ENTERTAINMENT

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Elections of a National Executive body of the Federation of Gospel Artists of Uganda have flopped due to lack of quorum.  The elections had been slated for Saturday by the outgoing committee at the Uganda National Cultural Center also known as the National Theatre.   However, …

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP |  Former German international football Mesut Ozil was married in Istanbul on Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as his best man. The 30-year-old Ozil, who has Turkish family roots, sparked controversy last year when he was photographed with Erdogan, raising questions about the footballer’s loyalty …

Lisbon, Portugal | AFP |  In a neighbourhood bar on a cobbled square in Lisbon’s historic working-class Alfama district, an eclectic mix of punters pull up little wooden stools around a dozen intimately lit tables. On the walls hang guitars and an old piano stands ready to accompany that evening’s music, …

New York, United States | AFP | Singer, makeup entrepreneur, lingerie designer and now the first black woman to head a top luxury fashion house — Rihanna has racked up a $600 million fortune to become the world’s richest female musician, Forbes said Tuesday. The 31-year-old — born Robyn Rihanna Fenty …

New York, United States | AFP | Jay-Z is officially hip hop’s first billionaire, Forbes declared Monday, founding his kingdom on entertainment but also reaping earnings from liquor, art and real estate. The rapper born Shawn Carter, who grew up in one of Brooklyn’s most notorious housing projects, “has accumulated a …

Moscow, Russia | AFP |  Elton John has slammed the removal of gay sex scenes from the Russian version of the musical biopic of his life “Rocketman” as “cruelly unaccepting”. Film critics who watched a preview on Friday said the local distributor had censored some scenes for legal reasons. In …

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Longtime video game console rivals Microsoft and Sony on Thursday announced an alliance to improve their platforms for streaming entertainment from the internet cloud. Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform will be used by the two rivals to support game and digital content streaming services, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda looks to strengthen its potential as a premier tourist and film hub in the region, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Ugandan filmmakers will take part in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival that runs from today, May 14 …

Amman, Jordan | AFP | Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith said Monday his son Jaden inspired him to take the role of the genie in a remake of Disney classic Aladdin, out later this month. Smith said he had been reading scripts and struggling to decide which role to accept. “I had …

Paris, France | AFP | Sylvester Stallone is to unveil teaser images of “Rambo 5” at the Cannes film festival this month, ahead of the movie’s worldwide release later in the year, according to organisers. Snippets of the film — whose full title is “Rambo V: Last Blood” — will be …