Drake, Nickelback nab Canadian radio prizes
Popular rockers Nickelback, rapper Drake and Toronto indie band Metric were among the winners at the 13th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards.
Ray Charles musical set for Broadway
A musical celebrating American musician Ray Charles will open on Broadway in November.
Phil Spector's lawyers appeal murder conviction
Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector are appealing his 2009 murder conviction in California on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.
Canadian artists join in Wavin' Flag for Haiti
A remixed version of K'naan's anthem Wavin' Flag that will be available for download Thursday at midnight pulls together 57 Canadian artists in a fundraiser for Haiti.
Pink Floyd triumphs in online fight with EMI
British rockers Pink Floyd have won a lawsuit against their own record company over royalty payments for online sales with the courts ordering EMI to stop selling individual songs over the internet.
Mozart-Haydn Festival set for Ottawa
Ottawa's National Arts Centre Orchestra plans to salute the work of contemporaries Mozart and Haydn in a special program during its 2010-11 season.
Malkovich to play serial killer on Toronto stage
American actor John Malkovich will make his Luminato debut playing a notorious Austrian serial killer in a musical performance this June as part of the annual festival of arts and culture.
Pink Floyd sues EMI over online royalties
British rock band Pink Floyd has launched a lawsuit against its record company, EMI, claiming it has miscalculated royalty payments for online sales.
Marie Osmond lays son to rest
Marie Osmond's 18-year-old adopted son was fondly remembered at a funeral service in Utah on Monday.
Oscar Peterson scholarship set at $40,000
A new scholarship named for the late Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson will see $40,000 awarded in September to one aspiring musician entering a music program at Toronto's York University.
Kreviazuk to debut with Edmonton symphony
Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for the first time as part of the 2010-11 season.
Taylor Swift coming to Cavendish
Grammy winner Taylor Swift is set to play at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival in P.E.I. in July.
Lil Wayne gets 1 year in jail for gun charge
Rapper Lil Wayne has finally been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to a weapons charge and will be serving that time in New York City jails.
Placido Domingo had colon cancer surgery
Placido Domingo's surgeons removed a cancerous polyp on his colon when the renowned singer and music director was in hospital last week.
Plaskett's Three nabs 6 awards at ECMA gala
Joel Plaskett's latest album is called Three, but the Nova Scotian singer-songwriter more than doubled that at the East Coast Music Awards, presented in Sydney, N.S. Sunday night and capping four days of events celebrating Atlantic Canadian music.
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