2024 came and went with some amazing acts visiting Singapore, from American songstress Taylor Swift, classic rockers Deep Purple, Cantopop king Andy Lau and Mandopop's Jay Chou, to Blackpink's Lisa and K-pop group Stray Kids. Here's how 2025's concert calendar is shaping up. This article was first published on Dec 14, 2024, and updated on July 25, 2025. July After their inaugural concert here in March...
Gwyneth Paltrow is starring in a new ad for Astronomer. Almost two weeks after the tech company's married CEO, Andy Byron, was caught on a Coldplay concert kiss cam with his arms around his HR executive Kristin Cabot, Gwyneth has been hired as a "temporary" spokesperson for Astronomer. Gwyneth, 52 - who was married to Coldplay frontman...
A Bend It Like Beckham sequel is in the works. The 2002 sports-drama movie — which starred Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra — is widely credited with inspiring a generation of women to play football, and director Gurinder Chadha thinks now is the perfect moment to launch a sequel. The 65-year-old filmmaker told the BBC: "We've been...
Nick Hogan has hailed his dad Hulk Hogan as his "hero". The wrestling legend died from cardiac arrest on Thursday (July 24), aged 71, and Nick has taken to social media to pay a glowing tribute to his dad. Nick, 35, wrote on Instagram: "My dad was the most incredible person I've ever known and will always...
Chinese actor Zhang Yiyang was recently revealed to have been executed by a firing squad in December last year for killing his 16-year-old girlfriend. He was 34 years old and is the first celebrity in China to have been handed a death sentence. According to a court document released by Xianyang, Shaanxi, his girlfriend surnamed Zhang -...
Mariah Carey has announced her new album, Here For It All. The 56-year-old pop diva will share her first album since 2018's Caution with the world on Sep 26, 2025. She captioned a teaser clip on Instagram on Monday (July 21): "Here For It All, my new album out 9/26. Pre-order now!" It will include the previously released...
Kevin Feige has teased Spider-Man: Brand New Day will see Tom Holland become a "proper Spider-Man". The 29-year-old actor is set to suit up as the Web-Head once again for the upcoming Marvel blockbuster, and the Marvel Studios boss has now said Holland's Wall-Crawler will be his own fully-fledged superhero by Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Speaking at...
Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself as a loveable if often foul-mouthed reality TV star. Known to fans as "The Prince of Darkness" and the "Godfather of Heavy Metal," Osbourne has died at...
Sir David Beckham, Brian May and Adam Sandler have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. The 76-year-old rocker died on Tuesday (July 22) at his home in the UK with his family by his side and David was among the stars who took to social media to pay tribute. He wrote on Instagram: "So sad to see Ozzy...
FKA Twigs has settled her lawsuit with Shia LaBeouf over sexual battery. In 2020, the 37-year-old singer filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court against the 39-year-old actor for alleged sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress during the course of their brief relationship in 2019. However, according to Us Weekly, which obtained the legal documents,...
