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NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney ‘s next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band. “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run” is an oral history about the group McCartney formed in the early 1970s, after the Beatles broke up.

NEW YORK (AP) — He’s not a movie buff, so New York musician Larry Saltzman doesn’t always watch the Oscars. This year, however, he’s got a rooting interest. Saltzman taught actor Timothée Chalamet how to play guitar for the role of Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” In turn, Chalamet earned a best actor nomination and the film is also up for best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

After devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going forward. Like the Grammys and other awards shows this year, the ceremony will be transformed by the fires and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged to help its members and the broader film community recover. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s show: When are the Oscars? The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy TV shows at the dawn of the millennium — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl” — has died. She was 39. Police responded to a 911 call shortly after 8 a.m. at luxury residential tower in midtown where “officers observed a 39-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive,” according to an NYPD statement. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Photo Credit: iStock National Radio Day is the perfect time to celebrate the power of radio, a medium that has kept us informed, entertained, and connected for over a century. From its humble beginnings to its present-day role in digital and satellite broadcasting, radio has had a profound impact on communication and culture. Whether you’re tuning in to your favourite local station or enjoying a podcast, radio continues to bring people together.

JACK’s got a truckload of cash with your name on it! Presenting… JACK 96.9’s Take The Money and Run! Starting February 24th, listen weekdays at 8:30am, 11:30am and 3:30pm for your chance to play. The JACKpot starts at $5,000 and grows every time players add $100 to the pot! Text the keyword and your name to 969-123 for your chance to play. Will you bank the $100 cash for a chance at the bigger pay off – or will you take the money and run?

LONDON (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with all of the original members of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years, in a gig that will be his last and that’s being billed as the “greatest” heavy metal show ever, promoters said Wednesday. The band, one of the most influential of all heavy metal bands, will headline “The Back to the Beginning” show on July 5 at Villa Park, home of the Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham, England.

Gord Downie, center, and Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip perform on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP) On February 4, World Cancer Day, The Tragically Hip released a moving new piano version of their iconic song Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) in tribute to Terry Fox. The track will appear in the upcoming documentary Power of One: The Terry Fox Story, set to premiere this spring.

06 September 2018, Germany, Hamburg: German Radio Award 2018: Lenny Kravitz, US-American musician, onstage at the award ceremony for the German Radio Award. (Credit Image: © Axel Heimken/DPA via ZUMA Press) via Canadian Press As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s the perfect time to honour the contributions of legendary Black artists who have shaped the music industry.

Trooper will taking over the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino on Friday, February 21 and JACK wants to send YOU to the show! It goes like this: millions of records, a couple dozen hits, a Juno Award for Band of the Year and ongoing sold-out shows across Canada. Universal Music acknowledges Trooper as “one of Canada’s top five selling bands of all time” and the Vancouver Sun has called them “Canadian rock heroes of the first order… the best-performing band in Canada”.