- Selena Gomez is a modern-day triple threat: she’s an international popstar, an Emmy-nominated actor and a beauty mogul. But she may soon be closing the door on her career as a singer.
- Gospel singer Daddy Owen has publicly commented on President William Ruto's daughter's visit to his home village, terming it a 'crowning moment' of 2023.
- After LeGrand “LG” Gold was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer, the Utah man put together a list of things he hoped to do in the time he had left.
- Tanzanian gospel songbird Christina Shusho becoming the closing rockstar of the year was not on my 2023 bingo card - and the same goes for pretty much everyone else too.
- Critics tend to accentuate the positive in year-end lists, but cheerleading aside, 2023 wasn’t a great year for mainstream movies, either creatively or commercially.
- Mbongeni Ngema, writer of the acclaimed musical "Sarafina" about student riots in apartheid Soweto, was killed in a car crash on Wednesday at the age of 68, his family announced.
- The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused.
- Popular American preacher T.D Jakes, he of the Potter's House, has finally broken his silence regarding claims that he has been part of music magnate Sean Diddy's sex parties.
- Actress Bwire Ndubi, famously known as Dida, has called on the public for financial assistance as she continues her courageous fight against metastatic breast cancer.
- The family of missing rapper Abdulkarim Mohamed, popularly known as C'Zars, is still seeking for answers 17 years after he mysteriously went missing.
- Taraji P. Henson broke down in tears when asked whether she has plans to quit her lengthy acting career over payment disparity and treatment in the entertainment industry.
- Cameron Diaz wants you to know she “had a blast” working with Jamie Foxx on “Back in Action,” her first movie in 10 years, despite hearing things that seemed to suggest otherwise.
- Recently, Nigerian operatives of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) arrested a syndicate that specialises in the production of counterfeit wines, soft drinks and other consumables, in Eziukwu Market, in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.
- Canadian singer Celine Dion has lost the ability to control her muscles as she continues to battle Stiff-Person Syndrome, a neurological disorder that affects the nervous system and causes spasms.
- NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalized after falling at a concert and suffering a broken hip, according to a statement by his long-time business partner Deborah Morales on Saturday.
- Content creator Kennedy Odhiambo, widely known as Crazy Kennar, has revealed the loss of his son four days prior to his Happy Country show on Saturday.
- Despite its big swings with series like “The Lord of the Rings,” some of Amazon’s clearest Prime Video successes have involved more meat-and-potato-type offerings, like “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” and “Reacher.”
- The unusual world of Hawkins, Indiana, came alive in London on Thursday as Netflix (NFLX.O) debuted a stage play based on its hit sci-fi series "Stranger Things."
- Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, who died earlier this week at age 61, had been diagnosed with lung cancer a few months prior to his death, his publicist Jennifer Allen told CNN on Thursday.
- Popular Kenyan saying 'Kitakuramba', popularized by controversial Coast preacher Paul Mackenzie, has found its way to the Associated Press (AP) Word of the Year list, sitting pretty amongst viral global wordings like 'rizz', 'AI' and 'Bwa Kale'.
- Popular Kenyan saying 'Kitakuramba', popularized by controversial Coast preacher Paul Mackenzie, has found its way to the TIME Word of the Year list, sitting pretty amongst viral global wordings like 'rizz', 'AI' and 'Bwa Kale'.
- Kanye West's daughter North West appears to be following in her father's rap footsteps after premiering her latest rap song at a packed Miami event Tuesday night.
- Andre Braugher, the intense actor who won an Emmy for “Homicide: Life on the Street” and demonstrated his range in the comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died at age 61 Monday due to a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen told CNN.
- As our ever-increasing national problems continue to pile up, neighbouring countries have now gathered enough audacity to publicly and fearlessly ridicule us online
- South African music star Zahara, real name Bulelwa Mkutukana, has passed away. The 'Loliwe' hitmaker died at a private Johannesburg Hospital on Monday night. Her fiancé Mpho Xaba was by her bedside
- Kenyan-Mexican actor Lupita Nyong'o will in February head up the jury at Berlin's international film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year, organisers said Monday.
- A new party trend, which sees young Kenyans park their cars at an open field surrounded by lush tea plantations, is quickly gaining notoriety and attracting the attention of the police.
- The Kenya Film Commission has announced that the winners of last year's Kalasha Awards will receive their cash prizes on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
- Renowned Hollywood actors Gbenga Akinagbe and Anika Noni Rose are in Kenya for a tourism project aimed at promoting Kenya as a premier destination for travelers seeking authentic and meaningful experiences
- Latin megastar Daddy Yankee, the Puerto Rican singer who helped make reggaeton a global phenomenon and the man behind the smash hit "Gasolina", has said he will focus on his Christian faith following his previously announced retirement from music.
- Legendary singer-cum-actress Sanaipei Tande has called out Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba for failing to honor a monetary promise he made over a year ago at the 2022 Kalasha Awards.
- Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died at his home.
- "Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce" premiered at the top of the U.S. box office, raking in Ksh.3.3 billion during the typically anaemic first weekend of December.