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Review: Rumer sets new standards with Hugh Prestwood catalogue

Review: Rumer sets new standards with Hugh Prestwood catalogue

Rumer, “Nashville Tears” (Cooking Vinyl) The combination of Rumer’s crystalline voice and Hugh Prestwood’s songs results in some breathtaking, deeply moving music on “Nashville Tears,” the Pakistan-born, British singer’s interpretation of the Texas-b
Music Review: Kathleen Edwards is back with 'Total Freedom'

Music Review: Kathleen Edwards is back with 'Total Freedom'

Kathleen Edwards, “Total Freedom” (Dualtone) Kathleen Edwards’ first studio album since 2012, “Total Freedom,” is the sound of an artist with a second wind.
Milan fashion returning to runway in September - in part

Milan fashion returning to runway in September - in part

MILAN — Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Prada and Versace are all returning to the runway in September, according to the Milan Fashion Week calendar published Wednesday.
Review: Rare spotlight role for superb pianist Matt Rollings

Review: Rare spotlight role for superb pianist Matt Rollings

Matt Rollings, "Matt Rollings Mosaic” (Dualtone Records) A sideman is the frontman on “Matt Rollings Mosaic.” Rollings earned the shot at centre stage with his stellar career as a session pianist.
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case

Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida.
National Ballet of Canada cancels 'The Nutcracker' for the first time since 1955

National Ballet of Canada cancels 'The Nutcracker' for the first time since 1955

TORONTO — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the National Ballet of Canada to cancel its performances set for November and December, including its annual production of "The Nutcracker.
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th year

Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th year

LOS ANGELES — The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm of humour .
A Yank hopes to charm Brits in soccer series 'Ted Lasso'

A Yank hopes to charm Brits in soccer series 'Ted Lasso'

NEW YORK — Jason Sudeikis was a huge sports fan growing up in Kansas, especially basketball. Not so much that game where you kick a ball into a goal. “The beautiful game? I didn’t get it a couple of years ago.
Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in Arkansas

Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Arkansas' ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate, Secretary of State John Thurston said Tuesday.
Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies

Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, died Tuesday. He was 83. Filmmaker P.
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