The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday sued to block Microsoft's US$69 billion buyout of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, maker of the blockbuster Call of Duty, over concerns that it would stifle competition.

A woman with cerebral palsy who claims she was raped as a teenager by Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter lodged a civil lawsuit against the singer in the United States on Thursday.

Curated by New York-based music company 88rising, the festival’s inaugural Jakarta edition mesmerized audiences with performances from Asia’s biggest international names, including Indonesia’s Rich Brian and Niki.

Documentaries exploring sexuality and fame via the life stories of supermodel Brooke Shields, singer Little Richard and author Judy Blume are among the lineup for next month's Sundance film festival.

The first three episodes of a docuseries on Prince Harry and his wife Meghan air on Thursday, with expectations of more damaging claims about British royal family life.

From Terminator to Titanic to Avatar, director James Cameron has pushed Hollywood’s technical wizardry to new limits, but human emotion must always come first, he told AFP.

International streaming platforms were among the biggest pandemic winners, seeing subscriber numbers soar.

The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga's dog walker during the theft of two of the singer's French bulldogs in Hollywood last year pleaded no contest to attempted murder on Monday and was immediately sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli and model Bella Hadid were among the winners at the Fashion Awards in London on Monday.

A recent British poll suggested the couple are now the least popular senior royals apart from the disgraced Prince Andrew.

Kirstie Alley, the two-time Emmy-winning actor who starred in the hit television sitcom Cheers, died on Monday after a battle with cancer, her family has said. She was 71.

Happy endings and creative emancipation are chronicled in Paradisa, the alt-rock artist's latest album, which deliberately forgoes the shackles of genre and mainstream-oriented norms.

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.