By Canadian Press on October 13th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — That’s show business for you! Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has officially sold 4.002 million equivalent album units — which includes album sales and streaming activity — in its first week in the U.S. That is the biggest first week in modern music history; at least, ... Read More »
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the streets of Sarajevo on Monday to bid farewell to Halid Beslic, a Bosnian folk singer whose music and humanitarian work broke down barriers in a region riven by ethnic animosity. In his native Bosnia, he was highly respected for ... Read More »
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the streets of Sarajevo on Monday to bid farewell to Halid Beslic, a Bosnian folk singer whose music and humanitarian work broke down barriers in a region riven by ethnic animosity. In his native Bosnia, he was highly respected for ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has come to a close — but the show must go on. Swift, who is fresh off the release of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has more news to share. “Good Morning America” revealed Monday morning that she’ll have two new projects at ... Read More »
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 19-25: Oct. 19: Artist Peter Max is 88. Actor John Lithgow is 80. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 80. Singer Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers is 77. Actor Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 74. Talk show host Charlie Chase is 73. Singer Jennifer Holliday ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama helped Marc Maron lock the gates on his podcast Monday, returning to the show for the final episode after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes. The former president gave new status to “WTF With Marc Maron” and to podcasts in general when he visited Maron’s Los Angeles garage ... Read More »
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TORONTO — By the time Keanu Reeves suffered an injury on the set of “Good Fortune,” Aziz Ansari had faced enough setbacks to make his film’s title sound ironic. Ansari’s first stab at directing a feature, “Being Mortal,” was shut down in 2022 after its star Bill Murray was accused of misconduct on set. Then ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Maron is locking the gates on his podcast Monday after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes. The final episode of “WTF With Marc Maron” is expected to drop in the morning, but its contents, and the identity of his last interview guest (or guests) remains a mystery. In his ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney’s third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations. Despite some favorable reviews — including a three-out-of-four-star one from The Associated Press — the new “Tron” film starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee and Jeff ... Read More »
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Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79. A family member told The Associated Press that Keaton died in California with loved ones. People magazine ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses. Emergency services were called to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after ... Read More »
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