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West has long sparked controversy for his alleged anti-Semitic remarks

Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

SYDNEY — American rapper Kanye West has been blocked from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.Australia's home affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that his department had cancelled West's valid visa after the song Heil Hitler was released in early May.West's song has been widely condemned and has been banned on most platforms.The highly controversial rapper, also known as Ye, identifies as a Nazi and is known for his anti-Semitic comments. He is married to Australian designer Bianca Censori.Burke revealed the visa cancellation in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, during a discussion about the visa cancellation of another person over their Islamophobic comments."If someone argued that anti-Semitism was rational, I...

July 02, 2025

Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

BTS wearing yellow suits, pictured on stage at the American Music Awards in 2021

BTS are back: K-pop band confirm new album and tour

SEOUL — The wait is over, K-pop fans — BTS are back. The South Korean band confirmed their highly anticipated comeback on Tuesday, scheduling a new album and tour for next year.Announcing the news during their first live stream since all band members completed their mandatory military service, the seven-strong group said they would head to the US later this month to begin working on new music."Hey guys, we are back," Jimin said, with the group adding that their album would be released in spring 2026."We're also planning a world tour alongside the album. We'll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you're as excited as we are," the band said.It will be BTS's first world tour since the group's Permission to Dance on Stage tour back in...

July 02, 2025

BTS are back: K-pop band confirm new album and tour

Young people grieve and pray during a memorial service held by the bishop of Roskilde, Jan Lindhardt, Saturday, July 1, 2000

'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on

COPENHAGEN — Today, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert.Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the Pearl Jam concert in 2000 shared his memories with Danish TV on the anniversary:"At some point, we see on the big screen that a completely lifeless body is lifted up over the barrier, and another one a little later and so on. We were completely shaken, and people began to cry around us and so on. We did not know what had happened. We only knew that something really bad had happened."During the show, frontman Eddie Vedder tried to get the thousands of fans to stop pushing forward, but it was too late. The US rock band have...

July 01, 2025

'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on

Tens of thousands of fans had bought tickets for Taylor Swift's Vienna shows

Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert

VIENNA — A young Syrian national has been charged with supporting a foreign terror group over a foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last August.Mohamed A, who is described by German authorities as a juvenile and not in custody, is accused of following the ideology of jihadist group Islamic State (IS) and helping another suspect to prepare the attack.Concert organisers called off Taylor Swift's three sold-out gigs on the eve of the first show at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium last year, disappointing tens of thousands of fans during her Eras Tour.Authorities arrested several suspects at the time saying they appeared to have been inspired by IS and al-Qaeda."Mohammad A has adhered since April 2024 at the latest to the ideology of the terrorist organisation...

June 27, 2025

Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert

Actor Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt's Los Angeles home 'ransacked', police say

LOS ANGELES — Actor Brad Pitt's home in Los Angeles has been ransacked by a trio of thieves.Three suspects broke into the home in Los Feliz late on Wednesday through a front window and "ransacked the location," according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Police did not confirm the home belonged to the Oscar-winning actor, but the address matched that of a home Pitt purchased in 2023.Authorities said the suspects fled with stolen items, though it's unclear what was taken. The actor was not home at the time of the burglary, US media reported.Pitt was in the UK earlier this week for the London premier of his new film F1, which is released on Friday. He was accompanied by fellow Hollywood star Tom Cruise and Lewis Hamilton, who has seven Formula One World Drivers'...

June 27, 2025

Brad Pitt's Los Angeles home 'ransacked', police say

Sholay featured an all-star cast led by Amitabh Bachchan (right) and Dharmendra (left)

Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending

DELHI — Fifty years after it first exploded on Indian screens, Sholay (Embers) — arguably the most iconic Hindi film ever made — is making a spectacular return.In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 magnum opus will have its world premiere at Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, Italy, on Friday. This version includes the film's original ending — changed due to objection from the censors — and deleted scenes.The screening will take place on the festival's legendary open-air screen in Piazza Maggiore — one of the largest in Europe — offering a majestic setting for this long-awaited cinematic resurrection.Crafted by writer duo Salim-Javed and featuring an all-star cast led by Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra,...

June 26, 2025

Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending

Pianist Alfred Brendel dies aged 94

LONDON — Alfred Brendel, who was considered one of the world's most accomplished pianists, has died at the age of 94.His representatives confirmed the composer and poet died peacefully in London surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday.Most critics have acknowledged him as one of the foremost interpreters of the works of Beethoven.A statement from his spokesman added that Brendel would "be remembered and celebrated with deep gratitude by his family — partner Maria Majno, Irene Brendel, his children, Doris, Adrian, Sophie and Katharina, and his four grandchildren."The musician was also known as an acclaimed essayist and poet, with an irrepressible sense of humor.He often cited his first musical memory as "winding up a gramophone playing opera records, and trying to...

June 18, 2025

Pianist Alfred Brendel dies aged 94

Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the Summer TCA Party at Pacific Design Center in 2015 in West Hollywood

California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

LOS ANGELES — A California doctor accused of giving Friends star Matthew Perry access to ketamine in the weeks before the actor's overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, according to federal prosecutors.Dr Salvador Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement on Monday. The plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and the doctor is expected to make his plea in the coming weeks.Perry – best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends – was found dead in his hot tub in Los Angeles in October 2023. He was 54 and although he'd been open about struggles with depression and addiction, fans around the world were shocked by his death.According to text messages shared with prosecutors from Dr Mark Chavez...

June 17, 2025

California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

Beyoncé played the first of her six night residency in London on the Cowboy Carter tour

Cowboy Beyoncé dazzles nearly sold-out stadium

LONDON — Beyoncé signed off the first night of her London residency by telling fans she was "blessed" to get to do what she loves by performing on stage.She stormed through a seven-act set at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, treating the audience to a spectacle that lasted just shy of three hours.But despite this being the first opportunity for fans to enjoy the singer's country era in person, slow ticket sales and high prices have been the hot topic around the tour.Promoters slashed some ticket prices in the run-up to shows in a bid to fill the stadium, prompting some of those who bought seats in advance to feel short-changed.The 40-song setlist relied heavily on tracks from 2024's Cowboy Carter, which was met with critical acclaim, including taking the top album prize...

June 06, 2025

Cowboy Beyoncé dazzles nearly sold-out stadium

Jonathan Joss in 2021

Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Parks & Recreation’ actor, dead at 59 after shooting

AUSTIN — Jonathan Joss, an actor who voiced the character of John Redcorn on “King of the Hill” and appeared as Ken Hotate on “Parks and Recreation,” has died following a shooting incident, according to police in San Antonio, Texas.He was 59.According to a spokesperson for the San Antonio Police Department, officers were dispatched Sunday to a location on Dorsey Drive in San Antonio, Texas, for a reported shooting in progress. Officers found Joss “near the roadway of the location,” where they “attempted life saving measures” until paramedics arrived.The actor was pronounced dead by emergency service responders.A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and an investigation is ongoing, police said.Joss’ husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales confirmed his death in a...

June 03, 2025

Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Parks & Recreation’ actor, dead at 59 after shooting

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