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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music festival obsessives, the wait is over. The 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is here.

Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in Arms.

TORONTO — Sum 41 is heading back home to play what they say will be their final show. The Canadian rockers have booked Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 30, 2025 as the last stop on a massive world tour that runs for the better part of a year.

Toronto producer David Furnish won an Emmy for "Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium" at a televised bash that included revved-up Canadian chef-turned-actor Matty Matheson of "The Bear" helping to accept the best comedy trophy.

The NHL and Adidas have teamed up with Justin Bieber to create a new collection of jerseys for the NHL all-star game in Toronto next month.

Squished in the back seat of a ride share, Nelly Furtado was dreaming up her comeback single. It was Valentine's Day last year and the “Promiscuous” hitmaker was en route to a Philadelphia recording studio with a carload of friends and collaborators.

MONTREAL — In recent years, Nicolas Delisle has made new guitars from old barns, logs pulled from river bottoms and even window frames from his 1930s-era Montreal apartment.

The Weeknd is setting records on Spotify once again with "Blinding Lights." The Toronto superstar's 2019 hit single became the first song to cross the milestone of four billion plays when the streaming service updated its figures on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On her fourth studio album, the largely Spanish-language “Orquídeas” ("Orchids" in English), Colombian American singer Kali Uchis ' ability to create lush sonic worlds reaches new heights.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced, one thing was immediately apparent: Women outpaced men in the major categories.