Two hours into a show in which transgender nuns twirled on stripper poles and hot-bodied dancers simulated most imaginable sex acts, Madonna's eyes glistened.

"I'm so lucky to have survived this long," the pop legend told a sold-out crowd Wednesday night at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Singing superstar Elton John said Thursday he still wanted to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about gay rights after he was duped by an imposter.

"Pranks are funny. Homophobia, however, is never funny," the British singer wrote on Instagram as he posted a picture of a bloodied man, apparently the victim of an anti-gay attack.

Hot on the heels of New York, London Fashion Week opens Friday with a cohort of young designers hoping to make their mark -- and a new venue to boot.

Leaving behind the institutional luxury of its former Somerset House setting, this year's show will be staged in the urban jungle of London's famous Soho entertainment district.

Will blood-splattered fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" finally take home top television honors, or will voters instead offer sentimental favorite "Mad Men" and its retro-cool advertising execs a golden send-off? 

Millions will tune in on Sunday to find out.

Over the years Tintin has battled spies, climbed the Himalayas and traveled to the Moon but the intrepid Belgian boy reporter now faces what could be his biggest adventure yet -- an opera.

Already immortalized in a series of much-loved comic books, film and theater, Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy are now set to star in an open-air musical adaptation of the "The Castafiore Emerald", which opens this week near Brussels.

Kanye West's presentation during New York Fashion Week showed off his baggy, rural collection in a military style as Anna Wintour, Lorde and Kim Kardashian — holding baby North West — sat in the front row.

West debuted Yeezy Season 2 on Wednesday at the Skylight Modern. The collection was launched in four sets: First a woman entered the stage wearing tan, almost the same color as her skin, and she yelled, "First row, fall in. Second row, fall in." Others models followed, sporting the same color and blond ponytails.

Andy Samberg hopes to roll some silliness into the Emmys ceremony with a little help from his funny friends.

After ceremoniously unraveling the red carpet outside the Microsoft Theater, the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star said Wednesday he's angling to inject some goofiness into Sunday's celebration with assistance from the jokesters behind the IFC show and podcast "Comedy Bang! Bang!"

At an exclusive and intimate New York Fashion Week party, Katy Perry dedicated a song not to fabulous designers or picture-perfect models, but to their assistants.

Perry closed her 30-minute set at the Plaza Hotel on Wednesday with her inspirational and anthemic No. 1 hit, "Firework." Before singing the tune, she told the audience: "I always feel like an outcast or a black sheep because I'm no longer sample size."

Oscar de la Renta closed day six of New York fashion week with a stunning display of timeless elegance that eclipsed the likes of Vera Wang, Tory Burch and Serena Williams.

There were more than 70 events celebrating spring/summer 2016 on day six of the bi-annual style fest as New York sweltered in the September heat.

A Cincinnati film commission has announced that singer and actress Mariah Carey will be filming a Christmas movie in the region.

WCPO-TV (http://bit.ly/1OTRcDI ) reports the Greater Cincinnati Film Commission said Tuesday the singer and actress is set to star in "Melody & Mistletoe" in Cincinnati starting in October.