Tens of thousands of fans filled a rainswept stadium in South Korea on Thursday to watch BTS kick off their world tour, as the K-pop megastars ride the momentum of a chart-topping comeback album and a landmark performance in the heart of Seoul. The seven-member group — widely regarded as the world’s biggest boy band […]
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Cannes Festival promises escapism in Hollywood-lite edition
The Cannes Film Festival unveiled its roster of films for this year’s edition on Thursday packed with historical dramas, “gentleness” and even football, but with big Hollywood studios notable in their absence. Festival director Thierry Fremaux unveiled 21 films in competition for the main Palme d’Or prize, featuring former winners, newcomers and strong showings from […]
Farhadi, Almodovar, Zvyagintsev to vie for top Cannes Festival prize
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, Spain’s Pedro Almodovar and Russia’s Andrey Zvyagintsev will be among 21 directors vying for the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival next month, organisers said on Thursday. Festival director Thierry Fremaux revealed a list of films in the main competition, including three from Japan and three from Spain, […]
BTS kick off world tour after landmark Seoul comeback
South Korean K-pop megastars BTS kicked off their world tour on Thursday, riding the momentum of a chart-topping comeback album and a landmark performance in the heart of Seoul. The seven-member group — widely regarded as the world’s biggest boy band — took to the stage together for the first time last month following a […]
BTS to kick off world tour after landmark Seoul comeback
South Korean K-pop megastars BTS kick off their world tour on Thursday, riding the momentum of a chart-topping comeback album and a landmark performance in the heart of Seoul. The seven-member group — widely regarded as the world’s biggest boy band — took to the stage together for the first time last month following a […]
Home where young Bowie dreamt of ‘fame’ to open to public
With its grey front door and battered picket fence, No. 4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one. The modest terraced house — originally built as a railway workers’ cottage in the late 19th century — is the childhood home of pop phenomenon David Bowie. […]
Comedy duo Flight of the Conchords reunion gigs sell out in minutes
New Zealand’s self-described “fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo-acapella-rap-funk-comedy-folk duo” Flight of the Conchords sold out their first shows in eight years in minutes this week, sparking a frenzy among fans. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement formed the musical comedy act in 1998, soaring to worldwide fame off the back of their HBO comedy series of […]
‘Ketamine Queen’ jailed for 15 years over Matthew Perry drugs
A British-American dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” who sold the drugs that killed “Friends” star Matthew Perry, and boasted she supplied an elite circle of Hollywood VIPs, was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday. Jasveen Sangha, 42, was one of five people charged over the death of the beloved Canadian-American actor, who was found unresponsive […]
Dutch minister says not planning to bar Kanye West
There are no plans as yet to bar the rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, from the Netherlands, a minister said Wednesday after Britain banned him over past antisemitic outbursts. Dutch Asylum and Migration Minister Bart van den Brink said there needed to be a possible danger to public order or risk to national […]