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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

March 25, 2025

Kevan Staples of ‘High School Confidential’ band Rough Trade has died at 75

TORONTO — Kevan Staples, the co-founder of the groundbreaking avant-garde…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music

March 24, 2025

‘It’s my retrospective’: Sylvia Tyson reflects on her Juno-nominated final album

TORONTO — Canadian folk legend Sylvia Tyson spent more than…

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Business, Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Media, Music

March 21, 2025

Canadian Music Week founder launches legal action against Departure Festival

TORONTO — The founder of Canadian Music Week is taking…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

March 21, 2025

Neil Young cancels Ukraine concert: ‘I could not in good conscience take my crew’

TORONTO — Neil Young has scrapped plans to play a…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music

March 20, 2025

Elton John to receive $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize

TORONTO — Elton John will receive the 15th Glenn Gould…

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East Coast Music Association says boycott may hurt award show, citing 'family feud' with members
Music, Star

March 17, 2025

East Coast Music Association says boycott may hurt award show, citing ‘family feud’ with members

The board will meet this week to consider ways to…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music, Social

March 8, 2025

Buffy Sainte-Marie loses top Canadian arts honours including Junos, Polaris and Canada’s Walk of Fame induction

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie lost her Juno awards, Polaris Music…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music, Social

March 8, 2025

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s spot on Canada’s Walk of Fame, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction revoked

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie’s induction to Canada’s Walk of Fame…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

March 6, 2025

Artifact-laden tribute to Nova Music Festival massacre bound for Toronto

TORONTO — Charred cars, bullet-ridden bathroom stalls and abandoned tents,…

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Business, Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Media, Music

March 5, 2025

Electronic producer Deadmau5 sells song and label catalogue in US$55 million deal

TORONTO — Deadmau5 is taking the cheese. The Canadian electronic…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music, Social

March 4, 2025

Buffy Sainte-Marie says she never denied U.S. citizenship, has returned Order of Canada medals

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie says she has returned her Order…

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Business, Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Labour, Lifestyle, Music, Travel

March 4, 2025

As trade wars heat up, live music association drums up support for homegrown music

TORONTO — The Canadian Live Music Association says it’s responding…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

March 3, 2025

Calgary’s Tate McRae lands first No. 1 album on both U.S. and Canada Billboard charts

TORONTO — Tate McRae has landed her first No. 1…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

March 3, 2025

Neil Young plans free concert in Ukraine ahead of European tour

TORONTO — Neil Young is planning to perform a free…

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Business, Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Music, National, Politics, Science

March 2, 2025

Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright

OTTAWA — The battle between AI companies and copyright holders…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music

February 26, 2025

Oft-billed as a pop star, Grammy winner Alessia Cara wants more out of music

TORONTO — Alessia Cara simply wanted to experience a bit…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music, Television

February 24, 2025

Josh Ross, Snotty Nose Rez Kids to play Juno Awards broadcast in Vancouver

TORONTO — Country singer Josh Ross is set to play…

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Business, Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Media, Music

February 21, 2025

Organizers of Canada House cancel space at 2025 South By Southwest festival

TORONTO — Canadian talent will have one fewer space to…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music, Politics, Sports

February 21, 2025

English O Canada lyrics have never been static, musicologist says

TORONTO — Changing the lyrics of a national anthem is…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music

February 21, 2025

Paul McCartney’s personal photos of Beatlemania bound for AGO in 2026

TORONTO — A collection of Beatlemania photographs shot by Paul…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

February 20, 2025

Jann Arden planned to make a 1970s-flavoured covers album; her label had other ideas

TORONTO — Jann Arden’s nostalgia trip faced a major detour…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

February 20, 2025

The Tragically Hip’s songs inspire jukebox musical, set for 2026 Hamilton debut

TORONTO — The Tragically Hip’s songbook is getting the jukebox…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

February 18, 2025

Toronto run of ‘Come From Away’ to end in May after seven months of shows

TORONTO — Toronto’s open-ended production of “Come From Away” will…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, Music, Television

February 15, 2025

Mark McKinney on his ‘SNL’ stress flashbacks — and the Madonna sketch that never was

TORONTO — Decades later, Mark McKinney says the pressure of…

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