Respect: Jennifer Hudson on embodying soul legend Aretha Franklin
The singer was personally selected by soul legend Franklin to play her in the new biopic Respect....
Women’s Prize for Fiction: Susanna Clarke wins for ‘truly original’ comeback
Seventeen years after her acclaimed debut, Susanna Clarke’s follow-up Piranesi wins the £30,000 prize....
Carl Bean, singer of LGBT pride anthem I Was Born This Way, dies aged 77
Carl Bean was also a prominent Aids activist who founded a network of LGBT churches....
Nicole Scherzinger hits back at ‘false’ Pussycat Dolls reunion claims
The Pussycat Dolls star is being sued by the band’s founder for refusing to join a reunion tour....
Britney Spears’ father formally files to end conservatorship
Jamie Spears filed papers in an LA court to formally end the 13-year arrangement with the singer....
The Wire star Michael K Williams found dead
The 54-year-old died from a suspected drug overdose in his New York flat, media reports say....
French film great Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88
Star of Breathless, Jean-Paul Belmondo was one of France’s most popular actors....
Nicole Scherzinger sued by Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin
The group’s creator Robin Antin alleges the singer is now refusing to take part in a reunion tour....
Sarah Harding: Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts lead tributes
The singer died from cancer on Sunday aged 39, her mother confirmed on Instagram....
‘An irrepressible and immensely likeable pop star’
The late singer was an irrepressible and immensely likeable pop star with a “wild child” reputation....