One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina —  Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentine police said on Wednesday. Police said in a statement that they were called to the CasaSur hotel in the capital’s leafy Palermo neighborhood after being notified … Read more

K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over accusation of an unspecified sexual crime, his label says

K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over accusation of an unspecified sexual crime, his label says

South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label said on Wednesday. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the member will depart from the boy band after learning he has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual crime.” … Read more

You’re (still) a superstar: Nostalgia tours drum up big feelings and big money

You’re (still) a superstar: Nostalgia tours drum up big feelings and big money

Nostalgia tours have come for millennials, and they’re they’re no longer confined to big cities.  Halifax star Sarah McLachlan is touring North America this month to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her classic album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, while Belleville, Ont., rocker Avril Lavigne is in the midst of a “greatest hits” run celebrating her early 2000s … Read more

Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53

Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family. “It was a sad day, as we said … Read more