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100-day strike: Hollywood writers frustrated as talks languish
By Dawn Chmielewski and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Hollywood writers' strike marks 100 days on Wednesday with contract talks stalled and people on the picket lines protesting what t...
Syndicated Content Aug 09, 2023
Dua Lipa must face lawsuit claiming she copied ‘Levitating’
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan said the British pop star Dua Lipa must face a lawsuit accusing her of copying her 2021 megahit "Levitating" from a 1979 disco son...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Canadian rapper sentenced to 10 years in prison in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
August 8 (Reuters) - Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, more than seven months after he was convicted of shooting fellow musical artist Megan Thee Stallion duri...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Fans bid seaside farewell to Sinead O’Connor with songs, flags and flowers
By Padraic Halpin BRAY, Ireland (Reuters) - Thousands gathered outside Sinead O'Connor's former seaside home on Tuesday to bid farewell to the outspoken Irish rock star, some singing along to hits bla...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Nigerian producer pumps out AI-powered Afrobeats
By Vining Ogu LAGOS (Reuters) - When artificial intelligence (AI) apps started spreading in Nigeria's music industry, Eclipse Nkasi thought his days as a producer were numbered. Then he took a step ba...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
William Friedkin, acclaimed ‘Exorcist’ director, dead at 87 – Variety
By Will Dunham , 2023 (Reuters) - William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling thriller "The French Connection" and the terrifying 1973 demon...
Syndicated Content Aug 07, 2023
K-pop star Suga begins process to serve military duty
SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop star Suga, songwriter and rapper for the boy band supergroup BTS, has begun the enlistment process for mandatory military service, the band's label said on Monday, making him t...
Syndicated Content Aug 07, 2023
Warner Bros movie ‘Barbie’ ticket sales top $1 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Box-office ticket sales of the movie "Barbie" topped $1 billion in the United States and worldwide since its debut more than two weeks ago, Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Warner...
Syndicated Content Aug 06, 2023
Too hot for K-pop as South Korea scrambles to save scout jamboree
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - A K-pop music concert scheduled for Sunday at a World Scout Jamboree in South Korea was postponed due to heat safety concerns as the host pressed on with the meet despite...
Syndicated Content Aug 06, 2023
Vancouver movie workers get creative with side hustles amid Hollywood shutdown
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Twin strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have put the damper on Vancouver's summer of movie magic, forcing the industry's creative minds to turn to sometimes ...
Syndicated Content Aug 05, 2023




