Pinabilib ng siyam na taong gulang na Pinay ang mga judge sa America’s Got Talent kamakailan. Natuwa ang mga judge ng programa, kabilang na si Simon Cowell, sa rendition ni Angelica Hale mula Atlanta, Georgia, ng “Girl on Fire” ni Alicia Keys. Ayon sa guest judge na si Chris Hardwick, “Unbelievable” ang talento ng Filipino-American kaya ito ang kaniyang “Chosen One” at binigyan niya ito ng golden buzzer. Si Hale ay maituturing na survivor dahil […]
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Keith Richards says Stones planning new album
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Keith Richards has disclosed that The Rolling Stones are working on a new album after a picture showed leading British rapper Skepta in the studio with the rock legends. The septuagenarian rockers — after more than a decade full of mega-concerts but without a new studio release — in December put out an album of blues covers, “Blue and Lonesome.” Richards, asked in a weekend YouTube forum for fans […]
Jay-Z reigns atop Billboard chart; Linkin Park sales surge 461 percent
(Reuters) — Jay-Z ruled the Billboard 200 album chart for a second straight week with his confessional album “4:44,” while California alt-rock band surged back into the Top 20 after the suicide last week of frontman Chester Bennington. Jay-Z’s “4:44,” in which he admits and regrets cheating on his wife Beyonce, sold another 86,000 copies, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday (July 24). Linkin Park’s May release, “One More Light,” soared 461 percent […]
Justin Bieber abruptly ends tour
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Justin Bieber abruptly canceled the remainder of a world tour Monday, citing “unforeseen circumstances.” The 23-year-old Canadian superstar — who in recent years has been as known for off-stage antics as for his music — had been due to resume his “Purpose” tour on Thursday with 15 shows across North America and Asia. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Justin Bieber will cancel the remainder of the ‘Purpose World Tour’ concerts,” […]
Celebrity stars, dumagsa sa special celebrity screening ng “Kita Kita”
Masasabing tagumpay na naging “Special Celebrity Screening” ng pelikulang “Kita Kita” dahil ibang klaseng suporta ang ibinigay ng mga celebrity stars dito. Ang pelikula ay pinrodyus ng actor ng Spring Films na pinamumunuan nina Piolo Pascual at Bb. Joyce Bernal. Ang pelikulang “Kita Kita” na pinagbibidahan nina Alessandra de Rossi at Empoy Marquez ay dinaluhan ng mga kilalang pangalan sa show business hindi pilit ang tambalang Alempoy, na kung tawagin ay ‘ang loveteam na hindi […]
‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 trailer is a real ‘Thriller’
SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) — Nostalgic horror sensation “Stranger Things” unveiled a new trailer set to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on Saturday as it built buzz for season two at the San Diego Comic-Con fan convention. The Netflix series — about a gang of 1980s children looking for their missing friend — became a break-out hit last year, winning critical acclaim and fame for its cast of young stars, led by Millie Bobby Brown. The trailer […]
‘Dunkirk’ makes debut at top of U.S. weekend box office
(Reuters) — Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ topped the North American box office for the weekend ending July 23 with the War War Two movie bringing in an estimated $50.5 million in it’s debut, according to boxofficemojo.com. “Dunkirk” recounts the evacuation by civilians and military of some 400,000 British and Allied soldiers stranded on the desolate French beach of Dunkirk, across the English Channel port of Dover. In second place is ‘Girls Trip,’ a new release with […]
Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles stars in Miami art show
MIAMI, United States (Reuters) — There are 48 orangutans and chimpanzees living in north Florida’s Center for Great Apes and many of them are finding celebrity in the art world after spending their early years as forced performers. The most famous of which is 34-year-old Bubbles who was once owned by pop icon Michael Jackson and featured prominently in photos of the singer in his glitzy trademark red double breasted jacket. Yet many like Bubbles […]
Bieber not welcome thanks to ‘bad behavior’: Beijing authorities
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his “bad behavior”, Beijing authorities have said, after the pop idol angered many Chinese in 2014 by visiting a controversial Japanese war shrine The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture revealed it was not a “Belieber” when it said the 23-year-old Canadian, who last played in the country in 2013, had a lot of growing up to do if he wanted […]
Erich Gonzales, Lovie Poe at Tom Rodriguez, handa na sa bagong pelikula na “The Significant Other”
Stunning,beautiful,innocent. Ganyan kung ilarawan ng direktor na si Joel Lamangan ang kanyang mga bida nang magkaroon sila ng look test para sa upcoming movie niya na “The Significant Other.” Bibida sa pelikulang ito sina Lovi Poe, Erich Gonzales at ang nag-iisa nilang leading man na si Tom Rodriguez. https://youtu.be/3N98Seck3uw
Linkin Park singer Bennington dead in apparent suicide
by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who overcame a troubled childhood to top the charts with an angry but melodic brand of metal, was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide. He was 41. “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true,” Linkin Park’s guitarist and main songwriter Mike Shinoda wrote on Twitter. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office said it received a call just after […]
S. Korean rapper T.O.P gets suspended sentence for drug use
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean pop star T.O.P received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times last year, weeks after being hospitalized for a drugs overdose. The 29-year-old rapper of K-pop boy band Big Bang had admitted in court to smoking marijuana on four occasions in his home in Seoul last October. “As Choi has admitted to the charges, he is found guilty,” Yonhap news agency cited a Seoul […]