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Mick Jagger
As time catches up with rock's greats, can the genre survive?
Las Vegas — Mick Jagger "on the mend" following a heart valve procedure, Ozzy Osbourne postponing his tour over a fall, The Who's Pete Townshend nearly deaf: time is no longer on the side of rock's legends.And with every farewell tour, biopic, throwback compilation release and mid-20th century icon succumbing to age, chills from rock's grim reaper can feel increasingly nippy, leaving some in the industry questioning the genre's future.Bands flying rock's banner still exist, of course, with 2000s era groups like The Black Keys and The Killers announcing new music after years of silence.But not one rock group occupied a spot in the top 10 of 2018's most-streamed acts, according to Nielsen Music, with nine hip hop and R&B performers along with pop megastar...
April 09, 2019

As time catches up with rock's greats, can the genre survive?

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey donates $2 million to Puerto Rico relief
Los Angeles — Oprah Winfrey is donating $2 million to help rebuild Puerto Rico and support arts and cultural programs after the devastating 2017 hurricane.The Hispanic Federation and the Flamboyan Arts Fund said in a statement on Monday that $1 million would go to support long-term needs after Hurricane Maria, and a further $1 million would be devoted to arts and culture programs on the island. — Reuters
April 09, 2019

Oprah Winfrey donates $2 million to Puerto Rico relief

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (2R) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R), react as they are presented with baby gifts by Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Janice Charette (2L), at Canada House, the offices of the High Commision of Canada in the United Kingdom, during an event to mark Commonwealth Day, in central London. — AFP file photo
Meghan's baby to test royal appetite for reform
London — Hailed as a breath of fresh air in a stuffy institution, Prince Harry's wife Meghan is set to test the limits of the British monarchy's desire to modernize when their first baby arrives this month.Meghan's new-age ideals and US glitz have already raised eyebrows during her pregnancy. How she intends to bring up the baby, who will be seventh in line to the throne, will only increase the scrutiny.The Mail on Sunday reported that Meghan had already broken with royal tradition by appointing her own delivery team without "the men in suits" -- a reference to gynaecologists working in the Royal Household.The royal family rarely issues statements reacting to media reports but, in a sign of potential battles to come, it denied a recent story in Vanity Fair that...
April 09, 2019

Meghan's baby to test royal appetite for reform

Vidar Magnussen
As 'Game of Thrones' ends, critics hail 'Game of Trolls'
Canne — "Game of Thrones" may be about to take a final bow, but fans of the television series need not despair -- Game of Trolls is coming.A madcap new fantasy show called "Magnus" featuring the lumbering fairytale monsters is the talk of the Canneseries festival in the French Riviera resort, where the world's top TV market MIPTV is also being held.Funnier than anything in the Seven Kingdoms, it has been described as a hilarious fantasy mix of a Scandi noir cop show and Inspector Clouseau, with elements of Inspector Gadget and the deadpan surrealism of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki thrown in for good measure.It creator, actor Vidar Magnussen told AFP that he has been "blown away" by the reaction to the series, already a huge hit in his homeland.His...
April 09, 2019

As 'Game of Thrones' ends, critics hail 'Game of Trolls'

Zachary Levi arrives for the world premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's
Just say 'Shazam!' and the movie fans start lining up
Los Angeles — With estimated ticket sales of $53.4 million in its opening weekend, Warner Bros.' "Shazam!" showed that North American movie fans can enjoy a lighter spin on the usual dark superhero tale, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.The family-friendly flick stars young Asher Angel as Billy Baston, an unhappy foster kid who is transformed into a muscular, wise-cracking adult superhero (Zachary Levi) when anyone pronounces the secret word. Both the film's reviews and audience responses have been strongly positive, according to Hollywood Reporter.Its domestic take for the three-day weekend was not a bad return on the $80 million Warner and New Line spent to make it -- particularly considering overseas ticket sales of $102 million so far.Another new...
April 09, 2019

Just say 'Shazam!' and the movie fans start lining up

(L-R) Actors Gabriel Luna, Natalia Reyes, Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger speak on stage during the CinemaCon Paramount Pictures Exclusive Presentation at the Colosseum Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP
Hamilton, Schwarzenegger tease new 'Terminator'
Las Vegas — Thirty-five years after time travel and a war against synthetic intelligence of the future threw them together, resistance leader Sarah Connor and cyborg assassin the Terminator enjoyed a nostalgic reunion in Las Vegas.Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, the stars of 1984 blockbuster "The Terminator," took center stage at annual movie industry convention CinemaCon to delight fans with footage of the sixth entry in the sci-fi action franchise, "Terminator: Dark Fate.""I'm so excited to have everyone back. Jim Cameron and Linda Hamilton, the whole team is back together," said Schwarzenegger, introducing his co-star and the legendary director of the original, who takes producing duties this time around."It's where it all began in...
April 07, 2019

Hamilton, Schwarzenegger tease new 'Terminator'

The old town of Dubrovnik, also a set for the HBO series
The end is coming: How 'Game of Thrones' broke all records
Paris — The most expensive, most watched, most pirated and most award-festooned fictional television series in history... As "Game of Thrones" starts its eighth and final season on April 14, a look-back on its record-breaking run.Massive ratingsFirst broadcast in 2011 on the US cable channel HBO, "Game of Thrones" -- or GoT to its fans -- was not an overnight phenomenon. But its audiences have never stopped growing and by 2014 it had overtaken HBO's flagship hit, "The Sopranos".By its seventh season in 2017, viewing figures were stratospheric. Its final episode set an all-time US record for premium cable TV with 16.5 million people watching live or streaming on the day of transmission and 15 million more tuning in later.Viewing records also tumbled in...
April 07, 2019

The end is coming: How 'Game of Thrones' broke all records

Wakker drove across a variety of countries and environments including Turkey, Iran, India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia. — AFP
Dutchman ends ‘world’s longest electric car trip’ in Australia
Sydney — A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000 kilometer (59,000 mile) journey by electric car in Sydney Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change.Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon nicknamed “The Blue Bandit” across 33 countries in what he said was the world’s longest-ever journey by electric car.The trip from the Netherlands to Australia took just over three years and was funded by public donations from around the world, including electricity to charge the Bandit, food and a place to sleep.Wakker drove across a variety of countries and environments including Turkey, Iran, India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia, with the route determined by the offers he received on his website.“I wanted to change people’s opinions and...
April 07, 2019

Dutchman ends ‘world’s longest electric car trip’ in Australia

Avicii
New music coming from Swedish DJ Avicii, one year after his death
Stockholm — The family of Swedish DJ Avicii, who took his own life last year, is releasing new music that he was working on before his death.The electronic dance music star, who had a huge following in Europe, was found dead in Oman on April 20, 2018, at the age of 28. His family said at the time he was a perfectionist who struggled with stress and who "could not go on any longer." — Reuters
April 07, 2019

New music coming from Swedish DJ Avicii, one year after his death

Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger says he is on the mend after heart surgery
New York — Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger said on Friday he was "on the mend" after undergoing surgery that caused postponement of the band's planned North American tour.The 75-year-old British singer underwent heart valve replacement surgery in New York earlier this week, according to media reports. — Reuters
April 07, 2019

Mick Jagger says he is on the mend after heart surgery

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