National Entertainment

Nation of Language, “Introduction, Presence” (self-released) Come, friends, let us return to the near-distant musical past, thanks to the new band Nation of Language. Back to when synths were thick and hair was teased.

HALIFAX — For those growing weary of gloomy news about the COVID-19 pandemic, Nova Scotian Heather Thomson has created an upbeat antidote: an online, down-home kitchen party.

TORONTO — Justin Bieber has postponed all of his 2020 world tour dates due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Stratford, Ont.-raised pop superstar made the announcement on his social media accounts.

TORONTO — Justin Bieber has postponed all of his 2020 world tour dates due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Stratford, Ont.-raised pop superstar made the announcement on his social media accounts.

NASHVILLE — Country singer Caylee Hammack and her band are facing months without income after the concert industry came to a halt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So they put down their guitars and started pushing lawnmowers.

NASHVILLE — Country singer Caylee Hammack and her band are facing months without income after the concert industry came to a halt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So they put down their guitars and started pushing lawnmowers.

LOS ANGELES — “Wicked” fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.

LONDON — Every August, the Scottish capital of Edinburgh plays host to some of the funniest and most talented — not to forget strangest — performers from the U.K. and the wider world. Not this year.

TORONTO — Canada's largest movie exhibitor will keep its doors closed nationwide into the foreseeable future amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — As a New York-based Canadian with a home in Toronto, Allana Harkin has been closely following how COVID-19 is affecting this country.