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Journalists take pictures of a booking photo of David Burke, known as D4vd. Photo: AP
United States

Chainsaws and a paddling pool: gruesome details alleged in D4vd case

Prosecutors say R&B singer killed 14-year-old girl to stop her from exposing their relationship and ruining his career.

Fame and celebrity

Melanie C on new album Sweat, being a Spice Girl, rave culture and more

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Fashion

Mark Gong – loved by Rihanna and Lisa – on designing for the modern woman

Michael Jackson

Meet Juliano Valdi, who plays a young Michael Jackson in Michael

The internet might be swooning over Jaafar Jackson’s performance in the titular role, but 12-year-old Valdi is grabbing attention too.

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Juliano Valdi plays Young Michael Jackson in the new biopic Michael. Photos: EPA, Handout
Crime

Man pleads guilty in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Nearly 24 years later, Jay Bryant admits helping gunmen enter studio to ambush Jason Mizell over a drug dispute.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Grammy-nominated musician Noah Kahan’s wife, Brenna Nolan

The musician has collaborated with the likes of Post Malone, Hozier and Gracie Abrams, and is the subject of a new Netflix documentary.

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Celebrity children

Meet Richard Gere’s son, Homer – who plays Dylan in HBO Max’s Euphoria

Euphoria’s latest season has seen the return of familiar faces like Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi – and the debut of new ones like Homer Gere.

Richard Gere and his son Homer James Jigme Gere are close. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Ringo Starr’s 22nd studio album sees former Beatle head down memory lane

Starr opens up on new album Long Long Road featuring musicians including Sheryl Crow and St Vincent, and upcoming music with Paul McCartney.

Celebrity children

Meet Jaafar Jackson, who plays his uncle Michael Jackson in the star’s biopic

Jaafar is the son of Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine and stars in the highly anticipated film, Michael, which just premiered in the US.

Fame and celebrity

Meet country singer Parker McCollum, whose song ‘Pretty Heart’ went quadruple platinum

The Texas native is nominated for ACM album of the year, has a lifestyle brand with Vic Keller – and is expecting baby No 2 with wife Hallie Ray Light.

Parker McCollum’s 2021 song “Pretty Heart” has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Photo: Getty Images
World of performing arts

‘Bad boy of classical music’, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, dies at 81

Former child prodigy Michael Tilson Thomas led many of the world’s top orchestras, including 25 years with the San Francisco Symphony.

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius’s Symphony No 2 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on March 24, 2015. The renowned conductor has died at the age of 81. Photo: Los Angeles Times/TNS
American cinema

Review | Michael: ‘King of Pop’ biopic features all the hits, none of the controversy

While the film is packed with great performances, it is an utterly sanitised view of Michael Jackson’s life and the allegations he faced.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Alexa Demie, who plays Maddy Perez in HBO Max’s Euphoria

Sam Levinson’s hit show starring Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer and Jacob Elordi is back – but what do you know about Alexa Demie?

Crime

US singer pleads not guilty to murder of teen girl found dismembered in Tesla

David Burke, the 21-year-old artist behind ‘Romantic Homicide’, has been charged with the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

US singer David Burke, also known as D4vd, in court on Monday. Photo: AFP
South Korea

A stroke paralysed pianist’s right hand. Now he wows crowds with just his left

Inspired by his music teacher, South Korean pianist Lee Hun now plays left-hand music only after a stroke paralysed his entire right side.

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South Korean pianist Lee Hun, who plays with only his left hand after his right side was paralysed by a stroke, is now preparing for a new challenge: his first joint performance with an orchestra at an international music festival next month. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Olivia Rodrigo’s rumoured new boyfriend, Geese’s Cameron Winter?

Winter is one of the youngest ever musicians to headline Carnegie Hall – both he and Rodrigo recently played Coachella.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Stars reveal what’s in their bag for Louis Vuitton’s new campaign

Leading men like rapper Future and NBA’s LeBron James reveal the personal essentials they carry daily in their Speedy P9s, conceived of by Pharrell Williams.

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The Philippines

BINI made history at Coachella. Can the Philippines build on it?

The Filipino girl group’s desert debut proved P-pop’s pedigree. Now Manila needs to find the budget to back the talent already going global.

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BINI perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 10. Photo: Reuters
United States

Ticketmaster owner Live Nation ran illegal monopoly, US jury finds

The anticompetitive conduct hurt music fans and the industry, the panel said in a verdict that may have big repercussions on the music world.

France

French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille

West, 48, has been heavily criticised for making antisemitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler.

Celebrity children

Meet Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa’s son, actor Joaquin Consuelos

Joaquin’s parents met on the set of All My Children and have been married since 1996 – they have 3 kids, including Joaquin’s sister Lola Consuelos.

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa with their son Joaquin Consuelos on the opening night of the latter’s play. Photo: @kellyripa/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Chloe Cherry, the former adult actress who plays Faye on Euphoria

Euphoria is back after 4 years – and so is Chloe Cherry, who was discovered by Sam Levinson on social media and has since starred in Charli XCX’s MV for ‘360’.

Chloe Cherry worked as an adult actress before being discovered on Instagram; she now plays Faye on Euphoria. Photo: @perfect_angelgirl/Instagram, Reuters
Hong Kong society

Why Cantopop star Hins Cheung’s new mentor role has polarised Hong Kong fans

Singer previously supported local social movements but now says he regrets past and will help rehabilitate 2019 protesters.

Fame and celebrity

Where ‘it all started’: David Bowie’s former home to open to the public

Bowie’s childhood home in Bromley, London, will be restored to how it was when he was 16, including the bedroom in which he wrote early songs.

Japan

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi tickled pink to meet UK band Deep Purple

The Japanese prime minister, who played in a Deep Purple tribute band in middle school, called drummer Ian Paice her ‘god’.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gives Made-in-Japan drumsticks to Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | ‘Not pretty enough’? Joey Yung became a top Cantopop star anyway

From rejected teen singer to Cantopop legend, Joey Yung’s grit, voice and unwavering work ethic have outlasted her critics.

Singer Joey Yung at Lee Garden Two in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, in 2006. The singer defied early career setbacks to become a Cantopop icon. Photo: Oliver Tsang
Hong Kong society

Japanese band One OK Rock cancels Hong Kong concerts in May

Axing of shows on May 2 and 3 due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ follows cancellation of May 9 concert in Shanghai.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Lionel Boyce, who plays security officer Carl in Project Hail Mary

He was in hip-hop collective Odd Future, formed a production company with high school pal Tyler the Creator, and appears in TV series The Bear as Marcus.

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