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Britney Spears announces highly anticipated memoir

Excitement fills the air as the countdown begins for pop icon Britney…

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Trooper singer Ra McGuire leans into guitarist Brian Smith during a festival concert on Vancouver Island in 2018. Lexi Bainas photo

Walk of Fame ‘mega-induction’ to include Loverboy, Glass Tiger, Trooper

Massive group of ’70s and ’80s rockers scheduled to be honoured in September Toronto ceremony

Trooper singer Ra McGuire leans into guitarist Brian Smith during a festival concert on Vancouver Island in 2018. Lexi Bainas photo
Black Press Media photographer Don Denton has a showcase of his work documenting the early punk music scene in Vancouver July 13 to Aug. 13 in New York. (Flyer design by Rich Jacobs)

Greater Victoria photographer puts the punk back in NYC neighbourhood

Black Press Media employee showcases images shot of the Vancouver punk music scene 45 years ago

Black Press Media photographer Don Denton has a showcase of his work documenting the early punk music scene in Vancouver July 13 to Aug. 13 in New York. (Flyer design by Rich Jacobs)
FILE - Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019, in New York. . (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Recovering Madonna out of ICU, postpones North American tour dates

The pop icon has been scheduled to start her tour this month in Vancouver

FILE - Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019, in New York. . (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Margot Robbie arrives at the premiere of "Barbie" on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Chris Pizzello)

Robbie, Gosling premiere ‘Barbie’ in Los Angeles

Stars of upcoming film “Barbie” - including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America…

Margot Robbie arrives at the premiere of "Barbie" on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Chris Pizzello)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, left, and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney via Tribune News Service)

Cineplex box office revenues near pre-COVID levels

Industry feeling good about the trends with potential blockbusters Barbie, Oppenheimer still coming

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, left, and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney via Tribune News Service)
Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto on Monday, September 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video

The hip hop duo from northwest B.C. honoured at an awards bash Thursday

Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto on Monday, September 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
FILE - Britney Spears appears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball first round draft pick Victor Wembanyama speaks during a news conference in San Antonio on June 24, 2023. Wembanyama said Thursday, July 6, 2023, that he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. (AP Photos by Chris Pizzello, left, and Eric Gay, File)

Spears inadvertently hit herself in Vegas Wembanyama security encounter

Police say video shows pop star was struck by her own hand during highly publicized encounter

FILE - Britney Spears appears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball first round draft pick Victor Wembanyama speaks during a news conference in San Antonio on June 24, 2023. Wembanyama said Thursday, July 6, 2023, that he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. (AP Photos by Chris Pizzello, left, and Eric Gay, File)
This combination of images shows “Wham!,” a documentary premiering July 5 on Netflix, left, the Bravo series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” premiering July 9. (Netflix/Adult Swim via AP)

What’s new to stream this week: Taylor Swift, ‘Lincoln Lawyer,’ and ‘Wham!

Your guide to what’s new this week for your entertainment pleasure

This combination of images shows “Wham!,” a documentary premiering July 5 on Netflix, left, the Bravo series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” premiering July 9. (Netflix/Adult Swim via AP)
This cover image released by Republic Records shows "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album

Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008’s “Fearless” had inspired both acclaim and…

This cover image released by Republic Records shows "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)
Actor Tom Cruise, left and director Chris McQuarrie pose for photographers on the red carpet of the world premiere for the movie “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning” at the Spanish Steps in Rome Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Full-tilt franchise turns it up in ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’

Old-school technique and star power lead state-of-the-art action extravaganza

Actor Tom Cruise, left and director Chris McQuarrie pose for photographers on the red carpet of the world premiere for the movie “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning” at the Spanish Steps in Rome Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

Terrace’s ValhallaFest celebrates 5th year with record attendance

The norse mythology-themed electronic music festival had record-high attendance, 42 acts in 2023

PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis

Justin Trudeau tweets Taylor Swift an invitation tour to Canada

Neither Swift nor her management have addressed their decision to skip Canada

Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis
FILE - Television actor Allison Mack leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 8, 2019, after pleading guilty to racketeering charges in a case involving a cult-like group based in upstate New York called NXIVM. Mack has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said she was released Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

`Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in…

FILE - Television actor Allison Mack leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 8, 2019, after pleading guilty to racketeering charges in a case involving a cult-like group based in upstate New York called NXIVM. Mack has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said she was released Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Harry Styles, winner of the award for album of the year for “Harry’s House” and best pop vocal album for “Harry’s House,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Grammys CEO: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible, ‘period’

‘We are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion’

Harry Styles, winner of the award for album of the year for “Harry’s House” and best pop vocal album for “Harry’s House,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Alex Cuba, shown here with twin brother Adonis Puentes on bongos, headlined the Saturday night show during the 40th Midsummer Music Festival in Smithers June 30 to July 2. (Thom Barker/Black Press Media)

Generations celebrate Midsummer Festival’s 40th anniversary

Alex Cuba headlines 2023 edition in rare hometown performance

Alex Cuba, shown here with twin brother Adonis Puentes on bongos, headlined the Saturday night show during the 40th Midsummer Music Festival in Smithers June 30 to July 2. (Thom Barker/Black Press Media)
FILE - Striking Writers Guild members hold signs during a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 17, 2023. Hollywood actors may be on the verge of joining screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than six decades. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Hollywood’s actors may join its writers on strike, here’s why

Entertainment industry facing its first two-union strike in more than six decades

FILE - Striking Writers Guild members hold signs during a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 17, 2023. Hollywood actors may be on the verge of joining screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than six decades. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - Alan Arkin poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89

Arkin wasn’t a sex symbol or superstar, but was rarely out of work

FILE - Alan Arkin poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Ethann Isidore, from left, Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a scene from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” (Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP)

Review: Harrison Ford gets swashbuckling sendoff in ‘Dial of Destiny’

Star’s farewell to the Indiana Jones franchise a dignified sendoff to one of cinema’s best castings

This image released by Lucasfilm shows Ethann Isidore, from left, Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a scene from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” (Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP)
The stage of the 702-seat Lester Centre theatre as seen from the balcony. (Contributed photo)

Lester Centre season takes on “Re-boot” theme in a variety of ways

The 2023-2024 season kicks off Sept. 23 with a Saltwater Hank and the T. Buckley Trio double bill

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The stage of the 702-seat Lester Centre theatre as seen from the balcony. (Contributed photo)