McCartney cancels Asian tour

    Former Beatles member Paul McCartney, who was treated at a Japanese hospital after falling ill in Tokyo during the first leg* of his Asian tour, has recovered and left Japan, concert organizers said on May 27.

    McCartney, 71, left on a charter flight* on May 26, they added. No destination was given, but Japanese media said he had headed for London.

    McCartney called off his sold-out Japan tour a week ago after falling ill with a viral infection.

    Coldplay tops Billboard album chart

    Coldplay’s new album topped the Billboard 200 album chart on May 28 in its opening week, notching* the highest weekly sales by any artist so far this year and scoring the British rock group its fourth No. 1 album on the chart.

    “Ghost Stories” sold 383,000 copies in the United States a week ago, according to figures compiled by Nielsen Sound Scan.

    Yang Mi gives birth to daughter

    Chinese actress Yang Mi gave birth to her daughter in Hong Kong on Sunday. Yang’s husband, Hawick Lau, was with her during the labor.

    The baby, weighing around 3 kilos, was nicknamed “Xiaonuomi,” referring to the ingredient for zongzi, a special food eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival.

    Tyra Banks hosts daytime talk show

    Model-producer Tyra Banks has inked* a deal to host and executive-produce a new daily show for Disney-ABC starting in 2015, the company announced on May 30.

    The untitled show will feature Banks leading a team of lifestyle experts and covering a range of topics from fashion and beauty to home and entertainment as well as empowerment and individual enterprise. A stated goal is to help motivate viewers to improve and enhance their lives by providing cutting-edge guidance.(SD-Agencies)