Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Adele to return to live shows in Las Vegas next year Adele on Tuesday announced a series of concerts in Las Vegas starting in January in what will be her first live performances since 2017. The British singer […]

Gathering to pay tribute to departing Warner Music Canada head Steve Kane and his wife, Debbie Rix, at Toronto’s famed Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night was a large chunk of the city’s music biz elite. They congregated in what seemed like the first large in-person gathering of the clan in almost […]

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Bryan Adams adds rock touch with music star-themed Pirelli calendar Cher, Rita Ora, Iggy Pop, Jennifer Hudson and other music stars take centre stage in the 2022 Pirelli calendar unveiled on Monday, shot by Canadian rocker and photographer […]

The 90s are back. From the curtain haircut to boybands, it is as if the era of plastic pop and British indie never went away. Steps are once again riding high in the charts and the Backstreet Boys are dominating TikTok. Having initially reformed for the Big Reunion nearly a […]

Some of my earliest memories involve repeatedly slamming a sticky forefinger onto the Rewind and Play buttons of a two-tone Fisher-Price cassette player. Long before I was able to respond to music as anything other than a sensory stimulus, I was an obsessive listener. I don’t mean “obsessive” in a […]