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Mexican musician Celso Pina performs during the Santa Lucia International Festival in Monterrey, northern Mexico, in this Sept. 21, 2008 file photo. — Reuters
Mexican musician Celso Pina, accordion 'rebel,' dies at 66
MEXICO CITY — Mexican musician Celso Pina, famed as "the rebel of the accordion" for mixing eclectic styles with traditional Colombian cumbia, died on Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey, his record label La Tuna Records said.He was 66 years old, according to local media.With an interest in genres ranging from ska to hip-hop, Pina collaborated with a number of major Mexican rock artists including Cafe Tacvba, Lila Downs and Julieta Venegas. In 2002 his solo album "Barrio Bravo" was nominated for a Latin Grammy.The composer and singer began playing music with his brothers growing up in Monterrey near the northern border, according to his official website. He picked up the accordion in his late 20s, and, still in Monterrey, learned Colombia's...
August 22, 2019

Mexican musician Celso Pina, accordion 'rebel,' dies at 66

Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle entered into an agreement with streaming giant Netflix last year. — Reuters
Obamas make their Hollywood movie debut with 'American Factory'
LOS ANGELES — Barack and Michelle Obama made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a documentary set in industrial Ohio that film reviewers are calling compelling and timely."American Factory," the story of what happened when a Chinese company took over an abandoned General Motors plant, is the first product of a multi-year collaboration between Netflix and Higher Ground, the production company formed last year by the former US president and first lady."A good story gives you the chance to better understand someone else’s life. It can help you find common ground. And it’s why Michelle and I were drawn to Higher Ground’s first film," Obama said in a Twitter posting on Wednesday.The documentary traces the lives of thousands of workers laid off from their auto...
August 22, 2019

Obamas make their Hollywood movie debut with 'American Factory'

US actor Dwayne Johnson arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York in this April 23, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson returns to top of Forbes best-paid actor list
LOS ANGELES — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has reclaimed his position as the world's highest-paid actor, according to a Forbes rich list otherwise dominated by the cast of Marvel's record-breaking "Avengers" films.Former professional wrestler Johnson raked in $89.4 million over 12 months, rising back to the number-one spot he last held in 2016. He placed second in both of the last two years.The prolific actor, 47, scored a major hit with family-friendly reboot "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" -- a sequel is on the way -- and has starred in multiple "Fast and Furious" films including this month's "Hobbs & Shaw.""He has just become the go-to bankable star," said Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "And he's...
August 22, 2019

Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson returns to top of Forbes best-paid actor list

Cara Delevingne, right, and Orlando Bloom attend the LA premiere of Amazon's
Amazon's 'Carnival Row' mixes crime thriller, love story, fantasy
LOS ANGELES, California — Amazon.com Inc's next original series will take viewers to "Carnival Row," a lavish Victorian-era fantasy world where mythical creatures are forced from their homeland and must live uneasily alongside humans.The eight-episode drama stars Cara Delevingne as a refugee fairy opposite Orlando Bloom, who plays a human detective trying to solve a string of gruesome killings in the area. The pair have a connection from the past."It's a love story. It's a noir crime thriller. It has twists and turns," Delevingne said in an interview ahead of the show's premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday. "It's investigating love and human dynamics and relationships."Bloom, who walked the black carpet at the premiere with fiance Katy...
August 22, 2019

Amazon's 'Carnival Row' mixes crime thriller, love story, fantasy

US singer Taylor Swift attends the 2019 Teen Choice Awards in Hermosa Beach, California, in this Aug.11, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Taylor Swift says will re-record songs to regain control of catalog
NEW YORK — Ahead of Friday's release of her album "Lover" pop star Taylor Swift is floating plans to re-record her early albums to have the last word in a rights dispute over her music.The news reignites Swift's battle with industry mogul Scooter Braun — who recently purchased Big Machine Label Group through his company Ithaca Holdings in a reported $300 million deal — thereby obtaining majority ownership of Swift's master recordings.The owner of coveted masters — one-of-a-kind source material used to create vinyls, CDs and digital copies — is able to dictate how songs are re-produced and sold.When news of the deal broke in June Swift, 29, said it "stripped me of my life's work."Now the chart-topper says she's going to regain control: asked...
August 22, 2019

Taylor Swift says will re-record songs to regain control of catalog

ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 31:  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visits Te Papaiouru Marae for a formal powhiri and luncheon on October 31, 2018 in Rotorua, New Zealand. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.  (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Meghan Markle offers glimpse of UK clothing line for women job-seekers
LONDON — Meghan Markle has made a surprise appearance at a fashion shoot for her new clothing line with the London charity Smart Works, which helps long-term unemployed women look for jobs.The American former actress, who is married to Britain's Prince Harry, is a patron of the charity that provides high-quality interview clothes and interview training.Earlier this year, it was revealed she would oversee a clothing line in collaboration with the charity, to be sold in British stores.A video clip posted on the royal couple's Instagram account on Wednesday showed the 38-year-old meeting the models as they arrived for the shoot of the new workwear range — offering a sneak preview of the clothing.Markle, who became the Duchess of Sussex when she married Prince Harry, is already...
August 22, 2019

Meghan Markle offers glimpse of UK clothing line for women job-seekers

Andy Warhol's Michael Jackson artworks are pictured at the media event for Michael Jackson: On the Wall - art exhibition in Espoo, Finland, on Tuesday. — Reuters
Michael Jackson art show opens in Finland despite controversy
HELSINKI — An exhibition of art inspired by Michael Jackson opened on Tuesday in Helsinki with organizers insisting it was not a "celebration" of the singer, still dogged by abuse allegations a decade after his death."Michael Jackson: On the Wall" brings together old and new works depicting the iconic pop star and his impact on popular culture, by artists including Andy Warhol, American photographer David LaChapelle and British potter Grayson Perry.The show of 90 works first hung in London's National Portrait Gallery in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim. It then toured in Paris and Bonn before coming to Helsinki.The German and Finnish shows come after a new raft of allegations that Jackson groomed and sexually assaulted children, detailed in the 2018 documentary...
August 21, 2019

Michael Jackson art show opens in Finland despite controversy

Fred Rister
Fred Rister, French music partner of DJ Guetta, dies after cancer battle
LILLE, France — French electronic music composer Fred Rister, known for his songs such as "I gotta feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas and music partner of the acclaimed DJ David Guetta, has died at the age of 58, according to sources Tuesday.Originally from Dunkirk in the north of France, the DJ and producer had collaborated with Guetta since 2000 and co-wrote several hits with him, winning a Grammy Award for the song "When love takes over" in 2010.He was diagnosed with cancer and stopped his treatment in 2017."I feel very lonely right now crying in my bed but I guess it's better this way as his cancer was making him suffer a lot," Guetta said in a statement."Rest in peace my friend I'll keep playing our music and I'll think of you every time....
August 21, 2019

Fred Rister, French music partner of DJ Guetta, dies after cancer battle

Actor Daniel Craig arrives for the royal world premiere of the new 007 film
'No Time To Die' revealed as title of latest Bond film
LONDON — The next James Bond film and the last to feature Daniel Craig as 007 will be called "No Time To Die" and released in April, the franchise announced on Tuesday.The 25th installment of the British spy saga will see Bond drawn out of retirement by his friend and CIA agent Felix Leiter to embark on a treacherous mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist, according to the official plot summary.Filming is already under way, but has been beset by problems.An explosion at Britain's Pinewood Studios in June rocked one of the film sets, causing damage to the stage and one minor injury.The Sun newspaper said a triple blast hit the set after a stunt went wrong, taking off part of the roof and several wall panels.Craig -- who will play the legendary spy for the fifth time —...
August 21, 2019

'No Time To Die' revealed as title of latest Bond film

French rap singer Elie Yaffa aka Booba performs during the Vieilles Charrues music festival in Carhaix-Plouger, western France, in this July 18, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Several hurt in attack on video set of French rapper Booba
PARIS — Shots were fired and several people injured overnight as gangs armed with guns and baseball bats stormed the set of a music video by controversial French rapper Booba, a police source said on Wednesday.The 42-year-old musician, who is one of France's biggest rap stars, has been locked in a high-profile feud with fellow rapper Kaaris which exploded into violence at a Paris airport last year, landing them both in jail for a month.Around 15 people were involved in the overnight attack which took place around midnight (2200 GMT) in the northeastern Paris suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, the source said, confirming a report first published by Europe 1 radio.One of the injured sustained a bullet wound to the thigh but his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, said the...
August 21, 2019

Several hurt in attack on video set of French rapper Booba

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