
Maria Sherman
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Music Reporter at Associated Press
author 'LARGER THAN LIFE: A History Of Boy Bands' https://t.co/gAJ7ZJrPvH 🇵🇷 lit agent @manadurphy / film Dana Spector CAA. ideas mine. job: @mariashermanAP
Articles
-
2 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Maria Sherman
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the final night of tour. SoFi Stadium, just outside Los Angeles, is packed. 80,000 fans stand before The Weeknd, an endless sea of blinding lights. The bestselling artist born Abel Tesfaye emerges onstage. He launches into the first song. Less than a minute goes by, and the unthinkable happens: His voice cracks. And then it is gone. That September night in 2022 marked a turning point for Tesfaye. He mines the scene in “Hurry Up Tomorrow, ” where, ironically, it arrives too late.
-
3 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Maria Sherman
Who is Cassie? Casandra Ventura is the R&B singer and actor who started testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial. She is known simply as Cassie.
-
1 month ago |
apnews.com | Maria Sherman
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand is still a woman in love, and she’ll do anything to get you into her world. That includes a new collection of duets with some of the biggest names in music. Streisand is preparing to release a new album, “The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two,” out in June. Across 11 tracks, she’s joined by heavy hitters Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Sting, Seal, Tim McGraw, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and more.
-
1 month ago |
apnews.com | Maria Sherman
NEW YORK (AP) — It may be hard to conceive of now, but there was once a lull in Mariah Carey’s superstar career. In 2001, her film “Glitter” was a commercial flop; the album that followed, 2002’s introspective “Charmbracelet,” was met with a muted response. She was at a crossroads. And then everything changed. Carey released “The Emancipation of Mimi” in 2005.
-
1 month ago |
apnews.com | Maria Sherman
NEW YORK (AP) — Excuse me, you look like you might want to see the next generation of country music acts clean up at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. Fans of the genre have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green’s throwback duet, “You Look Like You Love Me” to memory, and soon, they’ll get to celebrate them and many others at the awards show.
Journalists covering the same region

Joanna Allhands
Digital Opinions Editor at The Arizona Republic
Joanna Allhands primarily covers news in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and surrounding areas.

Hayleigh Evans
Weather Reporter at The Arizona Republic
Weather Reporter at USA Today
Hayleigh Evans primarily covers news in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and surrounding areas including Tempe and Scottsdale.

Caitlin McGlade
Data Reporter at The Arizona Republic
Caitlin McGlade primarily covers news in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and surrounding areas.

Mark Carlisle
News Editor at Independent Newsmedia
Associate Editor at Daily Independent
News Editor at Glendale Independent
Mark Carlisle primarily covers news in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and surrounding areas.

Kirsten Dorman
Field Correspondent at KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
Kirsten Dorman primarily covers news in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 16K
- Tweets
- 90K
- DMs Open
- No