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Montreal has carved a spot for itself as a global leader in video game development, now it is faced with a new challenge — a labour shortage. The city houses industry leaders including Ubisoft, Warner Bros.

LONDON (AP) — A computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, U.K. prosecutors said Friday.

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lucy Simon, the composer who received a Tony nomination in 1991 for her work on the long-running Broadway musical “The Secret Garden,” has died. She was 82.

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Cullen is by some estimates the most prolific serial killer in American history.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some complete works by George Orwell are coming to Substack. On Oct. 28, the Orwell Foundation will launch Orwell Daily , which for free will serialize at least a portion of the author's famous books and other writings.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish pop singer accused of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke about Turkey's religious schools rejected the charge Friday during her first court appearance.

TORONTO — As the world crawled through months of pandemic closures, Sara Quin was hunkered down in isolation conducting musical experiments.

More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally.