ENTERTAINMENT

Dublin-born film artist Duncan Campbell has won this year’s £25,000 Turner Prize for a video that reflects on African art and includes a dance sequence inspired by Karl Marx. The jury described the winning film It for Others as “an ambitious and complex film which rewards repeated viewing”. Campbell’s win was announced by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor at Tate Britain live ...

Lionel Richie will play the Sunday teatime slot at next year’s Glastonbury Festival, organisers have announced. The former Commodores star, whose hits include All Night Long, Dancing on the Ceiling and Hello, is the first artist confirmed for the 2015 event. “We are over the moon,” said festival co-organiser Emily Eavis, daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael. “We felt very lucky ...

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s garden and studio will be recreated at the New York Botanical Garden next year. Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life will be the late artist’s first solo show in New York for more than 25 years. The exhibition will include original paintings by Kahlo which reflect the use of botanical imagery in her work. Kahlo, who died ...

The first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been unveiled online and in US cinemas. It gives fans an 88-second glimpse of the new film, the first new addition to the series since 2005. Featuring shots of the Millennium Falcon, it also offers the first look of a new cross-shaped lightsaber. The film, which reunites original stars Mark ...

Crime novelist PD James, who penned more than 20 books, has died aged 94. Her agent said she died “peacefully at her home in Oxford” on Thursday morning. The author’s books, many featuring sleuth Adam Dalgliesh, sold millions of books around the world, with various adaptations for television and film. Her best known novels include The Children of Men, The ...

Lebanese singer and actress Sabah, one of the Arab world’s best-known entertainers, has died aged 87. Sabah, whose real name was Jeanette Gergis al-Feghali, first came to prominence in the 1950s as star of Egyptian movies. During her more than six-decade long career, she released over 50 albums and acted in 98 films. She died at her home in Beirut ...

Longevity is no easy feat in the music world. It takes a special individual to endure the highs and lows of the industry, and Mary J. Blige has had her fair share of both. The Queen of R&B has returned to the throne with her latest album, The London Sessions. Over the course of 20 days, Mary recorded the 12-track ...

After Jordin Sparks and Jason DeRulo broke off their engagement, the 24-year-old “American Idol” winner’s life came to a screeching halt. Oh, wait — no, it didn’t. Within a week, she was back at work, popping by “The Wendy Williams Show” to let everyone know how “good” she was. That grind also brought us a new mixtape named #ByeFelicia, released ...

Back again. One of South Africa’s most famous singing groups ‘Mafikizolo’ return to Zambia this December 2014. Mafikizolo, is back with a brand new banging album after a well deserved two year break and this time they want to take their loyal fans on the musical journey of their lives. The transport for the journey is a Six Mabone – ...

Confucius was onto something with his famous quote about work: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” But what about if you love who you work with, too? Seems like that’d be some kind of work-topia. Well, that’s pretty much the situation that Trey Songz and Chris Brown find themselves ...