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FILE - The rap group Salt-N-Pepa pose for photographers upon their arrival at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for the 11th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, Sept 8, 1994. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. At its 50th anniversary, female rappers are taking their moment to shine – while still demanding respect and facing decades-old challenges. (AP Photo/Malcolm Clarke, file)

Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

Early female rappers battled sexism to carve out a perspective that often wasn’t heard

FILE - The rap group Salt-N-Pepa pose for photographers upon their arrival at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for the 11th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, Sept 8, 1994. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. At its 50th anniversary, female rappers are taking their moment to shine – while still demanding respect and facing decades-old challenges. (AP Photo/Malcolm Clarke, file)
Taylor Swift performs during her 1989 World Tour in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Companies marketing themselves in connection with Swift’s future swing through Canada might see an afterglow that outlives the pop star’s handful of shows in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Taylor Swift’s multi-billion-dollar tour meets Canadian capitalism

Pop star’s Toronto stops create opportunities, risks for brands tied to show: marketers

Taylor Swift performs during her 1989 World Tour in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Companies marketing themselves in connection with Swift’s future swing through Canada might see an afterglow that outlives the pop star’s handful of shows in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Kim Mitchell headlines Friday, Aug. 11, at Rocking the Kootenays Festival in Cranbrook. (Al Pettman photo)

Kim Mitchell, welcome to the neighbourhood

Canadian Rock legend, who’s helping kick off Rock The Kootenays in Cranbrook, talks about his Rock and Roll Duty, and the guitar

Kim Mitchell headlines Friday, Aug. 11, at Rocking the Kootenays Festival in Cranbrook. (Al Pettman photo)
A former Vancouver teen, Lil Tay, who rose to fame rapping and flaunting cars and money on social media has died. Lil Tay, whose real name was Claire Hope, first started posting on social media in 2018 as a nine-year-old. (Instagram/Lil Tay)

Former Vancouver child, known for flaunting wealth on social media, has died

Post to Lil Tay’s Instagram says she and her brother’s deaths are under investigation

A former Vancouver teen, Lil Tay, who rose to fame rapping and flaunting cars and money on social media has died. Lil Tay, whose real name was Claire Hope, first started posting on social media in 2018 as a nine-year-old. (Instagram/Lil Tay)
FILE - Robbie Robertson attends a press conference for “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Toronto. Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, whose classics include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at 80, according to a statement from his manager. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Canadian-born musician long-acclaimed for his impact on American roots music

FILE - Robbie Robertson attends a press conference for “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Toronto. Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, whose classics include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at 80, according to a statement from his manager. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Rapper Tory Lanez performs at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Three years have passed since hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times by rapper Lanez in Los Angeles following a summer pool party at the home of Kylie Jenner. On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, Lanez is scheduled to be sentenced, following his December conviction on three felony charges. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Lanez sentenced for 2020 Hollywood incident where he shot at singer’s heels as she walked away

FILE - Rapper Tory Lanez performs at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Three years have passed since hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times by rapper Lanez in Los Angeles following a summer pool party at the home of Kylie Jenner. On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, Lanez is scheduled to be sentenced, following his December conviction on three felony charges. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dr. Dre performs during the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way. Companies at first balked at partnering with hip-hop acts because they felt that the genre that appealed to Black and brown teens and young adults didn’t align with their brands. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

How hip-hop went from big business shunning to multimillion-dollar partner

Innovative spirit has helped push hip-hop past big business’ initial resistance

FILE - Dr. Dre performs during the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way. Companies at first balked at partnering with hip-hop acts because they felt that the genre that appealed to Black and brown teens and young adults didn’t align with their brands. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Murals of hometown band Nickelback adorn the curling rink in Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Nickelback love remains in Alberta hometown after highway signs come down

Canadian Music Hall of Famers also named second worst band of the 1990s, by Rolling Stone

Murals of hometown band Nickelback adorn the curling rink in Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift may soon become the most awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Taylor Swift and SZA lead 2023 MTV Video Music Award nominations

Swift leads with eight — seven for her ‘Anti-Hero’ music video

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift may soon become the most awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung

Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author’s book

‘Meet Me at the Lake’ is a Toronto-set romance being adapted by Netflix

Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
FILE - Director William Friedkin poses for photographers along the beach of Deauville at the 38th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France, Sunday Sept. 2, 2012. Friedkin, who won the best director Oscar for “The French Connection,” died Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, his wife, producer and former studio head Sherry Lansing told The Hollywood Reporter. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

Oscar-winning director William Friedkin dead at 87

Friedkin helmed legendary ’70s films ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection’

FILE - Director William Friedkin poses for photographers along the beach of Deauville at the 38th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France, Sunday Sept. 2, 2012. Friedkin, who won the best director Oscar for “The French Connection,” died Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, his wife, producer and former studio head Sherry Lansing told The Hollywood Reporter. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
FILE - Mark Margolis attends the premiere of “Noah” at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in New York. Margolis, who played murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and then in the prequel “Better Call Saul,” has died at age 83. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ dies at 83

Emmy-nominated Margolis, also from ‘Better Call Saul,’ died in New York after a short illness

FILE - Mark Margolis attends the premiere of “Noah” at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in New York. Margolis, who played murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and then in the prequel “Better Call Saul,” has died at age 83. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs during the Canada Day noon hour show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Sainte-Marie has announced that she’s retiring from live performances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Buffy Sainte-Marie retires from live performances, cites health concerns

Fleet Foxes will take Sainte-Marie’s spot in the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival

Buffy Sainte-Marie performs during the Canada Day noon hour show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Sainte-Marie has announced that she’s retiring from live performances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. The singer will perform six shows at Toronto’s Rogers Centre in November 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle

Taylor Swift books 6 nights in Toronto, Vancouver still Swiftless

Fans rejoice as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour books first Canadian dates at Toronto’s Rogers Centre

Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. The singer will perform six shows at Toronto’s Rogers Centre in November 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle
FILE - Lizzo performs at the United Center on May 17, 2023, in Chicago. Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured one of the dancers to engage with nude performers at a club in Amsterdam and shamed another dancer for her weight gain before firing her. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment

Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy…

FILE - Lizzo performs at the United Center on May 17, 2023, in Chicago. Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured one of the dancers to engage with nude performers at a club in Amsterdam and shamed another dancer for her weight gain before firing her. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Michelangelo “Mikey”, voiced by Shamon Brown Jr., Donatello, “Donnie” voiced by Micah Abbey, Leonardo “Leo”, voiced by Nicolas Cantu and Raphael “Raph”, voiced by Brady Noon in a scene from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back, and maybe better than ever

‘Mutant Mayhem’ pushes the ‘teenage’ factor of the franchise fully to the forefront

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Michelangelo “Mikey”, voiced by Shamon Brown Jr., Donatello, “Donnie” voiced by Micah Abbey, Leonardo “Leo”, voiced by Nicolas Cantu and Raphael “Raph”, voiced by Brady Noon in a scene from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)
FILE - Angus Cloud attends the 2021 GQ Men of the Year Party at The West Hollywood EDITION on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in West Hollywood, Calif. Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25. Cloud’s publicist, Cait Bailey, said McCloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25

Cloud had recently lost his father, who was his best friend

FILE - Angus Cloud attends the 2021 GQ Men of the Year Party at The West Hollywood EDITION on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in West Hollywood, Calif. Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25. Cloud’s publicist, Cait Bailey, said McCloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Country music sensation Blake Shelton will be the final main stage headliner on Sunday, Aug. 6 for the annual Country music inspired Sunfest at Laketown Ranch in Youbou. (Courtesy of Sunfest)

Sunfest ready to shine on Vancouver Island with headliner Blake Shelton

Country music acts grace 3 stages at Laketown Ranch from Aug. 3 to 6

Country music sensation Blake Shelton will be the final main stage headliner on Sunday, Aug. 6 for the annual Country music inspired Sunfest at Laketown Ranch in Youbou. (Courtesy of Sunfest)
FILE - Actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting “The Pee-wee Herman Show” live stage play, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70

The Pee-wee character was a cultural constant for much of the 1980s

FILE - Actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting “The Pee-wee Herman Show” live stage play, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)
Showtimes for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are pictured behind the box office window at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Barbie’ bonanza continues at the box office, ‘Oppenheimer’ holds No. 2 spot

‘Barbie’ took in a massive $93 million in its second weekend

Showtimes for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are pictured behind the box office window at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)