Entertainment & Society

With generous government grants and numerous appearances on the red carpet, Nigeria’s outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan made a mark in Nollywood - the country’s home-grown movie industry turned billion-dollar enterprise. As Jonathan prepares for his exit, it is uncertain...

A Federal jury found Tuesday that the 2013 hit song "Blurred Lines" infringed on the Marvin Gaye chart-topper "Got to Give It Up," awarding nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children. Jurors found against singer-songwriters Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, but...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 09, (THEWILL) – The 2015 Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California on Sunday and below are the winners in select categories courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter   Album of the Year Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER) Beyonce, Beyonce Ed Sheeran, x Sam Smith,...

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was placed in a medically induced coma Saturday after being found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub full of water, a source close to the family has told CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin. Brown,...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 11, (THEWILL) - Oscar-winning actor and comedian, Robin Williams, 63, died Monday at his home in Tiburon, Marin County in northern California. The Marin County Sheriff's Office has ruled his death a suicide “due to asphyxia”. The Sheriff’s office...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, (THEWILL) – A film depicting the experience of Nigerian immigrants , titled "In America: The Story of the Soul Sisters," is to premiere on Thursday, August 7 at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja. According to...

Bobby Womack, who spanned the American soul music era, touring as a gospel singer in the 1950s, playing guitar in Sam Cooke’s backup band in the early ’60s, writing hit songs recorded by Wilson Pickett and the Rolling Stones...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 01, (THEWILL) – Organisers of the Calabar International Jazz Festival have announced that Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole and the multi-talented songstress Asa have joined the already star-studded lineup scheduled for 18-21 April 2014. Cole is well-known...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, (THEWILL) – Following a successful debut in 2013, the Calabar International Jazz Festival, has announced this year's lineup for an exciting Easter weekend. Connoisseurs of smooth jazz, R 'n' B and African dance music can look...

In a triumph long deferred, “12 Years a Slave” won the best picture Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night, for the first time conferring Hollywood’s top honor on the work of a black director. “I’d like to...