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Drake, Michael Bublé among early Grammy winners
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on February 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Two Canadian pop superstars are early winners at this year’s Grammy Awards. Toronto rapper Drake picked up best melodic rap performance for his appearance on Future’s “Wait for U” while Vancouver crooner Michael Bublé won best traditional pop vocal album for “Higher.” Both awards were among the trophies handed out at a pre-broadcast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Bublé among early Grammy winners for best traditional pop vocal album
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on February 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Michael Bublé has emerged one of the early winners at this year’s Grammy Awards. The Vancouver crooner picked up best traditional pop vocal album for “Higher” in a pre-broadcast ceremony. Meanwhile, Vancouver-born jazz pianist and composer Kris Davis and Matthew Stevens were part of the team that won a Grammy for best jazz ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beyoncé dance track wins first Grammy during early ceremony
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on February 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Beyoncé has already won a Grammy Sunday, bringing her a step closer in her pursuit of being the most decorated artist in the show’s history. During the Grammys pre-telecast ceremony, Beyoncé won for best dance-electronic music recording for “Break My Soul.” It’s the first time the superstar singer has ever won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Kris Davis, Matthew Stevens win Grammy for best jazz instrumental album
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on February 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Vancouver-born jazz pianist and composer Kris Davis and Toronto-born jazz guitarist Matthew Stevens are among the team that won a Grammy Award for best jazz instrumental album with “New Standards Vol. 1.” Will be updated... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-part ‘Fall On Your Knees’ tests audience demand, resiliency of live theatre
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on February 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Under most circumstances, luring theatre audiences to a two-night, six-hour drama about deep family dysfunction is a tall ask. Do this amid an ongoing pandemic and tightened household budgets and you have the challenge facing the ambitious stage adaptation of “Fall On Your Knees.” If any production is going to jump-start a rebirth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charles Kimbrough, who played anchor in ‘Murphy Brown,’ dies
By The Associated Press on February 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on “Murphy Brown,” died Jan. 11 in Culver City, California. He was 86. Kimbrough played newsman Jim Dial across the 10 seasons of CBS hit sitcom “Murphy Brown” between 1988 and 1998, earning an Emmy ... Read More »
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By The Canadian Press on February 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian writer, actor and TV host Erica Ehm says a film about MuchMusic will debut at the South by Southwest Film Festival this spring. Ehm, who is best known as a pioneering video jockey at the channel now known simply as Much, says she has been “quietly” working as a consulting producer on ... Read More »
1 response‘Knock at the Cabin’ knocks off ‘Avatar’ at the box office
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on February 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – For the first time in almost two months, the box office doesn’t belong to blue people. After seven weeks as the top film in theaters, “Avatar: The Way of Water” was finally knocked out of the No. 1 spot by the M. Night Shyamalan thriller “Knock at the Cabin” and the ... Read More »
1 responseHow to watch the Grammys live (including the red carpet)
By The Associated Press on February 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Grammys have evolved from their humble beginnings into a daylong feast of music – and there’s many ways to watch the red carpet and show live. Most of the awards are handed out before that during the Premiere Ceremony, which the Recording Academy will stream live Sunday beginning at 3:30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian hitmakers vie for Grammys alongside some of pop music’s biggest stars
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on February 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Pop superstars Bryan Adams, Michael Bublé and Drake could emerge Grammy Awards winners today, but it’s the Canadian hitmakers behind the scenes who are chasing some of the top prizes. While mixer Serban Ghenea isn’t as recognizable as the stars he works with, the Romania-born, Canada-raised pop wizard is nominated six times this ... Read More »
1 responseCardi B pays homage to Kallman, Greenwald at pre-Grammy gala
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on February 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Cardi B was searching for a record deal six years ago, the rapper remembered when several labels didn’t financially believe in her talents enough ““ except for Atlantic Records executives Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman. Cardi B paid homage on Saturday night to Greenwald and Craig Kallman, who were honored ... Read More »
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