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Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other streaming services of Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us, a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars. The petition in a New York court by the rapper’s company Frozen

Another year, another Best Books list. We’ve spent the last 12 months speaking with authors, from pop star-turned-poet Marina Diamandis, to novelist R.O. Kwon. We have dissected the memoirs of former first wives (Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump), and chronicled the literary dramas that set group chats and Slack channels aflame. (See: Honor Levy, Blake Butler.)

Image Credit: CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Brooke Rollins has been appointed by Donald Trump to be the next potential U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.  Now that Rollins could be a part of Trump’s cabinet in 2025, voters want to learn more about her. Many are curious about the Texas native’s background and personal life,

My home office sometimes looks as if a Category 5 hurricane swept through. There are piles of magazines, teetering towers of books, records and CDs that have so far evaded being filed, and dozens of sticky notes and scraps of paper featuring near-illegible scribbles signifying… something. There are also special folders on three different computers

On her album folklore, Taylor Swift insists that “the greatest films of all time were never made.” But that can’t possibly be true now that Christmas in the Spotlight, Lifetime’s blatant attempt to capitalize on Swift’s romance with NFL tight-end Travis Kelce, has debuted. The made-for-TV movie premiered on Saturday, just a week before Hallmark

Image Credit: Getty Images for The Cambridge U Peter Thiel is one of the world’s richest entrepreneurs. On top of his tech investments and financial leadership, the Germany native is also a venture capitalist and political activist — having donated and supported several American conservative figures. As a result of his advancements, Thiel built a

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 8:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday, the Eras Tour’s second-last night in the city. Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh

Welcome to the Watchies, the Still Watching awards show. On the penultimate episode of VF’s TV podcast, hosts Hillary Busis, Richard Lawson, and Chris Murphy discuss, debate, and ultimately award the greatest TV shows of all time—well, at least according to them. Busis, Lawson, and Murphy doled out awards in three categories: drama, comedy, and

Image Credit: FilmMagic Wicked is finally making its way to the big screen, more than 10 years after it was first announced. The movie, centered around Glinda (played by Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo), is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway show, which serves as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Erivo

Jay Leno is a bit worse for wear these days, sporting some shocking bruising to his face, an eye patch and a broken wrist. The injuries came when the 74-year-old former late-night host fell down a 60-foot hill while on his way to dinner, he told reporters ahead of a show Monday night. Leno, speaking

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have said goodbye to all that and relocated from their primary home in Montecito, California to the United Kingdom’s rural but ritzy Cotswolds region, according to a report Wednesday in The Wrap. The couple, who wed in 2008, reportedly told friends that the move was motivated by the re-election

Image Credit: AP Morgan Wallen has been one of the fastest-rising stars in the country music world for years now. Despite some controversy along the way, the “Last Night” singer, 30, has climbed the charts and been a crossover success. His albums Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing at a Time both landed at the top of the Billboard charts, and

It can be difficult to know how to support a loved one going through a cancer diagnosis — a lesson John Stamos is learning in real time. In a gesture of support for his friend and Full House co-star Dave Coulier, who was recently diagnosed with “very aggressive” Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Stamos donned a

For a good part of this past spring, Donald Trump spent his days in a drab Manhattan courtroom, reliving some of the more sordid aspects of his 2016 campaign. The past and future president watched as leading personalities from that micro-era—Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Hope Hicks–testified while he looked on wordlessly, flanked by a new

Image Credit: Getty Images Sean Duffy, a former Wisconsin Representative, was tapped by Donald Trump to be the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation. While nominating the cable news personality in a statement, Trump gave his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a shout-out. “The husband of a wonderful woman, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a STAR on Fox News, and the

A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion. The company, First United American Companies, which is affiliated with a Jones website that sells dietary supplements, was

This article contains spoilers about the entirety of Say Nothing, through to the series finale. Anyone who watches Say Nothing will remember the name Dolours Price. FX’s sprawling limited series (now streaming on Hulu) spans decades in its riveting, fraught, ultimately tragic portrait of that Irish Republican Army soldier, portrayed by Lola Petticrew and Maxine

Image Credit: Kirsten Comerford The world of entertainment has become increasingly diverse and open over the course of the last few decades. Where there used to be hard-lined barriers between avenues of work such as theater and film or actors, producers, and directors, the lines are now much more malleable. Far more common are multi-hyphenate

With three of six Taylor Swift shows in Toronto complete, the city — which really should be named “Tayronto” because it has given over everything to her — gets a chance to catch its breath and enjoy slightly less traffic and congestion until everything ramps up again for the next round of stadium shows on

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Karoline Leavitt, one of the spokespeople who helped him get elected and is aiding in his return to office, as his incoming White House press secretary on Friday. At 27 years old, she’ll be the youngest person to ever serve in the role and the first from Generation Z. “Karoline is

Image Credit: FilmMagic Mike Tyson has had an impressive career—and quite an interesting life. The former world heavyweight champion, who claimed the title at just 20 years old, faced significant problems after rising to the top so early and coming into a lot of cash. Now that the 58-year-old boxing legend is set to face

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 15, 2024 11:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Taylor Swift fans eager to score a last-minute ticket should be on alert for scams run by “well-organized” fraudsters. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says the number of reports of people being ripped off this year

The girls are fighting—and by girls, we do mean ex-heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson and former Disney Channel star turned YouTuber turned professional boxer Jake Paul. Yes, Tyson and Paul are set to square off in an epic boxing match that will stream live on Netflix on Friday, November 15 at 8 p.m.

Image Credit: Sportsfile via Getty Images Many are eagerly awaiting the fight between boxing legend Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Here’s everything you need to know about Tyson’s current condition, along with more details about the highly anticipated fight this week. How Old Is Mike Tyson? Tyson is currently 58 years old, while Paul is

Hundreds of thousands of Swifties are expected to descend on the streets of Toronto over the next two weeks as the city plays host to Taylor Swift. The global pop star is bring her ‘Eras Tour’ to the Roger Centre over the next two Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for a number of shows. Tickets for

What’s crazier than (potentially) putting notorious anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation’s health? Nominating GOP congressman Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general of the United States, which Donald Trump did on Wednesday. And no, that is not the set up to a joke about Trump’s second-term advisers; it is something

Image Credit: Jessica Kolifrath Developing a darker bedroom is one of the most widely recommended ways to improve sleep quality. Natural light is excellent, but it sends a signal to your body telling it to wake up. If your schedule requires sleeping through the day, or at least in the early morning, room-darkening window coverings

Fresh off earning his first No. 1 album on Billboard’s top 200 albums chart, country star Jelly Roll has announced he will be performing in a number of Canadian cities in 2025. “CANADA! I’m so excited to announce that The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour is headed your way soon!” the 39-year-old singer posted on

“Welcome to the resistance,” Jon Stewart began Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, where he joined the chorus of late-night TV reactions to Donald Trump’s 2024 win. “I promise you: for the remainder of the next four years, I will only speak to you in this tone of voice this close to the camera. I