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FILE - Dr. Dre performs during the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way. Companies at first balked at partnering with hip-hop acts because they felt that the genre that appealed to Black and brown teens and young adults didn’t align with their brands. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

How hip-hop went from big business shunning to multimillion-dollar partner

Innovative spirit has helped push hip-hop past big business’ initial resistance

FILE - Dr. Dre performs during the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way. Companies at first balked at partnering with hip-hop acts because they felt that the genre that appealed to Black and brown teens and young adults didn’t align with their brands. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Murals of hometown band Nickelback adorn the curling rink in Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Nickelback love remains in Alberta hometown after highway signs come down

Canadian Music Hall of Famers also named second worst band of the 1990s, by Rolling Stone

Murals of hometown band Nickelback adorn the curling rink in Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift may soon become the most awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Taylor Swift and SZA lead 2023 MTV Video Music Award nominations

Swift leads with eight — seven for her ‘Anti-Hero’ music video

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift may soon become the most awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs during the Canada Day noon hour show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Sainte-Marie has announced that she’s retiring from live performances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Buffy Sainte-Marie retires from live performances, cites health concerns

Fleet Foxes will take Sainte-Marie’s spot in the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival

Buffy Sainte-Marie performs during the Canada Day noon hour show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Sainte-Marie has announced that she’s retiring from live performances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. The singer will perform six shows at Toronto’s Rogers Centre in November 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle

Taylor Swift books 6 nights in Toronto, Vancouver still Swiftless

Fans rejoice as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour books first Canadian dates at Toronto’s Rogers Centre

Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. The singer will perform six shows at Toronto’s Rogers Centre in November 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle
Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift’s Canadian fans were left heartbroken and confused this week as they tried to understand why the pop superstar seems prepared to skip their country on her Eras Tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/George Walker IV

Taylor Swift fans cause 2.3-magnitude ‘Swift quake’ at Seattle concert

Taylor Swift and her fans are breaking a new record – this time for seismic activity

Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift’s Canadian fans were left heartbroken and confused this week as they tried to understand why the pop superstar seems prepared to skip their country on her Eras Tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/George Walker IV
“Forty Licks,” a reissuing of the 2002 album by The Rolling Stones. (UMe via AP)

What to stream this weekend: Post Malone, ‘Beanie Bubble,’ Rolling Stones

Previewing what’s new for your entertainment pleasure

“Forty Licks,” a reissuing of the 2002 album by The Rolling Stones. (UMe via AP)
From left, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh of The Eagles pose with an autographed guitar after a news conference at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Randy Meisner, the group’s founding bassist, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles dies at 77

Singer of the hit ‘Take It to the Limit’ left the band in 1977

From left, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh of The Eagles pose with an autographed guitar after a news conference at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Randy Meisner, the group’s founding bassist, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Irish singer Sinead O’Connor performs at Akvarium Klub in Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 9, 2019. O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. The singer’s family issued a statement reported Wednesday by the BBC and RTE. (Marton Monus/MTI via AP, File)

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

Singer’s family released a statement announcing the news and requesting privacy

FILE - Irish singer Sinead O’Connor performs at Akvarium Klub in Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 9, 2019. O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. The singer’s family issued a statement reported Wednesday by the BBC and RTE. (Marton Monus/MTI via AP, File)
This combination of images shows promotional art for the Apple TV+ documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” left, and the Paramount+ series “Special Ops: Lioness.” (Apple TV+/Paramount+ via AP)

What to stream: Steph Curry doc, Greta Van Fleet, ‘Justified,’ ‘Minx’ and Pikmin

Some fresh entertainment offerings for your streaming pleasure

This combination of images shows promotional art for the Apple TV+ documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” left, and the Paramount+ series “Special Ops: Lioness.” (Apple TV+/Paramount+ via AP)
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The pop star has officially earned more No. 1 albums than any other woman in history. Swift’s re-recording of her 2010 album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” the third in her effort to re-record her first six albums, has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

It’s official: Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history

Previously, Barbra Streisand held the record, with 11 No. 1 albums

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The pop star has officially earned more No. 1 albums than any other woman in history. Swift’s re-recording of her 2010 album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” the third in her effort to re-record her first six albums, has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Bad Bunny speaks at the Sony Pictures Entertainment presentation at CinemaCon 2022 in Las Vegas on April 25, 2022. The global music industry surpassed one trillion streams in a calendar year, Luminate’s 2023 Midyear Report has found. Global streams are also up 30.8 percent from last year, reflective of an increasingly international music marketplace. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Music streams for 2023 hit 1 trillion in record time

Latin and K-pop artists are big reasons why

FILE - Bad Bunny speaks at the Sony Pictures Entertainment presentation at CinemaCon 2022 in Las Vegas on April 25, 2022. The global music industry surpassed one trillion streams in a calendar year, Luminate’s 2023 Midyear Report has found. Global streams are also up 30.8 percent from last year, reflective of an increasingly international music marketplace. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Trooper singer Ra McGuire leans into guitarist Brian Smith during a festival concert on Vancouver Island in 2018. Lexi Bainas photo

Walk of Fame ‘mega-induction’ to include Loverboy, Glass Tiger, Trooper

Massive group of ’70s and ’80s rockers scheduled to be honoured in September Toronto ceremony

Trooper singer Ra McGuire leans into guitarist Brian Smith during a festival concert on Vancouver Island in 2018. Lexi Bainas photo
FILE - Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019, in New York. . (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Recovering Madonna out of ICU, postpones North American tour dates

The pop icon has been scheduled to start her tour this month in Vancouver

FILE - Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019, in New York. . (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto on Monday, September 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video

The hip hop duo from northwest B.C. honoured at an awards bash Thursday

Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto on Monday, September 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
FILE - Britney Spears appears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball first round draft pick Victor Wembanyama speaks during a news conference in San Antonio on June 24, 2023. Wembanyama said Thursday, July 6, 2023, that he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. (AP Photos by Chris Pizzello, left, and Eric Gay, File)

Spears inadvertently hit herself in Vegas Wembanyama security encounter

Police say video shows pop star was struck by her own hand during highly publicized encounter

FILE - Britney Spears appears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball first round draft pick Victor Wembanyama speaks during a news conference in San Antonio on June 24, 2023. Wembanyama said Thursday, July 6, 2023, that he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. (AP Photos by Chris Pizzello, left, and Eric Gay, File)
This cover image released by Republic Records shows "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album

Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008’s “Fearless” had inspired both acclaim and…

This cover image released by Republic Records shows "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)
This combination of images shows “Wham!,” a documentary premiering July 5 on Netflix, left, the Bravo series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” premiering July 9. (Netflix/Adult Swim via AP)

What’s new to stream this week: Taylor Swift, ‘Lincoln Lawyer,’ and ‘Wham!

Your guide to what’s new this week for your entertainment pleasure

This combination of images shows “Wham!,” a documentary premiering July 5 on Netflix, left, the Bravo series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” premiering July 9. (Netflix/Adult Swim via AP)
Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis

Justin Trudeau tweets Taylor Swift an invitation tour to Canada

Neither Swift nor her management have addressed their decision to skip Canada

Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis
Harry Styles, winner of the award for album of the year for “Harry’s House” and best pop vocal album for “Harry’s House,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Grammys CEO: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible, ‘period’

‘We are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion’

Harry Styles, winner of the award for album of the year for “Harry’s House” and best pop vocal album for “Harry’s House,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)