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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear an appeal by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which face class-action lawsuits in multiple provinces for allegedly profiting from third-party ticket reselling.

Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his boy band days in Dream Street, his solo hit “Beautiful Soul,” writing “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis and an acting career on “Summerland” — is aging like a fine wine on “All's Well,” his la

Markus Hinterhäuser has been given a third five-year term as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival , extending his tenure in one of Europe's most influential cultural roles to the longest since Herbert von Karajan's reign from 1956-89.

On Thursday, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog , brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a large study said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn't help patients with the deadly neurological condition.

Does time — and a new host — heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O'Brien was messily ousted from NBC's “The Tonight Show” to make way for the return of Jay Leno — the comedian is finally back.

MONTREAL — A music festival in northwestern Quebec has been cancelled after a local band accused organizers of rescinding an invitation to perform because of its criticism of an arsenic-emitting copper smelter in the region.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both sides said Thursday, less than six weeks after two co-defendants were convicted .

NEW YORK (AP) — Bestselling author Eoin Colfer has a new set of adventures ready for young Juniper Lane.

NEW YORK (AP) — About 2 million Black & Decker-branded clothing steamers are now under recall after consumers reported dozens of burn injuries that resulted from hot water spewing out of the devices.