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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, file photo, firefighters spray water on hot spots inside the shell of Pilgrim Baptist Church, in Chicago. Strong winds that swept across northeast Illinois on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, caused additional damage to the historic Chicago church where Mahalia Jackson and other famed gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of gospel music, Thomas A. Dorsey, led the choir. Two walls, made of limestone and braced by metal beams, remain intact. The building has been a shell since January 2006, when it was gutted by fire. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago churchStrong winds that swept across northeast Illinois caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church where famed gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of gospel music led the choir

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FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2002 file photo, singer and actor Trini Lopez poses in Dallas. Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, has died. He was 83. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole confirmed that Lopez died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., from COVID-19. (Cheryl Diaz Meyer/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, diesTrini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, has died

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FILE - In this Sunday, July 19, 2020, file photo, Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance, in North Charleston, S.C. West filed signatures on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Ohio, to run for president as an independent candidate in November. (Lauren Petracca Ipetracca/The Post And Courier via AP, File)

Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in ArkansasRapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Arkansas' ballot in November as an independent presidential candidate

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FILE - This April 25, 2019 file photo shows CNCO performing at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. The band will perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)

The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Maluma, CNCO to perform at MTV VMAsChart-topping Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month

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Country singer Lindsay Ell poses Aug. 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The Canadian-born singer and guitarist used her own journey through grief and trauma to fill a full album called "heart theory." (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Lindsay Ell confronts her trauma on vulnerable new albumCountry singer Lindsay Ell is confronting childhood trauma and grief on her vulnerable new album called “heart theory.”

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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 1984, file photo, American singer Lionel Ritchie performs during the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics Games in Los Angeles, (AP Photo/File)

All Night Long: Lionel Richie recalls closing 1984 OlympicsLionel Richie was just beginning his career away from the Commodores when he got word he was wanted for what would be the biggest solo gig of his career

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FILE - Musician Sara Bareilles poses for a portrait in New York on March 26, 2019. The NBCUniversal streaming platform Peacock said Monday the Grammy-winning artist and Broadway songwriter Bareilles will star in “Girls5eva,” co-produced by Tina Fey. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, file)

Sara Bareilles to star in Peacock comedy about a girl groupSara Bareilles will be acting against type in her next role: She’ll be playing a washed-up musician

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New this week: Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis & Gloria EstefanThis week’s new entertainment releases include Jamie Foxx in the Netflix sci-fi thriller film “Project Power” and Selena Gomez in the kitchen for a 10-episode cooking series that debuts Thursday on the HBO Max streaming service

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FILE - Kristen Wiig arrives to a screening of "Downsizing" at the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2017, in Venice Lido, Italy. Wiig turns 47 on Aug. 22. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22 Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 16-22 include Angela Bassett, Sean Penn, Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg

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FILE - The MTV Moon Man appears on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 20, 2018, in New York. MTV says it is changing its plans for indoor performances for its upcoming Video Music Awards, opting for outdoor shows spread throughout New York City instead. Organizers had planned for some performances inside Brooklyn's Barclays Center for the Aug. 30 show, but say they will follow the guidance of state and local officials to move them outside. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

MTV VMAS scraps indoor performances, moves to outdoor setsMTV is ditching plans for indoor performances for its upcoming Video Music Awards, opting for outdoor shows spread throughout New York City instead

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Republicans push Kanye 2020. But will it really hurt Biden?Kanye West’s unlikely White House bid is getting help qualifying for presidential ballots in key states from Republicans around the country, fueling suspicions he’s being pushed to run by allies of President Donald Trump hoping to siphon support away from Joe Biden

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Review: Deep Purple evokes best years on mighty 'Whoosh!'“Whoosh!”

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