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Music Review: Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ is unlike anything in mainstream music – thank God
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Before Rosalía became an international pop powerhouse, she was Rosalía Vila Tobella, a student of flamenco at the hypercompetitive Catalonia College of Music. There, she learned Spain’s folkloric traditions. And then she broke away from them, bringing heritage performance into modern style. On her fourth studio album, her sonic rebellions have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Grammys invited all Latin Grammy voting members to the Recording Academy: Why it matters
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — In the last few years, the Grammy Awards have made a concerted effort to diversify its electorate. In 2024, the Recording Academy revealed significant changes to its evolving voting body, saying 66% of voters joined in the previous five years, a number of whom were women and people of color. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 9-15 includes Demi Moore and Miranda Lambert
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 9-15: Nov. 9: Actor Robert David Hall (“CSI”) is 77. Actor Lou Ferrigno (“The Incredible Hulk”) is 74. Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 66. Drummer Dee Plakas of L7 is 65. Rapper Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa is 61. Rapper Scarface of Geto Boys is 55. Musician Susan Tedeschi is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to U. of Michigan
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers may be strongly associated with southern California, but drummer Chad Smith’s heart never left the Midwest. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who grew up in suburban Detroit, is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan. “A lot of people (say), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith honors Midwest roots with U. of Michigan music scholarship
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers may be strongly associated with southern California, but drummer Chad Smith’s heart never left the Midwest. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who grew up in suburban Detroit, is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan. “A lot of people (say), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Which stars are joining this year’s lineup?
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement “KPop Demon Hunters” as a pop culture phenomenon with appearances by the movie’s singers on the ground and cute characters in balloons overhead. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sesame Street’s new season: Bubba Wallace, Netflix and a whole lot of chickens
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — New home. Some format changes. Same monsters. “Sesame Street” launches its 56th season on Nov. 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest, a slightly tweaked format and a new way to watch — via Netflix. “There you are, hi,” Elmo invites viewers at the top of the show. “Elmo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2’ neck-in-neck on slow Halloween box office weekend
By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025
The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided opening any major new films with the holiday falling on a Friday. Instead, there were several re-releases including “Back to the Future,” which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the Netflix phenomenon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users
By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025
Artificial intelligence song generation platform Udio said it would give its frustrated users 48 hours starting Monday to download their songs before the company shifts to a new business model to comply with a legal settlement. The short reprieve comes after Udio on Wednesday said it had settled copyright infringement claims brought by Universal Music, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets
By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025
President Donald Trump’s razing of the White House’s East Wing to build a ballroom has put some news organizations following the story in an awkward position, with corporate owners among the contributors to the project — and their reporters covering it vigorously. Comcast, which owns NBC News and MSNBC, has faced on-air criticism from some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the British king’s remote private estate that will be Andrew’s new home
By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A remote and private estate of King Charles III will soon become the new home of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the British monarch’s younger brother disgraced over his friendship with the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move to Sandringham in the east of England will keep Andrew, 65, further hidden from view ... Read More »
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