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PARIS, France (AFP) — Cate Blanchett, the double Oscar-winning actress leading a Hollywood campaign to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, will head the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday. Australian Blanchett, 48, who helped launch the “Time’s Up” initiative this week following a string of sexual assault accusations against prominent men in the film industry, will become the 12th woman to lead the prestigious panel at Cannes, which kicks off […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Music sales grew at a robust pace for a third straight year in the United States in 2017 as listeners kept flocking to streaming outlets, an industry monitor said Wednesday. Analytical firm BuzzAngle Music said that consumption in the world’s largest music market jumped 12.8 percent in 2017, well outpacing the 4.2 percent growth seen a year earlier. On-demand streaming services led by Spotify […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Beyonce, Eminem and The Weeknd will headline Coachella, promoters announced Tuesday, marking the first time that no rock act will be among the main attractions at the leading festival. Coachella, which has turned into one of the world’s most lucrative and influential festivals since its debut in 1999, takes place in the desert of southern California over two successive weekends in April with identical lineups for each. The festival […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Justin Timberlake on Tuesday announced his first album in nearly five years, promising more “personal” songwriting inspired by his home and family. The 36-year-old singer and actor said that “Man of the Woods,” his fifth solo studio album, will come out on February 2 — two days before he headlines entertainment during the Super Bowl, generally the most watched television event of the year in the United […]
LOS ANGELES. United States (AFP) — The latest episode in the iconic “Star Wars” space saga finished the year on top of the domestic box office, data confirmed Tuesday, contributing to a second best-ever year for Disney. “The Last Jedi” earned $66.8 million over the four-day holiday weekend in North America, for a $531.5 million domestic total since its opening three weeks ago, said industry watcher Exhibitor Relations. Disney announced on Sunday that the movie […]
by Brian Knowlton Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than 300 top women in Hollywood — from Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence to Emma Thompson and Cate Blanchett — unveiled an initiative Monday to tackle pervasive sexual harassment in workplaces, calling special attention to their “sisters” in less than glamorous blue-collar jobs. The initiative, dubbed Time’s Up, caps a year in which the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal touched off a deluge of […]
BOCAUE, Bulacan (Eagle News) — Bigating mga mang-aawit ang nagsimula ng entertainment programs para sa pagsalubong sa New Year’s Countdown sa Philippine Arena, isa na dito ang sikat na singer na si Imelda Papin. Hosts naman sa nasabing event sina Bella Padilla at si Ruru Madrid.
CIUDAD DE VICTORIA, Bulacan (Eagle News) — Kasing ganda ng panahon ang atmosphere dito sa Ciudad De Victoria kaugnay sa pagsalubong sa taong 2018. Ito’y dahil patuloy pa rin ang dagsa ng mga kababayan natin na dito piniling salubungin ang bagong taon kasama ang buong pamilya at ilan pang mga mahal sa buhay. Kani-kanina pinasyalan ng news team ang ilang indoor activities sa Ciudad De Victoria. Mula kaninang umaga, patok sa buong pamilya ang indoor […]
BOCAUE, Bulacan (Eagle News) — Dinagsa ng ating mga kababayan ang unang araw ng New Year’s Countdown sa Philippine Arena. Isa sa mga dinagsa ay ang pinakabagong atraksyon ng Philippine Arena, ito ay ang “The Garden,” kung saan makikita ang iba’t-ibang uri ng hayop sa mini zoo, mga halaman at maging ng iba’t-ibang uri ng bulaklak. Isa din sa naging atraksyon sa lugar ay ang carousel na patok sa mga bata maging sa mga young […]
BOCAUE, Bulacan (Eagle News) — All set na ang paghahanda sa isasagawang New Year’s Count Down sa Philippine Arena, sa bahagi ng Bocaue, Bulacan bukas, Disyembre 31. Ngayong gabi pa lamang mayroon nang concert na masasaksihan bukod pa ito sa gagawin ding concert bukas December 31 at grand fireworks display. Tampok ang mga sikat na banda at artista, kabilang ang Silent Sanctuary, Up Dharma Down, Willie Revillame, Claire Dela Fuente, mag-asawang Dingdong Avanzado at Jessa, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — President Blue Ivy Carter? Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have imagined their daughter as a transformative US leader in a new video. Blue Ivy, who turns six on January 7, is depicted as leading an all-female constitutional convention in 2050 in a video released Friday for her father’s song “Family Feud.” The video — shot by “Selma” director Ava DuVernay, one of the most prominent African-American women in […]
