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Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira Get Rock Hall Nominations

Phil Collins performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on March 9, 2018, left, Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, center, and Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo)
Phil Collins performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on March 9, 2018, left, Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, center, and Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo)
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Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira Get Rock Hall Nominations

Phil Collins performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on March 9, 2018, left, Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, center, and Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo)
Phil Collins performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on March 9, 2018, left, Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, center, and Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo)

Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some of the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that includes rap, metal, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop.

The hall revealed the list of 17 performer nominees Wednesday, a list that also includes Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, New Edition, Sade and the Wu-Tang Clan, The Associated Press reported.

Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order return to the nominations after missing induction last year. The list this time also repeats two sets of musical brothers who have had public feuds and recent reunions — The Black Crowes and Oasis.

Collins, with such hits as “In the Air Tonight” and “One More Night,” has earned eight Grammys, including album of the year in 1985 for “No Jacket Required.” Hill's “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” made history as the first hip-hop album to win the Grammy for album of the year in 1999.

Carey, nominated in 2024 and 2025, has had 19 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, while soul-jazz vocalist Sade, also nominated in 2024, had such soft rock hits as “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo.” The Wu-Tang Clan have been hailed as rap innovators since their game-changing 1993 debut album “Enter the Wu-Tang.”

INXS ruled the late 1980s charts with hits like “Need You Tonight,” “Devil Inside” and “New Sensation.” Two-time Grammy winner Etheridge is best known for her songs “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One.” Iron Maiden helped power the new wave of British heavy metal with iconic albums like “The Number of the Beast.”

New Edition had the hits “Cool It Now” and “Candy Girl,” while Shakira has been lauded for her ability to bridge Latin music with rock and pop. Pink has had four No. 1 songs and three No. 1 albums, including “The Truth About Love.”

Ten of the 17 nominees are on the ballot for the first time: Buckley, Collins, Etheridge, Hill, INXS, New Edition, Pink, Shakira, Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.

Vandross, who sold more than 25 million albums and had the hits “Here and Now” and “Any Love,” died in 2005. Buckley, whose 1994 debut album “Grace” is widely acclaimed, died in 1997.

“This diverse list of talented nominees recognizes the ever-evolving faces and sounds of Rock & Roll and its continued impact on youth culture,” John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement.

The 2026 inductees will be revealed in April, along with inductees entering the hall under three special committee categories: Musical influence, musical excellence and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award.

Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction. Nominees will be voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals.

Last year, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Soundgarden, Joe Cocker, Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Carol Kaye, Nicky Hopkins, Lenny Waronker, Thom Bell and Warren Zevon all were inducted.

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Norway-Set Drama About Political Polarization ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme ’Or at Cannes

Director Cristian Mungiu poses after receiving the Palme d'Or award for "Fjord" during the winners photocall at the closing and awards ceremony of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 23 May 2026. (EPA)
Director Cristian Mungiu poses after receiving the Palme d'Or award for "Fjord" during the winners photocall at the closing and awards ceremony of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 23 May 2026. (EPA)
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Norway-Set Drama About Political Polarization ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme ’Or at Cannes

Director Cristian Mungiu poses after receiving the Palme d'Or award for "Fjord" during the winners photocall at the closing and awards ceremony of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 23 May 2026. (EPA)
Director Cristian Mungiu poses after receiving the Palme d'Or award for "Fjord" during the winners photocall at the closing and awards ceremony of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 23 May 2026. (EPA)

Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization, "Fjord," has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival ’s top honor for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days."

At a 79th Cannes Film Festival that saw few films cause a stir, "Fjord" found wide admiration for its engrossing tale of what Mungiu called "left-wing fundamentalism." It stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals who move to Norway, but soon after have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them.

"Today the society is split. It’s divided. It’s radicalized," said Mungiu. "This film is a pledge against any type of fundamentalism. It's a pledge for these things we quote very often, like trauma and inclusion and empathy. These are lovely words but we need to apply them more often."

Mungiu becomes just the 10th filmmaker to win the Palme d’Or twice. His "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a Romanian abortion drama, won the award in 2007.

The win for "Fjord" extends one of the movies’ most extraordinary streaks. Neon, the specialty label, has now taken seven Palme d’Or winners in a row. "Fjord" adds to its unparalleled run, including last year’s champion, Jafar Panahi’s "It Was Just an Accident," and the 2024 winner, "Anora." The latter went on to win best picture at the Oscars.

‘Minotaur’ wins Grand Prix

The Grand Prix, or second prize, went to "Minotaur," Andrey Zvyagintsev’s domestic thriller set against Russia’s war with Ukraine. Loosely based on Claude Chabrol’s 1969 film "The Unfaithful Wife,Minotaur" is about a Russian businessman suspicious of his wife’s indiscretions. At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.

"The only person who can stop this butchery is you, Mr. President of the Russian Federation," Zvyagintsev said, accepting his award. "Put an end to this slaughter. The whole world is waiting for this."

By wide consensus, it wasn’t a banner festival. Hollywood largely sat out this year’s edition. Many of the selections struggled to bowl over critics. The global buzz that Cannes typically generates was fitful at best.

But the awards handed out Saturday as the 79th Cannes drew to a close will significantly raise the international profiles of the winners. Last year's Cannes produced a long string of Oscar nominees, including "Sentimental Value" and "The Secret Agent."

The nine-member jury that decided the awards was headed by Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao and Stellan Skarsgård were also jurors. Chan-wook, a Cannes regular including last year with his satirical thriller "No Other Choice," joked that he preferred not to give away the Palme.

"To be honest, I didn’t want to award the Palme d’Or to any of the films, because it’s an award I myself have never gotten," Chan-wook told reporters after the ceremony. "But I had no other choice."

Awards are split and shared

Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, the two stars of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s "All of a Sudden" shared the best actress award. In the elegantly empathetic drama, the two play women brought together in friendship out of their mutual sense of care for others.

The jury also split the best actor prize. They chose Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, the two stars of "Coward," Lukas Dhont’s drama about young Belgian men sent to the front lines of World War II.

The prize for best screenplay was awarded to Emmanuel Marre for "A Man of His Time," a French drama about a Nazi collaborator in Vichy France. Marre based it on the experiences of his own great-grandfather.

The jury prize, or third place, went to German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach’s "The Dreamed Adventure," a crime drama set in a Bulgarian border town.

Saturday’s ceremony was missing its tribute honoree. Barbra Streisand was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or, but a knee injury prevented her from attending. Isabelle Huppert nevertheless celebrated Streisand during the ceremony, and Streisand appeared in a taped video message.

The Camera d’Or, Cannes’ award for best first film, went to Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo’s post-genocide drama "Ben’Imana," the first Rwandan film to be officially selected for the festival.

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Rescue Dog Yuri Steals Cannes Spotlight with Palm Dog’s Top Prize

Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo pets the dog named Apocalypse who receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Yuri, winner of the award for his best canine performance in the film "La Perra" (La Chienne) presented at the Quinzaine des Cineastes (Directors' Fortnight), during the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)
Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo pets the dog named Apocalypse who receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Yuri, winner of the award for his best canine performance in the film "La Perra" (La Chienne) presented at the Quinzaine des Cineastes (Directors' Fortnight), during the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)
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Rescue Dog Yuri Steals Cannes Spotlight with Palm Dog’s Top Prize

Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo pets the dog named Apocalypse who receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Yuri, winner of the award for his best canine performance in the film "La Perra" (La Chienne) presented at the Quinzaine des Cineastes (Directors' Fortnight), during the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)
Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo pets the dog named Apocalypse who receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Yuri, winner of the award for his best canine performance in the film "La Perra" (La Chienne) presented at the Quinzaine des Cineastes (Directors' Fortnight), during the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)

Cannes may be best known for its A-list stars, but Yuri the rescue dog stole the spotlight on Friday, winning the most anticipated unofficial award of the festival, the Palm Dog, for her performance in Chilean drama "La Perra."

Judges praised Yuri's naturalistic performance and her central contribution to the plot when picking the pooch, whose prize was a red collar emblazoned with "Palm Dog" on it.

Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo took to the stage overlooking the clear blue waters of ‌the French Riviera ‌with another rescue dog named Apocalypse, who humbly ‌accepted ⁠the prize on Yuri's ⁠behalf, to claps and barks of approval.

The Palm Dog, a play on the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, has evolved from a cheeky sideshow event to a genuinely coveted prize since film journalist Toby Rose started it in 2001.

NATURALISTIC PERFORMANCE

"La Perra," which premiered in the Directors' Fortnight independent sidebar, revolves around a woman living on a remote Chilean island who impulsively ⁠adopts a puppy named Yuri.

"It's not a dog ‌doing lots of tricks. But it (the ‌film) really shows the bond and how this woman's life improves once Yuri, the ‌dog, comes into it," judge and film journalist Wendy Mitchell, wearing a ‌hat decorated with small plush dogs, told Reuters.

Another judge, Anna Smith, film critic, broadcaster and host of "Girls On Film" podcast, said the depiction of Yuri in the film was also key in their decision.

"As a jury member, I'm always ‌looking for a story where the dog is absolutely essential to the narrative," said Smith, who was similarly decked ⁠out in ⁠a dog-themed outfit.

Yuri beat six other competitors to take the top prize.

Another rescue dog, Lola, took the Grand Jury Prize for her role in the Birmingham-set drama about the lives of five friends, "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning," that also premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar.

"We are very strict in our criteria and what is a Palm Dog winning performance. The dogs over the years have been unbelievable," organizer Rose told Reuters after the award.

Past winners include Messi, the Border collie from Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," who converted his star power into a French TV show, as well as Uggie, a Jack Russell who helped launch a wider craze for the breed with "The Artist" in 2011.

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'Fired and Festive': 'Late Show' Host Stephen Colbert Bows Out

CBS has said its decision to cancel "The Late Show," hosted by Stephen Colbert, was purely financial. Rich Fury / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
CBS has said its decision to cancel "The Late Show," hosted by Stephen Colbert, was purely financial. Rich Fury / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
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'Fired and Festive': 'Late Show' Host Stephen Colbert Bows Out

CBS has said its decision to cancel "The Late Show," hosted by Stephen Colbert, was purely financial. Rich Fury / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
CBS has said its decision to cancel "The Late Show," hosted by Stephen Colbert, was purely financial. Rich Fury / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File

"The Late Show" frontman Stephen Colbert will host the final edition of the 33-year-old US cultural institution on Thursday night, after it was cancelled by CBS as the network courted President Donald Trump.

The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015, was axed after he mocked the broadcaster for a $16 million settlement with Trump for allegedly "maliciously" editing an interview with his Democratic election rival Kamala Harris.

Colbert called it a "big fat bribe."

CBS has insisted the decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the ratings leader in the time slot, was purely financial -- and that it was a coincidence the move came as CBS parent company Paramount lobbied for government approval of its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media.

Around that time CBS brought in Bari Weiss, a right-wing journalist without significant TV experience, to run its news division, AFP reported.

In the weeks leading to Thursday's curtain call, 62-year-old Colbert has at times cut a subdued figure, lacking some of his usual cheerful flair.

"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense you might be losing it," Colbert said while accepting an Emmy award last year.

Colbert was clearly moved when he was joined in his studio by fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver, who paid tribute in the penultimate week.

Kimmel was briefly taken off the air in September 2025 by his network ABC after complaints about a remark he made over the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Trump has repeatedly attacked media and press freedom since returning to office, using lawsuits and regulatory threats to retaliate for unflattering news coverage and jokes.

The US president has long been a fierce critic of late-night talk show hosts and their jabs at him. Trump has called Colbert a "pathetic trainwreck" who should be "put to sleep."

One late night host who did not join the gathering of funnymen who pillory the US president night after night was Greg Gutfeld, host of "Gutfeld!" on Fox News -- the network popular with conservatives.

Asked in November about both the cancellation and Kimmel's suspension, Gutfeld said, "Why did it take so long?"

- 'Can't take a man's voice' -

Colbert made his name playing a fictitious version of himself, embodying the type of conservative blowhard beloved by Fox News viewers -- and derided by the left.

He first played the sharp-suited but dim-witted character on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" before getting a spin-off, "The Colbert Report."

Colbert ascended to the pinnacle of US late-night TV when he was named host of the CBS flagship, shedding the character and employing his own voice.

In the weeks leading to Thursday, Colbert auctioned off a raft of props and costumes featured on the show, as well as pieces of set including a giant illuminated sign. Proceeds will go to World Central Kitchen.

Colbert has been coy about his next steps but announced he will be a writer on a forthcoming "Lord of the Rings" movie -- as well as lying down and taking a breather.

Details of the last broadcast were scant, with show insiders tight-lipped when contacted by AFP.

One guest has eluded Colbert: the pope. The host, a devout Catholic, has called the pontiff his "white whale."

While an impromptu trip to New York seems unlikely, Pope Leo XIV's public schedule is clear on May 21.

Colbert's fellow late-night hosts were all due to air re-runs Thursday out of respect for Colbert's swansong.

And the theme of the after-party? "Fired and festive!"

Ahead of the final show, Colbert brought back former "Late Show" host David Letterman who steered the ship from 1993 until 2015.

The pair ascended to the roof of the show's Ed Sullivan Theater to throw furniture at a giant logo of CBS, describing it as "wanton destruction of CBS property."

"You can take a man's show," said Letterman. "You can't take a man's voice."