ANTARA News - Entertainment

No crustacean, no cry? Bob Marley gets his own species

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:00:41 +0700

Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who have biological species named in their honor.

Kardashian clan expands with kourtney`s new baby - (d)

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:53:27 +0700

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/Reuters) - "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star Kourtney Kardashian, sister of Kim and Khloe, gave birth to a daughter over the weekend, adding to the reality TV family`s growing brood. "Welcome to the world, Penelope Scotland Disick! Kourtney gave birth to a ...

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes wrap up speedy divorce

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:24:01 +0700

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes settled their divorce on Monday, taking less than two weeks to end a nearly six-year marriage that captivated the world and prompted questions about raising their daughter in the Church of Scientology. ...

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes eye settlement

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:30:51 +0700

New York (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were seeking ways to settle their divorce as the Hollywood stars entered the second week of a widely followed custody battle that has put their young daughter and the Church of Scientology in the media glare. ...

Eric McCormack returns to TV

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:17:04 +0700

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Sometimes all it takes to solve a puzzle is a different way of looking at it. Former "Will & Grace" actor Eric McCormack is hoping audiences will do just that when he returns to television next week, not as a witty gay lawyer but as an eccentric professor ...

Rihanna sues ex-acountants, say she lost millions

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:55:28 +0700

New York (ANTARA/Reuters) - Pop star Rihanna has sued her former accountants for mismanaging the singer`s finances, including claiming they earned huge commissions from concert tours that resulted in her losing millions of dollars. In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court that surfaced on ...

Lana del Ray in "National Anthem" tribute on 4th of July

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:22:30 +0700

Lana Del Rey gave�a Fourth of July concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival that left fans wanting more of the American chanteuse, who swept to fame last year on the back of her haunting Video Games single.

Anish Kapoor`s empty London home occupied

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:53:14 +0700

London (ANTARA News/Reuters) - A disused house belonging to sculptor Anish Kapoor, who designed the Olympic Park`s landmark red tower, has been illegally occupied by anti-capitalists for a one-day arts event, the group said on Friday. Members of "Bread and Circuses" recently entered the ...

Six countries to take part in Medan Barongsai Festival

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:07:12 +0700

Six countries will participate in the Barongsai (lion dance) Festival at Sera Guna stadium in Medan, North Sumatra, on June 23-24, according to an official.

Popular Pakistani singer shot dead

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:54:03 +0700

Peshawar (ANTARA News/AFP) - Ghazala Javed a popular Pakistani singer who fled the Taliban to pursue her music career away from their repressive dictats was shot dead in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said Tuesday (June 19). Ghazala Javed, 24, was shot six times by gunmen as she ...

Registration of Tor-Tor dance cause for concern

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:36:16 +0700

The registration of Tor-Tor dance and Paluan Gandang Sambilan music as cultural heritage in Malaysia must be a cause for concern for the Batak society, according to an international law expert from the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana.

Mideast music industry at risk of collapsing: experts

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:34:14 +0700

Dubai (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - The digital revolution has put the Middle Eastern music industry under severe stress as the region still lacks a collection society like in other parts of the world, representatives of the sector said at a round table in Dubai Wednesday. "The digital age has ...

amanda bynes pleads not guilty to dui, tweets obama - (d)

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:52:41 +0700

Los Angeles, 7/6 (ANTARA/Reuters) - Former child star Amanda Bynes pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to drunk driving, after sending a Twitter message to U.S. President Barack Obama asking him to fire the police officer who arrested her. Bynes, 26, who starred in her own comedy sketch TV series ...

John Mayer says he was humiliated by swift song

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:45:05 +0700

New York (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Singer John Mayer is not mentioned by name, but he said he was "really humiliated" by the song "Dear John," written by his former girlfriend country-pop star Taylor Swift. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine due to hit newsstands on Friday, the ...

Katy Perry to star in new comic book

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:36:03 +0700

New York (ANTARA News/Reuters) - U.S. pop star Katy Perry will become the latest celebrity to be depicted in the biography comic book "Fame" series, publisher Bluewater Productions said on We dnesday. The 27-year-old`s life shown in "Fame: Katy Perry" has her moving from a Californian ...

Whitney Houston's mother writing tell-all book

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:17:36 +0700

Whitney Houston's mother,�former gospel singer Cissy Houston, is writing a book about her�daughter's life, career and death, publisher HarperCollins said�on Tuesday. The currently untitled memoir, due next February, is being�billed as "the definitive account of Whitney ...

Drew Barrymore marries art dealer Will Kopelman

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:59:58 +0700

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Actress Drew Barrymore has tied the knot for the third time, marrying her art dealer fiance Will Kopelman this weekend in Southern California, media outlets reported on Sunday. The "Charlie`s Angels" actress, 37, wore a Chanel gown and wed Kopelman on ...

Gary Barlow rides jubilee wave to top UK album charts

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:58:20 +0700

London (ANTARA News/Reuters) - An album commemorating Queen Elizabeth`s Diamond Jubilee shot straight to the top of charts on Sunday, sporting a song penned by Take That frontman Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber with performances by musicians from across the Commonwealth. "Sing", a ...

Lady Gaga tickets to be refunded starting June 10

Thu, 31 May 2012 22:05:31 +0700

The ticket refunding process for Lady Gaga`s cancelled Indonesian gig that was scheduled to be held on June 3 will begin on Sunday (June 10).

ASEAN Jazz Festival expected to attract 500 tourists

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:50:04 +0700

The Fifth ASEAN Jazz Festival, to be held in Batam, June 22 and 23, 2012, is expected to attract about 500 tourists, particularly from Malaysia and Singapore.