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Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform 'America the Beautiful' at Donald Trump's inauguration next week and other performers will include two of the president-elect's musical favourites, country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.
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'With Love, Meghan,' the Netflix lifestyle series produced by and starring Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, that is set to be a sun-soaked tribute to breezy Southern California living, will not premiere this month as planned as the area contends with deadly wildfires that have devastated the region, she said in a statement.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company's board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million US with two women in order for them not to reveal potential...
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The toll of the devastating fires still churning through Los Angeles is compounding for the film industry as the crisis enters its third day, with more events being postponed and stars like Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Mandy Moore mourning the destruction of their homes.
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The devastating wildfires that continue to ravage the celebrity-filled enclave of Pacific Palisades and other areas have forced a production shutdown across Los Angeles, as well as the cancellation of a number of key award season events that were set to take place this week.
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Hollywood stars including Mark Hamill and Mandy Moore were among the thousands of residents sent fleeing as wildfires raged through Los Angeles, consuming homes, threatening iconic buildings and bringing the heart of the film industry to a halt, with numerous film events cancelled or postponed.
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For the first time in more than 30 years, WWE's popular wrestling program Monday Night Raw didn't broadcast on linear television in the U.S., instead streaming exclusively on Netflix. One expert believes this — and future WWE events — will be a reflection of a cultural shift we're witnessing in North America.
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Mayor Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office: the USS Toronto with an accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011. "Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime," it reads. Today, Chow leads a city that has become a second home to the Star Trek franchise.
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Actor Julien Poulin passed away at the age of 78 on Saturday.. Born in Montreal on April 20, 1946, Poulin appeared in some 100 films. His most memorable role was certainly that of Bob Gratton in the cult classic trilogy 'Elvis Gratton', directed by his friend Pierre Falardeau.
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"Michael J. Fox is an actor who has won five Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He is a world-renowned advocate for Parkinson's disease research and development," the White House said in a statement announcing the recipients.
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The Golden Globes, which host Nikki Glaser introduced as "Ozempic's biggest night,” got underway Sunday with awards spread around for "Emilia Pérez," "A Real Pain," and "Conclave," as Hollywood's thus-far unpredictable awards season remained hard to pin in the early going.
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When Terry Bush co-wrote and sang Maybe Tomorrow, the theme song for The Littlest Hobo, he thought it was just another gig—a catchy tune for a TV show about a wandering German Shepherd. Forty-five years later, that 'little tune' still tugs at heartstrings, pops up on playlists, and has even been known to be played at closing time in English pubs.
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Neil Young has confirmed that he and his band the Chrome Hearts will in fact headline this year's Glastonbury festival, clarifying in an online statement he had received "an error in the information” that had prompted him to pull out of the festival earlier this week.
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Classical music is experiencing a surge in popularity, with the under-35 crowd listening more today than in years. Still, many orchestras and classical music institutions are struggling to recover from the pandemic and falling attendance. Who's coming to save them? Cue social media.
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Step into a music class today and you might just find laptops, turntables and MIDI controllers alongside the clarinets, recorders or violins most people expect to see. From elementary school through post-secondary, some teachers are expanding the definition of music education and encouraging more students to try music-making.
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A theme park resort and a huge hotel in central Florida have either stopped using drones or cancelled their drone-based shows after several drones collided and fell from the sky during a separate holiday celebration in downtown Orlando. The accident on Saturday injured a boy who required surgery.
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