ENTERTAINMENT

Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Colombian superstar Shakira says temporarily losing her voice two years ago was “the darkest moment” of her life, and which affected her “deeply”. In November 2017 the three-time Grammy winner was forced to postpone her hip-shaking “El Dorado World Tour” for seven months after suffering a …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The Terminator has come a long way since Arnold Schwarzenegger first portrayed the cyborg assassin in James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic. “In each movie, the Terminator is a little bit different — there’s a certain evolution,” Schwarzenegger told AFP. But the character’s latest incarnation …

New York, United States | AFP | Rapper Kanye West on Thursday said he one day would helm the Oval Office, a left-field suggestion made during a lengthy interview that touched on subjects from porn to Donald Trump. Hours before the long-anticipated, much-delayed release of his purported gospel album, the 42-year-old artist told Zane Lowe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The contribution of the entertainment industry to the country’s economy is higher than previously reported, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. The new figures, released after UBOS re-based the economy, show that the entertainment industry grew by 30 percent in 2016/17 compared to …

Versailles, France | AFP | The last time the strains of the aria “Oh Richard! Oh my king!” echoed around the Opera Royal at Versailles it was for Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette just before they were dragged off to Paris and their doom by their revolting subjects. The piece from “Richard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Hamza Sebunya yesterday took a first step to wedding Ugandan musician  Rema Namakula, by visiting her parents in a traditional ceremony called ‘Kukyala’.  Looking elegant, she shared photographs on Facebook of the joyful occasion held on Uganda’s Independence Day, at her parent’s home in …

New York, United States | AFP | Director Martin Scorsese unveiled his new film “The Irishman” Friday, kicking off the New York film festival with the ambitious Netflix movie that was more than a decade in the making. The star-studded gangster epic had a budget of $160 million, using 117 different …

Berlin, Germany | AFP | Berlin boxer Zeina Nassar’s fighting spirit has won her plenty of titles, but her battle to wear the hijab in the ring has also made her an equal opportunity champion. Today, the 21-year-old, who discovered female boxing by watching online videos as a teenager, is a …

Zurich, Switzerland | AFP |  Heidi and Super Mario may not seem to have much in common but anime and video game aficionados will detect the signature style of Japanese character designer Yoichi Kotabe in both. Far from the Swiss Alps, the cherished 19th-century storybook character Heidi has played an unlikely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A team of actors from Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria have acted a movie dubbed “Kyaddala” loosely translated as it’s real. The film reveals sex violations against teenagers both in and out of school. Brought together by Reach a Hand Uganda –RAHU, a youth led non-governmental organisation, the …