Filipino wins top prize in Venice

    Filipino director Lav Diaz won the Golden Lion for his film “The Woman Who Left.” The drama explores themes of revenge after a wrongly convicted schoolteacher struggles after her release from prison.

    Zayn Malik and Dick Wolf team for NBC boy band drama

    Zayn Malik has a surprising new collaborator: Dick Wolf. The One Direction grad and the prolific TV producer have joined forces on an hourlong boy band drama set up at NBC.

    OXYD brings ‘Nirvana’ in a jazzy way

    OXYD, a five-member jazz band from Paris, France performed a gig at B10 Live in Shenzhen to promote their latest album “Long Now” today, as part of their “Plugged in Nirvana” tour.

    Nick Cave chose documentary to open up about son’s death

    Australian musician Nick Cave is hoping a 3-D documentary will help answer questions about his son’s death rather than speaking to crowds of strangers as he promotes his new album, the film’s director Andrew Dominik said on September 6.

    Lady Gaga released new single

    Lady Gaga released her new single “Perfect Illusion” on September 8.

    Beyonce postpones US gig after doctor orders vocal rest

    Beyonce has postponed the New Jersey stop of her Formation world tour after doctors told her she needs to rest her voice.

    The singer released a statement to say the gig would now take place on October 7.

    (SD-Agencies)