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Sydney Sweeney attends Sydney Sweeney In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on March 20, 2024 in New York City.
Sydney Sweeney attends Sydney Sweeney In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on March 20, 2024 in New York City.
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Sydney Sweeney 'fearless' in new role, 'Christy' director says

Sweeney, who has made negative headlines recently for controversial jeans ads, has become a contender for the Academy Awards for her portrayal of pioneering female fighter Christy Martin.

3 days ago
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Ade Govinda, the hitmaker of euphonic, everlasting pop

With emotionally charged lyrics and haunting melodies, the songwriter-producer has established his unique musical and lyrical characteristics in the country’s modern pop scene.

3 days ago
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New folk music documentary taps into Bob Dylan revival

"Newport and the Great Folk Dream", which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, charts the development of the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island in the early 1960s.

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Bhutan’s trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community

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. 

3 years ago
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Three men charged over stolen lyrics for Eagles' 'Hotel California'

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.

3 years ago
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Metallica deserves ‘all the love’ from ‘Stranger Things’ bump, Jokowi says

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.

3 years ago
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James Bond theme-composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

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.

3 years ago
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Global talent, Korean-trained: K-pop's new recipe for world domination

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.

3 years ago
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James Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

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.

3 years ago
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'Thor' hammers competition at North American box office

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.

3 years ago
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Iran detains prominent activist, two filmmakers on security charges

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

3 years ago
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‘Hallelujah’, a dud turned classic song, the focus of new Cohen doc

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.

3 years ago
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‘Sopranos’ star Tony Sirico dies aged 79

The United States actor Tony Sirico, best known for portraying Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos, has died aged 79, his family and a former cast member said on Friday.

3 years ago
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'Hallelujah', a dud turned classic song, the focus of new Cohen documentary

Today, it enjoys cult status and has been performed by everyone from Bob Dylan to Jeff Buckley and Bon Jovi -- even appearing in animated hit "Shrek" -- in a unique evolution detailed in a new documentary film.

3 years ago
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20 questions with Luna Maya

Actress and model Luna Maya talks healthy habits, hopes and fears.

3 years ago
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Streaming sites pull three disputed Michael Jackson songs

Three Michael Jackson songs have been removed from streaming sites following longstanding claims that they were sung by someone else, Sony and the late singer's estate said Wednesday.

3 years ago
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Oscar-nominated 'Godfather' actor James Caan dies at 82

American actor James Caan, who starred as gangster Sonny Corleone in epic mafia film The Godfather, has died at age 82, his family said in a statement on Thursday.

3 years ago
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Back from the dead, VHS tapes trigger a new collecting frenzy

Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities.

3 years ago
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Saturday Night Karaoke fights Wikipedia and rips off the government to make punk rock

The Bandung pop-punk act is preparing to release a cathartic mini album.

3 years ago
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Netflix confirms 'Stranger Things' spinoff and play

The sci-fi horror following a group of teenagers in a fictional US town as they battle monsters from another dimension is one of Netflix's flagship and most-watched shows.

3 years ago
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Nipsey Hussle killer convicted of first-degree murder

The man who shot dead Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle in broad daylight on a Los Angeles street in 2019 was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday.

3 years ago
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Greedy Dust & 1.Spesifikasi: Reviving cassette tapes through a design perspective

Cassette tape revivalists Delpi Suhariyanto and Arno Zarror breathe new life into a forgotten medium.

3 years ago
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Famed singer Bob Tutupoly passes away

The legendary 1960s singer Bob Tutupoly died of complications from a stroke on Tuesday at the age of 82.

3 years ago
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Musician Melody Prochet talks motherhood and geographical inspirations

The voice behind Melody's Echo Chamber talks to The Jakarta Post about her newest album and the colorful history of her career.

3 years ago
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BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea

A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat.

3 years ago
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‘American Woman’ rocker reunited with stolen guitar, 46 years on

They say you never forget your first love, and after pining for his stolen guitar for almost half a century, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman has finally been reunited with the instrument, which an eagle-eyed fan tracked down in Japan.

3 years ago
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Occult-inspired rock collective The Melting Minds talk gothic fantasies of debut album

The Wonosari-based septet's debut album Alternate Universe builds a parallel between the present reality and prophetic mythologies.

3 years ago
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Surabaya's best musical storytellers are back in business

Since releasing its debut album in 2015, Silampukau has earned critical acclaim and commercial success. Now, after almost a decade in the wilderness, the duo return.

3 years ago
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Woody Allen, in rare interview, says he may stop directing movies

Filmmaker Woody Allen, who has faced a backlash in Hollywood over a sexual assault allegation by his adopted daughter, said on Tuesday he will shoot a new film in Paris this fall and that it may be his last.

3 years ago
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With 'Thirteen Lives,' Ron Howard revisits Thai cave rescue

The dramatic rescue of 12 youth football players and their coach from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018, a captivating operation already revisited in an award-winning documentary, is now getting the big-screen dramatic treatment from Ron Howard.

3 years ago
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FLEUR! hails friendship and the Swinging Sixties on debut album

Taking cues from the iconic all-female group Dara Puspita, the Jakarta-based trio infuses a 'girl power' energy into the male-dominated rock music scene.

3 years ago
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From rock gigs to family-friendly festival: noisewhore's live music returns with new face

With its diverse and multigenre lineup, noisewhore claimed new frontiers as it pivoted from the usual rock gigs in Jakarta.

3 years ago
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R. Kelly fan charged with threatening prosecutors ahead of singer's sentencing

An Illinois man has been arrested on charges he threatened the prosecutors who won the conviction of R. Kelly on sex trafficking charges, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said on Monday, two days before the R&B singer's sentencing.

3 years ago