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Canadian musicians take spotlight as nominees for the Juno Awards to be announced
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian music fans will soon find out if their favourite artists will be competing at this year’s Juno Awards. Organizers of the annual celebration of homegrown hits are set to announce the nominees at a press event this morning in Toronto. The awards show will take place on March 13 at Edmonton’s Rogers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline nears for Alec Baldwin in deadly movie set shooting
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Prosecutors planned to file felony charges of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of a Western movie in 2021. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded at a film set ranch on the outskirts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spreading the joy: Longer parade routes OKd for Mardi Gras
By Kevin Mcgill, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – COVID-19 precautions wiped out most New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festivities in 2021, and a shortage of police officers forced the city to shorten routes for some of its lavish seasonal parades in 2022. Now, city officials, and business owners are celebrating plans to let the good times roll on longer routes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
By The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Priscilla Presley disputes trust of late Lisa Marie Presley
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Priscilla Presley has filed legal documents disputing who oversees the estate of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley. The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court last week disputes the validity of a 2016 amendment to Lisa Marie Presley’s living trust that removed Priscilla Presley and a former business manager as trustees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amina Luqman-Dawson’s ‘Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – For years, Amina Luqman-Dawson made time to write a children’s book she calls her “little quiet project,” a historical adventure about a community of escaped slaves that she completed while raising a son and working as a policy consultant and researcher on education and domestic violence. Finding an agent and publisher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
By Claire Savage And Michael Tarm, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, following federal convictions in two courts that ensure the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the decision a day ahead of a court hearing related to state charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Jackson’s nephew to star in King of Pop biopic
By The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson’s casting Monday for the film being produced by Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King. Jackson is the second-youngest son of Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s brother. He’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eva Green tells UK court ‘B movie’ could have wrecked career
By The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Eva Green said in a British court Monday that she grew disillusioned with a film project because it was becoming a “B movie” that could ruin her career. The French actress is suing producers for a $1 million fee she says she is owed for “A Patriot,” a sci-fi thriller that collapsed ... Read More »
1 responseAmina Luqman-Dawson’s “Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal
By The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Amina Luqman-Dawson’s “Freewater,” a middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. Doug Salati’s “Hot Dog,” about the summertime wanderings of an urban pet, was given the Randolph Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustrations. The Newbery and Caldecott ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trevor Noah returns as Grammy host with comfort, nervousness
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on January 30th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Trevor Noah feels more comfortable hosting the Grammy Awards for a third-straight year, but the former “The Daily Show” host still has some nervousness about leading the ceremony with big-time acts like Beyoncé, Adele and Harry Styles looking on. “The nerves come in because you’re standing in front of not just ... Read More »
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