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TORONTO — Canadian filmmakers affected by this week's South By Southwest festival cancellation say the industry is hurting from the fallout of the COVID-19 but they're hoping to find other creative ways to screen their movies, perhaps virtually.

The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests by U.S. government and other scientists have found.

NEW YORK — There's only one television show that can stand atop the weekly ratings and say it did the same thing more than 40 years ago.

Rachelle Garniez, “Gone to Glory" (StorySound Records) Rachelle Garniez's musical world is as wide and wonderful as the range of recently-departed artists she pays tribute to on “Gone to Glory,” from David Bowie and Della Reese to Glen Campbell and A

TORONTO — The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has postponed one of its events leading up to this month's Canadian Screen Awards due to COVID-19.

NASHVILLE — The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus.

GENEVA — World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. More coming The Associated Press

Juliana MacDowell, “Leaving Home” (Conch Town Music) Juliana MacDowell recorded much of her new album in Key West, Florida, where she lives for part of the year, far from the music biz’s biggest stages.

TORONTO — Forgive pianist Alexandra Streliski if she bristles over being called a "rock star" for the classical music community.

NEW YORK — Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt has made a career of writing what she knows, from teaching about healthy body image to grappling with entering the real world after graduating college.