National Lifestyle

TORONTO — JP Saxe doesn’t want to sound pretentious, but he says it’s impossible to ignore how fate might’ve led him to the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

LONDON — The European Medicines Agency on Thursday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine, handing the European Union's 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to speed up the bloc's much-criticized vaccination rollou

Ciara Bravo didn’t have high hopes for her prospects when she saw the names attached to “Cherry.” She’d been working in the business for over a decade, but it was mostly in television and bit film roles.

COPENHAGEN — Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority said Thursday it has no evidence the vaccine was responsible.

NASHVILLE — Country stars Mickey Guyton and Keith Urban are taking over as hosts for the Academy of Country Music Awards in April.

NEW YORK — “The Color Purple” turned into Grammy, Tony and Emmy gold for Cynthia Erivo. The performer’s brilliant performance in the Broadway revival won her the 2016 Tony for best actress in a musical.

LOS ANGELES — Trevor Noah took a careful approach hosting “The Daily Show” from his New York apartment during the pandemic, but he said travelling across the country to host the Grammys was an opportunity he couldn't pass up.

TORONTO — Being immersed in Leonard Cohen's music for his new film "Death of a Ladies' Man" brought Gabriel Byrne back to his teenage years in Dublin filled with stoned conversations about the Canadian troubadour's lyrics.

NEW YORK — With the longest gap between album releases, the Nashville-based rockers Kings of Leon have returned with their eighth studio album, “When You See Yourself.

One year after the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the Canadian Press asked people to share their memories of when they realized the crisis was about to change everything.