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'La La Land' Leads Golden Globe Nominations

Dreamy musical romance "La La Land", set in modern-day Los Angeles, topped nominations for the Golden Globes on Monday, as Hollywood's awards seasons revs up in the march to the Oscars.

Damien Chazelle's tribute to the Golden Age of American musicals picked up seven nods, including for best musical/comedy film and for its two stars, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

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After Nobel No-Show, Dylan Sets Gigs in Sweden in April

Music icon Bob Dylan will perform in Sweden in April, a concert organizer said on Monday, giving this year's Nobel literature laureate a chance to to collect his prize in person after snubbing a weekend awards ceremony.

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Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey Joining Forces for 2017 Tour

Get ready to party all night long with Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey.

The singers announced Monday they are joining forces for the All The Hits Tour, which kicks off in Baltimore on March 15, 2017.

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Sydney New Year Fireworks to Be Live Streamed on Facebook

Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world's major celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said Monday.

The visual extravaganza in Australia's biggest city is already watched by more than a million people at Sydney Harbour and a further one billion via a television audience.

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'Rogue One' Premiere Brings the Force Back to Hollywood

Fans cheered wildly Saturday as the star-studded world premiere of the hotly anticipated "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" continued the space saga after the last episode shattered box office records.

The $200 million spin-off is expected to be the hottest ticket of 2016, recording the second-highest first day of domestic pre-sales ever, behind last year's "The Force Awakens."

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Schwarzenegger: OK Trump is Still 'Apprentice' Producer

Arnold , star of the new version of "Celebrity Apprentice," is unfazed that President-elect Donald Trump has retained a producer's stake in the show.

Schwarzenegger said Friday that it's just business, comparable to his situation when he became California's governor and retained a screen credit and kept earning royalties for the "Terminator" movie.

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Cannabis Museum Opens in Pot-friendly Uruguay

Smoke it, eat it, weave it, heal with it: a museum devoted to spreading the good word about pot opened on Friday in marijuana-friendly Uruguay.

The South American country is a global pioneer when it comes to cannabis: under a 2013 law, the government supervises its production as part of a plan to undermine drug traffickers.

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Prog-Rock Pioneer Greg Lake Dies of Cancer Aged 69

British rock musician Greg Lake, singer with 1970s progressive rock groups King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, has died of cancer aged 69, his manager announced Thursday.

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'Game of Thrones' Star Peter Vaughan Dies Aged 93

British actor Peter Vaughan, best known for his role as Maester Aemon in hit television series "Game of Thrones", died Tuesday at the age of 93.

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Poland Supreme Court Rejects Polanski Extradition to U.S.

Poland's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to the United States, where he faces sentencing over a decades-old case of statutory rape.

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