Blackpink renews contract to stay as K-pop group

K-pop superstars Blackpink have renewed their agency contract as a group, ensuring that the quartet will continue to perform together. This follows months of contract negotiations during which fans feared…

Hollywood actors ratify contract to formally end strike

Hollywood actors overwhelmingly ratified a new, hard-fought deal with studios on Tuesday that paves the way for a rebound of an entertainment industry that had seen film and television production…

Hollywood braces for actors’ vote on strike deal

Hollywood on Tuesday anxiously waited to learn if actors have approved their union’s hard-fought deal with studios, or if an entertainment industry still reeling from months-long strikes could be plunged…

Julia Roberts wants cheeseburgers and booze at the apocalypse

Julia Roberts, who stars in the new apocalyptic comedy-drama “Leave the World Behind”, says the end of humanity would be a good time to indulge herself. Streaming on Netflix starting…

Spotify cuts 17% of jobs as economic growth slows

Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce the number of its employees by around 17 percent in a bid to cut costs amid “dramatically” slower economic growth. The…

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal among honorees at glam Washington gala

A diverse class of music legends plus comedian Billy Crystal gave Washington a glow-up Sunday, gathering with the US capital’s politicos for one of the city’s glitziest events of the…

Rema suspends December shows over health issues

Nigerian singer, Rema, says he is cancelling all performances in December to focus on his health.

First trailer for “Grand Theft Auto VI” drops December 5

Rockstar Games said it will release a trailer next Tuesday for the first installment in a decade of “Grand Theft Auto,” video-gaming’s controversial blockbuster. In a minimalist post on social…

African Actors: Changing the Narratives in the Movie Industry

African actors and actresses have been instrumental in shifting the stereotypes and misconceptions about the continent that have affected the worldwide cinema industry in recent years.

Character Defamation: Kannywood actress Hadiza Gabon testifies in court

Popular Kannywood actress Hadiza Aliyu, also known as Hadiza Gabon, has testified before a Magistrate Court sitting at Daura Road, Kaduna, over an alleged defamation of character suit filed against…