When a song about rodeo queens was suggested, it turned out to be a perfect fit for musician Astra Kelly. “I believe music is supposed to make us feel and help us process things in our lives,” Kelly ...

Stop if you've heard this one: An overweight girl clashes with her beauty-queen mother, entering a teen beauty pageant as an act of defiance. Yet the set-up somehow works reasonably well in "Dumplin', ...

If you're a fan of the pageant, you know the lyrics, "There she is, Miss America" which start the "Miss America" song. That song has officially been dropped. Back in 1955, the pageant started using ...

PIPESTONE, Minn. -- Legend has it that young American Indian warriors had to jump across a deep chasm between two towering rocks in order to prove their valor and bravery. Leaping Rock, as it is ...

This time of year, there are many stage productions that are just too fairy tale-ish for anyone above the age of 5. And others, like kids' dance recitals, are something only their grandparents will ...

The party line in 2015 is that rock is dead. Hip-hop and electronic dance music have claimed the hearts and minds of today’s tastemakers (i.e., teenagers) and forced guitars into the musty attics ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The next Miss America won't hear a familiar refrain when she's crowned in Atlantic City, N.J., in September. The song, 'Miss America,' which starts with the words, 'There ...