A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied allegations that she was trying to break her label away from Hybe, home to global sensation BTS, sending the K-pop giant's shares tumbling on Friday (April 26). The internal dispute at Hybe, South Korea's biggest music firm, has wiped over 12 per cent...
She was drenched by the rain but her idol's kind gesture warmed her heart. One lucky fan in China had an unforgettable experience when Mandopop star Jay Chou offered her his jacket during his concert last Sunday (April 21). The 45-year-old performed for four nights at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium. While concertgoers were each given a raincoat which was placed at...
Taylor Swift topped the British music charts on April 26 with The Tortured Poets Department, outselling the rest of the top ten combined and beating the Beatles for the record of fastest artist to rack up 12 UK number one albums. "Poets" delivered the biggest opening week for an album in the UK in seven years,...
All relationships have their ups and downs and the same goes for Hong Kong celebrity couple Him Law and Tavia Yeung. The actors were guests in the latest episode of Carina Lau's lifestyle talk show Jia Ren Zi You Yue, which aired on Thursday (April 25). She asked the couple about their worst quarrel, and Him answered: "It...
Taylor Swift has been left "mind blown" by the success of her new album. The 34-year-old pop megastar released The Tortured Poets Department last week amid her 'Eras' world tour and took to social media on Sunday (April 28) evening to express her surprise after Billboard reported that the LP had amassed 2.61 million equivalent album...
Britney Spears says there "probably never will be" any justice for the way her family treated her. The 42-year-old pop superstar regained control of her fortune and other aspects of her life when a conservatorship headed up by her father Jamie Spears was terminated in 2021 but even though she recently settled her dispute over the...
Ryan Gosling is thrilled that Ken has become an inspiration to boys. The 43-year-old actor starred as the Mattel doll in Greta Gerwig's satirical comedy Barbie in 2023 opposite Margot Robbie in the title role and heard about a kid who used his character's Oscar-nominated song I'm Just Ken to deal with a breakup. He told The...
When preparing for her role in the upcoming local drama Emerald Hill — named after the quaint neighbourhood near Somerset MRT station, local veteran actress Chen Liping has a lot of flashbacks of her childhood, because it was a place she frequented as a child. "My grandmother lived in the area," the 58-year-old actress shared with AsiaOne...
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned on April 25 by New York’s highest court, reopening the landmark case that launched the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable. In a 4-3 decision, the state’s Court of Appeals said the trial judge had made a mistake by letting prosecutors introduce...
Usher was left with a parenting dilemma when his teenage son stole his phone to contact his favourite singer. His 15-year-old son Naviyyd is such a big fan of PinkPantheress, he reached out via the 45-year-old singer's Instagram account to get in touch with her and ask her to follow his account, leaving his famous dad...
