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Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff have hard-launched their relationship at the premiere of Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters
Billie Eilish

Hard launch! Meet Billie Eilish’s actor-musician boyfriend, Nat Wolff

The ‘Birds of a Feather’ singer and the Paper Towns actor just hard-launched their relationship at the premiere of Billie’s new concert film.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | ‘I don’t want to be a diva or a billionaire’: Kay Tse’s 20-year Cantopop legacy

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Hong Kong gigs

Hong Kong reggae festival to celebrate 10 years with a Jamaican music legend

Performing arts in Hong Kong

HK Phil’s compressed Ring cycle recording is Wagner made accessible

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s recording of Wagner: The Ring – An Orchestral Adventure is a symphonic narrative of just over an hour.

Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra’s Deutsche Grammophon recording of Henk de Vlieger’s Wagner: The Ring – An Orchestral Adventure compresses Wagner’s Ring cycle from 16 hours to just over an hour. Photo: courtesy of Universal Music Group
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

‘We’ve prepared so much’: K-pop newcomers Naze on what sets them apart

Naze’s Korean, Japanese and Thai members share how touring before making their self-titled debut album, released on May 4, made them closer.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Wes McGee, who plays Emily’s ex-husband in The Devil Wears Prada 2

The actor, musician and drama school director joins the star-studded cast led by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.

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Celebrity style

Met Gala 2026: What did the stars wear to fashion’s biggest night?

The theme this year was Fashion is Art, and stars did not disappoint – Kylie Jenner wore Schiaparelli, and Blackpink’s Rosé stunned in Saint Laurent.

Co-chairs Nicole Kidman, Lauren Sanchez Bezos and Anna Wintour at the 2026 Met Gala, the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, in New York. Photo: APA
Fame and celebrity

Britney Spears admits reckless driving in DUI plea deal, avoiding jail

The 44-year-old singer was sentenced to 12 months’ probation following her arrest in March for driving under the influence.

India

Meet Diya Joukani, the social media star seen with Rihanna at a Fenty event

The viral designer has over half a million followers on Instagram and filmed a ‘cool girl from India’-style video with Rihanna in Mumbai.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s aim to lure more K-pop concerts spurs chorus of doubts

While Indonesian K-pop fans applaud Jakarta’s intention, they cite safety, venue capacity and bureaucracy as some of the key hurdles.

Indonesian K-pop idol Carmen poses for photos alongside Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung at a state luncheon in Seoul on April 1. Photo: Instagram/2_jaemyung
Asian diaspora

‘This is insane!’ Korean-American rapper Dumbfoundead on family, music and Beef

A writer on Beef season two, battle rapper Dumbfoundead has taken his underground rap mentality with him from the gutter to the stars.

Rapper Jonnie Park, aka Dumbfoundead, explores his journey from Korean-American immigrant to multi-album artist and television show writer. Photo: TNS
China consumption

From Beijing to backwaters? Why China’s live music boom is spreading

Local authorities are using big concerts to attract tourists and revenue, part of broader efforts to boost consumption under new five-year plan.

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

Before she was part of the Spice Girls, she discovered rave music. Melanie C brings some of that culture to Sweat, her ninth album.

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Melanie C wants her new album, Sweat, to “make people feel good”. She has been working on the album for two and a half years. Photo: AP
Fashion

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

The Shanghai-based designer is inspired by female stars like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter – and is all for women embracing their ‘nasty, messy’ desires.

Shanghai-based Mark Gong is dialed into pop culture and internet memes alike. Photo: Handout
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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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.

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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.

Noah Kahan and his partner Brenna Nolan at the 2023 TIME100 Next event in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
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.

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.

Jaafar Jackson as his uncle Michael Jackson in the biopic Michael, and a photo of the late superstar himself. Photos: Lionsgate, @afrocentricfilmscollaborative/Instagram
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.

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?

Alexa Demie as Maddy in Euphoria. Photo: @euphoria/Instagram
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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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.

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