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Alicia Keys on future goals: Honey, I already won
NEW YORK – Alicia Keys is winning. Not because you say she is, but because…
Morgan Freeman to receive AARP lifetime achievement award
Morgan Freeman is adding another lifetime achievement prize to his mantelpiece. AARP said Thursday the…
Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis win National Book Awards
NEW YORK – On a night of nervous laughter and cathartic tears and applause, Colson…
Ex-wife of Charlie Sheen hospitalized in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah police say a former wife of actor Charlie Sheen was…
Judge again refuses to toss Bill Cosby’s sex-assault case
PHILADELPHIA – A judge on Wednesday denied Bill Cosby’s latest attempt to end his sexual…
Bollywood actress tear gassed during botched Paris robbery
PARIS – The Paris prosecutor’s office says Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and partner Cyrille Auxenfans…
Anna Kendrick shares ‘goofy and off-centre’ life in new book
NEW YORK – After a recent signing session to promote her new book, “Scrappy Little…
Nicole Kidman speaks out to help women victims of violence
NEW YORK – Nicole Kidman says that after seeing women and children who were victims…
Manager: Songwriter Leonard Cohen died in sleep after fall
LOS ANGELES – Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling down in the…
Why Bruno Mars believes clothes make the album
NEW YORK – When Bruno Mars was in the studio crafting his upbeat, funky new…
Review: Jane Siberry haunts, stirs on ‘Angels Bend Closer’
Jane Siberry, “Angels Bend Closer” (Sheeba Music) Jane Siberry twists genres and conventions on “Angels…
Margaret Atwood compares UBC probe of Steven Galloway to Salem witch trials
VANCOUVER – Margaret Atwood says the University of British Columbia’s investigation of fellow author Steven…
Matthew Good revisits success of ‘Beautiful Midnight’ with new EP, Canadian tour
TORONTO – Matthew Good knows a good opportunity when he sees it. And one was…
Review: Pink Martini’s new album is entertaining global trip
Pink Martini, “Je dis oui!” (Heinz Records) Pink Martini brings its progressive commitment to “Je…
It’s no decoy: ‘Duck Dynasty’ to wrap after 11 seasons
LOS ANGELES – The “Duck Dynasty” family says its A&E series will end after this…
Long Island’s ‘Amityville Horror’ house is being bought
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – The Long Island home that served as the inspiration for the book…
Hockney landscape fetches record $11.7M in NYC
NEW YORK – A monumental landscape by David Hockney set an auction record for the…
TV academy gets first black CEO in its 70-year history
LOS ANGELES – A veteran producer is the newly elected chief executive of the Television…
New book in ‘Millennium’ series to be published in September
NEW YORK – The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. The publication of the…
Montreal seeing growth in TV and film production industries
MONTREAL – “Every actor should be lucky enough to film in Quebec,” says Peter Coyote.…
Boxer Vinny Paz says Hollywood biopic made him cry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Boxer Vinny Paz cried when he saw “Bleed for This,” a Hollywood…
Lennon’s Beatles breakup letter sold at auction for $30,000
BOSTON – An angry letter from John Lennon to Paul and Linda McCartney written shortly…
Ford, UAW-Ford donate $6 million to Motown Museum expansion
DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. and UAW-Ford are investing $6 million in the $50 million…
Quest still on: Tribe makes prodigious return on final album
A Tribe Called Quest “We Got It from Here. Thank You 4 Your Service” (Epic)…