The organiser of a Malaysian festival cancelled after a kiss between two male members of The 1975 is seeking US$2.7 million in damages from the British indie-rock band, its lawyer said Friday.

The lawsuit, filed in March 2022, claimed that "Levitating" shared "compositional elements" with "Wiggle and Giggle All Night," most significantly by duplicating its opening melody.

Fans were not amused in Japan, which in coming days will mark the memorials of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 78 years ago.

Her death is not being treated as suspicious but an autopsy will be conducted to ascertain the cause, authorities have said, as tributes from around the world poured in for the 56-year-old Irish star. 

“We are putting our hearts and minds to improving the first working draft of the class action,” said lawyer Mathew Thomas Philip in a Facebook post yesterday.“If there is any information that you may possess and which may have a bearing on the suit against The 1975, such as the location of their assets, please contact our probono team,” he added.

Indonesia's LGBTQ laws are less strict than those in neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, where homosexuality is a crime.

Homosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where sodomy can be punished with up to 20 years in prison and caning.

"Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" hit North American movie theaters on Friday, in what is expected to be among Hollywood's biggest weekends of the year, inspiring a frenzy for the diametrically opposed films.

Barbie mania is everywhere as the hotly anticipated film hits theaters worldwide.

The record debuted at the top of the Billboard charts, becoming the pop queen's 12th number one album and surpassing Barbra Streisand for the most among women.

When Swift brings her acclaimed "Eras Tour" to Singapore next March, Lukman will be one of the 300,000 fans - called "Swifties" - in the audience for one of the six shows in the city state.

Vietnam is investigating "an incident" involving the organiser of a Blackpink concert in Hanoi after its website was found to feature a map showing China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

The 29-year-old, best known as the lead of recent Netflix series "Hollywood," will take on the iconic role for "Superman: Legacy," due in 2025 from Warner Bros.

The California singer-songwriter joined AFP on a sunny riverside in Paris to talk about their joint single "Odyssey" and upcoming dates in North America. 

But the live-action take on the DC Comics superhero only brought in $55.1 million, according to figures released Sunday by Exhibitor Relations -- earnings that analysts said were "far below estimates" for its debut.

The late R&B singer-songwriter will be brought back onstage in an artificial intelligence (AI)-led hologram in what organizers claim is a first in the country.

In an exclusive interview with CNN Indonesia, Putri said that the instant global recognition felt like a dream and she had a hard time waking up.

After joining CNN last year, Licht came under fire for editorial decisions including a recent town hall meeting with former president Donald Trump that was dominated by cheering from supporters and jeering at moderator Kaitlan Collins.

The 17-year-old Indonesian singer, songwriter and pianist wowed audiences across the globe with her Golden Buzzer audition on America's Got Talent, which has gone viral and even earned nods from senior diplomats.

From "re-uniting" the Fab Four on songs from their solo careers, to re-imagining surviving superstar Paul McCartney's later works with his voice restored to its youthful peak, the new creations show off how far this technology has come -- and raise a host of ethical and legal questions.

According to multiple reports, Cattrall filmed her short cameo scene for the season's final episode back in March in New York, without seeing the other lead actors.

In an interview with Britain's BBC Newsnight on Wednesday evening, the pair ruled out taking to the stage with fellow members Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad for the occasion. 

The Black eight-time Grammy winner lit up the stage from the 1960s onwards -- and won a new generation of fans in a stunning comeback after escaping her violent marriage, making her popular music's ultimate survivor.

With her husband Ike Turner, Tina found fame with their version of the gospel-influenced "Proud Mary", which had been released by Creedence Clearwater Revival two years earlier.

Tributes poured in from around the world, with some of music's biggest names lamenting the loss of a singular and instantly recognizable performer, whose popularity spanned generations.

Few of the film buffs attending the premiere industry festival are shocked.

From biggest fan to “not for me”, Indonesian listeners still seem to be divided over the British band, notwithstanding its large local fan base.

The film festival awarded its top prize last year to a movie involving a 15-minute vomiting sequence, "Triangle of Sadness", and this year got its own gross-out scene in "Club Zero", this time set around a nutrition cult.

The series received a modest five-minute ovation, and early reviewers focused on the kink, which included some graphic dirty talk.

Four years in the making and another four in post-production limbo, punk band Tarrkam’s divisively gritty debut studio album Fresh Grad marks a long-awaited return.