Jennifer Lopez abruptly cancels This Is Me… Live concert tour, including 3 Canadian dates

Jennifer Lopez abruptly cancels This Is Me… Live concert tour, including 3 Canadian dates

Jennifer Lopez said on Friday that her This Is Me… Live summer concert tour has been cancelled so she can take time to be with her family. Lopez wrote on her website that she is “completely heartsick and devastated” about letting her fans down. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that … Read more

Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing as ‘bigger than just music’

Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing as ‘bigger than just music’

Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper. “The car was buzzing, the bass was on and there were all sorts of people sitting inside who were jamming to Sidhu Moose Wala,” said Karman, a … Read more

Sean (Diddy) Combs admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, calls actions ‘inexcusable’

Sean (Diddy) Combs admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, calls actions ‘inexcusable’

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. … Read more

Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62

Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62

Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He … Read more

Red Rocks broke concert and attendance records in 2023

Red Rocks broke concert and attendance records in 2023

Red Rocks Amphitheatre hosted a record 195 concerts and even more ticketed events from its foothills perch in Morrison in 2023, bringing 1.4 million attendees to the world-famous outdoor venue. Those numbers and others are included in a new “wrapped” report from the city-owned amphitheater, which also held 14 fitness events, nine high school graduations, … Read more

How this Canadian producer is using AI to allow artists to sing in different languages

How this Canadian producer is using AI to allow artists to sing in different languages

When Canadian producer Jordan Young started playing around with AI voice-cloning technology — ultimately creating a fake Kanye West song that sounded, well, just like Kanye West — it immediately prompted him to think about the ethical implications of the technology.  “As soon as I made it, I started to think … if anybody can make music with … Read more