Cicely Tyson, a legendary film, television and stage actress known for “Sounder” and other roles, died Thursday at the age of 96, her family said.”With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement. “At this time, please allow the family their…
General Motors plans to completely phase out vehicles using internal combustion engines by 2035, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra announced Thursday. The automaker will go completely carbon neutral at all facilities worldwide by 2035.Barra has frequently touted GM’s plan for “an all-electric future,” recently increasing to 30 the number of pure battery-electric vehicles…
A Florida man is sounding the alarm about work-from-home scams during the coronavirus pandemic after recently falling for a fraudulent re-shipping scheme.Alan Walker, who lives in Miami Gardens, lost his job as a longshoreman at the Port of Miami at the beginning of the pandemic. The father of two said he spent months looking online…
Spotify has been granted a patent with technology that aims to use recordings of users’ speech and background noise to determine what kind of music to curate and recommend to them, Music Business Worldwide reports. The company filed for the patent in 2018; it was approved on January 12, 2021.The patent outlines potential uses of…
DistroKid has announced Upstream, a new program to connect unsigned artists who distribute music via DistroKid with participating record labels. Artists who opt in will have their streaming data shared with labels. The first label to join the initiative is the Universal Music Group–owned Republic Records, home to Taylor Swift, Post Malone, the Weeknd, and…
2 Chainz has shared a new music video for his So Help Me God song “Grey Area.” The visual co-stars 2 Chainz’s French bulldog Trappy S. Goyard. Watch 2 Chainz and Trappy swap bodies in the clip below.So Help Me God landed back in November and features guest spots from Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert,…
Miley Cyrus played a “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” in the latest installment of NPR’s series. Cyrus performed Plastic Hearts’ “Golden G-String” and “Prisoner,” as well as a cover of Mazzy Star’s hit “Fade Into You.” Check out Cyrus’ rendition and listen to the original below.Miley Cyrus has shared a number of covers lately; she’s put…
The Chills have announced their next album. It’s called Scatterbrain and it’s out May 14 via Fire. Below, find the first single, “Monolith,” along with a visualizer by Jonny Sanders.Scatterbrain follows Martin Phillipps’ most recent Chills album Snow Bound, released in 2018. Prior to that came 2015’s Silver Bullets, the band’s first new album in…
The body of Richard Grenier was discovered in a wooded area of the St-Laurent Technoparc in 2018. His son is charged with first-degree murder.Author of the article:Jason Magder • Montreal GazettePublishing date:Jan 28, 2021 • 6 minutes ago • 2 minute readSecurity guard Nick Marois was patrolling the Technoparc area that night, ensuring that the parking…
George Floyd’s killing created a wave of solidarity with the Black community. Events this February are opportunities to enhance awareness.Author of the article:Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed • Special to the Montreal GazettePublishing date:Jan 28, 2021 • 21 minutes ago • 3 minute readThousands of people stream down Bleury Street as they take part in an anti racism and…
