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Universal remains ‘committed to propelling Drake’s career’ as it seeks suit dismissal
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Universal Music Group is doubling down on its commitment to Drake, even as it files a motion seeking to dismiss his amended defamation suit over their role in the success of Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping diss track “Not Like Us.” A Universal representative provided a statement to The Canadian Press that framed the ongoing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury selection for sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is pushed to next week
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was postponed until early next week, right before opening arguments begin, a federal judge decided on Friday. Prosecutors allege that Combs, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hamilton’ author Ron Chernow’s new book takes on an icon of American letters, Mark Twain
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant. The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” will be published next week. It’s Chernow’s first release since his Grant biography came out in 2017, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’Or in Cannes. Here’s his history with the festival
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, a culmination for the 81-year-old actor whose history with the French film festival stretches back half a century. In 1976, De Niro starred in two films — Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and Bernardo Bertolucci’s “1900″ — that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury to be chosen for sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was set to occur on Friday in Manhattan federal court. Federal prosecutors and lawyers assembled in a courtroom to narrow a pool of 45 prospective jurors to 12 jurors and six alternates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kids author Mo Willems and The Pigeon stare down the future in a new book
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Author Mo Willems has sold millions of books and won many awards, but the accolade that means most to him is when a parent says their child read aloud for the first time from one of his books. The author, illustrator and animator, 57, is best known for his bestselling picture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary details fall of former broadcaster once dubbed ‘sexiest man in Winnipeg’
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
There was a time back in the 1990s when Steve Vogelsang was known as the “sexiest man in Winnipeg.” A former sportscaster, college instructor and executive with True North Sports and Entertainment, Vogelsang helped several Winnipeggers shape their careers. So when the Saskatoon native was arrested in 2017 for sticking up banks in Saskatchewan and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of the 60th ACM Awards
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lainey Wilson rules the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards once again, Alan Jackson is honored
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — It was her night once again. Lainey Wilson took home the top prize at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards — the title of entertainer of the year — for a second year in a row. And that was after she cleaned house, taking home trophies for both female ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alan Jackson stuns and Ella Langley wins at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Somewhere in the middle of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, first-time nominee Ella Langley’s duet with Riley Green, the ubiquitous “You Look Like You Love Me,” was named single for the year. Both Langley and Green used their acceptance speech to shout out classic country — songs with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jah’Mila makes hopeful appeal for change after East Coast Music Awards win
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Reggae musician Jah’Mila delivered a powerful speech on the East Coast Music Awards stage in Newfoundland Thursday night, offering a hopeful appeal for collaboration and change after her win for R&B/soul release of the year. The Halifax-based Jamaican Canadian singer noted that her winning song, “Never Fail,” is neither R&B nor soul. ... Read More »
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