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Neil Young to induct Pearl Jam into Rock Hall
NEW YORK – Pearl Jam will be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of…
Passing on the puck: Jonathan Roy forges ahead with pop music career
TORONTO – As the son of a legendary NHL goalie, singer-songwriter Jonathan Roy knows his…
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending January 26, 2017: Top Songs 1. Shape…
Sheridan, Huston, Ehrenreich go to war in ‘The Yellow Birds’
PARK CITY, Utah – The cast and filmmakers behind “The Yellow Birds,” an adaption of…
Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Maroon 5 to headline Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS – Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Maroon 5, Usher and Dave…
‘Perry Mason’ actress Barbara Hale dies at 94
LOS ANGELES – Barbara Hale, a movie actress who found her most famous role on…
10 fiction and nonfiction books inspired by the Vietnam War
Vietnam has been called the first “television” war. But it has also inspired generations of…
11 notable songs about the Vietnam War
War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the…
10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screen
The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across one of the most fertile periods of…
Cdn documentary on indigenous musicians wins award at Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah – Montreal-based filmmakers Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana have won an award…
‘A Dog’s Purpose’ opens to $18.4 million amid controversy
LOS ANGELES – Opening in theatres amid controversy over animal treatment on set and calls…
Emma Stone’s F-bomb among off-camera antics at SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES – Actors obviously love the camera, but some of the most delightful and…
Hugo Chavez returns to life in TV show criticized by allies
BOGOTA – The revolution will now be televised. The life of Hugo Chavez, who mesmerized…
Review: ‘The Comedian’ a love letter to New York comics
While there are a few good laughs to be had in “The Comedian ” —…
Canada in spotlight at upcoming Glasgow Film Festival
GLASGOW, United Kingdom – Canada will be in the spotlight at this year’s Glasgow Film…
Jasmine Guy heads back to college for BET drama ‘The Quad’
NEW YORK – Jasmine Guy is back at make-believe school. For the third time. At…
Corrine Koslo cast as voice of Emma Leroy in ‘Corner Gas’ animated series
TORONTO – Corrine Koslo has been cast as the voice of Emma Leroy in the…
Actor, former Obama aide Kal Penn raises $500K for refugees
Actor Kal Penn has raised more than $500,000 for Syrian refugees after launching an online…
Chilina Kennedy to join ‘Beautiful – the Carole King Musical’ in Toronto
TORONTO – Canadian theatre star Chilina Kennedy will take her starring role in the Broadway…
Mary Tyler Moore laid to rest in Connecticut
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Mary Tyler Moore has been laid to rest during a private ceremony…
Samantha Bee plans counter White House Correspondents Dinner
NEW YORK – Comic Samantha Bee is throwing an alternative party to the annual White…
Russell Simmons’ RushCard company being sold to Green Dot
NEW YORK – RushCard, the prepaid debit card company founded by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons,…
The Latest: Suspect in slaying of singer’s ex-wife is dead
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on the 1976 killing of the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers…
Sheriff: Suspect in Righteous Brothers wife slaying is dead
LOS ANGELES – More than four decades after the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill…