Big-budget action-adventure "Jack the Giant Slayer" crushed all rivals in its debut weekend, easily topping the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The original line-up of veteran rockers, Status Quo, are getting back together for a nationwide tour, the band's management confirmed on Sunday.

As a week of mind-bending TED Conference talks ranging from animal necrophilia to fighting poverty ended Friday, inspiring presentations from the renowned gathering were spreading.

British rock icon David Bowie released his first album in a decade, streaming the comeback record exclusively on iTunes.

Richard Branson on Friday unveiled details of Virgin Atlantic's new domestic service which he promises will bring "rock and roll spirit" to the skies.

The Temptations, one of Motown's most successful acts, has lost a second former member in less than a fortnight with the death of Richard Street, US news media reported Thursday.

US pop singer Anastacia has announced she is cancelling her "It's A Man's World" European tour after being diagnosed for the second time with breast cancer.

Influential music magazine the NME honoured rock legends the Rolling Stones with two prizes at its annual awards show, fifty years after they first graced its pages.

Rock star Bono embraced his inner nerd as he made a case that extreme poverty could be eliminated by the year 2030 with the help of technology.

David Bowie shares an on-screen kiss with British actress Tilda Swinton in the video for his latest single released on Tuesday.

Otis "Damon" Harris, who as first tenor of the Motown ensemble The Temptations sang on such 1970s hits as "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," has died at the age of 62, US news media reported Monday.

Pier Luigi Bersani, the favourite to become Italy's prime minister after the general election, is a cigar-chomping former communist with a liberal economic streak and a down-to-earth manner.

Justin Timberlake stepped up his return to the forefront of pop music Friday with news that he'll team up with Jay-Z this summer for full-scale concerts in a dozen major North American cities.

Singer-songwriter Emeli Sande, the voice of the London Olympics, continued her rise to superstardom by winning two of the most prestigious Brit Awards at a ceremony in London on Wednesday.

AngloGold Ashanti, the third-biggest gold producer in the world, reported on Wednesday a 47.0-percent plunge in net profit in 2012 to $849 million.

Germany's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest is being investigated after allegations that it copied elements of last year's winner, a television station reported Monday.

British rocker Tony Sheridan, best known as an early collaborator of The Beatles and mentor during the Fab Four's legendary spell in Hamburg, has died aged 72, his family announced.

Pop star Rihanna showed off her first fashion collection on Saturday in London, with a raunchy street-style range displayed to the sound of thumping hip-hop beats.

It was retro night at London Fashion Week on Saturday with Mod girls, punk vibes and late 1980s ravers, plus a smattering of stardust in the form of singer Rihanna's first collection.

Trend-setters from across the globe poured into the British capital Friday for the start of London Fashion Week, which will see hotly anticipated collections by Tom Ford and superstar Rihanna hit the catwalk.