The dinosaurs of "Jurassic World" stayed atop the cinematic food chain this weekend, snapping up another $54.2 million to keep Pixar's "Inside Out" in second place at the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday.
"Jurassic World" completed its third weekend in U.S. and Canadian cinemas with an overall haul of $500 million, shattering U.S. and worldwide records, according to initial figures from Exhibitor Relations.
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Though she was absent, Beyonce won three BET Awards, including video of the year for "7/11," while Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj also won multiple awards at the all-star show Sunday night.
But the show was less about the awards — video of the year didn't even make the live broadcast — as performances stole the night.
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A Cairo court Sunday sentenced to one year in jail an Egyptian female dancer who featured in a controversial music video, accusing her of inciting debauchery, a judicial official said.
Reda El-Fouly was arrested in May after she appeared singing and dancing, and wearing a revealing dress, in a video that went viral on the Internet.
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Kanye West gave a defiant performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night, challenging critics who said he was unsuitable for the event by declaring himself the "greatest living rock star."
The U.S. rapper delighted many core fans with a 100-minute set on the Pyramid Stage that included big hits and new material, but did little to win over those festival-goers who came along out of curiosity.
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Academy Award organizers invited more than 300 new members Friday to join the award-giving body, including a number of female and black stars after criticism that nominations for the 2015 race lacked diversity.
"As filmmaking evolves, so do we. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," the body said on its website.
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Glastonbury may be best known for its music, but many of the 175,000 people gathered at Worthy Farm come for the spiritual, political and family events that this year include Pussy Riot and the Dalai Lama among the performers.
British band Florence and the Machine kicked off three days of major acts with a headline performance on the main Pyramid Stage on Friday, stepping in for the Foo Fighters who canceled after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg.
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The teenage Mexican-American singer Becky G released a song Friday in celebration of immigrants as she voiced outrage over derogatory statements by tycoon turned Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
The 18-year-old singer and rapper, often described as an up-and-coming star of Latin pop, put out via Twitter a song called "We Are Mexico" and dedicated it to Trump.
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Pop stars, Hollywood celebrities and even a few sporting figures were quick to join the chorus of praise Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage across the country.
"Really encouraged to be an American today," singer Katy Perry wrote on Twitter, where she has the most-followed account.
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Pop superstar Taylor Swift said Thursday she would stream her latest album only on Apple, capping an 180-degree about-turn after she threatened a boycott.
The big loser in Swift's reconciliation with Apple stands to be Spotify, the leader in the booming sector of streaming, which offers unlimited, on-demand music.
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Patrick Macnee, the British actor who rose to international fame as the star of the popular 1960s television spy series "The Avengers," died Thursday at his home in California. He was 93.
The Briton -- who earned legions of fans for his portrayal of eccentric but suave secret agent John Steed, armed with only his trusty umbrella-sword -- died of natural causes with his family at his side, his son Rupert said on the actor's website.
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