https://www.scmp.com/rss/518078/feed The latest news on Kylie Minogue, Australian singer and actress, including showbiz news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters “Brand Beckham” always comes first, Brooklyn Beckham said in an Instagram outburst against his parents, David and Victoria, ‌last week, that shone a spotlight on the legal protections a growing number of famous families attach to their own names. The Instagram Stories post by the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham not only fuelled worldwide online gossip but also highlighted an unusual aspect of celebrity trademarks. UK filings show the names of David and Victoria’s four children are... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341244/brooklyn-beckhams-ig-attack-david-and-victoria-spotlights-celebrity-name-trademarks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341244/brooklyn-beckhams-ig-attack-david-and-victoria-spotlights-celebrity-name-trademarks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:15:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Britain’s Prince William played football with Brazil’s Cafu and volleyball on Copacabana Beach on Monday as he took in the charms of Rio de Janeiro before attending the Cop30 climate summit this week. The future king’s first visit to Brazil is centred around his annual Earthshot Prize which awards £1 million (US$1.3 million) to five pioneering projects tackling threats to the environment. Climate change and nature are issues the 43-year-old heir has long championed, and he is set to address... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3331401/prince-william-leaves-andrew-scandal-behind-trip-brazil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3331401/prince-william-leaves-andrew-scandal-behind-trip-brazil?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:54:30 +0000 Kylie Knott Kylie Knott On March 30, 1985, Hong Kong nightclub Canton Disco opened its doors to party-goers. The atmosphere was buzzing: 11,000 people turned up to the 1,500-capacity club in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, where the dress code was whatever you wanted it to be. Some wore Speedos with tuxedo jackets to fit the Midnight Swim theme. Canton Disco co-founder Andrew Bull – known as Hong Kong’s “King Of Disco” – was tasked with launching the event. In the 1970s he had been a DJ at The Scene nightclub in The Peninsula... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3309377/when-place-be-seen-hong-kong-was-canton-disco-and-how-nightclub-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3309377/when-place-be-seen-hong-kong-was-canton-disco-and-how-nightclub-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 May 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Actress Olivia Munn revealed on Wednesday that she had undergone a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The X-Men: Apocalypse and The Newsroom actress took to Instagram to tell followers her news, just days after she attended the Oscars ceremony with her comedian partner, John Mulaney. The 43-year-old said the cancer had been discovered almost a year ago after her doctor noted she was at elevated risk for the disease and suggested she undergo an additional scan, 12 months... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3255581/11-celebrities-who-overcame-breast-cancer-olivia-munn-kylie-minogue-sheryl-crow-and-linda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3255581/11-celebrities-who-overcame-breast-cancer-olivia-munn-kylie-minogue-sheryl-crow-and-linda?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:00:22 +0000 Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history. “We Are the World” was a 1985 charity single for African famine relief that included the voices of Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen. Fans get a chance to almost step... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3250527/netflix-documentary-greatest-night-pop-tells-honest-story-how-michael-jackson-bob-dylan-and-co-made?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3250527/netflix-documentary-greatest-night-pop-tells-honest-story-how-michael-jackson-bob-dylan-and-co-made?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:15:11 +0000 We’re all too familiar with nepo babies in Hollywood acting, music and fashion – but what’s it like in the world of publishing? For Gus Wenner, a natural ability to express the written word apparently runs in the family. The son of Rolling Stone’s co-founder Jann Wenner was appointed CEO of the iconic American culture magazine last January. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 💫Fanning Sisters💫 (@dakota.elle_fannings) But most recently, he’s been... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3241017/meet-elle-fannings-rumoured-new-boyfriend-gus-wenner-rolling-stone-ceo-son-magazines-controversial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3241017/meet-elle-fannings-rumoured-new-boyfriend-gus-wenner-rolling-stone-ceo-son-magazines-controversial?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:00:25 +0000 As People magazine names American actor Patrick Dempsey the Sexiest Man Alive, we look back at the 34 men who went before him. From Hollywood actors to politicians and footballers, you may be surprised at who has made the list over the years. One thing’s for sure though – starring in films where they got to be action men certainly helped, as the many James Bond and MCU actors on this list demonstrate. But who was the oldest person to be bestowed with the Sexiest Man Alive title? Let’s take a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3240938/every-sexiest-man-alive-1985-patrick-dempsey-takes-honour-2023-we-look-other-34-stars-david-beckham?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3240938/every-sexiest-man-alive-1985-patrick-dempsey-takes-honour-2023-we-look-other-34-stars-david-beckham?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:00:38 +0000 Faye Bradley Faye Bradley Congratulations are in order, because Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker just welcomed their first baby together! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kourtney Kardashian Barker (@kourtneykardash) The happy news, announced on Saturday, comes weeks after Kardashian took to social media to address a “medical emergency” she had undergone after having fetal surgery, per People. “I will be forever grateful to my incredible doctors for saving our baby’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3240625/meet-kourtney-kardashian-and-travis-barkers-7-children-including-new-baby-rocky-mason-penelope-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3240625/meet-kourtney-kardashian-and-travis-barkers-7-children-including-new-baby-rocky-mason-penelope-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:00:13 +0000 As the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide, Kylie Minogue is a force to be reckoned with. But it hasn’t always been a smooth ride for the 55-year-old songstress. Over the years, Minogue has had her fair share of struggles, from failed relationships and album flops to a breast cancer battle in her mid-30s that played out in front of the world. Fortunately, the Aussie pop princess managed to not only bounce back, but also thrive in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3240500/kylie-minogues-comeback-summer-anthem-padam-padam-and-her-new-las-vegas-residency-put-her-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3240500/kylie-minogues-comeback-summer-anthem-padam-padam-and-her-new-las-vegas-residency-put-her-back?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:00:23 +0000 Troye Sivan is on a roll. This month, the Australian singer released his third studio album Something to Give Each Other, which breezed its way to No 1 on his country’s Aria music chart last week, per Billboard. He also opened up to NPR about the songs he wrote about his romances with men and aspects of queer life. “Of course, there’s a big element of pride in the fact that I am now so comfortably, openly gay. [He came out in 2013 in a YouTube video]. But also just musically, especially on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3239685/how-troye-sivan-became-bona-fide-fashion-and-music-lister-lgbt-icon-got-drag-one-your-girls-calls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3239685/how-troye-sivan-became-bona-fide-fashion-and-music-lister-lgbt-icon-got-drag-one-your-girls-calls?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:00:16 +0000 “Having a celebrity name attached definitely has its benefits, but it’s a double-edged sword – for the brands and for sommeliers,” admits David Farber, ex-banker and co-founder of Porte Noire wines. “Of course celebrity gets people talking about what you’re doing, but there can also be negative connotations in celebrity when it’s attached to a product. It puts the product under the microscope.” Farber has pondered this question a lot, because his business partner is the actor Idris Elba. The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3236895/celebrity-wine-any-good-leonardo-dicaprios-champagne-telmont-jay-zs-armand-de-brignac-listers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3236895/celebrity-wine-any-good-leonardo-dicaprios-champagne-telmont-jay-zs-armand-de-brignac-listers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:10 +0000 Jacob Elordi landed in Italy this week to promote his role as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the upcoming film Priscilla, which just debuted at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. As the Aussie actor arrived on the red carpet alongside his co-star Cailee Spaeny, director Sofia Coppola and Priscilla Presley, fans went crazy outside the Sala Grande Theatre, with many chanting his name, asking for autographs and taking selfies with the popular star. Variety even referred to his presence as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3233861/why-jacob-elordi-was-destined-play-elvis-presley-priscilla-biopic-euphoria-actor-compared-90s-brad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3233861/why-jacob-elordi-was-destined-play-elvis-presley-priscilla-biopic-euphoria-actor-compared-90s-brad?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:00:18 +0000 While Chanel is not completely new to the world of haute joaillerie – Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel herself created the first and only collection under her tenure in 1932 – the brand is still perceived as a leader in fashion over jewels. The house’s lack of heritage in the rarefied world of high jewellery, however, is far from a drawback, as Marianne Etchebarne – global head of watches and fine jewellery product marketing, clients and communication at Chanel – explains. We sat down for an interview in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3224736/inside-chanels-glamorous-tweed-de-chanel-high-jewellery-launch-london-and-why-fashion-brands-short?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3224736/inside-chanels-glamorous-tweed-de-chanel-high-jewellery-launch-london-and-why-fashion-brands-short?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:10 +0000 It’s no small thing to take on a legacy fashion house. Especially one so vividly associated with a certain kind of fierceness, power, camp and kinky sexiness. Or one that turned fashion shows into theatrical spectacles and thrummed with pop culture relevance, its provocative clothes worn by everyone from Diana Ross to Sharon Stone, and then the likes of Cardi B and Kylie Jenner raiding the archives in later years. Who’s brave enough for all of that? The answer is Casey Cadwallader, creative... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3224751/muglers-casey-cadwallader-fashion-houses-legacy-brands-creative-director-has-dressed-kylie-jenner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3224751/muglers-casey-cadwallader-fashion-houses-legacy-brands-creative-director-has-dressed-kylie-jenner?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:00:21 +0000 If there is one word to describe the most recent fashion season – especially in Paris – it would simply be elegant. After a seemingly endless parade of Y2K cut-outs, slinky, low-rise jeans and high-saturation colours, designers have been ensnared by a feeling of pulled-together chic. And amid the fresh fervour – spied everywhere from Dior to Ferragamo – for the nipped-in silhouettes of the 40s and 50s with midi-length pencil skirts, smart cropped jackets, leather gloves, boxy handbags and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3221631/why-hats-are-topping-fashions-quiet-luxury-moment-florence-pughs-robert-wun-ensemble-and-lily?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3221631/why-hats-are-topping-fashions-quiet-luxury-moment-florence-pughs-robert-wun-ensemble-and-lily?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 May 2023 04:47:41 +0000 The artist, presenter and musician Rolf Harris, who was one of the UK’s best-loved entertainers before he was convicted of underage-sex crimes in 2014, has died aged 93 and been buried, his family said on Tuesday. The Australian-born Harris’s family said in a statement: “This is to confirm that Rolf Harris died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest. “They ask that you respect their privacy. No further comment will be made.” A registrar in Maidenhead, near his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3221585/rolf-harris-disgraced-entertainer-convicted-sexually-abusing-young-girls-dead-93?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3221585/rolf-harris-disgraced-entertainer-convicted-sexually-abusing-young-girls-dead-93?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 May 2023 13:38:52 +0000 In November 2008, Dubai’s first Atlantis hotel opened to much fanfare – a US$5 million firework display, A-list guests from around the world and a performance by pop star Kylie Minogue. Twelve months later, the emirate declared it was on the brink of default after accumulating a mountain of debt to transform the city into a business and trading hub. Fourteen years on, Atlantis The Royal – just a short stroll away from the original resort – is set to open this weekend along with much of the same... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3207698/beyonce-launches-us100000-night-dubai-resorts-luxury-bet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3207698/beyonce-launches-us100000-night-dubai-resorts-luxury-bet?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:40:49 +0000 [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.]   Tia Lee 李毓芬 (Lee Yu Fen) is set for global stardom following the release of the international mega-hit new single Goodbye Princess and its sensational music video. Produced by Grammy-Award-Winning producer, Swizz Beatz whom has produced multiple hit songs for Madonna, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber, the hit has broken and far exceeded multiple C-pop records, accruing more than 60 million YouTube views in just two... https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/topics/c-pop-star-tia-lee/article/3204324/1-female-superstar-dj-and-grammy-award-winning-duo-nervo-joins-forces-empowerhermusic-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/topics/c-pop-star-tia-lee/article/3204324/1-female-superstar-dj-and-grammy-award-winning-duo-nervo-joins-forces-empowerhermusic-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:23:23 +0000 2022 certainly was a roller coaster of a year, but some of the lowest points were undoubtedly the moments when we had to bid farewell to some of showbiz’s brightest stars. Here are 21 late celebs we mourned this year, and whose legacies we’ll surely remember in the years to come … 1. Kirshnik Khari Ball aka Takeoff, 28 Takeoff, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot dead at a bowling alley while playing dice alongside his uncle in Houston, Texas in the early hours of November 1,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3204421/21-celebrities-we-lost-2022-harry-potter-star-robbie-coltrane-actress-anne-heche-and-foo-fighters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3204421/21-celebrities-we-lost-2022-harry-potter-star-robbie-coltrane-actress-anne-heche-and-foo-fighters?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:10:10 +0000 Whether you love it or loathe it, Christmas music is a genre that you simply cannot avoid. As soon as November’s up, the classics come flooding in on every speaker, radio station, supermarket, shop, family household – rolling in on the first day of December in their gorging, shameless glory. Call it a guilty pleasure if you will. Even the scrooges can’t resist. It’s a known fact that Christmas music is one of the biggest money makers and some of the best hits can generate royalty income to last... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3203984/which-christmas-song-makes-most-money-annual-earnings-ranked-mariah-careys-all-i-want-christmas-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3203984/which-christmas-song-makes-most-money-annual-earnings-ranked-mariah-careys-all-i-want-christmas-you?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:05:08 +0000 Michael Hutchence was known globally as a rock star, the frontman of Australian band INXS. Phil Brown knew him as the kid next door. “Michael lived across the road from us in Kowloon Tong in the late ’60s,” says Brown, speaking from Brisbane, Australia, where he now lives. “We would spend time kicking around the Kowloon neighbourhood. Sometimes we would get in trouble,” he laughs. Hutchence was four when he and his younger brother and older stepsister left Australia for Hong Kong, where his... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3200351/inxs-michael-hutchence-remembered-25-years-after-his-death-all-girls-were-sweet-him-friend-his-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3200351/inxs-michael-hutchence-remembered-25-years-after-his-death-all-girls-were-sweet-him-friend-his-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:15:11 +0000 When stage and screen celebrities of another era pass on they are usually remembered for entertaining earlier generations. Sometimes, however, their art spans generations, as it does with some of the hit songs of singer-actress-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, co-star with John Travolta in Grease, the most successful movie musical of all time. The British-born, Australian-raised star included some of them when she last performed in Hong Kong, at the Convention and Exhibition Centre, in 2016 at the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3188805/olivia-newton-johns-finest-role-was-her-cancer-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3188805/olivia-newton-johns-finest-role-was-her-cancer-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:16:17 +0000 A crowd of staunch fans braved wet winter weather in downtown Melbourne on Thursday to watch outdoors the star-studded finale of the Australian television soap “Neighbours,” which ran for 37 years. Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Jason Donovan, Natalie Imbruglia and Holly Valance are among the celebrities who returned to fictional Ramsay Street to appear in the send-off of the Melbourne-based drama that helped launch their careers in acting and music. Robbie, Imbruglia and Valance made... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3186978/australian-tv-soap-neighbours-gave-starts-margo-robbie-kylie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3186978/australian-tv-soap-neighbours-gave-starts-margo-robbie-kylie?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Jul 2022 03:22:10 +0000 It was a sun-drenched love affair between Diana Ross and revellers at Glastonbury on Sunday when the US singer played in the “legends” slot on the final day of the festival. Wearing a sparkling gown, feather headdress and earrings that could double as small chandeliers, Ross started the party with I’m Coming Out. The singer and actress, who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, achieved fame with 1960s Motown group the Supremes before she launched her solo career in 1970. Supremes’... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3183153/motown-singer-diana-ross-spreads-love-uks-glastonbury-music?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3183153/motown-singer-diana-ross-spreads-love-uks-glastonbury-music?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:02:14 +0000 Viewers are no longer trapped at home, but Netflix is betting big that the opulent sets and elaborate costumes of its Regency-era hit show Bridgerton will lure them back inside for a second round. The Shondaland series was streamed in 82 million households in the first 28 days after its Christmas 2020 launch, making it Netflix’s best-performing show before it was dethroned in 2021 by Squid Game. In the new season, all the scandal, glamour, corsets and orchestral covers of modern pop songs are... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3171380/bridgerton-season-2-netflix-promises-more-glamour-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3171380/bridgerton-season-2-netflix-promises-more-glamour-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:15:13 +0000 There is no official memorial in Hong Kong to commemorate Charlie Thirlwell. No parks, roads or public buildings bear his name. But his legacy compares favourably with that of any governor or wealthy merchant from the city’s past. This Hong Kong-born lighthouse keeper campaigned vigorously for the socially marginalised Tanka, the ethnic group of indigenous people who traditionally lived afloat in junks and earned their living from fishing. He fought for them to be integrated into mainstream Hong... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3168168/father-fishermen-how-tanka-community-campaigner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3168168/father-fishermen-how-tanka-community-campaigner?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:15:21 +0000 China’s top internet watchdog has introduced regulations that strictly limit what celebrities, their agents and even fans can do on social media, as Beijing continues its campaign to discipline pop culture and fan clubs. The new measures include a limit on the number of accounts they can have, a ban on showing off a luxury lifestyle, and restricting posts that show their work and activities, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). The CAC notice, dated October 26 but released... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3157070/beijings-campaign-discipline-celebrities-expands-what-they-can-do?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3157070/beijings-campaign-discipline-celebrities-expands-what-they-can-do?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:00:22 +0000 Now that the dust has settled, the Chinese public is questioning whether the censuring of famous Chinese pianist Li Yundi, who was utterly discredited after he was accused of soliciting a sex worker by police, was reasonable. When the news hit – coming amid a nationwide crackdown on celebrities behaving immorally – industry associations and business partners were quick to distance themselves from the “piano prince”. Viral videos emerged of music classrooms removing his poster from their... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3154064/chinese-sentiment-turns-against-public?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3154064/chinese-sentiment-turns-against-public?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:30:17 +0000 Solo artists who successfully pilot decades-long careers are impressive. But bands that survive despite having to navigate varying temperaments, clashing opinions and individual quirks are practically miraculous. Duran Duran are celebrating 40 years since the release of their debut single, Planet Earth, a delectable introduction to the band and its foppish New Wave glory, in the most satisfying manner: with the release of their 15th studio album, Future Past. The British outfit that helped... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3153305/duran-duran-celebrate-40-years-future-past-their-new-album?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3153305/duran-duran-celebrate-40-years-future-past-their-new-album?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:15:12 +0000 In 1977, Saturday Night Fever exploded onto cinema screens across the globe. Many a teen swooned as a young John Travolta dressed in front of his bedroom mirror, preparing for his Saturday night burn across the dance floor at the 2001 Odyssey nightclub in flares, polyester shirt and with an era-requisite gold medallion nestled in a mound of chest hair. New York’s Studio 54 flung open its doors that same year, in an old Broadway theatre in Midtown Manhattan. Celebrities, designers and socialites... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3151637/hong-kongs-disco-era-when-madonna-rod-stewart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3151637/hong-kongs-disco-era-when-madonna-rod-stewart?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:15:10 +0000 When it comes to celebrating birthdays, most of us appreciate a cake, a few treats and a little get together – there’s little better than friends and family gathering to toast the day you graced their world. But when you’re a British royal, things are a little different, to say the least. As Prince George turns eight today, he’s probably not yet old enough for some of these royal celebrations ... but what might the future king look forward to once he’s older? We look back at some memorable royal... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3142074/how-british-royals-celebrate-birthdays-prince-george?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3142074/how-british-royals-celebrate-birthdays-prince-george?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:23:09 +0000 Pride is always colourful, but it’s also extra spicy this year. That’s because the Spice Girls are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut single Wannabe, which topped charts around the world. It’s fitting that the world’s biggest girl band, whose characters and personas became instant LGBTQ+ icons, celebrate the milestone during the most colourful month of the year. The Spice Girls’ motto was all about individuality and being who you are, so it’s no surprise the girls have always had... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3137699/queer-spice-10-times-spice-girls-showed-pride-their-lgbt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3137699/queer-spice-10-times-spice-girls-showed-pride-their-lgbt?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0000 Heavy Light: A Journey Through Madness, Mania and Healingby Horatio ClareChatto & Windus Horatio Clare is by no means the first author to write about what it’s like to go barmy. Evelyn Waugh, propelled into a series of delusions by a cocktail of drugs and alcohol, recorded his experiences in The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. More recently, Kingsley Amis – having reluctantly had to give up drink after breaking a leg – suffered multiple hallucinations, which provided material for the chapter A Peep... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3125903/heavy-light-horatio-clare-chronicles-his-journey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3125903/heavy-light-horatio-clare-chronicles-his-journey?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:45:16 +0000 When Dua Lipa was 15 years old, she left her parents and two younger siblings behind in the family’s native Kosovo and moved more or less on her own to London. The plan, at least as understood by her parents (who only agreed to it because she’d be rooming with the older daughter of a family friend), was to finish high school and then enter university. By the time Lipa graduated, though, she’d turned her focus to music, posting covers online and recording hookey originals she co-wrote while... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3125816/has-dua-lipas-air-mystery-made-her-pops-new-superstar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3125816/has-dua-lipas-air-mystery-made-her-pops-new-superstar?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:00:17 +0000 For many of us, 2020 has been a year we will remember forever for all the wrong reasons, but we also have a lot to be grateful for. Because in the worst year of our lifetime, our existences were somehow enriched with the best era of pop music. When we think back on the year of the coronavirus, we will indeed remember the dreadful skin rashes from our masks, the endless Zoom calls and empty city streets, but we will also remember it as the year the world’s most talented female artists gave us... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3114508/pop-queens-covid-19-ranked-blackpink-taylor-swift-ariana?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3114508/pop-queens-covid-19-ranked-blackpink-taylor-swift-ariana?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:11:55 +0000 Business Insider Business Insider The ultimate food and wine pairing is a bottle of rosé with chicken fingers and French fries. At least it is if you’re dining with rapper Post Malone, who launched a rosé called Maison No. 9 in June and told The Wall Street Journal that the crisp wine “pairs perfect with the sunset” – and also with “a nice, hot American chicken strip”. Because while 25-year-old Malone is best-known for his record-breaking hit singles like Rockstar and Psycho –  and having an Instagram following of 22.6 million –... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3103698/rose-touted-post-malone-and-colton-underwood-may-seem?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3103698/rose-touted-post-malone-and-colton-underwood-may-seem?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2020 02:00:10 +0000 As a globally renowned steel magnate and high-profile billionaire, Lakshmi Mittal is no stranger to spotlight-attracting, attention-grabbing accolades. In 2005 he became the first Indian to achieve a spot on Forbes’ prestigious list of the world’s 10 richest people. Two years later he was rated as the richest Asian in Europe, and then in 2015, he was ranked as the 57th most powerful person on the planet (also by Forbes). Not one to do things by halves, it’s perhaps no surprise that the so-called... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3103303/isha-ambanis-wedding-cost-more-was-vanisha-mittals-2004?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3103303/isha-ambanis-wedding-cost-more-was-vanisha-mittals-2004?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:30:03 +0000 Australia has produced some incredible acting talents – such as Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Rebel Wilson, Kylie Minogue, Geoffrey Rush and the Hemsworth brothers – but did you know there are many more? Here are some incredible actors from the Land Down Under who flew under the radar. Margot Robbie One of the brightest in the Australian constellation of stars at the moment, Robbie started out as Donna Freedman on soap opera Neighbours. Hailing from Queensland, her international... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3076491/margot-robbie-heath-ledger-isla-fisher-naomi-watts-and-7?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3076491/margot-robbie-heath-ledger-isla-fisher-naomi-watts-and-7?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:00:11 +0000 Australia’s largest tourism market is turning away as the smoke shrouding Sydney and Melbourne and images of fire-ravaged beach resorts deter Chinese tourists over Lunar New Year, in a further blow to the economy. This comes as heavy rain fell in eastern Australia for a second straight day on Friday, offering further relief from a months-long crisis. Some areas saw their heaviest rainfalls in nearly a decade, but despite this, 30 fires were still out of control in New South Wales and dozens of... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3046525/australia-fires-deter-chinese-tourists-ahead-lunar-new-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3046525/australia-fires-deter-chinese-tourists-ahead-lunar-new-year?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:06:34 +0000 Families grieving for lost homes and loved ones, burnt koalas rescued from charred forests: the devastation of Australia’s bush fire crisis has tainted the country’s reputation as a safe and alluring holiday destination. Images of the unprecedented scale of this summer’s blazes have evoked global shock and an outpouring of sympathy. Thousands of tourists have been evacuated from coastal towns, international visitors have cancelled flights, and the US Department of State upgraded its security... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3046161/australia-fires-country-still-open-business-despite-deadly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3046161/australia-fires-country-still-open-business-despite-deadly?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:45:08 +0000 Australia may be banking on attracting British tourists weary of Brexit with a playful new advertising campaign featuring pop singer Kylie Minogue, but experts say the lucrative Chinese market remains the one to watch for its massive untapped potential. Tourism Australia launched the US$15 million campaign featuring the singer ahead of the Queen’s speech on Christmas Day, calling on Australia’s “besties across the ocean” to take a trip Down Under and forget about Britain’s fraught negotiations... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3044594/lure-chinese-tourists-australia-needs-get-kylie-out-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3044594/lure-chinese-tourists-australia-needs-get-kylie-out-its?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Jan 2020 03:30:10 +0000