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Winnipeggers celebrate 50th anniversary of cult classic 'Phantom of the Paradise'
November 01, 2024 - 1:04 PM

WINNIPEG - When the American rock musical film "Phantom of the Paradise" was released in theatres in Winnipeg in 1974, Craig Wallace was one of the first to line up on opening day.
Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
November 01, 2024 - 12:58 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges.
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
November 01, 2024 - 11:18 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph received an additional 35 years behind bars Friday.
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
November 01, 2024 - 9:49 AM

(RNS) — When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in Los Angeles this year, worship began not with an organ blast or sermon series video promo, but with blowing bubbles.
Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama
November 01, 2024 - 8:36 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music — until “ Million Dollar Baby ” became one of the year's most popular songs. Now, the singer is eyeing Grammy nominations next week.
Randy Bachman to take Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Canadian tour next year
November 01, 2024 - 7:32 AM

TORONTO - Randy Bachman is taking Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the road — minus Fred Turner.
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
November 01, 2024 - 7:11 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just something you've “got to go down and clean off the pigeon (expletive) every now and then."
Not just for summer: 'Brat' is Collins Dictionary's word of the year
November 01, 2024 - 3:21 AM

LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year.
Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's B.C. home shot at
October 31, 2024 - 10:00 PM

Police on Vancouver Island say they've arrested a man over gunshots and arson at the home of Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon back in September, and another suspect is believed to have fled to India.
Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
October 31, 2024 - 9:06 PM

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut down live entertainment in 2020. But the break gave Mendez a chance to embrace his love of county music and reinvent himself as the “Cuban Cowboy.”
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MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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Winnipeggers celebrate 50th anniversary of cult classic 'Phantom of the Paradise'

Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.

Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison

After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms

Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama

Randy Bachman to take Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Canadian tour next year

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Not just for summer: 'Brat' is Collins Dictionary's word of the year

Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's B.C. home shot at

Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

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