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Jaye P. Morgan, a jack-of-all-trades entertainer who was a pop and TV star, dies at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaye P. Morgan, one of the top female recording artists of…
How Dolly Parton’s love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton didn’t just sing lovingly about her Tennessee mountain home.…
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for…
Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million…
The CRTC will go ahead with Cancon rules the U.S. opposes. What will that look like?
OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator says it will go ahead with the process to…
Shania Twain, Céline Dion and more Canadian artists grieve the loss of Dolly Parton
The death of Dolly Parton has hit the Canadian music community hard, with artists remembering…
‘The Debut’ and ‘Wild Horse Nine’ to bookend Vancouver International Film Festival
Actor-director Jesse Eisenberg’s film about the cutthroat world of New Jersey community theatre will open…
Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
NEW YORK (AP) — There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die,…
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80 of cancer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant…
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for…
Rupert Grint will become Ron Weasley again – this time, on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Rupert Grint — the original Ron Weasley from the “Harry Potter”…
Dolly Parton’s philanthropy was based on ‘her belief in the goodness of people’
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton didn’t think her philanthropy made her special. She thought…
The Dolly Parton you may not know, in her own words
For nearly five decades, Dolly Parton talked with Associated Press reporters about far more than…
Chinese artist sentenced to 3 years in prison over satirical Mao artworks
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese artist Gao Zhen was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday…
Dolly Parton, beloved music and film icon known for her personality and songwriting, dies at 80
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant…
Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians agree to 3-year deal that avoids possible strike
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra and its musicians ratified a three-year contract Tuesday,…
‘Nina Roza’ selected as Canada’s submission for Oscars international film category
TORONTO — A film about a Bulgarian-Canadian art consultant’s investigation into a supposed child prodigy…
Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, and the stories behind them
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton was more than a musician, actor, author, philanthropist, or…
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes…
Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial…
Veterans’ fundraiser draws Bruce Springsteen, Hasan Minhaj and Jon Stewart
NEW YORK (AP) — Stand Up for Heroes will celebrate its 20th anniversary this fall…
Criterion to establish brick-and-mortar home in Canada at Cinema Cellar
TORONTO — Out of the closet, into the cellar. Criterion is making a permanent home…
Jeff Tweedy, Finneas to honour Feist at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony
TORONTO — Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and Los Angeles songwriter-producer Finneas will pay tribute to…
Canadian culture, French are fundamental rights — not trade irritants, Carney says
OTTAWA — The French language and Quebec and Canadian culture might be trade irritants for…