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Shakira was hospitalized with abdominal pain in Peru days after starting her first worldwide tour in seven years

Shakira Cancels Lima Concert After Being Hospitalized

Shakira has cancelled her concert in Peru's capital on Sunday after being hospitalized with abdominal pain, a setback that comes days after she launched her first worldwide tour in seven years.

'Conclave' And 'Brutalist' Share BAFTA Honors

US director Brady Corbet and his wife Mona Fastvold pose on the red carpet before he won the BAFTA for best director

Papal thriller "Conclave" and immigrant epic "The Brutalist" on Sunday tied for top honors at Britain's BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs.

Chinese Animated Blockbuster Breaks Records, Prompts Patriotism

Animated Chinese blockbuster "Ne Zha 2", based on traditional mythology, has smashed multiple box office records on its way to becoming the country's most successful movie ever.

Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, the first solo rap artist to do so

Kendrick Lamar Brings Viral Diss Track To Super Bowl Stage

Kendrick Lamar commanded one of the world's most high-profile stages Sunday as the Super Bowl's halftime headliner, yet another feather in the cap of the rap laureate who has ascended to new heights of pop stardom.

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Beyonce has won the most Grammys of anyone in history, but can she finally take home the top prize that has eluded her?

Beyonce Finally Wins Top Album At Grammys, As Lamar Shines

Beyonce on Sunday finally won the Grammy for the year's best album for her culture-shaking "Cowboy Carter," as rapper Kendrick Lamar posted a clean sweep on a night that served as a love letter to fire-ravaged Los Angeles.

AFP news Feb 03, 2025

Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the stars competing for the music industry's top prizes at the Grammys

Beyonce Leads Grammys Pack At Gala Backdropped By Fires

Music's biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday's Grammys gala, a glitzy ceremony proceeding despite devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

AFP news Jan 31, 2025

British singer Marianne Faithfull performs at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on November 25, 2016

Stones Lead Tributes To 'Beautiful' Marianne Faithfull, Dead At 78

The Rolling Stones on Thursday led tributes to Sixties music icon Marianne Faithfull, adding she would be forever remembered after her death at the age of 78.

AFP news Jan 31, 2025

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Emirates Literature Foundation, MBRSC Launch Short Story Award To Inspire Young Sci-Fi Writers

The award aims to encourage young, aspiring science fiction writers in the UAE and give them with a platform to showcase their creativity. It is open to participants aged 16 to 30, inviting original short story submissions in English or Arabic, with a word count between 1,500 and 5,000 words.

Sana Khan Jan 31, 2025

'Monte Cristo' and its lead actor Pierre Niney are front-runners in France's Cesars film awards

'Monte Cristo', 'Emilia Perez' Front-runners At France's Cesar Film Awards

Home-made hit "The Count of Monte Cristo" topped the nominations released Wednesday for the Cesars, France's version of the Oscars, followed closely by international awards season front-runner "Emilia Perez".

AFP news Jan 29, 2025

Sex work is legal in Colombia, which has a high rate of informal employment: about 55 percent

Colombian 'Webcam Models' Denounce Abuse In Online Sex Industry

Filming in dirty, bug-infested rooms with scant breaks and shared sex toys: Colombia's "webcam models" are speaking out about abuse in one of the world's top providers of adult webcam content.

AFP news Jan 28, 2025

A Giambattista Valli dress from the haute couture 2018-2019 collection displayed at 'Louvre Couture'

Louvre Holds First Fashion Exhibition, Eyeing New Audiences

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences to the world's most popular museum.

AFP news Jan 24, 2025

Hollywood's annual pilgrimage to Sundance, to premiere the coming year's most-anticipated indie films, is taking place in somber circumstances due to the Los Angeles fires

Colman To Kick Off Sundance As Film World Reels From LA Fires

The US film industry's first major gathering since wildfires devastated Los Angeles begins Thursday at Sundance, where Olivia Colman and John Lithgow will kick off the indie movie festival under somber circumstances.

AFP news Jan 23, 2025

'Emilia Perez' looks set to lead the field of nominees for the Oscars

Fire-hit Hollywood Awaits Oscar Nominees, With 'Emilia Perez' In Front

This year's Oscar nominations will be unveiled Thursday in an announcement delayed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, with transgender cartel musical "Emilia Perez" expected to lead a highly competitive field.

AFP news Jan 23, 2025

Pharrell has been creative director at Louis Vuitton since 2023

Pharrell Pursues Paris Landmark Takeovers With Louvre Show

Paris Men's Fashion Week kicks off Tuesday, headlined by Pharrell Williams' highly anticipated new show for Louis Vuitton which is set to take over the Louvre in the evening.

AFP news Jan 21, 2025

Starry Sundance Fest Moves Ahead In Wake Of LA Fires

The US film industry's first big gathering since fires devastated Los Angeles will begin Thursday at the Sundance festival, where highlights include a glitzy new Jennifer Lopez musical and a dark Benedict Cumberbatch drama.

AFP news Jan 21, 2025

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan underwent surgery after he was repeatedly stabbed in an apparent burglary

Indian Bollywood Star Saif Ali Khan Stabbed In Burglary

Indian Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan underwent surgery Thursday after he was repeatedly stabbed in an apparent burglary at his home in Mumbai, his public relations team said.

AFP news Jan 16, 2025

Once a month, Spanish-Peruvian Eva Sanchez organises a cocktail with a different venue and theme

Spanish Youth Ditch Dating Apps For 'Real Life' Love

Jilted on dating apps but undeterred in the quest for romance, 20 young singles gathered in Madrid to share activities and flirtatious smiles in a rediscovery of real-life love.

AFP news Jan 15, 2025

Peter Yarrow, founding member of the legendary folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, shown here in 2017 to commemorate 50 years since the March on the Pentagon

Peter Yarrow Of Peter, Paul And Mary Dead At 86

Peter Yarrow -- one third of the beloved folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, whose anthems epitomized the 1960s protest movement -- died Tuesday in New York.

AFP news Jan 08, 2025

Zendaya and her beau Tom Holland are engaged, US media report, after the 28-year-old megastar appeared on the Golden Globes red carpet wearing a huge diamond ring

Zendaya And Tom Holland Engaged: US Media

"Spider-Man" co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged, US media reported Monday, the day after she was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring.

AFP news Jan 07, 2025

Cynthia Erivo (L) and Ariana Grande (R) are both Golden Globe nominees for 'Wicked'

'Emilia Perez,' 'The Brutalist' Win At Diverse Golden Globes

Surreal narco-musical "Emilia Perez" and epic immigrant drama "The Brutalist" were the big winners at the Golden Globes on Sunday, as prizes were shared widely across an international crop of movies at the year's first major showbiz awards gala.

AFP news Jan 06, 2025

(L-R) Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon all earned Golden Globes nominations for their work in 'Emilia Perez'

'Emilia Perez' Heads Into Golden Globes As Strong Favorite

Hollywood's awards season heats up Sunday at the Golden Globes, with surreal narco-thriller musical "Emilia Perez" -- about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to life as a woman -- leading the charge.

AFP news Jan 03, 2025

Wildenstein had been living between New York and Miami, she told French media in recent months

Cosmetic Surgery Aficionado Jocelyne Wildenstein Dies Aged 79: Partner

Swiss socialite Jocelyne Wildenstein, also known as "catwoman" due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died aged 79, her partner said on Wednesday.

AFP news Jan 02, 2025

Thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday as copyrights expire, including Tintin

Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway Among US Copyrights Expiring In 2025

From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday.

AFP news Jan 01, 2025

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have signed off on a divorce settlement

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Reach Divorce Settlement: Report

Famed actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie signed off on a divorce settlement Monday, according to People Magazine, marking a turning point in the eight-year legal saga.

AFP news Dec 31, 2024

The critical and commercial success of TV's 'Shogun' has helped spark a new wave of Japanese content being developed for global consumption

Demand For Japanese Content Booms Post 'Shogun'

Fuelled in part by the success of TV hit "Shogun", foreign studios are hungry for quality Japanese content and local creators are adapting to meet demand.

AFP news Dec 25, 2024

Riot police march in front of the Ssangyong offices on August 6, 2009, after massive layoffs turned a car plant into a battlefield

The Real-life Violence That Inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'

A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney -- the unrest that inspired Netflix's most successful show ever has all the hallmarks of a TV drama.

AFP news Dec 24, 2024

Paul McCartney (L) and Ringo Starr perform at the 2015 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Ringo And McCartney Reunite For Trip Down Memory Lane

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was a surprise guest at the final gig of former band-mate Paul McCartney's London tour, with the pair reuniting to play some of the Fab Four's greatest hits.

AFP news Dec 20, 2024

A priest walks in the virtually empty Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem -- thousands would normally visit the church ahead of Christmas

In Wartime Bethlehem, Christmas Joy Hard To Find

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city.

AFP news Dec 20, 2024

Adele's song 'Million Years Ago' was featured on her 2015 album '25'

Brazil Judge Orders Adele Song Be Pulled Globally

A Brazilian judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele, "Million Years Ago," be pulled worldwide -- including on streaming services -- over an ongoing plagiarism claim by a Brazilian composer.

AFP news Dec 17, 2024

Zakir Hussain was credited with bringing India's tabla drum into the mainstream

Indian Tabla Drum Maestro Zakir Hussain Dies Aged 73

Hussain collaborated with musicians including George Harrison from The Beatles, Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead and jazz musician John Handy in a career spanning decades.

AFP news Dec 16, 2024

Taylor Swift, shown here performing in Paris as part of her wildly successful Eras tour

Taylor Swift Closed Her Eras Tour On Top Of The World. Now What?

The nearly two-year-long, $2 billion Eras tour shattered records, made history and quite literally triggered earthquakes -- so what could Taylor Swift, the planet's biggest star, possibly do next?

AFP news Dec 13, 2024

Season 2 of "Squid Game" premieres in Seoul as South Korea grapples with a political crisis

S. Korea Netflix Mega Hit 'Squid Game' Premieres In Seoul After Martial Law

Squid Game is back. "Watching 'Squid Game' will not come across as something that is particularly detached from how we view the world."

AFP news Dec 09, 2024

McCartney called the coin collection recognising his career a 'huge honour'

Beatles Legend McCartney Stars In New UK Coin Collection

There are few accolades missing from Beatles songwriter Paul McCartney's stellar career, and now he is to be recognised with a collection of GBP5 ($6.35) coins, the UK's Royal Mint said Friday.

AFP news Dec 06, 2024

Attieke has become a defining feature of Ivorian culture and a source of pride exported across the continent

Ivory Coast Staple Cassava Meal Gains UNESCO Heritage Status

UNESCO on Wednesday welcomed attieke, the quintessential dish of Ivory Coast, and the skills involved in making the fermented ground cassava meal into its list of humanity's intangible cultural heritage.

AFP news Dec 05, 2024

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