Entertainment

Arson ignites the Dennis Lehane-created Apple TV+ firebug series ‘Smoke’
NEW YORK (AP) — Author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane has a healthy respect for the…

Glastonbury 2025, by the numbers, from the cows to toilets to pints to, yes, the music
LONDON (AP) — This week, thousands of music lovers from across the U.K. and beyond…

Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA — Google asked the federal broadcast regulator Wednesday to exercise caution and restraint in…

Amid the pressures of fame, Aysanabee is finding his voice and purpose
TORONTO — A couple of years ago, Aysanabee didn’t see himself as an alternative music…

WTA Ventures and Tennis Channel agree to a 6-year rights deal through 2032
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The women’s professional tennis tour and Tennis Channel announced Wednesday…

Country singer Parker McCollum’s dreams all came true. A new self-titled album brought new ones
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you…

Stephen Sondheim’s papers go to Library of Congress, offering a look into a Broadway genius
NEW YORK (AP) — Manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks from Stephen…

Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway
PARIS (AP) — The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across…

Quebec singer, songwriter Serge Fiori, founder of rock group Harmonium, dead at 73
MONTREAL — Quebec singer-songwriter Serge Fiori, founder of French-Canadian rock band Harmonium, died Tuesday at…

Two plays by CBC star Bilal Baig to hit the stage next year in Toronto
TORONTO — “Sort Of” star Bilal Baig is bringing new stories to the stage. Two…

Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a…

Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial…

Shane Gillis to host ESPN’s award ceremony, the ESPYS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shane Gills will host ESPN’s annual awards show, the ESPYS, the…

With ‘F1,’ rising star Damson Idris enters Hollywood’s fast lane
Damson Idris was trying to tune out the noise, but that’s a little difficult at…