The first festival dedicated to Indonesian musicals aims to grow the country’s local musical industry scene. 

Joni Mitchell delivered her first full set in more than 20 years this weekend, surprising attendees at the Newport Folk Festival alongside country-star Brandi Carlile.

United States actor Paul Sorvino, famous for his role in the gangster-classic Goodfellas and the father of actress Mira Sorvino, has died at the age of 83, his family said on Monday. 

Jakarta-based jazz group Batavia Collective talks about working with a UK-based label, facing rejections and their outlandish, impromptu approach in songwriting.

Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright and other stars appeared at the Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego to preview "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which is slated to hit theaters in November.

As the first Kenyan to be signed by top e-sports companies XiT Woundz and UYU, Sylvia Gathoni is used to vanquishing opponents with a combination of frenzied kicks and punches in the male-dominated video-game-tournament circuit.

Three years on from Game of Thrones, author George RR Martin and the cast of new prequel House of the Dragon discussed the daunting challenge of following up HBO's wildly popular series at Comic-Con on Saturday.

A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film Elvis was found dead in her Nashville apartment, the United States, on Thursday, police said.

The Bogor-based rock band's latest singles collection Bring The Echoes, released digitally on June 24, is a youthful examination of paranoia, suicidal thoughts and inner stand-offs.

Feature film Nope, Jordan Peele's latest withering horror-satire about our modern obsession with attention and spectacle, lands in movie theaters and at a fittingly Instagram-friendly Los Angeles theme park attraction this Friday.

Singer and actor Ricky Martin is scheduled to appear on Thursday in a Puerto Rico court, where a judge will decide whether to extend a restraining order taken out by a man who said Martin harassed him, an allegation the pop icon denies.

Nope, Jordan Peele's latest withering horror-satire about our modern obsession with attention and spectacle, lands in movie theaters -- and at a theme park attraction -- this Friday.

Yogyakarta-based indie-pop band Nona Sepatu Kaca pays homage to one of the most popular star-crossed lovers in Indonesian modern history: Pierre Tendean and Rukmini Chaimin.

Netflix reported losing subscribers for the second quarter in a row Tuesday as the streaming giant battles fierce competition and viewer belt tightening, but the company assured investors of better days ahead.

Comic-Con finally returns to San Diego this week, where new "Lord of the Rings" and "Game of Thrones" TV series will compete before tens of thousands of cosplaying geeks and nerds at the world's most famous pop culture gathering.

Actor Ryan Gosling plays a skillful yet unwilling assassin in the new Netflix original by superstar directorial team Russo brothers.

A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie.

French scientists Maurice and Katia Krafft were brought together, and eventually killed, by their shared love of volcanoes.

Fresh off his highly publicized, controversial defamation suit, actor Johnny Depp sought to show his creative career was back on track on Friday, releasing an album with English rocker Jeff Beck.

Bandung heavy-metal-band Komunal talks about its upcoming fourth studio album and its fascination with ‘90s Tony Wong manhuas. 

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, renowned for his gritty social commentary which has drawn the ire of his country's rulers, was arrested on Monday — the third filmmaker to be held in less than a week.

Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe competition – she is also the Himalayan country's only openly gay public figure. 

Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles' blockbuster 1976 album Hotel California.

Jokowi, who made the time as Jakarta governor to attend a Metallica concert at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in August 2013, said the new generation of fans should celebrate the metal band’s music and that the new interest in "Master of Puppets" was proof that Metallica remained one of the best in the business.

British composer Monty Norman, best known for writing the iconic theme music for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94, his official website announced.

From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea's music industry is now a hotbed of global talent -- a smart strategy as it aims for world domination, experts say.

British composer Monty Norman, best known for writing the iconic theme music for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94, his official website announced.

Marvel's latest superhero installment Thor: Love and Thunder enjoyed a summer blockbuster debut, topping this weekend's North American box office with a $143 million haul.

Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent reformist activist and two filmmakers on charges of acting against national security, local media said on Friday.

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" pretty much flopped when it came out nearly 40 years ago. Today, it enjoys cult status and has been performed by everyone from Bob Dylan to Jeff Buckley and Bon Jovi.