October 5th, 2025

Entertainment News

Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

Top New Shows (US) 1. Deadly Engagement, Dateline NBC 2. Alive with Steve Burns, Lemonada 3. Sources & Methods, NPR 4. Sharp or Square, iHeartPodcasts and The Volume 5. Only Murders in the Building Official Podcast, Hulu, Michael Cyril Creighton 6. Model Wars, iHeartPodcasts 7. The Missing Sister, Wondery 8. Dancing with the Stars Official ... Read More »

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Apple TV app – Top Movies

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2. Weapons 3. Jurassic World Rebirth 4. F1: The Movie 5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 6. Superman 7. The Naked Gun (2025) 8. Materialists 9. Nobody 2 10. Ballerina: From the World of John Wick The Associated Press... Read More »

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US-Apple-Books-Top-10

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2. The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham (Little, Brown and Company) 3. 1984 by George Orwell (Mariner Books Classics) 4. The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi (Tor Publishing Group) 5. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult ... Read More »

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US-Audiobooks-Top-10

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. The MAGA Doctrine by Charlie Kirk, narrated by Timothy McKean (HarperAudio) 3. Poems & Prayers by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 4. The Holy Bible: King James Version by King James Bible, performed by Scott ... Read More »

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What to know about Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC affiliate owners preempting Jimmy Kimmel

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Two ABC affiliate owners say they’ll continue to preempt late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel with their own local programming, even after ABC said they would reinstate his show nationally. Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group’s decision highlights the influence and sometimes-tenuous relationship local TV station owners have with ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs now sober and humbled, his lawyers tell judge as they ask for lighter sentence

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a judge Monday to sentence him to no more than 14 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, meaning he would go free almost immediately if the judge agreed. In a written submission, Combs’ legal team said he has already ... Read More »

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Canadian-British novelist David Szalay shortlisted for Booker Prize

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

Canadian-British novelist David Szalay has made the short list for the Booker Prize. The six finalists for the prestigious U.K. award include Szalay’s unconventional rags-to-riches tale “Flesh.” The book follows a socially isolated young man from his origins in the housing projects of Hungary to the upper echelons of English society. Szalay was born in ... Read More »

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Kiran Desai is a favorite and US authors make a strong showing on the Booker Prize shortlist

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize -winning Indian author Kiran Desai is a favorite to win the coveted fiction trophy for a second time with her first novel in two decades. “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny” is on a U.S.-dominated six-book shortlist announced Tuesday by a judging panel that includes Irish writer Roddy Doyle and ... Read More »

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Ed Robertson, k.d. lang, Tom Cochrane to induct new class of Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

TORONTO — Ed Robertson, k.d. lang, Tom Cochrane and Chantal Kreviazuk will be among the music stars celebrating new inductees to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Organizers of the Legends Induction ceremony say lang will induct “Mimi on the Beach” singer-songwriter Jane Siberry while Cochrane will induct rock trio Triumph, for hits including “Lay ... Read More »

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Sarah McLachlan scheduled to perform on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night return

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel’s first show back since the late-night comic was suspended last week. The Halifax-born singer-songwriter, who is promoting her Lilith Fair documentary and a new album, is booked as an interview guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for Tuesday, publicists for both the Hulu-distributed documentary and ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Sarah McLachlan to perform on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night return

By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025

Sarah McLachlan is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel’s first show back since the late-night comic was suspended last week. McLachlan, who is promoting her Lilith Fair documentary, is booked as a musical guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for Tuesday, publicists have confirmed. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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