"Baywatch" and "Knight Rider" star David Hasselhoff on Tuesday proposed to girlfriend Hayley Roberts, 28 years his junior, on top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

Hasselhoff, 59, posted the news on his Twitter account, but left his followers guessing over how Roberts, a Welsh factory worker, replied.

Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African-American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company, has died. She was 92.

Williams died Sunday at her home in Bloomington, Indiana, her attorney, Eric Slotegraaf, said Monday. She died of complications from cancer, said Alain Barker, a spokesman for the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where Williams was a professor emeritus of voice.

Renowned jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela and heavy metal in Botswana feature in Rolling Stone's take on music in its new South African edition, which hopes to fill a conspicuously empty niche.

The American title launched its latest international edition in South Africa in November, tackling a crowded media market that has not yet cashed in on the country's rich musical heritage spanning rock to pop and jazz.

French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, who produced the black-and-white silent movie "The Artist," has won a Directors Guild of America award in an indication that the film stands a good chance of winning an Oscar next month.

Hazanavicius competed for the outstanding achievement in feature film award with two big-name Hollywood directors, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, respective producers of "Midnight in Paris" and "Hugo."

Thousands of people packed into London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday to celebrate Chinese New Year, with pyrotechnics and dancers in dragon costumes entertaining the crowds.

London Mayor Boris Johnson said the big turnout "shows the way the world economy is going", as people braced the chilly weather to see performers parade through the city and sample Chinese food.

"Made in India" clothing is often seen as the product of sweatshop labor, but fashion designer Saloni Lodha, whose fans include film stars Naomi Watts and Emma Watson, wants to give it a luxury tag.

"I have great faith in the made-in-India idea, and wanted to see an Indian, made-in-India brand in the world's best stores," she told Agence France Presse while on a visit to Mumbai to source fabrics.

Actress Demi Moore was convulsing and "burning up" after taking an unidentified drug when emergency services were called earlier this week, according to the 911 call released Friday.

During the 10-minute call friends tell the 911 operator that the 49-year-old, who split from her younger husband Ashton Kutcher in November after his alleged infidelity, has "been having some issues lately."

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a boutique and jewelry studio on Paris' Place Vendome this spring and is preparing its first perfume, the label's head Yves Carcelle told Agencde France Presse Friday.

"In April we will have our own jewelry workshop and in May will open our boutique in the same building," Carcelle said during the inauguration of the "Maison Rome Etoile," Louis Vuitton's new shop in the eternal city.

For four decades Leonard Cohen's brooding lyrics won him fans and accolades the world over, but the folk-rock poet never felt legitimate singing the blues -- until now.

Elegantly clad in a suit and black trilby, the 77-year-old Canadian was in Paris this month to promote his new album "Old Ideas", the first in eight years -- 10 pared-down songs with a strong blues flavor.

Knocked sideways a decade ago by online piracy, the record industry had a spring in its step in the run-up to the MIDEM trade fair this weekend, buoyed by figures suggesting legal downloading has taken off for good.

"As we enter 2012, there are good reasons for optimism in the world of digital music," Frances Moore, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), told reporters ahead of the annual Riviera event, which runs from January 28-31.