- “The Little Mermaid” has bombed with moviegoers in China and South Korea amid racist critiques in some quarters over the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as main character Ariel.
- Hollywood's actors union voted to authorize a strike if contract talks break down, turning up the heat on major film and television studios already grappling with a monthlong work stoppage by writers.
- The Spotify streams of legendary American R&B music group Boyz II Men have shot up since the announcement of the Kenyan stop of their debut Africa Tour, the music streaming company said Monday.
- The Bob Collymore Foundation (BCF) has announced that it will be holding its very first Jazz festival set to be held at the Carnivore Grounds on July 1, 2023.
- The Ugandan Ghetto Kids have definitely etched their name on the global map having reached the finals of the UK talent show Britain's Got Talent (BGT).
- The sprawling slums of Kampala are a far cry from the glitzy stage of Britain's Got Talent, where a group of Ugandan street kids will be performing in Sunday's grand finale of the hit UK television show.
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse serves as the sequel to the incredibly successful and immensely enjoyable 2018 film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
- In a post on Twitter, Ombachi uploaded two clips of him rebuking his son and daughter over the cracked screen and telling them that there would be no cartoons to watch, now that the TV was spoilt.
- Kenyan Gen Z was found to prefer introspective lyrics, delicate instrumentation and soul-stirring vocal performances, with their preferred themes being love, heartbreak, vulnerability, and self-reflection.
- At around 11 am, nestled in the heart of the nation’s capital, Nairobi, you will find youth in groups, their aim is to capture the drip in the city, with every click a shot towards a better life.
- Comedian Stanley Omondi has shot down rumours of bad blood between him and his former mate Crazy Kennar after reports of their alleged fall-out dominated the internet.
- Dennis Ombachi, who has morphed into an internet cooking sensation, shares how injuries affected his mental health, opening up about his bipolar disorder diagnosis and healing in a new interview with CNN.
- Laden with an iconic catalogue, awe-inspiring musical prodigiousness, unbeatable songwriting and globe-encompassing influence, Sauti Sol has become what it initially set out to be - and more.
- Rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after pleading guilty in New York federal court to participating in a large-scale drug distribution ring.
- Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, has died, according to a post on her verified Facebook page.
- The family of the late South African rapper Costa Titch has blasted the South African National Health Laboratory Services for delaying toxicology results meant to reveal what killed Titch.
- Grammy-nominated Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, the son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, was released from prison on bail on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a police officer.
- A darker side of female sexuality was on display in Cannes in a film portraying a woman who seduced a schoolboy and built a picture-perfect life with him after a tabloid scandal.
- Artificial intelligence may have been used to make Harrison Ford decades younger in parts of his final film as Indiana Jones, but the 80-year-old actor said Friday he loves being older and has no plans to slow down.
- Veteran movie star Michael Douglas knows a thing or two about shooting a sex scene, having starred in some of the steamiest films of the 1980s and 1990s.
- Johnny Depp seemed back in full celebrity mode, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans before the premiere of the Cannes Film Festival's opening film.
- Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday.
- A Ghanaian social media influencer has pleaded not guilty in the US to deceiving older, single Americans out of Ksh.274 million through lonely hearts scams.
- Former Starehe Member of Parliament Charles Njagua alias Jaguar, currently the Youth Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary, has doubled down on his beef with singer Esther 'Akothee' Akoth over who is wealthier.
