FILE PHOTO: Stormzy poses as he arrives for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people. “The uncomfortable truth that
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FILE PHOTO: Concertgoers use their mobile phones during Eminem’s performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, U.S., April 15, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (Reuters) – The 2020 editions of the Coachella music festival and its country music counterpart Stagecoach have been canceled due to concerns over
FILE PHOTO: Record producer Harvey Mason Jr and the Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan announce nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards at a news conference in Manhattan, New York, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Organizers of the annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday announced tighter rules regarding conflicts of interest
FILE PHOTO: 2019 Hollywood Film Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., November 3, 2019 – Presenter Viola Davis speaks on stage. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo joined some 300 actors and playwrights on Tuesday in decrying racism in the U.S. theatre world, saying it
FILE PHOTO: Actor Daniel Radcliffe poses as he arrives at the WarnerMedia Upfront event in New York City, New York, U.S., May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar LONDON (Reuters) – Daniel Radcliffe, who played the young wizarding hero in the Harry Potter films, has said “transgender women are women” after an outcry over tweets by author
LONDON (Reuters) – Dancers from Britain’s Royal Ballet have made a short film in which they perform in London’s deserted streets to the sounds of The Rolling Stones, a project designed to highlight the plight of the arts during the global coronavirus pandemic. Soloists William Bracewell and Reece Clarke, among others, donned trainers to dance
FILE PHOTO: Musician Bjorn Ulvaeus of Swedish pop group ABBA poses for a picture in Stockholm, Sweden May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Ilze Filks/File Photo STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – “The world is full of idiots,” said ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, as he condemned critics of the Black Lives Matter movement and voiced his support of the worldwide protests against
SEOUL (Reuters) – Fans of the popular South Korean boy band BTS matched its $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, an organisation that runs fundraisers for the fans said on Monday. The K-pop group’s music label, Big Hit Entertainment, on Sunday told Reuters that BTS
FILE PHOTO: V, Suga, Jin and Jungkook, members of South Korean boy band BTS pose on the red carpet during the annual MAMA Awards at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Japan, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEOUL (Reuters) – Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For 8 minutes and 46 seconds – the length of time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black man, to die at the hands of Minneapolis police – cable TV kids channel Nickelodeon’s screen went black on Tuesday to sounds of inhaling and exhaling, as white text flashed “I can’t breathe.”
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The civil rights movie “Selma” was made free for rental on Friday, a day after actor David Oyelowo said Oscar voters had deliberately snubbed the film in 2015. FILE PHOTO: Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo arrive at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., February 25, 2017.
FILE PHOTO: Morning sun rise on the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Film and TV cameras can start rolling in California as soon as June 12, state officials said as they approved new guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus on sets.
FILE PHOTO: Actor Cate Blanchett arrives for the screening of the series “Stateless” during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse (Reuters) – Actress Cate Blanchett suffered an accident with a chainsaw during the coronavirus lockdown with her family, she revealed during a podcast. The Oscar-winning star of
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kylie Jenner and Kanye West on Thursday topped the annual Forbes list of the highest paid celebrities, but sports stars, including Roger Federer and Lionel Messi, dominated the top 10. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Kylie Jenner attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills during the 92nd Academy Awards, in
FILE PHOTO: HBO Golden Globe After Party – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 – Stellan Skarsgard and Jared Harris. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LONDON (Reuters) – The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will celebrate the best of television broadcast in the United Kingdom during 2019 in a live show at the end of
(Reuters) – Warner Music Group Corp’s WMG.O stock popped 8% on its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, after the world’s third-largest recording label sold shares in its $1.9-billion initial public offering towards the higher end of its target. The headquarters of Warner Music Group is pictured in Burbank, California August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser The deal,