Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on June 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in La Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout the country. The lineup for the two-day event Sept. 22-23 at T-Mobile Arena also includes Miguel, Public Enemy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reality fare, franchises anchor Citytv lineup set to bring ‘Law & Order’ to Toronto
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Rogers Sports and Media touted an upcoming TV slate heavy on franchises and proven reality fare, including a recently announced Canadian “Law & Order” spinoff and beefed-up prize for “Canada’s Got Talent.” Rogers Sports and Media revealed plans for Citytv, OMNI, FX Canada and streamer Citytv Plus ahead of a virtual media event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case
By The Associated Press on June 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. The prince arrived at the High Court in a black SUV. Harry has made a mission of holding the U.K. press to account for what he sees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
By The Associated Press on June 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry is due at a London court Tuesday to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an “industrial scale” to get scoops. Publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mirvish announces Canadian cast of ‘Six’, the hit musical about Henry VIII’s wives
By The Canadian Press on June 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Henry VIII has chosen his “Six” wives in Canada. Mirvish Productions has announced the cast of the musical about the monarch’s ill-fated spouses, with Jaz Robinson of Whitby, Ont., starring as Catherine of Aragon and Julia Pulo of Mississauga, Ont., taking on the role of Anne Boleyn. The Tony Award-winning modern retelling of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Jerry Maguire’ star Cuba Gooding Jr. faces start of civil trial in rape case
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. faces the start of a civil trial Tuesday on accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, an encounter that he contends was consensual after the two met at a nearby restaurant. The trial was scheduled to begin with jury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2023
Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and production companies by June 30. The guild, which represents over 160,000 screen actors, broadcast journalists, announcers, hosts and stunt performers, begins its negotiations with the Alliance of Motion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speranza Scappucci to become Royal Opera’s principal guest conductor
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Speranza Scappucci will become principal guest conductor of London’s Royal Opera starting with the 2025-26 season. Her appointment was announced by the company on Monday. The 50-year-old Italian, a graduate of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and the Juilliard School in New York, made her Royal Opera debut last year in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CNN chief apologizes to employees for distracting from work
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Chris Licht, the embattled chief executive of CNN, apologized to network employees on Monday for distracting from their work and promised to “fight like hell” to earn their trust amid criticism of his year at the helm. Licht’s tenure hit a low point last week with publication of a lengthy, damaging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anna Shay, fan favorite on ‘Bling Empire,’ dead at 62
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Anna Shay, an heiress, philanthropist and breakout star of the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire,” has died at 62. Shay died from a stroke, according to a family statement provided to The Associated Press on Monday. It was not immediately clear when she died. “It saddens our hearts to announce that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man over more than three decades. Heritage Auctions said that the items sold ... Read More »
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