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Pop star Taylor Swift, famous for sharing important events in her life, said on Thursday (April 9) that her mother is suffering from cancer and urged her millions of fans to tell their parents to get screened for the illness. The “Shake It Off” singer said in a post on the micro blogging site Tumblr that her mother was feeling fine but she and her brother asked her to go for a check-up. “The results […]
Songwriter Don McLean’s original working manuscript for “American Pie,” one of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, sold for $1.2 million, the third highest price for American lyrics, auctioneers Christie’s said on Tuesday (April 7). It fell short of the $2 million record set last year for Bob Dylan’s hand-written lyrics for “Like A Rolling Stone” but was not far behind the price paid for John Lennon’s “A Day in the Life.” Tom […]
“Furious 7” raced to the top of the North American box office, picking up a massive 143.6 million dollars in its opening weekend. That establishes a new high-water mark for the month of April, stands as the highest-grossing kick-off for any film in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, and ranks ninth among the top ten openings in history. Much as “The Dark Knight” turned into a memorial for Heath Ledger, audiences flocked to see star […]
Vin Diesel joins the ranks of famous stars who made their marks in front of the historic Chinese Theater.
In Brazil, a set of identical triplets celebrated their wedding in a triple ceremony, with only the color of their bouquets to identify them.
(Reuters) – Groundbreaking singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell, one of the stars of the Woodstock era, has been hospitalized, her official website said on Tuesday. “Joni has been hospitalized. We are awaiting official word on her condition and will post it here as soon as we know,” a statement on the website said. Celebrity news website TMZ.com reported earlier that Mitchell, 71, was taken to hospital after authorities received a 911 call from her Los Angeles […]
(Reuters) – A probate judge on Monday instructed attorneys for the estate and heirs of Robin Williams to take eight weeks to work out disputes over property and money between the three adult children of the late comedian and his widow. Susan Schneider Williams seeks items like the tuxedo her husband wore to their 2011 wedding and art and furniture from their home in Tiburon, California, where Williams committed suicide in August 2014. There is […]
(Reuters) – The estate of Latin pop star Selena Quintanilla filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against UMG Recordings Inc, claiming that royalties have been withheld since her death 20 years ago. Selena, dubbed “the Queen of Tejano,” was just 23 years old when Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club, shot and killed her at a Days Inn motel on March 31, 1995. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, accuses UMG Recordings, […]
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in a medical procedure due to her fear of cancer.
This year’s Sining del Pilar (SdP), an annual student academic conference that showcases works of students from the Department of Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC), is set to entertain and educate media scholars and enthusiasts alike on March 24-27, 2015 at the UP Diliman CMC Media Center TV Studio as they bring everyone inside the box of broadcast arts and industry. SdP 2015 is set to […]
Azeribaijani-born, Russia-based singer Emin is not new to the music world and has already gained recognition around the CIS region, Turkey, and the UK. But as his new album is about to hit the shelves of physical and digital stores, he hopes that his success will continue to grow. He has been called Russia’s Ricky Martin and voted Russia’s sexiest man by FHM magazine, runs a multi-million-pound business in his spare time, and yet he […]
One of the most well-known Filipino movies, “Bituing Walang Ningning”, gains new life as a stage musical.
