entertainment

US music producer Phil Spector has died at the age of 81, while serving a prison sentence for murder. Spector, who transformed pop with his “wall of sound” recordings, worked with the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers and Ike and Tina Turner. In 2009, he was convicted of the 2003 murder […]

Mesut Ozil has confirmed on Turkish television his move from Arsenal to Fenerbahce. It comes after the 32-year-old said his goodbyes to his Gunners teammates at the club’s London Colney training ground on Saturday. Ozil will now travel to Turkey ahead of a medical, with the formalities expected in the coming days. […]

Tyler Perry will receive an honorary statuette at this year’s Oscars for his humanitarian work including efforts to get the entertainment industry safely back to work during the coronavirus pandemic.  The filmmaker and philanthropist will be honored along with the Motion Picture & Television Fund, an organisation that takes cares of the […]

A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking investors out of millions of dollars. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, 67, was sentenced Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he and his co-defendant, Gregory A. Smith, […]

American rapper and producer Dr Dre has been discharged from hospital after being treated for a brain aneurysm. A lawyer for the hip-hop star, 55, said on Saturday that he was now back at home, without giving further details. A day earlier, actor and rapper Ice-T said he had spoken […]

Harry Potter star Jessie Cave’s two-month-old baby is in hospital with Covid. The actress confirmed her son Tenn had tested positive for the virus as she urged people to take extra care. Mum Jessie, 33, shared a picture of her son lying in a cot while she watched Boris Johnson’s […]

Fast rising Nigerian singer Bella Shmurda has reacted to reports that he was drunk while performing to an audience at an event in Asaba, Delta State. Bella Shmurda reacts to drunk stage performance reports The singer trended on Twitter on Tuesday after a video purportedly showing him performing under the influence […]

Jose Mourinho said Tottenham Hotspur had been rewarded for taking the Carabao Cup seriously as they moved to within one game of a first trophy in 13 years with a semi-final win over Brentford. Spurs have not claimed silverware since they beat Chelsea in the 2008 League Cup final and […]

Veteran Yoruba actress Folake Aremu, who is popularly known as Orisabunmi, has died at the age of 60. The death of the Kwara born thespian is coming just four months after ex-husband Jimoh Aliu, better known as Aworo passed away. President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association […]

The 2021 Grammys, originally scheduled for January 31st, have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19. Organizers have not confirmed a new date, but sources say they are aiming to hold the event sometime in March. The Grammys had already planned on a limited show for 2021, […]