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U.S. lawmakers quiz Disney CEO over Xinjiang connection to ‘Mulan’
(Reuters) - A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company's connection with "security and propaganda" authorities of China's Xinjiang region during th...
Sep 12, 2020
K-pop group BTS revels in a milestone but misses celebrating with fans
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - For K-pop superstars BTS, 2020 is turning out to be a good year, with the group becoming the first Korean act to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 sing...
Sep 11, 2020
SEC charges rapper Clifford Harris Jr., others, over cryptocurrency offering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it has charged five Atlanta-based people, including rapper and actor Clifford Harris, Jr., known as T.I. or Tip, and f...
Sep 11, 2020
‘Wonder Woman’ movie sequel delayed two months to December
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Warner Bros movie studio on Friday postponed the debut of superhero sequel "Wonder Woman 1984" until Christmas Day in December as many theaters remain closed due to the cor...
Sep 11, 2020
The Rolling Stones become first band to top UK album charts over six different decades
LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday, creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different...
Sep 11, 2020
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ battles mixed reviews and media muzzle at Chinese launch
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's live-action war epic "Mulan" opened to a lukewarm reception in China on Friday as it battled with mixed reviews, COVID-19 curbs on cinemas and a govern...
Sep 11, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions give New York Fashion Week new look
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Fashion Week will look a little different this season, with the typical seven-day parade of events stripped down to five days because of COVID-19 restric...
Sep 10, 2020
Daddy Yankee, Universal Music in global music, film, TV partnership
(Reuters) - Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group, a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, to create music, film and television projects, ...
Sep 10, 2020
Milan Fashion Week makes cautious live return but major brands stay virtual
MILAN (Reuters) - Milan Fashion Week is preparing a mix of live and virtual shows for its first edition since the coronavirus lockdown as designers and fashion houses seek to balance the buzz of the c...
Sep 10, 2020
Europe’s creative industry slams EU Commission for rewriting copyright rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's creative industry has criticised the European Commission's consultation on new EU copyright rules for departing from the original directive agreed last ye...
Sep 10, 2020
