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Country singer Parker McCollum’s dreams all came true. A new self-titled album brought new ones
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you have big dreams of being a country music star. Imagine those aspirations come true, tenfold: You win a couple Academy of Country Music Awards, a CMT Music Award and you have a couple platinum singles to your name. What’s next? ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephen Sondheim’s papers go to Library of Congress, offering a look into a Broadway genius
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks from Stephen Sondheim have been donated to the Library of Congress, offering the public a chance to see firsthand the creativity of one of musical theater’s giants. The collection includes about 5,000 items, ranging from drafts of songs that were cut from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters say Bezos’ star-studded Venice wedding highlights growing inequality
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) â This weekend’s star-studded Venice wedding of multi-billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez has galvanized activist groups that are protesting it as a sign of the growing disparity between the haves and have-nots as well as disregard of the city’s residents. About a dozen Venetian organizations â including housing advocates, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pharrell Williams brings India and BeyoncĂ© to Louis Vuittonâs Pompidou runway
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
PARIS (AP) â The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across the plaza outside Parisâ Pompidou Center Tuesday, clearing the way for a different kind of flight: BeyoncĂ© and Jay-Z swept into the front row. The star couple anchored a guest list at Pharrell Williamsâ latest Louis Vuitton spectacle that doubled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec singer, songwriter Serge Fiori, founder of rock group Harmonium, dead at 73
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
MONTREAL â Quebec singer-songwriter Serge Fiori, founder of French-Canadian rock band Harmonium, died Tuesday at the age of 73. Serge Grimaux, Fiori’s manager at GSI Musique, confirmed the death in the early morning hours of Quebec’s St-Jean-Baptiste holiday, which he attributed to the consequences of a long illness. Fiori was the lead vocalist and guitarist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean âDiddyâ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an âexcellent jobâ
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Sean âDiddyâ Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial that he’s doing an âexcellent jobâ as he confirmed Tuesday that he wonât testify. Combs made the comment to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian after being asked about testifying. The question was posed by the Manhattan jurist after the prosecution ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and compliments the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Sean âDiddyâ Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial that he’s doing an âexcellent jobâ as he confirmed Tuesday that he wonât be testifying. Combs made the comment to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian after being asked if he planned to testify. The question was posed after the prosecution ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didnât break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books. But the company is still on the hook and must now go to trial over how it acquired those books by downloading them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s and â70s with bubblegum pop hits like âLittle Womanâ and âJulie, Do Ya Love Me,â has died. He was 81. His wife, Brigitte Poublon, announced the death Tuesday and family friend John Stamos posted her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two plays by CBC star Bilal Baig to hit the stage next year in Toronto
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
TORONTO â âSort Ofâ star Bilal Baig is bringing new stories to the stage. Two plays by the creator of the acclaimed CBC Gem dramedy are part of the upcoming 2025/2026 season for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. The Toronto theatre describes âKainchee Lagaa + Jhooti: The Begging Brown Bitch Playsâ as two unflinching stories ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecution rests in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â The prosecution rested Tuesday at Sean âDiddyâ Combs â sex trafficking trial, capping a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven that confronted him with former employees and two former girlfriends who expressed regret at his treatment of them over the past two decades. The move came after ... Read More »
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