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The 25th edition of the film and media festival opens on Wednesday, showcasing more than 100 world premiere documentaries and narrative features, as well as short films, live music, podcasts and conversations with leading entertainment figures.

Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.

"It's not anything to do with politics. I don't know why they're turning it into politics," Vanilla Ice said of the Freedom 250 concerts planned in Washington, D.C.

She was, and remains, one of cinema's most brilliant stars. Norma Jeane Baker, known to the world as Marilyn Monroe, died in 1962 at age 36, but she left a legacy of classic films, fashion, and a carefully-crafted celebrity image.

A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.

To mark the centenary of Marilyn Monroe, her last interview and last formal photo shoot, for Life Magazine writer Richard Meryman and photographer Allan Grant, are now presented in an expanded edition for the first time.

An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago.

Some artists announced for the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington, D.C., this summer, say they won't be performing.

Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.

The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.