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Faith Evans announces duets album with late Notorious B.I.G.
LOS ANGELES – Faith Evans is releasing an album of duets with her late husband,…
Grammy Q&A: Canadian Bernie Herms on writing for stars, competing against wife
TORONTO – Growing up the son of a Pentecostal minister taught songwriter Bernie Herms a…
Europeans ask ‘Who’s 2nd?’ after Trump slogan ‘America 1st’
BERLIN – The Dutch started it with a humorous video highlighting their “orange” history and…
2017 has country singer Sam Hunt looking all the way up
HOUSTON – The year 2017 is looking good for Sam Hunt: The country star just…
Celine Dion launches fashion collection with Montreal-based The Bugatti Group
MONTREAL – Celine Dion is teaming up with a Montreal-based company for her foray into…
Chance the Rapper models “Thank You Obama” clothing line
Chance the Rapper is modeling a clothing line based on a fellow famous Chicagoan, former…
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending February 2, 2017: Top Songs 1. I…
Houston rapper Bun B on Super Bowl, Pimp C and education
HOUSTON – For Houston rapper Bun B, Sunday’s Super Bowl will be a win for…
The Latest: Louvre attacker near death; said to be Egyptian
PARIS – The Latest on an attack outside the Louvre Museum in Paris (all times…
AP Exclusive: Oswalt says heart condition, meds killed wife
LOS ANGELES – Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt says coroner’s officials have told him that…
Super Bowl advertisers tread carefully in divisive climate
NEW YORK – Super Bowl advertisers are treading carefully this year to avoid alienating customers…
The Latest: Trump’s nominee for Army secretary drops out
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 11:25 p.m. An administration…
Ryan Reynolds, at Harvard, balks at making fun of Tom Brady
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Ryan Reynolds resisted when told to make fun of New England Patriots…
DJ Khaled enjoying fatherhood, calls son ‘biggest blessing’
HOUSTON – Grammy-nominated recording artist DJ Khaled has a new boss in his life: his…
‘La La Land’ continues dance to the Oscars with DGA win
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle waltzed off with the top…
Indigenous group Northern Cree excited to kick off Grammy day festivities
TORONTO – When the Native American music album category was eliminated from the Grammys in…
Shyamalan’s ‘Split’ leads box office for third weekend
NEW YORK – M. Night Shyamalan’s multiple-personality thriller “Split” led the box office for a…
O No, Canada: Singer flubs anthem at Raptors game in NYC
NEW YORK – O No, Canada. A Broadway performer botched the Canadian national anthem before…
Lady A would like Taylor Swift to write a song for them, too
HOUSTON – Taylor Swift has written hit songs for herself for years, but she recently…
Super Bowl ads get political or go escapist, sometimes both
NEW YORK – For advertisers on Super Bowl Sunday, it was time to get political…
Grammy watch: Canadian James Teej nominated for remixing Paul McCartney
TORONTO – Music producer James Teej never expected Paul McCartney would give his stamp of…
Book Review: ‘Under the Knife’ by Kelly Parsons
“Under the Knife” (St. Martin’s Press), by Kelly Parsons Kelly Parsons’ new medical thriller delivers…
Screenwriter Elan Mastai on his buzzy debut novel ‘All Our Wrong Todays’
TORONTO – As he crafted his debut novel about a time-travelling man who winds up…
National Film Board of Canada titles to screen on Cuban state TV
VANCOUVER – The National Film Board of Canada will soon have a presence on Cuban…