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Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, U2's Bono and the Edge, Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen are among the musicians scheduled to take the stage celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center's Grand Opening Ceremony in Chicago's South Side.
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The academy on Tuesday announced the addition of best Asian pop music performance, best traditional pop vocal performance and best Latin categories, plus changes to the R&B and folk categories. The Grammys will also now allow artists to submit in the best new artist category four times, up from three.
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Netflix announced Monday that it's adapting the bestselling book Icebreaker by English author Hannah Grace into a "college romance drama series." The young adult romance novel, published in 2022, is about an ambitious figure skater, Anastasia Allen, and a hunky hockey team captain, Nate Hawkins, who fall in love after they're forced to share the...
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Toy Story 5 is a surprisingly strong entry in a franchise that two movies ago struggled to justify returning to its plush, plastic and porcelain characters. Though it's undercut by the fact that like virtually every other children's film nowadays, Toy Story is hardly about kids at all.
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Singer Bonnie Tyler is no longer in a coma but remains "very unwell" in intensive care, an update on her official website says.The Grammy-nominated pop star, 75, was hospitalized last month on Faro, Portugal, where she lives, for emergency intestinal surgery. She was later placed in an induced coma.
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Sean (Diddy) Combs is being sued by an unnamed former child actor who alleges Combs sexually assaulted him at a Hollywood networking event in May 2007. The disgraced hip-hop mogul is currently serving a 50-month sentence in federal prison on prostitution-related charges.
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Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner is seeking unpaid money from a trust his parents established for him, saying he needs it to help in his defence against charges that he killed them. His lawyer left the case but said in a court filing he would return if the funds become available.'
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The beloved '80s cartoon hero He-Man returns in the live-action Masters of the Universe, starring Nicholas Galitzine, Jared Leto, Alison Brie and Idris Elba. The CBC's Eli Glasner says the big-screen adaptation didn't quite capture what made the original franchise a classic.
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President Donald Trump has cancelled the Freedom 250 concerts that were set to mark the U.S.'s anniversary this summer at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., after many of the original artists dropped out. He now promises to hold "the Greatest Rally, EVER!" according to his Truth Social account.
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The latest bombshell to enter the villa isn't in Fiji. It's in Canada. Season 8 of Love Island USA premiered this week with a fresh cast of singles set to bring the heat and the drama fans love. But Canadians hoping to stream it free are out of luck. Now, they'll need a Crave subscription.
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Optimus Prime and Megatron just became robots in more than one sense. That's because Hasbro, the American toy and games giant, released artificial intelligence versions of 12 popular characters — a move experts say could bring potential risks to kids along with the fun.
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Summer movie season is normally a battle of Hollywood heavyweights — but this year, two of the hottest tickets at the box office come from young YouTubers who brought their built-in audiences with them to the big screen. Industry watchers say their success could influence what projects get made in the future.
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Long before your feed told you what to listen to, Quebec culture had a different tastemaker: MusiquePlus. Well, music fans can rejoice now that the TV channel that helped launch the careers of many Quebec stars is being revived as a new kind of influencer on TikTok.
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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who she says tried to force his way into her Los Angeles home "unannounced and uninvited,” in incidents she called "deeply alarming." In court documents obtained by CBC News, Carpenter's lawyers say she is seeking a full restraining order against 31-year-old...
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Prime Video has announced Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla as the Season 2 leads of the steamy hockey romance Off Campus. The season will focus on the romance of their characters Dean and Allie, while new cast additions, including Phillipa Soo and India Fowler, join a returning ensemble after the show's strong streaming debut.
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The Black Sabbath frontman's family announced a partnership with two tech companies, Hyperreal and Pronto Hologram, to "create the digital DNA of Ozzy Osbourne, voice, image [and] movement," during a chat about the future of Ozzy's brand at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.
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It turns out everyone's favourite childhood toy is actually a record-breaking stair master — and not the type we collectively dread seeing at the gym. According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most stairs descended by a Slinky has been shattered, at 53.
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After CBS announced The Late Show's cancellation last year, Stephen Colbert warned viewers that "the gloves are off" — freeing the comedian to get political without consequence. But what unfolded on Thursday night seemed carefully calculated to comfort rather than confront.
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Abby Spooner recently won an award at NSCAD University in Halifax for her crochet artwork of NeNe Leakes from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. It's part of a series called Cohen's Crown Jewels, depicting the reality show stars as famous figures. The CBC's Meig Campbell reports.
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After 11 seasons, the curtains are closing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Industry watchers say while Colbert's voice will be missed, the late-night format needs to change to survive in the streaming era — a transformation that may already be underway.
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Everyone's favourite long-running medical drama, Grey's Anatomy is getting a spinoff — and this time, it'll be set in the dusty, rugged terrain of cowboy country. The show's broadcaster, ABC, announced it has greenlit the currently untitled series which is expected to premiere to audiences during the 2026-2027 broadcast season.
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Stephen Colbert has spent decades on various shows treating Canada like a middle-school crush that he secretly admires but takes every opportunity to publicly roast. So ahead of the comedian's final Late Show episode, we've compiled some of his most memorable Canadian moments (and jabs).
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A Spanish court acquitted Colombian singer Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return some $87 million Cdn in fines and interest, according to a court document. Tax officials say they're appealing the decision and no payment will be made until there's a final ruling.
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Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest with singer Dara's party anthem Bangaranga, beating 24 other competitors during Saturday's grand final in Vienna. Israeli's Noam Bettan came in second after the contest faced protests against the country's participation.
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Though he's teamed with Drake a few times now, Anil Mohabir is still in a dreamlike state after their latest collaboration: a dramatic, 'real-time, 3D animation' projection that sent an icy blue wave of light up the CN Tower overnight ahead of the Toronto rapper's surprise triple-album drop.
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Drake fans in Toronto and around the world were treated to not one but three "frozen" treats on Friday. The Toronto rapper delivered his highly anticipated album Iceman as promised at midnight — but then stunned fans by simultaneously dropping two additional albums, Habibti and Maid of Honour.
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Eurovision — the global TV spectacle and music contest that helped launched ABBA and Céline Dion to superstardom — is expected to attract tens of millions of viewers for Saturday's Grand Final in Vienna, Austria, where 25 acts will compete. Expect polished pop, theatrical staging, a 50/50 jury‑and‑public vote likely to produce split...
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Ever heard of a halftime show… for soccer? Turns out FIFA is aiming to make it a thing at The World Cup final this summer. Shakira, Madonna and K-pop superstar-boy band BTS will headline the first World Cup final halftime show at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, FIFA announced Thursday in an Instagram post.
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Letters notifying resellers of inspection were sent out last week, and investigators are starting to inspect ticket resellers and big companies like StubHub this week, according to Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford. But resale sites say they're still looking for guidance on how to implement the rules.
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Eurovision director Martin Green says Canada's entry is possible but no request or decision has been made. Any participation would need European Broadcasting Union (EBU) approval. CBC/Radio‑Canada is an associate EBU member and not currently eligible to compete. However, the public broadcaster is sending observers to this year's Eurovision Song...
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