- Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, died Thursday, hours after being hospitalized following an apparent cardiac arrest. She was 54.
- Britain’s advertising regulator has banned a poster promoting Demi Lovato’s most recent album for being “likely to cause serious offence to Christians.”
- The influential hip-hop star born Jeffery Williams was one of more than two dozen people charged last spring by a Georgia grand jury, which said those named belong to a branch of the Bloods street gang identified as Young Slime Life, or YSL.
- Hollywood actress Lupita Nyon'go, boyfriend Selema Masekela and her family are currently on holiday at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming, USA.
- Nigerian Afrobeat star Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has lifted the lid on why he showed up late to his much anticipated "Lagos loves Damini" show in Eko Energy City, Lagos, on Sunday night.
- The actors who played star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film are suing Paramount Pictures for child abuse over their brief nude scene, their lawyer said Tuesday.
- In pink trousers and a matching puffer jacket, Grammy-nominated Kenyan musician Bien-Aime Alusa gyrates on stage as he sings to a bank of swaying fans, many capturing the moment on their mobile phones.
- Actor Jeremy Renner is in “critical but stable condition” after being injured in a weather-related snow plowing incident in Nevada, CNN affiliate KABC reported, citing a spokesperson for Renner.
- "Avatar: The Way of Water" took in an estimated $82.4 million (Ksh. 10.2 billion) this holiday weekend in North America, pushing it past a global total of $1 billion (Ksh. 123.4 billion) in near record time, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
- The world's eight billion people began ushering in 2023 on Saturday and bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict.
- “The Masked Singer” host and the model had daughter Halo Marie Cannon, on Dec. 14, Scott revealed on Instagram Thursday. Their daughter – Cannon’s 12th child to date – arrived roughly one year after the death of the duo’s son Zen, who died at age 5 months from brain cancer
- A representative of Jamaican-born Marley confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, but did not give a cause. WZPP Radio in Miami, where the artist spent much of his life, reported that he was found in a vehicle after suffering an asthma attack on Tuesday.
- The music industry players too did not slack - albums were dropped, hit singles swayed the masses, sold-out concerts were witnessed and fans jammed along to viral hits on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and various other streaming platforms.
- Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Saturday accused The Sun of a "PR stunt" after the British tabloid apologised and said it regretted publishing a much-criticised column about the couple.
- Kenyans on Twitter have been on a quest to uncover a woman they insist has 'a very Kenyan accent' in a video that has gone viral after singer Tory Lanez was found guilty in the shooting of female rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
- A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper and singer Tory Lanez guilty of three charges related to the July 2020 shooting of fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles County District Attorney told CNN.
- Kenyan prolific musician Nyamari Ongegu popularly known as Nyashinksi has offered to cater for the prosthetic fitting expenses of a baby until he becomes an adult.
- The annual festival, which Sauti Sol and Sol Generation curate, was enhanced by the contributions of artists and ensembles they dubbed the "Sol Fest class of 2022." These groups and artists gave live performances on the festival's main stage.
- “A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of…
- The annual festival, which Sauti Sol and Sol Generation curate, was enhanced by the contributions of artists and ensembles they dubbed the "Sol Fest class of 2022." These groups and artists gave live performances on the festival's main stage.
- Vera took to her Instagram on Monday to break the news, saying she only discovered she was pregnant at four months, just before she was due for a breast enlargement surgery.
- Senator Karen Nyamu has announced that she has ended her controversial relationship with Mugithi singer Samuel Muchoki, known for his stage name Samidoh.
- Director James Cameron's long-awaited "Avatar: The Way of Water" pulled in about Ksh.2 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices from its first showings.
- NSG’s official DJ has come out to give his side of the story following accusations of harassing and insulting Kenyans after a video of an alleged altercation at a Chicken Inn outlet in Nairobi went viral.
- Visiting UK drill rap group NSG has been accused of harassing and insulting Kenyans after a video of an alleged altercation at a Chicken Inn outlet in Nairobi went viral.
- DC fans across the globe collectively mourned Wednesday as British actor Henry Cavill said he will no longer be donning the red cape as Superman in the DC Comics extended cinematic universe.
- Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who rose to fame on “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died, his wife, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a statement to CNN.
- Netflix's documentary series about Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan racked up more viewing time on the streaming service than any other documentary during its first week.
- Gospel artist and media personality Timeless Noel has revealed that the name ‘Odi Dance,’ from his 2017 hit by the same title, was inspired by high school students.
- Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, denies a raft of charges relating to a 2020 dispute with the rap queen, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm and using a firearm to inflict great bodily injury.
- The crowd at the Chase Center loudly booed Musk, who had spent much of the weekend wading into the culture wars, making transphobic statements and seemingly echoing QAnon tropes.
- Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, faces a raft of charges relating to a 2020 dispute with the rap queen, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm and using a firearm to inflict great bodily injury.
- Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have rejected criticism of a documentary about their lives, with a statement from their spokesman saying that the couple had never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from the royal family.
