End the year with The Nutcracker set in Shanghai, Journey To The West retold in a Singapore setting and Mulan The Musical with familiar faces The last weeks of the arts calendar are usually awash in festive cheer. But it is...
TOKYO - Fallen Japanese pop star Aska has been arrested on drugs charges after calling police to tell them he was being spied on at home by a hidden camera, police and reports said Tuesday. The singer - one half of...
Influential pop star Prince will be celebrated over a four-day festival at his Paisley Park Studios compound in Minnesota on the first anniversary of his death, organizers said on Monday. "Celebration 2017" will take place from April 20-23, with tickets...
NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty shot to fame when she won Big Brother in 2007, but on Monday she unwittingly betrayed her ignorance of George Orwell's work when she said Indian schoolchildren should read Animal Farm to learn...
NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty shot to fame when she won Big Brother in 2007, but on Monday she unwittingly betrayed her ignorance of George Orwell's work when she said Indian schoolchildren should read Animal Farm to...
The annual Golden Horse Film Awards, often known as the Oscars of the Chinese movie world, have given the Best Original Film Song award to OlaBola's theme track. Singer Zee Avi and songwriter Rendra Zawawi of the song Arena Cahaya...
An explosion of colourful costumes and wigs and anime theme songs took over the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre over the weekend with the return of the Anime Festival Asia. And those who were not dressed like characters from...
Shawn Chin is living the ultimate fanboy's dream. As the founder and managing director of events company Sozo, which organises the massive Japanese pop culture event Anime Festival Asia (AFA) here, he gets to schmooze with the biggest names in...
The animated sea-faring musical adventure "Moana" sailed to success in its debut weekend, taking in an estimated US$55.5 million (S$79.1 million) to top the North American box office, an industry group said Sunday. The Disney film about a brave Polynesian teenage...
It is not unusual for some fans to go to extremes to please their favourite stars. They shower their idols with lavish gifts, or do everything they can to meet them in person. But pull sponsors together to pay for a...
