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Country singers Thomas Rhett, MacKenzie Porter to co-host CCMA Awards
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
EDMONTON – American country crooner Thomas Rhett will co-host this year’s Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Organizers say he’ll be joined in Edmonton by Alberta-born songstress MacKenzie Porter, whose debut album is set for release later this month. Rhett’s hits include “Die a Happy Man” and “What’s Your Country Song.” Porter had her breakout in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rare copy of comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sells for $6 million at auction
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million, the auctioneer that handled the purchase said last week. According to Heritage Auctions, the rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 was sold to an anonymous buyer on Thursday. The $6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ready to serve: The Barefoot Contessa’s long-awaited memoir to come out Oct. 1
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The long-awaited memoir from Ina Garten, known to millions as host of “The Barefoot Contessa” and author of numerous cookbooks, will be published Oct. 1. The title, announced Tuesday, is “Be Ready When the Luck Happens.” “There is no recipe for writing a memoir, and the process helped me see that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Novels that depict people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics in settings from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63,000) award includes Argentine writer Selva Almada’s “Not a River,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Beyoncé has made history once again. Her latest album, the epic “Act ll: Cowboy Carter”, hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, making her the first Black woman to top the chart since its 1964 inception. The album also topped the all-genres Billboard 200, marking her eighth No. 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
TORONTO – Eleanor Catton’s “Birnam Wood” is among the five finalists for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The US$150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary authors in Canada and the United States, and is bankrolled by BMO. “Birnam Wood,” a satirical eco-thriller by the Canadian-born, New Zealand-raised Catton, was also shortlisted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
By Hillel Italie And Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women, and a graphic novel would help it reach ... Read More »
1 responseBillie Eilish announces new album: ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ arrives next month
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Billie Eilish announced Monday that her highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” will be released on May 17. The news arrived via Instagram, where Eilish shared the album artwork showing the pop singer floating in a body of water after being ejected from a door. In the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, the New Orleans R&B singer behind the 1956 hit ‘Ain’t Got No Home,’ dies
By The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with “Ain’t Got No Home,” has died. He was 87. Henry died Sunday night, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation said on social media. It didn’t give the cause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Actor Jonathan Majors has been ordered to complete a yearlong counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career. The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up to a year behind bars after he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney allowed to pause its federal lawsuit against Florida governor as part of settlement deal
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – An appellate court on Monday granted Disney’s request for a two-month pause in a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district after the two sides reached a settlement on separate litigation in state court. Disney’s request last Friday to the federal appellate ... Read More »
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