach?’ is a warped, pop sonic adventure

Brittany Howard poses for a portrait in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, to promote her second solo album "What Now." (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Brittany Howard returns with a new album, ‘What Now,’ and songs she calls ‘like journal keeping’

Chelsea Wolfe poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, to promote her album. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Chelsea Wolfe says witchcraft and sobriety informed her latest album

Fans arrive at the Tokyo Dome, for the Taylor Swift concert, as part of the "Eras Tour" Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

Japanese fans excited to see Taylor Swift perform in Tokyo just after record Grammy win