https://www.scmp.com/rss/520064/feed The latest stories on Quincy Jones, American record producer and composer, including celebrity and music news. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Music icon Quincy Jones’ daughter, Kenya Kinski-Jones, is engaged. The 32-year-old model announced her engagement to actor Will Peltz – brother of Nicola Peltz Beckham – on Instagram on Wednesday. “Just engaged. My whole heart for my whole life,” Kinski-Jones captioned a black-and-white photo of the couple locking lips. The happy news comes amid Nicola Peltz Beckham’s ongoing feud with her in-laws. Despite heavy media speculation about her relationship with David and Victoria Beckham, the Lola... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3317861/meet-nicola-peltz-beckhams-soon-be-sister-law-kenya-kinski-jones-daughter-late-music-legend-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3317861/meet-nicola-peltz-beckhams-soon-be-sister-law-kenya-kinski-jones-daughter-late-music-legend-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:00:08 +0000 Quincy Jones, the legendary record producer and composer, died at the age of 91 on November 3. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” his family said in a statement. Known for working with icons like Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin, Jones helped create multi-platinum albums like Jackson’s Thriller and Off the Wall. But the Grammy-winning producer’s personal life was as eventful as his career. Married... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3286046/quincy-jones-had-22-girlfriends-who-were-his-3-wives-jeri-caldwell-ulla-andersson-and-peggy-lipton?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3286046/quincy-jones-had-22-girlfriends-who-were-his-3-wives-jeri-caldwell-ulla-andersson-and-peggy-lipton?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:00:07 +0000 Famed record producer and songwriter Quincy Jones died on 3 November at the age of 91, surrounded by family at his Bel Air home. The legendary musician and 28-time Grammy winner had a tremendous impact on the music industry during his life. Jones began his career touring with renowned bandleader Lionel Hampton and would go on to arrange recordings for industry giants including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, a long-time friend. As news of Jones’... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3285577/who-rashida-jones-partner-and-baby-daddy-ezra-koenig-lead-singer-vampire-weekend-began-dating-quincy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3285577/who-rashida-jones-partner-and-baby-daddy-ezra-koenig-lead-singer-vampire-weekend-began-dating-quincy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:00:22 +0000 Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3285103/american-music-titan-quincy-jones-dead-91?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3285103/american-music-titan-quincy-jones-dead-91?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:17:10 +0000 Hip-hop artist RZA’s hoarding habit led to his latest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical album he calls A Ballet Through Mud. Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the 55-year-old founder of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, born Robert Diggs, was rummaging through a bag of old spiral notebooks he found in his library. He pulled out a blue notebook full of rhymes, phone numbers and film ideas that he had written as a teenager growing up in Staten Island, New... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3281314/rza-talks-john-woo-wu-tang-clan-and-his-first-classical-album-ballet-through-mud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3281314/rza-talks-john-woo-wu-tang-clan-and-his-first-classical-album-ballet-through-mud?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:15:08 +0000 Losing hearing in one ear has not stopped Daniel Lew realising his personal goals as a singer-songwriter. If anything, the condition made him cherish music even more. In 2013, the final-year kinesiology student from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was diagnosed with idiopathic sensorineural loss (sudden hearing loss) that may have been caused by inflammation in his inner ear. “It was shocking, especially because I was studying health and trying to become a healthcare practitioner,” Lew says.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3267923/how-meeting-ed-sheeran-and-jacob-collier-helped-busker-daniel-lew-realise-musical-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3267923/how-meeting-ed-sheeran-and-jacob-collier-helped-busker-daniel-lew-realise-musical-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:15:09 +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 Gone are the days when the first few months of the year were a barren period devoid of tempting cinematic offerings. Nowadays, studios look to stuff the schedule year-round with tentpole releases and awards hopefuls geared to appeal to audiences of all shapes and sizes. With the recent Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes having forced a reshuffling of the movie release calendar, this winter promises to be a bountiful season groaning with epic sci-fi spectacles, superhero debuts, animated... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3244008/12-best-new-hollywood-movies-early-2024-migration-and-color-purple-dune-kung-fu-panda-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3244008/12-best-new-hollywood-movies-early-2024-migration-and-color-purple-dune-kung-fu-panda-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:15:07 +0000 Diddy, or Sean Combs, might be best known for his slick wordplay and larger-than-life flow in his music, but out of the spotlight he’s also a proud father of seven. Combs cherishes fatherhood and credits it with positively impacting his life. He called it “a day-to-day thing that’s been teaching me patience and teaching me grace”, in an interview with Teen Vogue in 2019. He co-parents with Sarah Chapman and Misa Hylton, who he said have offered him support in the aftermath of losing the mother... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3234534/meet-diddys-kids-who-just-performed-him-mtv-vmas-rapper-has-7-children-4-different-mums-music-artist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3234534/meet-diddys-kids-who-just-performed-him-mtv-vmas-rapper-has-7-children-4-different-mums-music-artist?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:22 +0000 It’s Queen Bey time. Beyoncé is out on the road for her Renaissance World Tour in support of her seventh studio album, 2022’s Renaissance, which is the multiplatinum superstar’s first full-length solo outing since 2016’s Lemonade. To help pass the time while we wait for the royally talented artist to perform in our area – for those of us lucky enough to live at a tour stop – we’re offering up a little something we’re calling “Beyoncé by the numbers”. It’s a stats-and-figures-based look at the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3232302/inside-beyonces-astronomical-career-numbers-pop-star-has-sold-more-200-million-albums-boasts-88?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3232302/inside-beyonces-astronomical-career-numbers-pop-star-has-sold-more-200-million-albums-boasts-88?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Aug 2023 02:00:09 +0000 The ring that Tupac Shakur designed and wore during his last public appearance fetched a whopping US$1 million at a New York City auction last week. And now we know that lucky buyer is is none other than Canadian rapper Drake. The big bling buyer Drake shared an Instagram story that showed him wearing the bauble on Friday. Drake – the bestselling artist behind hits such as “Hotline Bling” and “Nice For What” – has spent lavishly in the past, including buying a Boeing 767 for personal use and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3229500/tupac-shakur-ring-drake-bought-us1-million-last-worn-his-final-appearance-pacs-personalised-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3229500/tupac-shakur-ring-drake-bought-us1-million-last-worn-his-final-appearance-pacs-personalised-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:00:19 +0000 It’s not uncommon for celebrities and interviewers to get off on the wrong foot on the red carpet. Hugh Grant, Tiffany Haddish and Taylor Swift have had three of the most awkward red carpet moments of the last decade. From weird remarks to rude replies, here’s our round-up of some of the most cringeworthy red carpet moments in recent years, featuring Swift, Jim Carrey, Kate Hudson, Haddish and more. 1. Hugh Grant at the 2023 Oscars Ashley Graham asked Hugh Grant some pretty standard questions... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3216193/11-most-awkward-celebrity-red-carpet-interview-moments-ever-taylor-swifts-clap-back-grammys-and-jim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3216193/11-most-awkward-celebrity-red-carpet-interview-moments-ever-taylor-swifts-clap-back-grammys-and-jim?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Apr 2023 16:10:12 +0000 Rolling Bel Air views, Asian-inspired gardens and rich wooden interiors – Jennifer Aniston gave her 41.8 million followers a rare look inside her US$21 million mansion on Instagram recently. Aniston was getting ready for the Murder Mystery 2 premiere and flaunted her incredible physique in a silver Versace minidress for the big event as she climbed into one of her luxury cars. Although the star has been living in the house for over a decade, she rarely gives people such a clear look into her... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3216431/peek-inside-jennifer-anistons-stealth-wealth-us21m-mansion-murder-mystery-2-actress-shared-rare-look?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3216431/peek-inside-jennifer-anistons-stealth-wealth-us21m-mansion-murder-mystery-2-actress-shared-rare-look?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:49:27 +0000 For two decades, luxury watchmaker Rolex has been supporting the transmission of artistic knowledge and craft with its Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Since the mentorship programme was established in 2002, it has paired 63 renowned artists from different fields with 63 emerging talents across the globe, allowing a new generation of artists to engage in creative collaboration with their mentors. In September, a new cycle of mentors and protégés was announced for 2023-2024 during a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3199821/post-edit-rolex-mentorship-scheme-pairs-creatives-jia-zhangke-dianne-reeves-proteges-filipino?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3199821/post-edit-rolex-mentorship-scheme-pairs-creatives-jia-zhangke-dianne-reeves-proteges-filipino?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:15:13 +0000 Diddy is a father of six – and it turns out many of his children are just as talented and charismatic as he is. He even formed umbrella company Combs Cartel to manage any future projects the clan will do – something he said became more important to him after the death of his long-time ex-girlfriend and mother to four of his children, Kim Porter. “I had to really get focused on their futures, cause I know how rough it is out there,” Diddy told British media. It’s clear from multiple interviews... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3199312/meet-sean-diddy-combs-6-children-3-different-mums-cant-stop-wont-stop-rapper-king-combs-quincy-who?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3199312/meet-sean-diddy-combs-6-children-3-different-mums-cant-stop-wont-stop-rapper-king-combs-quincy-who?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:30:09 +0000 As the daughter of renowned martial arts action star Donnie Yen and model Cissy Wang, it’s fair to say that Jasmine Yen is no stranger to the spotlight. Donnie is a huge name in Hong Kong, but has also made waves in Hollywood with his roles in Star Wars and Mulan, and is about to hit screens again in the hotly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 4. Wang, meanwhile, is a model who won the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant in 2000. Daughter Jasmine appears to be a chip off the old block. She already has... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3187690/meet-hong-kong-icon-donnie-yens-talented-daughter-jasmine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3187690/meet-hong-kong-icon-donnie-yens-talented-daughter-jasmine?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:10:17 +0000 The blockchain-based digital assets – NFT stands for non-fungible token – are a hot commodity in the entertainment industry right now, where everyone from former Disney CEO Bob Iger to Hollywood stars Reese Witherspoon and Mila Kunis are getting in on the act. On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Paris Hilton and host Jimmy Fallon fawned over their respective Bored Apes NFTs. But many are still trying to wrap their heads around the tech, which has garnered scepticism from some quarters, as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3176007/how-hollywood-celebrities-are-getting-nft-craze-snoop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3176007/how-hollywood-celebrities-are-getting-nft-craze-snoop?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 May 2022 10:00:28 +0000