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‘Star Wars’ hits $2 billion global sales mark

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has soared to the $2 billion mark in global ticket sales, Disney announced Sunday, as the movie landed in fourth place at the North American box office, behind “Kung Fu Panda 3” in the top spot. The latest “Star Wars” franchise became only the third film ever to reach the $2 billion mark, and is only the second to do so in a first release, Disney said in a statement. […]

Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White dies at age 74

  (Reuters) — Maurice White, the founder of R&B funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, died in Los Angeles at age 74, a band spokesman said. White died at his home on Wednesday night, publicist Mark Young said. Details on the cause of death were not immediately available. “My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last night in his sleep,” White’s brother and fellow band member Verdine White said in a […]

Ben Stiller sets selfie world record at ‘Zoolander’ premiere

DEREK Zoolander himself, Hollywood actor Ben Stiller, helped break a world record for the world’s longest selfie stick at the premiere of ‘Zoolander 2’ in London on Thursday (February 4). The stick, which Stiller held over his head with a mobile device attached to the end of it, measured in at around eight and half metres and a judge from the Guinness Book of Records was on hand to confirm the record-breaking effort. Stars of […]

Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, ‘neutral’ sa Super bowl teams

Naging agaw-pansin si 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach sa media night ng prestiyosong Super bowl 50 o ang taunang championship game ng National Football League (NFL) ng Estados Unidos. Sa inilabas na ulat ng US News Magazine TV Program na Inside edition, humakot ng pinakamaraming manunuod ang nasabing 26-year-old Cagayan De Oro Beauty para sa nasabing Sporting event. Ayon kay Wurtzbach, Ini-enjoy lamang niya ang pagiging on-the-scene reporter sa Super bowl sa kabila na malayo […]

Adele tops Billboard, Rihanna’s million ‘Anti’ giveaway ineligible

British singer Adele regained the top spot on Monday (February 01) on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, while R&B star Rihanna’s latest record sold less than 500 copies after a million copies were given away for free, making them ineligible for Billboard charts. Adele’s record-breaking “25” is still seeing strong sales three months after its release with 116,000 total units sold in the past week, comprising album and song sales and streaming activity, […]

#LoveThrowback sa PICC Plenary Hall sa Feb. 13 na

Magsasama-sama sa iisang konsiyerto ang walong Oroginal Pilipino Music icons ng ating bansa. Magpe-perform sa iisang stage sina Rico J. Puno, Marco Sison, Chad Borja, Gino Padilla, Raymond Launchengco, Wency Cornejo, Roselle Nava at ang soul siren na si Nina. Sila ang mga OPM icon na naging tatak musikang Pilipino. At totoo talagang namiss sila ng marami. Sa kanilang concert, ibabalik nila ang mga awiting kinalakhan na ng marami sa atin. Mga awiting naging inspirasyon […]

Gerphil Flores, may gagawing concert sa Feb. 11 & 12

  Naghahanda na para sa kaniyang nalalapit ng solo concert ang Asia’s Got Talent 2nd-runner up na si Geraldine “Gerphil” Flores. Ang kaniyang concert ay pinangalanang “Tales of Love” na nakatakdang ganapin sa Solaire Theatre sa darating na dalawang gabi ng February 11 at 12. Nagsimula ang career ni Gerphil sa mainstream music ng mapabilang siya sa mga finalist ng kauna-unahang Asia’s Got Talent noong nakaraang taon. Sa kumpetisyon na ito, tinagurian siyang ‘Asia’s golden […]

Adele tells Trump to find another tune

On Monday (February 01) afternoon, Trump took the stage in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after he was introduced by Sarah Palin with Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” playing in the background. British singer Adele made clear on Monday that she has not given permission for anyone to use her music for political campaigns. Adele’s spokesman issued a statement after Republican U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump played Adele’s 2011 hit song “Rolling in the Deep” at rallies […]

“Kung Fu Panda 3” to fight its way to box office win

The North American weekend box office will get a little fuzzier as “Kung Fu Panda 3” stands to top sales from Friday (January 29) through Sunday (January 31). The animated film, which follows Po the panda as he reunites with his long-lost father, has earned mixed reviews from critics. The New York Daily News wrote, “Unfortunately, looks aren’t everything. The plot is plodding and predictable.” The Washington Post was kinder, saying “The directors…make sure to […]

Actor Abe Vigoda, known for ‘Godfather’ role, dies at age 94

REUTERS — Abe Vigoda, an American actor best known for roles in “The Godfather” and the 1970s sitcom “Barney Miller,” died on Tuesday (January 26) at the age of 94, after spending three decades jokingly refuting rumors of his demise. Vigoda’s daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, said her father died at her home in New Jersey. “He died in his sleep, of natural causes. He was not sick,” she told Reuters. Vigoda was known for his […]

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach pays courtesy call on President Aquino

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach on Tuesday, January 26 paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace. The Filipino-German model, who won the Miss Universe 2015 title last December 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was accompanied by her mother Cheryl Alonzo Tyndall, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. Chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta, and Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart when she met with the Chief Executive at the President’s Hall sala. After […]