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Lorde's 'Royals' wins song of the year Grammy
New Zealand singer Lorde's mega-hit "Royals" won the song of the year Grammy on Sunday, as music's biggest night drew towards its climax.
27 January 2014
Kardashian and West 'not scouting wedding site' on Versailles visit
US rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian have paid a private visit to Versailles outside Paris, but insist they are not eyeing the grandiose palace as a possible wedding site.
21 January 2014
Johnny Depp engaged to wed Amber Heard
Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and the actress Amber Heard are engaged to be married.
21 January 2014
'Gravity' and '12 Years' share top PGA prize
The Alfonso Cuaron film "Gravity" and the harrowing historical drama "12 Years a Slave" shared the top prize Sunday at the Producers Guild of America (PGA), a first for the awards.
21 January 2014
Beyonce, John Legend fete Michelle Obama at birthday bash
Michelle Obama's 50th birthday bash featured performances by pop stars Beyonce and John Legend, and appearances by a host of A-list celebrities.
20 January 2014
'Hustle," "Gravity' lead Oscar nominations in crowded race
Hollywood fired the starting gun Thursday on the most crowded Oscars race for years, with "American Hustle" and 3D space drama "Gravity" topping nominations but a wide field of movies hoping for glory on March 2.
17 January 2014
Oscars broadcast to celebrate movie heroes
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2 will pay tribute to movie heroes from past and present, producers said Tuesday of the much-anticipated Oscars, the climax of Hollywood's awards season.
15 January 2014
Stars strut on soggy Globes red carpet
Hollywood's A-list stars on Sunday donned eye-popping gowns -- with welcome pops of colors -- on the Golden Globes red carpet, where a sprinkler malfunction almost rained on the fashion parade.
13 January 2014
Bullock, Timberlake top winners at People's Choice awards
"Gravity" star Sandra Bullock, chart-topping singer Justin Timberlake and blockbuster "Iron Man 3" were the biggest winners at the public-voted People's Choice awards show Wednesday.
09 January 2014
Royal baby birth doctor knighted, Beckham snubbed
The gynaecologist who helped deliver the first child of Prince William and his wife Kate was given a knighthood and veteran actress Angela Lansbury was made a dame in Britain's New Year Honours List released Tuesday.
31 December 2013
Britney Spears gambles on two years in Las Vegas
Britney Spears opened a two-year sojourn in Sin City late Friday with a dazzling performance to a crowd of adoring fans at the city's Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
29 December 2013
Tom Cruise settles lawsuit over 'abandoning' daughter
Tom Cruise has reached a settlement with a magazine publisher he sued for $50 million in libel damages over claims he abandoned his daughter Suri after his divorce, the star's lawyer said Friday.
22 December 2013
'Golden Tweet' is Twitter's most echoed note in 2013
Twitter revealed Thursday that a message acknowledging the death of "Glee" television show star Cory Monteith was the most reposted tweet on the globally popular messaging platform this year.
13 December 2013
Live 'Sound of Music' woos TV viewers, disappoints critics
US television network NBC's one-night live revival of the venerable Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" pulled a respectable 18.5 million viewers, but it failed to thrill the critics.
07 December 2013
Stars, twerking, Obamacare drive Internet in 2013
It was a year for "twerking," "selfies," and "cronuts" in Internet searching, right up there with Hollywood, pop and reality stars.
03 December 2013
Fashion honours iconic Moss as Playboy cover revealed
Iconic supermodel Kate Moss was on Monday honoured by the British fashion industry for her 25-year career, shortly after her Playboy cover celebrating the magazine's 60th anniversary was revealed.
03 December 2013
Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher finalize divorce
Former Hollywood power couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are officially divorced, two years after she announced their split, according to legal documents released Wednesday.
28 November 2013
Miley Cyrus in tit-for-tat exchange with Sinead O'Connor
Former Disney teen idol turned bad-girl pop star Miley Cyrus hit back Thursday at Sinead O'Connor, rebuffing advice by the Irish singer that she stop prostituting herself for music business bosses.
05 October 2013
Robin Thicke hits back at Marvin Gaye plagiarism claim
R&B superstar Robin Thicke filed legal papers on Friday challenging claims that a riff from his smash hit "Blurred Lines" had been swiped from Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Got to Give it Up."
17 August 2013
France's accordion king Andre Verchuren dies aged 92
France's king of the accordion, Andre Verchuren, who entertained generations in the dance halls and on record, died Wednesday aged 92.
11 July 2013