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Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actor and singer best known for starring in the hit 2001 series “Meteor Garden,” has died. She was 48. The BBC reported news of Hsu’s death on Monday, citing local media. Her sister, Dee Hsu, told Taiwan’s TVBS News that she had fallen ill while on vacation in Japan. “During the […]

Picture Tree Intl. has acquired international sales rights for “Prank,” a family adventure-comedy directed by Benjamin Heisenberg (“The Robber”), who co-wrote the script with Peer Klehmet (“The Famous Five”). PTI will present the film as a market premiere at the European Film Market in Berlin ahead of its German release this spring. “Prank” follows 12-year-old […]

CNN is expanding its footprint in the Middle East by opening a new operation in Qatar as part of its “broader strategy to deepen its global and regional content creation capabilities,” it said in a statement. CNN’S presence in Qatar will complement its existing Middle East programming and news gathering hubs and CNN’s flagship headquarters in […]

Before we launch into this Grammys 2025 edition of Snubs and Surprises, let’s answer one question that may come up right at the outset: How can we characterize Beyoncé winning album of the year as a “surprise” when we repeatedly predicted it, as many other prognosticators did? There’s an easy answer for that: Although we […]

During one of the countless, often boneheaded interviews Sally Ride endured about her pioneering role in the United States space program, she schools a reporter on how to address her. “It’s Dr. Ride or Sally, but not Miss,” she says, flashing a smile that softened the lecture and much of director Cristina Costantini’s absorbing documentary […]

It was raining underwear during Charli xcx’s wild Grammys performance of “Von dutch” and “Guess.” The “Brat” pop star began her performance from outside Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena and then strutted in, flanked by fellow it girls Grabbriette and Alex Consani and dozens of dancers dressed in Bushwick club rat attire. When she made it […]

The waiting was the hardest part for Beyoncé fans, but patience finally paid off as she scored a win for album of the year at Sunday night’s Grammys, with “Cowboy Carter” scoring the top prize where four previously nominated albums in the category had not. “I just feel very full and very honored. It’s been […]

An Associated Press reporter on the Grammys red carpet Sunday apologized for stopping an interview with Babyface to pass his microphone to Chappell Roan in what became a viral social media moment. A viral clip posted to X shows Krysta Fauria and Leslie Ambriz speaking to the producer and singer-songwriter Babyface before Fauria calling out […]

Lady Gaga debuted a new song during Sunday night’s Grammys ceremony — not in an official performance slot, but during a commercial break, using the spot to officially premiere a new single, “Abracadabra,” from her upcoming album, “Mayhem.” The mid-Grammys unveiling of the song and its music video had been previously teased — although the […]

Sabrina Carpenter may have never performed at the Grammys before, but her first time taking the awards stage was an elaborate and skilled showcase of the theatrical performance style she perfected on her tour last year. The curtain lifted on the left side of the stage to reveal Carpenter perched on a grand white staircase […]