On 27 February, 2002, Alicia Keys was miserable with the flu. She was also due to attend her first-ever Grammys.
That night, she was up for six awards, including song of the year for Fallin', and was due to perform a medley of hits alon…
Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been stripped of his honorary CBE following his conviction for rape and sexual assault.
An official announcement in The Gazette confirms that the Queen has annulled his appointment as a Comm…
Desmond Blackmore, the Ghanaian rapper known by the stage name D-Black has released the visuals for a new song hours after a video of him engaging in a sex act with a woman was leaked on social media.
The song titled Falaa features rapp…
The crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. in his last recorded photoshoot has sold for almost half a million pounds.
The plastic crown worn by the rapper in the iconic "King of New York" picture - three days before his death - was expected…
DJ Neptune teams up with Lit Music Group artist Runda to create another anthem titled "Bembe".
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According to multiple award winning super star DJ Neptune, "Runda" caught his attention after putting o…
Walt Disney Co’s live-action remake of “Mulan” opened on Thursday to a lacklustre reception in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy activists have been leading calls to boycott the movie.
Based on a Chinese folk story, the film has provoked a…
Beyoncé may be one of the most famous names in the world, but it's actually a family moniker. Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, opened up about the origins of her eldest's daughter's name in a recent podcast i…
A federal judge has sentenced an Austin, Texas, man to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to stalking and sending threatening letters and emails to pop star Taylor Swift’s former record label.
According to records filed in fede…
AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros Games on Wednesday unveiled a Harry Potter game, “Hogwarts Legacy,” that will let players experience life as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1800s.
The role-playing videogame, de…
Television’s Emmy Awards usually provide a night of hugs, high-fives and glamorous stars posing on the red carpet, but the coronavirus pandemic will make for a very different virtual-only ceremony on Sunday.
Jimmy Kimmel will host from …
Kanye West, who is demanding to be released from his recording and publishing deals, has uploaded photos of his contracts to Twitter.
"I need every lawyer in the world to look at these," he told his followers, while referring to the mus…
Kim Kardashian West and dozens of other celebrities have announced they will freeze their social media accounts to protest against the spread of "hate, propaganda and misinformation".
"Misinformation shared on social media has a serious…
The reopening of movie theaters may hit another speed bump.
Disney will likely delay “Black Widow,” the superhero adventure from Marvel that was slated to open on Nov. 6, according to multiple individuals with knowledge of the situation…
Pop icon Madonna has announced she will direct a film about her own life and career.
The star is also co-writing the movie with Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Juno and Young Adult.
The script is expected to chart her …
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet paid tribute to health workers as they virtually accepted honorary awards from this year's Toronto Film Festival.
Sir Anthony dedicated his accolade to "first responders all over the world", saying: …
Maaza Mengiste (L) and Tsitsi Dangarembga (R) have both been shortlistedImage caption: Maaza Mengiste (L) and Tsitsi Dangarembga (R) have both been shortlisted
Novels by Zimbabwean Tsitsi Dangarembga and Ethiopian-American Maaza Mengiste …
Cardi B has filed for divorce from her husband and fellow hip-hop star Offset, from the band Migos.
The New York rapper described their marriage as "irretrievably broken".
The couple were wed in secret in 2017, and have a two-year-ol…
#TheCookoutAfrica continues its rollout virtually across the continent. This collaborative songwriting opportunity is presented by The African
Export- Import Bank (Afreximbank) and multi-Grammy Award nominated composer and producer Vincen…
Chadwick Boseman was buried near his South Carolina hometown six days after he died at his home in Los Angeles, according to a death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
The “Black Panther” star was laid to rest Sept. 3 …
Meghan Markle is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the release of her capsule clothing collection, which benefitted a charity near and dear to her heart.
Meghan, 39, launched the line last year with her patronage Smart Works, an o…
Rapper Kanye West missed the deadline to appear on the Wisconsin presidential ballot by 14 seconds, and a judge has upheld the decision to keep him off the ballot.
Judge John Zakowski ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Elections Commission…
Paul Walker's daughter Meadow honors the 'Fast and the Furious' star on his birthday: 'The most beautiful soul'
Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow, celebrated her late father on what would have been his 47th birthd…
Kelly Clarkson is the queen of the breakup anthem. It’s no surprise, then that the “Since U Been Gone” singer is getting candid about her own recent split.
In June, the former American Idol champ filed for divorce from husband Brandon B…
John Boyega has resigned as global ambassador for perfume brand Jo Malone after he was replaced in an ad he made for them by a Chinese actor.
The Star Wars actor made the personal video in his home city of London, but it was re-shot for…
David Adeleke, DMW boss, popularly known as Davido is set to appear in the forthcoming comedy classic, Coming To America 2.
He has been officially listed among the cast of the movie which is set to be released later this year.
The Ho…
Burberry said on Monday it would livestream its Spring/Summer 2021 fashion show this week in partnership with live video-streaming service Twitch, becoming the first luxury brand to do so.
The show will be completely remote, with no gue…
Walt Disney Co’s live-action remake of “Mulan” pulled in $23.2 million over the weekend at box offices in China, a slow start for the big-budget epic about a Chinese folk hero in its most important theatrical market.
The debut for “Mula…
An Indian court’s decision to stall the release of a Netflix Inc series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations “freezes free speech” and hurts the company financially, the U.S. streaming giant has argued in a court filing seen by …
From “Insecure”s 20-something women to the Muslim-American star of “Ramy,” Sunday’s Emmy line-up is an unprecedented showcase for people of color.
But the television industry needs to take concrete action on pledges to nurture non-white…
British perfume brand Jo Malone London has issued an apology to John Boyega for dropping an ad he made for them and replacing him with a Chinese actor.
Boyega was last year named as the company's first male global ambassador.
The fir…
She is a favourite of many and for almost two decades, actress Nana Ama McBrown has worked very hard to remain relevant on the entertainment scene.
Her United Showbiz and McBrown’s Kitchen shows on UTV have also unearthed her talent as…
With the Emmy Awards set to unfold later this month in a brand new format, the first round of presenters have been announced.
ABC revealed Thursday that Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Anderson, Issa Rae and Gabrielle Union are among the stars w…
"Thank you for making my life so much better," wrote Demi Lovato, who got engaged to Max Ehrich on July 22
Love is in the air for Demi Lovato and fiancé Max Ehrich!
On Monday, the "I Love Me" singer, 28, marked her six-month annivers…
Ellen DeGeneres to address show controversy on season premiere: 'Yes, we're gonna talk about it'
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Fashion Week will look a little different this season, with the typical seven-day parade of events stripped down to five days because of COVID-19 restrictions, with online runway shows, and smaller, socially d…
(Reuters) - Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group, a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, to create music, film and television projects, starting with a new track release on Fr…
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co’s live-action war epic “Mulan” opened to a lukewarm reception in China on Friday as it battled with mixed reviews, COVID-19 curbs on cinemas and a government ban on major media coverage amid internation…
TikTok has only been part of our lives for two years, but it's already had a massive impact on the music business.
Now the app has told Radio 1 Newsbeat that agents and managers are asking it for advice on how to get their artists featu…
"You're doing amazing, Sweetie."
Sound familiar? It's one of many iconic lines to come from Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
But after 14 years of laughs, drama and sibling rivalry, the show is coming to an end and fans are reeling.
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A Spike Lee film about Talking Heads front man David Byrne has opened the 2020 Toronto Film Festival, scaled back this year due to coronavirus concerns.
American Utopia, a record of Byrne's 2019 concert show, played at two drive-ins and…
Jussie Smollett has maintained that he's innocent ahead of a court hearing.
In an Instagram Live interview with US author Marc Lamont-Hill, the actor said the last two years had been "beyond frustrating".
"They won't let this go, it …
The star of Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, applied for a pardon from the Trump administration and within the document is a handwritten note, obtained by Yahoo Entertainment, m…
(Reuters) - Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey was accused in a civil lawsuit on Wednesday of sexual assault and battery in the 1980s by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person when both plaintiffs were about 14.
The suit, filed in New …
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co’s release of “Mulan”, in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film’s links with the Xinjiang region, four people famil…
R. Kelly isn't getting out of jail in Chicago for now, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
But he may get a hearing later this month where he will argue that a recent attack on him by another inmate justifies freeing him on bond while he a…
Ronald Bell, one of the founder members of 1970s and 1980s pop group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 68.
He started the band with his brother Robert "Kool" Bell in 1964.
They became one of the era's most popular and influenti…
The long-running TV reality show about the Kardashian family is coming to an end, Kim Kardashian West has announced.
"It is with heavy hearts that we've made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up With The Karda…
Sir Ronald Harwood, the playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter, has died.
His agent Judy Daish said he died of natural causes on Tuesday.
In a statement, she added: "His wife Natasha died in 2013 and Sir Ronald is survived by thei…
Films hoping to compete for the best picture Oscar will have to meet certain criteria over diversity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says.
The Academy set out four "standards" which it hopes will boost representation an…
LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones will open their first dedicated store on Wednesday in London’s Carnaby Street, despite the coronavirus pandemic having drastically reduced footfall and the number of tourists visiting the city.
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