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By Kaitlyn McGrath The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2026 8:32 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Toronto’s indie music scene mainstay Feist and Kingston alt-rock legends the Tragically Hip are among the musical acts set to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame tonight. Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy and Los Angeles songwriter-producer Finneas are set to perform some of Leslie Feist’s music at the gala held at Toronto’s Massey Hall.Finneas, who Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator, will also induct the singer, known for the hits “1234” and “You and I,” an ac...

The Great Indian Kapil Show is returning with its fifth season, promising a fresh dose of comedy, celebrity banter and festive cheer. Titled ‘Hasi Ka Tyo-ha-ha-har’, the new season will premiere on September 26 at 8 pm, with the cast of Drishyam: The Conclusion as the first guests. The cast of Drishyam: The Conclusion to kickstart new season Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav and Jaideep Ahlawat will join director Abhishek Pathak on Kapil Sharma’s couch for the season opener. The cast is expected to open up about the much-awaited concluding chapter of one of Indian cinema’s most popular thriller franchises while indulging in some light-hearted conversations. For Jaideep, the episode also brings a special full-circle moment. The actor revealed that his association with...

Ed Sheeran’s upcoming concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., have been cancelled due to severe weather warnings in place in Boston and across New England, the venue announced on Friday. Event organizers cancelled Sheeran’s concerts scheduled for Friday and Saturday night “following consultation with local officials, the promoter and tour,” the venue said in a brief statement.“The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority,” it said, adding that tickets will be refunded automatically through Ticketmaster. 2:25 Super El Nino bringing fall dry weather ...

Prime Video has announced Quiz from God, a new Japanese Prime Original drama that reimagines the popular Korean mystery series of the same name. Starring Shotaro Mamiya in the lead, the series will premiere on Prime Video worldwide on December 4, 2026, across more than 240 countries and territories. Shotaro Mamiya plays forensic genius Mamiya plays Haruto Hatsushima, a brilliant forensic pathologist who was once a neurosurgeon. Known by some as a “genius chosen by God”, Haruto is also considered an eccentric by his colleagues. After leaving the operating room for deeply personal reasons, he joins the National Forensic Autopsy Centre, where he attempts to uncover the truth behind deaths that initially appear impossible to explain. Source link

After being removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour, Macklemore has announced that he will return to the stage for his “Free Palestine” tour, with all proceeds to benefit Palestinian aid organizations. The run will begin with three dates next month in Europe. It kicks off at Dublin’s 3Arena on Oct. 26, followed by Paris’ Accor Arena on Oct. 29 and London’s OVO Arena Wembley on Oct. 30.Additional artist announcements and U.S. dates are forthcoming. 1:14 Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after voicing support for Palestine An artist presale begins at 10 a.m. local time on Monday on the rapper’s website. Story continues below advertisement ...

Parineeti Chopra makes her return to the screen with Shaque: Trust No One, a mystery thriller series on Netflix. The name of the series itself explains much of what one can expect, as a mother desperately searches for her baby who is kidnapped from the hospital on the night of her birth. Shaque Trust No One plot Parineeti plays Anvita, a mother whose child is mysteriously taken away and kidnapped while sleeping right next to her. She, along with her husband Advit, played by Tahir Raj Bhasin, holds on to the hope that someday they will get their child back. They celebrate their daughter's birthday every year, believing she is alive.  Source link

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years after his 2020 conviction was overturned. A jury found Weinstein guilty again at a retrial last year.Once among the most powerful figures in the entertainment industry, Weinstein was an Oscar-winning producer whose hits included Shakespeare in Love, Pulp Fiction and Chocolat. But his downfall came quickly after sexual assault allegations in 2017 set off the #MeToo movement. 0:41 Harvey Weinstein found guilty of c...

With ‘Hunkkaar: The Roar’, actors Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aneet Padda, and Zoya Hussain have come together to tell the story of a 17-year-old who accuses a self-proclaimed Godman of sexual assault. Even as Hussain is happy that the JioHotstar series examines blind faith and demands consequences for sexual assault, it’s not lost on her that “the endless list” of microaggressions that women face goes unchecked. Sharing an uncomfortable situation, the actor told mid-day, “You are taking public transport, and the men will stand extremely close to you and brush past your chest or bum. This is an everyday occurrence.” Source link

Dolly Parton’s estate has accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his late aunt’s legacy and business empire in a new court filing. The court filing, viewed by The Associated Press, the New York Times and People, also asked a judge to keep Parton’s nephew away from its employees and business dealings.Global News has not independently viewed the court filing. 1:09 Dolly Parton fans shocked to see Walk of Fame Star vandalised Parton’s nephew Bryan Seaver, who announced the country singer’s death last month in a video on social media, owns a company that provided Parton’s security detail. Story con...

As with Shakun Batra, director Kiran Rao made her first short film, in her early 20s, at film school (Jamia, in Delhi) that, she recalls, was about a 31-year-old’s birthday gone south, because of a husband, who doesn’t care. Her short film debut in Netflix’s Lust Stories 3 — as with most shorts — would be hard to describe, without a spoiler, though.  Suffice it to state that it’s a play on Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, but rather serious. Shakun’s, on the other hand, with Ali Fazal, Radhikka Madan, felt to me as a running narrative on the addictive nature of ‘break-up sex’. Shakun disagrees, but adds, that could make for a fine elevator pitch!  Source link