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Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars’ worth of fraud. Kingston, 34, was booked into the Broward County jail on Sunday, according to jail records. He was arrested May 23 at Fort Irwin, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba. That helped fuel the actor’s push to narrate and executive produce the four-part National Geographic docuseries “Erased: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taraji P. Henson will host the 2024 BET Awards. Here’s what to know about the show
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year’s show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to be just as exciting with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due, something personal
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba. That helped fuel the actor’s push to narrate and executive produce the four-part National Geographic docuseries “Erased: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Female musicians underrepresented on Canadian radio playlists: study
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – A new report on Canada’s radio airwaves says that music performed by women is still vastly underrepresented on commercial music stations. The study looked at the top 150 songs played between 2013 and 2023, plus all tunes played in 2023 on popular radio formats including Top 40, country and rock music. It found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial in the fatal daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph reset to September
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A judge on Monday reset the trial date for a man charged with killing rapper Young Dolph in a daytime shooting ambush at a cookie shop in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby County Judge Jennifer J. Mitchell set a Sept. 23 trial date for Justin Johnson, 26. He has pleaded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Music Week sells to former record exec and Bell Media head Randy Lennox
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – Canadian Music Week is getting new owners led by former Bell Media head and record label executive Randy Lennox. The long-running Toronto music industry festival says Lennox’s Loft Entertainment is partnering with live entertainment developer Oak View Group to acquire the event. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal Regina Rifles statue to be unveiled at Juno Beach to mark D-Day’s 80th year
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2024
REGINA – A statue depicting the Canadians who fought Nazi Germany 80 years ago will have a permanent home near the beaches they stormed on D-Day. The Royal Regina Rifles statue is to be unveiled Wednesday at Juno Beach in France, a day ahead of the milestone anniversary of the invasion that launched the beginning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel
By The Associated Press on June 2nd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Actor Michael Douglas on Sunday paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group. Douglas met with members of Kibbutz Be’eri and visited burnt-out homes destroyed in the Oct. 7 attack. Be’eri was among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rupert Murdoch ties the knot for the 5th time in ceremony at his California vineyard
By The Associated Press on June 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, newspapers owned by his corporation, News Corp, reported Sunday. Murdoch and Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, wed Saturday in a ceremony at his vineyard estate in Bel Air, California. Photographs of the newly married couple were published ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on June 2nd, 2024
It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie” and Warner Bros. ” Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” Flipping the script from their Memorial weekend openings, the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in their second outing. ” The Garfield Movie “ earned ... Read More »
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