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Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome to Beyoncé country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, “Cowboy Carter” rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations.
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Beyonce's Canadian 'Cowboy Carter' collaborators on landing their dream Grammy nods

Beyonce's Canadian 'Cowboy Carter' collaborators on landing their dream Grammy nods

TORONTO — While they knew Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" album would probably land them in the Grammys race this year, two Canadian musicians say they were still stunned when those dreams actually came true.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a new request for bail on Friday, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence, mean the hip-hop mogul should be allowed to prepare for a May trial from outside jail.
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India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end - thanks to missing paperwork

India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end - thanks to missing paperwork

NEW DELHI (AP) — The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie's “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missi
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a new request for bail on Friday, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence, mean the hip-hop mogul should be allowed to prepare for a May trial from outside jail.
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'A dying arts scene': TikTok creators say they will lose support, money with closure

'A dying arts scene': TikTok creators say they will lose support, money with closure

TORONTO — Even with 1.8 million followers on TikTok, Wallace Wong says he feels like he's been dealt a huge blow after the federal government directed the app to shut down its Canadian operations this week.
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Father and daughter win $58,000 in lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax

Father and daughter win $58,000 in lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax

LONDON (AP) — A father and daughter crippled by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert in England in 2017 were awarded 45,000 pounds ($58,000) Friday in a case against a former television producer who claimed the tragedy
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Father and daughter win $58,000 in lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax

LONDON (AP) — A father and daughter crippled by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert in England in 2017 were awarded 45,000 pounds ($58,000) Friday in a case against a former television producer who claimed the tragedy
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Partial list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards

Partial list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have been announced, and Beyoncé leads the way.
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At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A whirlwind of color and art at the opening of this year's Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art in the Senegalese capital stood in stark contrast to the serious topic of slavery featuring in the artworks of guest artists f
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