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Entertainment Chappell Roan is the latest pop star to venture into country music after recently debuting a provocative new song on Saturday Night Live. Roan’s song The Giver, with lyrics that discuss sexual relationships with women, has resurrected conversations about queer representation in country music. Pop star debuts spicy songContinue Reading

Entertainment Taylor Swift shows spark beading bonanza and big sales for crafting retailersBeaded friendship bracelets have become a hallmark for Swift fans, who string each one and then trade them at her concerts. Fans have proved to be a boon for retailers, which have seen jewelry-making materials fly off shelves,Continue Reading

Entertainment Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his role in the late ’90s and early 2000s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has revealed he was recently diagnosed with cancer. He confirmed the news revealed by People magazine in Instagram post Sunday Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: NovContinue Reading

Entertainment U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris made an unannounced trip to New York to appear on Saturday Night Live, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been campaigning with just three days to go before the election. Democrat candidate made unannounced diversion to New York amid swing state campaigningTheContinue Reading

Entertainment To answer why people might be drawn to speeding up media, CBC News talked to some of the leading researchers in cognitive science about what double-time music, podcasts and movies does to our brains. Scientists and researchers explain the allure behind entertainment and education at 2x speed Jackson WeaverContinue Reading

Entertainment Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. About two and a half years after he was arrested on the charges in a sprawling gang and racketeering indictment, Young Thug was released from custody Thursday evening. Released Thursday after being arrestedContinue Reading

Entertainment Randy Bachman is taking Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the road — minus Fred Turner. Bachman announced plans for the Back In Overdrive Tour 2025 on Friday, more than a year after he revealed he was reviving the “Takin’ Care of Business” band. Bachman is going on the road with BTOContinue Reading

Entertainment Collins Dictionary has declared ‘brat’ — the album title that became a summer-living ideal — its 2024 word of the year. The word, used by singer Charli XCX as the title of her sixth studio album, has been defined as “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.” LexicographersContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Emilia Pérez, the genre-bending musical about a transgender cartel boss, is many things. Good isn’t one of them. New musical starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez is a convoluted misfire Jackson Weaver · CBC News · Posted: Nov 01, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading