National Entertainment

NEW YORK — In 2014, songmaster Dr. Luke had logged his 16th No. 1 with Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” solidifying his place as pop music’s reigning prince of hits, a throne that could only be challenged by one another person — his mentor Max Martin.

LOS ANGELES — The CW network is pushing the traditional fall start of its new season to January 2021, a response to the industry-wide production shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

CHICAGO — Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children's books in videos posted online by the Chicago Public Library to engage families during the coronavirus pandemic.

TORONTO — There's been something strange in Dan Aykroyd's neighbourhood ever since he was born.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — NBC has acquired the Canadian medical series "Transplant," a 13-episode drama that made its premiere on CTV last February.

LOS ANGELES — Indie films and drive-in theatres don’t usually go together. Drive-ins need the big movies, the ones with superheroes and superstars, to draw substantial audiences.

LOS ANGELES — Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died. Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher's death.

Bestselling Books Week Ended May 9th. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Camino Winds” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. “If It Bleeds” by Stephen King (Scribner 3. “The 20th Victim” by Patterson/Paetro (Little, Brown) 4.

Bestselling Books Week Ended May 9th. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Camino Winds” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. “If It Bleeds” by Stephen King (Scribner 3. “The 20th Victim” by Patterson/Paetro (Little, Brown) 4.

NEW YORK — When Suzanne Collins' “Mockingjay” was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman put on a show: a late-night celebration for hundreds at his Manhattan store, with jugglers, costumes, a trivia wheel, cupcakes with the “Mo