Hong Kong-born singer CoCo Lee, whose decades-long career in Asia led to global renown, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48 years old. The star had been suffering from depression in recent years, “but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months,” her two elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday. The U-shaped “nine-dash line” is used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over
A wise music industry person once told me that the average lifespan of a band is about seven years. You form, get better, get big, peak, enter a decline, and then break up. You burn through all your youthful angst and energy, grow older, gain new perspectives, find yourself with new responsibilities and interests, and
Lewis Capaldi has decided he’ll take a break from touring, announcing this week that he’s cancelling all of his upcoming shows to focus on his mental health. But, as witnessed over the weekend, the Scottish singer can rest assured that his fans have his back.Capaldi, who announced recently that he’s been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome
Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including A Room With a View and Leaving Las Vegas, was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking, authorities said Tuesday. An investigation confirmed that it was Sands whose remains hikers found Sunday
The legal battle between Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is only getting messier. In a court filing submitted Friday to the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Baumgartner asked the Yellowstone actor to pay US$248,000 (about C$326,300) a month in child support for their three shared children. She also reportedly requested US$350,000 (C$460,600) in lawyer’s
A Spotify executive has blasted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as “grifters,” offering some insight as to why the streaming music giant will no longer host the royal couple’s podcast, Archetypes. Bill Simmons, head of podcast innovation and monetization at Spotify, made the comments Friday on his own podcast, The Bill Simmons Podcast, just one
When Kourtney Kardashian lifted a “Travis I’m pregnant” sign above her head at the Blink-182 concert in Los Angeles on Friday, the arena launched into raucous applause. As part of what appeared to be a stunt to share the couple’s exciting news, Kardashian, 44, and Travis Barker, 47, revealed they are expecting their first child
I still remember the Delco AM radio in my dad’s 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 that sat smack in the middle of the dash with its two knobs. The one on the left set the volume as well as turned it off and on. It had an inner ring on the same knob stalk that controlled
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s Spotify podcast deal is no more. A joint statement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s production company Archewell Audio and Spotify said: “Spotify and Archewell Audio have mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.”The royal couple signed the lucrative, $20-million deal with