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Salsa star Gilberto Santa Rosa to lead a revival of ‘Forever Tango’ to Broadway this summer
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The singer known as the Gentleman of Salsa is turning to tango: Gilberto Santa Rosa will make his Broadway debut in the musical “Forever Tango,” which returns to New York in July for a 10-week stand featuring some of the Puerto Rican singer’s hits. “I haven’t stopped jumping, screaming and pinching
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Mississauga high-schoolers to join Rolling Stones for Toronto concert
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The choir group at Cawthra Park Secondary School in Mississauga, Ont., will spend the better part of the month trilling the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” — but as a rare chance to sing at the band’s Air Canada Centre gig approaches, the song’s message doesn’t really ring
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Justin Bieber’s pet monkey becomes property of Germany after singer misses deadline
BERLIN – Justin Bieber’s pet monkey is now the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich for a European tour. He had until midnight Friday to produce those documents. Customs spokesman Thomas
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Gerard Depardieu to play a Chechen seeking revenge in upcoming drama
GROZNY, Russia – French actor Gerard Depardieu will star in a drama about a Chechen man who seeks revenge for the killing of his son. Chechnya, a southern Russian province, has been in the spotlight since it emerged that the suspects in April’s Boston marathon bombing are ethnic Chechens. The predominantly Muslim province was devastated
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Mack Emerman, founder of Miami recording studio where Clapton, others made albums, dies at 89
MIAMI – Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness, according to his daughter. He was 89. Bebe Emerman said Tuesday her father died of complications from pneumonia at the Miami
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In Coen brothers’ Cannes hit ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ Oscar Isaac gets his big break
CANNES, France – Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film “Inside Llewyn Davis.” The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film. Then they met Oscar
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Eminem’s song publisher sues Facebook and ad agency, saying they appropriated 1 of his tunes
DETROIT – Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper’s songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday, alleging that a Facebook ad that was broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem’s 2000 song “Under the Influence.” The Detroit
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Fans’ patience is rewarded at last: ‘Arrested Development’ will be reborn Monday on Netflix
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right. After years of clamouring from fans and rumours firing them up while the cast hung on for a
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Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. 1. Five Finger Death Punch, “Lift Me Up” (Prospect Park) 2. Mariah Carey, “Beautiful”
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Ari Folman sends Robin Wright on a trippy animated journey in ‘The Congress’
CANNES, France – Hollywood is hell. That’s an idea to set tongues wagging at the Cannes Film Festival, and it’s the distinct impression left by Israeli director Ari Folman’s head-spinning part-animated feature “The Congress.” Fittingly, Cannes provided the inspiration for the director’s dystopian vision of the entertainment business, which stars actress Robin Wright as, well,
