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Carlow Rush, left, and Jacksun Fryer, seen here performing as Funkanometry on Canada’s Got Talent, have made it to the reality competition series’ semi-finals episode, airing May 7. (CityTV photo)

Vancouver Island’s Funkanometry boogies into ‘Canada’s Got Talent’ semifinals

Dancing duo, based in Nanaimo, will appear on May 7 broadcast at 8 p.m. on CityTV

FILE - Adele, winner of the award for best pop solo performance for “Easy on Me,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Top artists return to TikTok after deal struck with Universal Music

Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish coming back to popular social media platform

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Canada’s Ultimate Challenge takes on Revelstoke

Canada’s Ultimate Challenge airs on Sundays and can be found on CBC Gem

Mission singer Eshan Sobti moved on to the next round of Canada’s Got Talent after wowing judges with an audition that aired on Tuesday night (April 30). /Submitted Photo

B.C. singer moves on to next round of Canada’s Got Talent

Mission’s Eshan Sobti receives unanimous praise from judges after rendition of Whitney Houston song

Mission singer Eshan Sobti moved on to the next round of Canada’s Got Talent after wowing judges with an audition that aired on Tuesday night (April 30). /Submitted Photo
Drew Barrymore, left, and Dua Lipa participate in a conversation about “Radical Optimism” on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Talent Unlimited High School in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)

Dua Lipa is all about ‘Radical Optimism,’ in her music and other pursuits

Pop star’s latest about finding and protecting your peace in dangerous waters

Drew Barrymore, left, and Dua Lipa participate in a conversation about “Radical Optimism” on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Talent Unlimited High School in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
Billie Eilish performs during the the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Billie Eilish performs during the the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs during the first night of the U.S. leg of their “Hackney Diamonds” tour on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Houston. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Stones glitter as they kick off tour that brings them to B.C. in July

Rock’n’roll icons begin 16-city tour in Houston with a vibrant, 2-hour, 18-song set

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs during the first night of the U.S. leg of their “Hackney Diamonds” tour on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Houston. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Quebec singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland died Saturday at the age of 89. Ferland poses during the launch of his new album “Chansons jalouses,” in Montreal, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Quebec singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland died Saturday at the age of 89. Ferland poses during the launch of his new album “Chansons jalouses,” in Montreal, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Challengers’ on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Zendaya tennis movie ‘Challengers’ scores at weekend box office

Film took $15 million in box office sales on opening weekend

Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Challengers’ on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
This album cover image released by Republic Records shows “Funk Generation” by Anitta. (Republic Records via AP)

What to stream: A Bon Jovi rock doc, Idris Elba in ‘Knuckles’ and ‘Anyone But You’

What’s being freshly streamed this week for your entertainment pleasure

This album cover image released by Republic Records shows “Funk Generation” by Anitta. (Republic Records via AP)
Jerry Seinfeld poses for a portrait to promote the film “Unfrosted” on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Jerry Seinfeld on Pop-Tarts, ‘Unfrosted’ and commitment to the bit

Legendary comedian makes a rare foray into movies, talks about his enduring love of the joke

Jerry Seinfeld poses for a portrait to promote the film “Unfrosted” on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
Kim Kardashian listens during a discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 25, 2024, on criminal justice reform and the pardons issued by President Joe Biden earlier this month. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kim Kardashian talks criminal justice reform at White House

Kim Kardashian attended a White House event hosted by Vice President Kamala…

Kim Kardashian listens during a discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 25, 2024, on criminal justice reform and the pardons issued by President Joe Biden earlier this month. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
FILE - Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court

District attorney’s office intends to retry movie mogul who is in prison for another rape conviction

FILE - Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, File)
This image released by Disney shows Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle in a scene from “Young Woman and the Sea.” (Vladisav Lepoev/Disney via AP)

After Barbenheimer, after strikes, what comes next Hollwood?

Movie industry is charting a new course after a summer of surprise and discussion

This image released by Disney shows Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle in a scene from “Young Woman and the Sea.” (Vladisav Lepoev/Disney via AP)
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo, members of Bon Jovi front row from left, Tico Torres, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, back row from left, Phil X, and Hugh McDonald pose for a portrait in promotion of their album “This House is Not for Sale” in New York. Hulu is streaming a four-part docuseries “Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story,” premiering April 26. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP, File)

Documentary explores Bon Jovi’s joy, pain and work ethic

Rocker’s struggles with his voice showcased in streaming series as new album looms

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo, members of Bon Jovi front row from left, Tico Torres, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, back row from left, Phil X, and Hugh McDonald pose for a portrait in promotion of their album “This House is Not for Sale” in New York. Hulu is streaming a four-part docuseries “Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story,” premiering April 26. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP, File)
A Victoria child development psychologist who helped work on the Reena Virk murder case in 1997 hopes the new Hulu dramatization of the event remains respectful and raises awareness for bullying. (Black Press file photo)

Greater Victoria psychologist shines light on series about 1997 Virk murder

‘Under The Bridge’ premiered on Hulu Wednesday, April 17, set to debut on Disney+ Canada on May 8

A Victoria child development psychologist who helped work on the Reena Virk murder case in 1997 hopes the new Hulu dramatization of the event remains respectful and raises awareness for bullying. (Black Press file photo)
FILE - Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2024 also will include folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. The induction ceremony will be Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne headline latest Rock Hall of Fame class

Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Kool The Gang, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner other inductees

FILE - Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2024 also will include folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. The induction ceremony will be Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
In this photo provided by Jesse Sorenson, actor Kevin Bacon, center, helps fill care packages for his charity, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Payson, Utah, while visiting the Utah high school where cult classic “Footloose,” was filmed. (Jesse Sorenson via AP)

Kevin Bacon dances back to ‘Footloose’ high school

Students agreed to help put together 5,000 care packages for the charity if Bacon showed up

In this photo provided by Jesse Sorenson, actor Kevin Bacon, center, helps fill care packages for his charity, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Payson, Utah, while visiting the Utah high school where cult classic “Footloose,” was filmed. (Jesse Sorenson via AP)
An installation by artist Sonia Gomes is displayed inside the church Santa Maria Maddalena Convertita at the women’s prison of he Giudecca island during the 60th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. A pair of nude feet dirty, wounded and vulnerable are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel, the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
An installation by artist Sonia Gomes is displayed inside the church Santa Maria Maddalena Convertita at the women’s prison of he Giudecca island during the 60th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. A pair of nude feet dirty, wounded and vulnerable are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel, the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Sarah McLachlan performs during WE Day in Toronto on Thursday September 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

In making new music for a changed world, Sarah McLachlan asks: ‘Where’s my place?’

‘I’ve always considered myself to not be political, but I’m not sure any of us have the luxury anymore’

Sarah McLachlan performs during WE Day in Toronto on Thursday September 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young