Pop diva Whitney Houston, famous for hits including "I will always love you", was found dead Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel, aged 48. The cause of her death, on the eve of the Grammy Awards, is under investigation.
Singer Cesaria Evora, nicknamed "the barefoot diva," died in her native Cape Verde on Saturday, three months after retiring due to ill health, the country's culture minister has announced.
The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail. Dr Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after treating the king of pop with a powerful anaesthetic.
Human Rights Watch has criticised Hollywood actress Hilary Swank (pictured), Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and other stars for honouring Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in a move it says "trivialises the suffering" of the war-torn republic.
The final instalment of the Harry Potter films smashed all box office records by selling over $168 million in tickets over the weekend, the best ever three-day opening in North America, distributor Warner Bros. said Sunday.
With tears in her eyes, Oprah Winfrey addressed her viewers for the last time as the last episode of her long-running talk show, which will be broadcast on Wednesday, was taped in Chicago.
Electronics giant Sony began restoring its PlayStation Network games service Sunday, following a major security breach in which personal information was stolen from millions of user accounts. Service restoration is expected to be completed by May 31.
Alexandria Mills, an 18-year-old from the US state of Kentucky, became Miss World 2010 on Saturday, at the end of the beauty competition hosted in the Chinese resort town of Sanya.
With Sony Music gearing up to put a collection of previously unreleased songs from late pop icon Michael Jackson on sale, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the world’s most legendary posthumous songs.
Leaked recordings of actor Mel Gibson launching a furious, racially-charged tirade of abuse against his ex-girlfriend are being billed as the final chapter in the Hollywood star's spectacular fall from grace.
