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Zahara had a huge fan base across Africa
South African music icon Zahara dies aged 35
PRETORIA — Award-winning South African Afro-pop singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has died, the country's culture minister announced.She had been in hospital, reportedly with liver complications, and the government had been assisting the family "for some time", Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa said.The songstress won fame in 2011 with her album Loliwe, loved across Africa.In 2019, Zahara opened about up her battle with alcohol addiction.Last month, the family confirmed she had been admitted to hospital and called on South Africans to keep the musician in their prayers.She passed away on Monday night in a Johannesburg hospital, state-run SABC news website reports.While her family is yet to release an official statement, fans have been grieving...
December 12, 2023

South African music icon Zahara dies aged 35

Benjamin Zephaniah, pictured in 2021, often discussed his childhood experiences growing up in Handsworth in Birmingham, and the civil disturbances that spread through English cities in the mid-80s
British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
LONDON — British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah has died after a short illness, according to a post from his family on his official X account.The statement said the 65-year-old was diagnosed with a brain tumor only eight weeks ago.Zephaniah was born and raised in Handsworth, Birmingham, the son of a Barbadian postman and a Jamaican nurse. He was dyslexic and left school aged 13, unable to read or write.Zephaniah came to prominence as a poet and author of the Black experience in Britain, breaking into the mainstream in the 1980s through his “dub poetry” – verse set to reggae music.His work often discussed his childhood experiences growing up in Handsworth in Birmingham, and the civil disturbances that spread through English cities in the mid-80s.As Zephaniah's profile grew,...
December 07, 2023

British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

The Oxford-born, Berlin-based artist Jesse Darling has been awarded this year’s Turner Prize
Artist Jesse Darling wins the prestigious 2023 Turner Prize
LONDON — Artist Jesse Darling is the latest recipient of the Turner Prize, the UK’s top award for artists that grants £25,000 ($31,500) annually. The announcement was made on Tuesday at an evening ceremony in Eastbourne, southeast England.Darling is a 41-year-old Oxford-born, Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, video, drawing and performance; he also released a collection of poetry, “Virgins,” last year. His Turner Prize-winning exhibition is an installation that places viewers in a custom-built environment evoking chaotic city streets and industrial barriers.Barbed wire frames the entryway to a gallery space where anthropromophized crowd-control fences stampede across the floor and climb the walls. Tattered patchwork Union Jack flags hang from bent and...
December 06, 2023

Artist Jesse Darling wins the prestigious 2023 Turner Prize

Tom Holland has admitted that he has 'no rizz'
Rizz named Oxford word of the year 2023 
LONDON — Are you good at chatting up or flirting with potential partners? If so, you may already have rizz, even if you didn't know it.The Oxford word of the year, internet slang for romantic appeal or charm, is mostly used by young people.It was one of eight words on a shortlist, all chosen to reflect the mood, ethos or preoccupations of 2023.The list was narrowed down in a public vote, before Oxford lexicographers made the final decision.Other contenders ranged from Swiftie to beige flag to situationship.The word might not mean anything to you if you're not Generation Z.But it's used massively online, with billions of views of the hashtag "rizz" on TikTok.According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, it is defined as style,...
December 04, 2023

Rizz named Oxford word of the year 2023 

Vivica A Fox adopted the opulent dress code
Beyoncé tells fans to 'laugh and dance' at Renaissance film premiere
LONDON — Beyoncé told fans they should "dance, sing, laugh and cry" as they watched the London premiere of her Renaissance tour film.Dressed in a white suit, the star made a brief appearance before the three-hour documentary, and told the audience to "feel free to feel".Taylor Swift, whose own concert movie broke box office records earlier this year, was also there.Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy also attended the event.Other guests included Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams, musician will.i,am, Vogue's former editor Edward Enniful, and actress Vivica A. Fox.All wore "opulent formal attire" requested in the dress code.Swift's appearance came after Beyoncé attended the Hollywood concert premiere for her Eras Tour on 11 October.She donned a...
December 01, 2023

Beyoncé tells fans to 'laugh and dance' at Renaissance film premiere

Robbie Williams performing in July in Madrid, Spain
Robbie Williams fan dies after fall at Sydney concert
SYDNEY — A woman in her 70s has died in hospital after a fall at a Robbie Williams concert in Sydney last Thursday.She fell down six rows of seats during the show at Allianz Stadium and suffered serious head injuries.The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was placed in an induced coma. Medical authorities confirmed on Tuesday she had died.The British singer has not commented on the incident, which happened on the first night of his Australian XXV tour.The accident took place after the show had ended, as thousands of show-goers were filing out, said a stadium spokesman."Rather than use stairs, the woman attempted to step over seating rows. She lost her footing and fell," said the spokesman according to the Sydney Morning Herald's report."This is a terribly...
November 21, 2023

Robbie Williams fan dies after fall at Sydney concert

Johnny Ruffo
Australian singer and Home and Away actor Johnny Ruffo dies aged 35
SYDNEY — Australian television star and singer Johnny Ruffo has died aged 35, after a battle with brain cancer.Ruffo rose to fame on reality show X Factor Australia, before turning to acting in soap Home and Away.After his diagnosis in 2017, he contributed to efforts to raise funding and awareness about brain cancer in Australia.He died on Friday, surrounded by loved ones, his family said in a statement on his Instagram page."He battled all the way to the end and fought as hard as he could," it read."Such a beautiful soul with so much more to give."He would be remembered as a "talented, charming and sometimes cheeky boy", they added.Former X Factor host and Spice Girl Mel B was among those who sent condolences to his family.Dannii Minogue wrote on Instagram:...
November 10, 2023

Australian singer and Home and Away actor Johnny Ruffo dies aged 35

(L-R) David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry: Friends stars 'devastated' by death
LOS ANGELES — The cast of Friends have said they are "utterly devastated" by the loss of their fellow star Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday at the age of 54.In a joint statement, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow said it was an "unfathomable loss".The Friends actor was reportedly found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on Saturday.Perry's post-mortem examination was inconclusive.Officials are awaiting the results of toxicology tests."We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew," the Friends cast said in the statement released to the BBC."We were more than just castmates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we're going to take a moment to grieve and...
October 31, 2023

Matthew Perry: Friends stars 'devastated' by death

Matthew Perry
Medical examiner indicates additional investigation required in death of actor Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES — The cause of actor Matthew Perry’s death at his residence Saturday will require additional investigative steps by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office before reaching a conclusion, according to records from the agency.The medical examiner updated its online record for Perry on Sunday afternoon, listing his cause of death as “deferred.”“In cases where the cause of death cannot be determined at the time of autopsy, a deferred certificate will be issued until additional studies have been completed,” according to the LA coroner’s guidelines.An autopsy has been conducted, but examiners are awaiting the results of toxicology reports in order to determine Perry’s cause of death, the medical examiner’s office told CNN on Sunday. Such reports can take...
October 30, 2023

Medical examiner indicates additional investigation required in death of actor Matthew Perry

(Left to right) Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Sir Ringo Starr and John Lennon of the Beatles
The Beatles to release emotional 'final song' next week
LONDON — More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the band have announced the release of their "last song".Called Now And Then, it is based on a 1970s demo recording by John Lennon, and was completed last year by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr.Sir Paul teased the song in a BBC interview this summer, saying AI technology had been used to "extricate" Lennon's vocals from an old cassette.The track will premiere at 14:00 GMT on Thursday, 2 November.It will also feature on newly-remastered versions of The Beatles' Red and Blue albums, due on 10 November.Originally released in 1973, the career-spanning compilations have been described by Rolling Stone magazine as "arguably the most influential greatest hits albums in history".Featuring...
October 26, 2023

The Beatles to release emotional 'final song' next week

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