From a shocking slap during the Oscars to a virtual ABBA taking to the stage, this year has seen a range of entertainment stories dominate headlines. Here are some of the biggest.

The United States rock band Guns N’ Roses has sued a company that runs an online gun store named Texas Guns and Roses, charging in a federal court that the business had unjustly appropriated its name.

Jurors in Los Angeles began deciding the fate of Harvey Weinstein on Friday, weighing rape and sex abuse charges that could see the former Hollywood titan jailed for the rest of his life.

The Jakarta-based alternative duo's second full-length album is a boisterous, genre-bending examination of the cycle of life.

Directing Emancipation, a brutal film about slavery set in Louisiana, was always going to be a challenge for Antoine Fuqua -- and then his star Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Kanye West declared his "love" of Nazis and admiration for Adolf Hitler on Thursday, sparking outrage as another commercial partner announced it was splitting from the troubled superstar.

Christine McVie, the English hitmaker and keyboardist who found fame in the 1970s as a member of Fleetwood Mac, died on Wednesday, the band and her family said. She was 79 years old.

The two-year global pandemic and the surge of digital streaming platforms have put Indonesia's radio stations on edge. Some of them, however, decided to adapt and embrace the changing times.

The album is set for release on April 14 of next year, and the tour will kick off that same month in Amsterdam.

Reality show star and social media titan Kim Kardashian said she is "re-evaluating" her involvement with luxury fashion house Balenciaga, after it apologized for ads featuring children holding teddy bears wearing what critics called bondage gear.

The cocreator of classic video game series Sonic the Hedgehog has been arrested for alleged insider trading, according to public prosecutors in Tokyo.

The world's focus has shifted to the war in Ukraine, but two major new documentaries aim to throw the spotlight back on Afghanistan and the people left behind by the United States' rapid withdrawal last year.

The festival’s third edition selects nine works and rewards filmmakers with mentorships from the University of Southern California’s professors.

The three-day convention celebrates all things Japanese pop culture.

Twenty years after she put out her album This Is Me... Then, singer and actor Jennifer Lopez announced on Friday a follow-up This Is Me... Now, to be released next year.

Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said on Friday.

The oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS will begin his military service on Dec. 13, becoming the first in the band to enlist, local media reported on Thursday.

Adidas said it initiated the probe after receiving an anonymous letter making several allegations against the musician, who now goes by Ye.

The Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) celebrates an inclusive list of winners as the nation echoes similar joy at the country’s film industry achievements this year.

The wildfire popularity of streaming platforms has hoisted Nigerian and other artists from English-speaking Africa to unprecedented popularity around the world.

Viewers will be able to vote via a secure online platform, and a full list of eligible countries will be published nearer the time of the event, usually held in May.

Senators Klobuchar and Mike Lee, the top Republican on the committee, did not provide a date for the hearing or a list of witnesses.

Bandung, West Java, post-punk unit Leipzig talks about getting lost in its semantics, the absence of rationale in their chaotic stage acts and avoiding any accountability related to their debut studio album.

Elton John performed his final North American concert of his farewell tour on Sunday, with a star-studded show at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium.

The second entry of the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe is a much-welcome improvement with committed performances by Pevita Pearce and Reza Rahadian. Unfortunately, the franchise still lacks the element of fun.

The actor was popular for his role as the green, and later white, ranger.

Actor Michael J. Fox, who charmed audiences in 1980s TV comedy Family Ties and the Back to the Future movies, received an honorary Oscar on Saturday for advocacy work that has raised US$1.5 billion for research into Parkinson's disease.

Climate change activists occupied celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's three-star Michelin restaurant in London on Saturday evening, demanding an overhaul of the United Kingdom's food system.

Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron has sparked a firestorm in her native South Africa for suggesting that Afrikaans, a language descended from Dutch settlers, was heading for oblivion.

After days of glitches and long waits, frustrated fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets during presale windows, Ticketmaster, on Thursday said they were canceling Friday’s slated public sale.