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Rihanna Works, Works, Works Her Caribbean Style All Over Her New Video

As they say in the Caribbean, pop’s baddest is yet again on her “worst behavior,” and she couldn’t be chicer! In the newly released video for her song “Work,” Rihanna transforms from cheeky pop star into a scintillating and exuberant dancehall queen. Partying with a crew of 420-friendly clubgoers, including Drake and her best friends Melissa Forde and Jen Rosales, ...

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Cumberbatch and Hamlet shine at awards

A London production of Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and a West End revival of Gypsy have shared the spoils at the WhatsOnStage theatre awards. Cumberbatch won best actor in a play at the awards, decided by a public vote, while the Barbican production picked up three other awards. Gypsy picked up four awards, including best actress in a musical for ...

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Eurovision overhauls voting rules

New rules have been announced for the Eurovision Song Contest in the biggest change to voting since 1975. In previous years each country’s jury and public votes were combined and announced in one go. Now the votes will be split with each country’s jury vote cast first, and votes from viewers in all countries combined and announced at the end. ...

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Merton passes Just a Minute milestone

Paul Merton has clocked up more appearances on Just a Minute than veteran player Kenneth Williams. He will overtake Williams’s record when the first episode of the new series is broadcast on Monday. The episode will mark Merton’s 347th appearance on the BBC Radio 4 panel game show. He’s now second only to Clement Freud, who appeared regularly on the ...

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