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Teen pop megastar Justin Bieber has set Twitter ablaze with a message suggesting he may be stepping away from the stage — just as his new movie hits theaters on Christmas Day. “My beloved beliebers I’m officially retiring,” the 19-year-old Bieber said…
The Strings of David (T.S.O.D) is a core afro gospel music group based in Helsinki, Finland. Comprising of four of…
Just in case you hadn’t noticed; it’s now legal to gamble in an online casino in the state of New…
As a brand, Santa Claus has one major flaw: he is only really valuable a few weeks at the end of each year. In Finland, they’re trying to do something about this. Petri Paarnio, director of Santa Claus Licencing, the firm that holds the rights to market…
It’s open season on the star of the most popular reality show on cable television in the United States. Fans are rallying to Phil Robertson, 67, patriarch of the extended family of Louisiana hunters at the heart of “Duck Dynasty” after he triggered…
Griffins, sirens and minotaurs went on display in Rome on Thursday for an exhibition on monsters of antiquity with Hollywood special effects experts still inspired by the classical creatures acting as consultants. The show brought together 100 works…
After Beyoncé shocked the world by announcing her new self-titled album would be exclusive to iTunes, it was pretty much a given that Apple’s music distribution service would reap the benefits of her earth-shattering popularity. Lo and behold, less…
British rock singer Ian Watkins, the former Lostprophets frontman, was jailed for 35 years on Wednesday for the attempted rape of a baby and several other “incomprehensible” child sex offences. Watkins, who admitted 13 offences at Cardiff Crown Court…
Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who rose to fame during Hollywood’s golden age as the star of several Alfred Hitchcock classics, died on Sunday aged 96, US media reports said. The Hollywood Reporter cited Fontaine’s assistant Susan Pfeiffer as…
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo officially opened a museum dedicated to his own achievements in his birthplace of Madeira, Portgual on Sunday. The museum contains a number of trophies, medals and memorabilia from throughout the 28-year-old’s career…
Today’s the day that the music industry suddenly and irreversibly changed. One of the most popular artists in the world today, Beyoncé, has simultaneously announced and released her brand new 14 song album (also called Beyoncé) exclusively on Apple…
Hollywood has picked up “How to Pick Up Girls!” — the men’s paperback self-help classic from the 1970s that went on to become a sacred text of the Internet-driven “seduction community.” In a statement Friday, Los Angeles sales and distribution house…
Beyonce surprised fans Friday by releasing a previously unannounced fifth solo album on iTunes, bypassing customary record roll-outs and creating a sensation on the Internet. Despite the lack of prior publicity, the self-titled album is an elaborate…
Drenched in sweat from an energy-sapping rehearsal at a Lagos dance studio, Rita Adoh hopes to make a fortune from dancing and catapult herself into the growing ranks of Nigeria’s millionaires. “From dancing, I get money to pay my school fees and other…
Our attention has been drawn to the false and persistent claim by members of HKN Music that young music producer…
Stars including Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel remember Nelson Mandela at March of Dimes luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Dec. 6)
Veteran rapper Jay-Z topped nominees for the 2014 Grammys with nine nods, while Taylor Swift and Daft Punk were also among those in the running in major categories. But Jay-Z other major stars including Justin Timberlake failed to score any nominations…
Today, CNET points the way back to a blog post by Ian Rogers, the CEO of Beats Music, the forthcoming music streaming subsidiary of Beats Electronics. According to the post, the new streaming service will launch in the United States on January 2014.…
Young American Jennifer Grout doesn’t speak a word of Arabic but has taught herself to sing the Arab world’s best-known, most difficult songs — and could even win a major TV talent show. Her blonde hair loose and without a sign of make-up, the 23-year…