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Juno Awards coming to Winnipeg in April 2027
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
TORONTO — The Juno Awards are returning to Winnipeg. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has announced that the Manitoba capital will host the 2027 Junos. Winnipeg previously hosted the celebration of Canadian music in 2005 and 2014. Next year’s Juno Week festival is scheduled for April 1 to 4. Manitoba Premier Wab ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
The Trump administration denounced CNN on Thursday for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader’s public statement, the second time in three days that he’s targeted the network for reporting on how the regime is responding to the American attacks. The attack illustrated the care news outlets must take in reporting during wartime, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live Nation employee mocks customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in court case
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” have been made public as over two dozen states weigh whether to continue their antitrust trial against the entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. The messages from late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What the Live Nation settlement would mean for concertgoers – and why some say it isn’t enough
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Live Nation and the U.S. government announced a deal this week that they say would give artists and venues more choice when it comes to selling concert tickets to music fans. But critics say meaningful changes are far from guaranteed. It’s no secret that buying concert tickets can be a frustrating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A wooden holztrompete joins the Met’s new ‘Tristan und Isolde’ production
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 1/2 hours after the first notes of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” a startling sound emerges from the wings, one many in the audience likely have never heard before. A nearly 4-foot wooden horn known as a holztrompete, specially constructed to the composer’s somewhat ambiguous specifications, signals the arrival of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After years of growth, Georgia’s film industry hits a painful reset
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Ratledge used to make as much as $9,500 a week working on film sets around Atlanta. Now, he’s on food stamps. The 48-year-old digital imaging technician moved from Indiana to Georgia in 2017 as studios — lured by generous tax credits — turned Atlanta into the “Hollywood of the South,” the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Specially built wood horn known as holztrompete sounds at Met Opera in Wagner’s `Tristan und Isolde’
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 1/2 hours after the first notes of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” a startling sound emerges from the wings, one many in the audience likely have never heard before. A nearly 4-foot wooden horn known as a holztrompete, specially constructed to the composer’s somewhat ambiguous specifications, signals the arrival of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minimalist horror ‘Undertone’ uses audio and soundscapes to scare you
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alfred Hitchcock famously claimed he didn’t watch his films in theaters. When asked if he missed out on hearing the audience scream, he said, “No. I can hear them scream when I’m making the picture.” While Ian Tuason, the mind behind the buzzy new auditory horror “Undertone,” reveres and references Hitchcock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — British rock star Morrissey won’t perform a concert in Valencia after festivities in the Spanish city kept him from getting a proper night’s rest, the former frontman of The Smiths said Thursday. A statement posted on Morrissey’s website on the morning of the concert said that the “scheduled show in Valencia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington. The National Museum of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington. The National Museum of ... Read More »
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