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Billy Ray Cyrus arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Cyrus filed for divorce from his wife, singer Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, in a Tennessee court on May 22, 2024, after seven months of marriage. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage

Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce from singer Firerose after seven…

 

Tetsuumi Nagata, right, with fellow BBC National Orchestra of Wales musicians, Steve Hudson and Juan Gonzalez. (Submitted photo)

B.C. violin virtuoso honoured to perform at coronation of King Charles III

Tetsuumi Nagata was one of three violists at Westminster Abbey for last year’s occasion

 

The mother, centre, relatives and friends of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, arrive at a hospital after he was shot in Mansa, Punjab state, India, Sunday, May 29, 2022. On the day of his second death anniversary this week, Canadian fans of the rapper say they will be thinking about his transformation into a political icon after his killing because his music made references to Indian politics and the Sikh faith that remain relevant today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

‘Bigger than just music:’ Canadians remember Punjabi rapper 2 years after killing

Sidhu Moose Wala was ambushed while in India. Police blame his death on an inter-gang rivalry

 

Ed Dunnett, playing clarinet for his grandson. (Contributed photo)

WOLF: 50 years is quite the long coffee break for B.C. man

COLUMN: Dunnett returns to playing musical instruments after five decades

Ed Dunnett, playing clarinet for his grandson. (Contributed photo)
FILE - The padded hands of Diane Roy of Canada are seen as she waits to compete in the women’ 800-meter T54 heat at the 2012 Paralympics games, on Sept. 4, 2012, in London. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to kickoff

4,400 athletes to take part when games begin in Paris on Aug. 28

FILE - The padded hands of Diane Roy of Canada are seen as she waits to compete in the women’ 800-meter T54 heat at the 2012 Paralympics games, on Sept. 4, 2012, in London. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
(Tae Hauk/Submitted)

‘More than just my race’: B.C. artist raps about life as a minority

Tae Hauk grew up in Kelowna as one of the few visible minorities in his community

(Tae Hauk/Submitted)
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. Swift is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there

Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S.…

FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. Swift is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
FILE - Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The Met Gala was in full bloom with Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Mindy Kaling among the standout stars

The Met Gala and its fashionista A-listers on Monday included Jennifer Lopez,…

FILE - Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Musician Henri Brown inside his new mobile recording studio in Surrey on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

B.C. musician — a cousin of Jimi Hendrix — takes recording on the road

Experience Hendrix tour dates ahead for the veteran singer/bassist, who lives in Surrey

Musician Henri Brown inside his new mobile recording studio in Surrey on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)
A researcher out of British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University says the brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it’s a song that they don’t particularly like. A guest listens Arturo Toscanini’s operas on a headphone during the unveiling of the exhibition on the Italian musician and composer, at La Scala opera theatre in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Luca Bruno

B.C. study finds older brains rewarded by music they don’t even like

The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening…

A researcher out of British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University says the brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it’s a song that they don’t particularly like. A guest listens Arturo Toscanini’s operas on a headphone during the unveiling of the exhibition on the Italian musician and composer, at La Scala opera theatre in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Luca Bruno
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 dies of natural causes at 89

Ferland best known for song “une chance qu’on s’a”

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
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)
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
Flo Rida will be in Penticton on Sept. 5. (File photo)

Miami rapper Flo Rida bringing the heat to Penticton

The rapper behind ‘Low’ will be at the SOEC on Sept. 5

Flo Rida will be in Penticton on Sept. 5. (File photo)
This cover image released by Republic Records show “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)

Music Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is great sad pop, meditative theater

Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bring? Or even what…

This cover image released by Republic Records show “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)
Taylor Swift fans took over the Grove in Los Angeles on Tuesday to celebrate Swift’s upcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” An installation organized by Spotify hid clues about lyrics contained on the record. (April 17)

Swift reveals lyrics to upcoming album

Taylor Swift fans took over the Grove in Los Angeles on Tuesday…

Taylor Swift fans took over the Grove in Los Angeles on Tuesday to celebrate Swift’s upcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” An installation organized by Spotify hid clues about lyrics contained on the record. (April 17)
Zach McPhee is a former major junior and university hockey player. He recently released his debut single, called Bring On. (Contributed)

Voting opens as Okanagan musician seeks victory in country competition

Zach McPhee is looking to win Sirius XM’s Top of the Country Competition

Zach McPhee is a former major junior and university hockey player. He recently released his debut single, called Bring On. (Contributed)
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Two properties belonging to Combs’ in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday, March 25, 2024, by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know

In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed…

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Two properties belonging to Combs’ in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday, March 25, 2024, by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Cameron Diaz arrives for her 92Y In Conversation with Rachael Ray on April 5, 2016, in New York. Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy — Cardinal Madden — to their family. The couple announced the arrival of their son in an Instagram post they each shared Friday, March 22, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden announce birth of ‘awesome’ baby boy, Cardinal, in Instagram post

Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are…

Cameron Diaz arrives for her 92Y In Conversation with Rachael Ray on April 5, 2016, in New York. Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy — Cardinal Madden — to their family. The couple announced the arrival of their son in an Instagram post they each shared Friday, March 22, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
“Disney’s The Lion King” is among Broadway Across Canada musicals touring to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2025. (Contributed photo: Matthew Murphy/BAC)

‘Lion King,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ other big-stage musicals coming to Vancouver in 2024-25

Plays and musicals coming to Vancouver stages during the 2024-25 season have…

“Disney’s The Lion King” is among Broadway Across Canada musicals touring to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2025. (Contributed photo: Matthew Murphy/BAC)