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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bruno Mars took the top prize at the American Music Awards on Sunday at a show that paid glowing tribute to legendary divas Diana Ross and the late Whitney Houston. Mars, the retro star who found fresh success with the funky beats and R&B harmonies of his latest album “24K Magic,” accepted Artist of the Year with a brief but enthusiastic speech recorded in a moving minivan, as Mars […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Pink, Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera led female artists of pop music dominating the American Music Awards stage on Sunday (November 19) with powerful performances, despite being edged out by male artists in most award categories this year. Bruno Mars won Artist of the Year, former One Direction member Niall Horan won New Artist of the Year and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee won Collaboration […]
https://youtu.be/4ElPv2TKx2E LOS ANGLES, California (Reuters) — Pink, Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera led the female artists of pop music who dominated the American Music Awards stage on Sunday (November 19) with their powerful performances, despite being edged out by male artists in most award categories this year. Bruno Mars won Artist of the Year, former One Direction member Niall Horan won New Artist of the Year and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber and […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — The American Music Awards (AMAs) kicked off at the Microsoft Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday (November 19) with the various nominees, guests, presenters and performers hitting the red carpet ahead of the show. Among those attending were Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban, Pink, Selena Gomez, Demi Levato, Niall Horan, Kelly Clarkson, Jamie Foxx, K-Pop band BTS, and actors from the hit television shows Stranger Things […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Katy Perry on Friday was awarded nearly $1.5 million as she prevailed anew in her drawn-out bid to move into a former convent in Los Angeles. The singer of “Roar” and “I Kissed a Girl” has more Twitter followers than anyone else in the world at 106 million but had struggled to win the hearts of two elderly nuns who used to live in the convent. The […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The cases of falsification of documents and perjury filed against actor Richard Gutierrez by the Bureau of Internal Revenue have been “submitted for resolution” before the Department of Justice. The actor filed a rejoinder-affidavit with the DOJ alleging that he did not personally prepare the documents submitted to the BIR. Gutierrez also claimed that the BIR did not exhaust administrative remedies before filing the case with the DOJ.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Coldplay generated more than $500 million on the rockers’ just completed global tour, the band’s promoters said Thursday, making it the third highest-grossing in history. The English band played the 114th and final show of its “A Head Full of Dreams” tour Wednesday night in Buenos Aires, completing a haul of $523 million in ticket sales, Live Nation announced. Only two other acts have ever amassed more: Irish rockers […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Special Assistant to the President, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, is happy with his new title “Selfie King,” a tag used by the US newspaper, “The Washington Post” following the numerous selfies with various world leaders that the Philippine official had during the 31st ASEAN Summit. Go expressed his happiness in being called “selfie king” as well as for having his very own social media application that will allow his […]
by Yussel Gonzalez Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Jimmy Gomez, better known as the rapper Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas, had money, fame and a multi-platinum career when a strange back pain brought his world crashing down. The six-time Grammy winner went to the doctor and got a gut-wrenching diagnosis: he had testicular cancer. He had more than 100 million record sales to his name and a string of worldwide dance […]
NEW YORK City, United States (Reuters) — Entertainers, activists, a politician and an astronaut make up the list of Glamour magazine’s 27th annual women of the year. On Monday (November 13) the U.S. publication recognized supermodel Gigi Hadid, actress Nicole Kidman, singer Solange Knowles, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins and others for achievements in their respective fields. “It’s a huge honor, I mean it’s a lovely thing to be acknowledged with […]
(Reuters) — Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of it All” scored the British singer’s first No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, edging out new releases by Maroon 5 and Blake Shelton, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday (November 13). The album sold more than 237,000 units in its first week to debut as No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Billboard said it was Smith’s best sales week ever in the United […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — After a smashing start in its first weekend in theaters, “Thor: Ragnarok” thundered to the box office top spot once again this week, taking $56.6 million, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The third “Thor” episode, boosted by the self-mocking humor of Chris Hemsworth as the powerful Norse god (alongside Cate Blanchett as Hela, goddess of death), has taken a total of $211.5 million since opening in North American cinemas […]
