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By Jason Anderson, CBC News
Arts & Entertainment at a Glance
Headlines
- Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies
- Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, considered one of the most versatile opera stars of the postwar period, has died. She was 82.
- Billy Bragg gives free picket-line concert
- British musician Billy Bragg belted out labour songs on a cold, rainy picket line outside the Canadian Museum of Civilization Friday, bringing some cheer to workers who have been on strike for nearly two months.
- Susan Boyle album racks up record pre-orders online
- Susan Boyle's transformation from dowdy church volunteer to TV singing sensation has hit a new high, with Amazon.com announcing that Boyle's forthcoming album has become its biggest global pre-order in history.
- McCartney wins Gershwin songwriter prize
- Paul McCartney will be honoured with a fledgling but prestigious musical honour, after being named Monday the latest recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
- Cat Stevens hits the road — after 3 decades
- Singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, known as Cat Stevens in the 1970s, takes the stage in Dublin on Sunday, the first performance of his first full tour since 1976.
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Entertainment news from Canadian Press
- Jury gets case of Ohio police chief accused of breaking into Parker-Broderick surrogate's home
- Oprah's departure from broadcast TV leaves huge void for network affiliates
- Britney Spears' ex sentenced to jail
- Lautner's star rises with 'Twilight: New Moon,' but he misses hometown ice cream
- Warrant: Drug cited in Michael Jackson's death came from Las Vegas pharmacy
- Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert, prepare for performances for American Music Awards
- Q&A: Rapper Wale recruits Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele on debut CD
- Studio estimates 'New Moon' sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M
- Eminem's 'Relapse 2,' originally scheduled for 2009, pushed back to next year
- 'Big Brother' winner accused of trying to sell painkillers renews bail request
Media news from Canadian Press
- Army relents, will allow media at Palin event despite concerns about anti-Obama politics
- Bond amount increased to US$100K for man accused in videos taken of reporter Erin Andrews
- Pro-government mob hits, shouts down husband of top Cuban dissident blogger
- In restructuring, AP changes roles for 6 news editors and assigns 4 regional photo editors
- Montreal La Presse says it has struck a deal with three more unions
- Cossette says Cosmos willing to go to $8.10 per share, depending on review
- Croatia: Reporters at state TV protest what they call censorship
- Hindu nationalists attack Mumbai office of Indian TV news network
- Mexican prosecutors investigate disappearance of journalist who reported on crime, corruption
- Army limits media access to Palin book signing at US base, citing anti-Obama 'grandstanding'
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- Oprah describes tough decision to end show
- An emotional Oprah Winfrey pledged to fans that she would "knock your socks off" with the 25th and final season of her eponymous talk show, set to end in 2011.
- King Tut casts magic in Toronto
- King Tutankhamun has returned to Toronto. A new exhibit of artifacts related to the Egyptian boy king went on display Friday at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
- Tom Thomson winter scene set for auction
- A striking, snow-covered forest scene by Tom Thomson bearing intriguing inscriptions on the back of the canvas is set for sale in Toronto on Tuesday as Canada's fall auction season gets underway.
- Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies
- Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, considered one of the most versatile opera stars of the postwar period, has died. She was 82.
- Innu filmmaker mourned
- Friends, family and well-wishers are set to pay tribute to the memory of a man who some call Canada's first Innu filmmaker.
- Diversify funding sources, Moore tells arts groups
- Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore said Friday.
- Spielberg to bring King's Under the Dome to TV
- Steven Spielberg and Stephen King are joining forces to bring King's new thriller Under the Dome to the small screen.
- Dancer leaps from Stuttgart Ballet to Toronto
- Ballet dancer Jiri Jelinek is trading in Stuttgart, Germany, for Toronto, the National Ballet of Canada announced on Friday.
- Billy Bragg gives free picket-line concert
- British musician Billy Bragg belted out labour songs on a cold, rainy picket line outside the Canadian Museum of Civilization Friday, bringing some cheer to workers who have been on strike for nearly two months.
- Review: Precious
- Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe is stunning in this harrowing tale of abuse and redemption.
