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Pop music's growing gender gap revealed in the collaboration age

Pop music's growing gender gap revealed in the collaboration age Three times as many male as female pop stars appeared on last year’s biggest hit singles, BBC research has found. Ninety-one men or all-male groups were credited on the Official Chart Company’s top 100 most popular songs of 2018 - compared with 30 female acts. And despite the success of singers like Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande, the gender gap has grown over the past decade. Thirteen of the most popular 100 songs of 2018 were credited only to female…

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Queen to rock Oscars with live performance

Queen to rock Oscars with live performance FILE PHOTO: An Oscar statue is seen during a media preview of this year’s Academy’s Governors Ball in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British rock band Queen will perform live at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, organizers said on Monday, following the blockbuster success of best picture nominee “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? We welcome @QueenWillRock and @adamlambert to this year’s Oscars!,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced…

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Netflix axes Marvel shows Jessica Jones and The Punisher

Netflix axes Marvel shows Jessica Jones and The Punisher Online streaming service Netflix has officially cancelled its remaining Marvel shows, Jessica Jones and The Punisher. The shows were the only two series from the TV arm of comic book giant Marvel left on Netflix. Daredevil, Iron Fist and Luke Cage have all been cancelled over the past few months. The third and final series of Jessica Jones, which stars Krysten Ritter, will be shown on Netflix later this year. Disney+ launch The second series of Daredevil spin-off The Punisher was…

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Ai Weiwei hits out at film censorship over Berlin I Love You

Ai Weiwei hits out at film censorship over Berlin I Love You Artist Ai Weiwei has accused the producers of a film he worked on of cutting his part because they didn’t want to upset the Chinese authorities. Ai directed a segment of Berlin I Love You - but his “episode” didn’t end up in the finished version. He told German news outlet DW that producers had told him his involvement might damage their chances of making a new film in Shanghai. He also said the Berlin Film Festival refused…

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Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 'energetic but lightweight'

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 'energetic but lightweight' It’s nearly 40 years since 9 to 5, starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, hit the big screens and became known as “a seminal feminist film” (according to Vogue at the time). Now a musical version of the film has opened in London’s West End, with music and lyrics by Parton. An earlier version of the Tony-award winning show toured the UK in 2012-13, after opening in Manchester. It tells the story of three women who join forces at work…

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Five talking points from London Fashion week

Five talking points from London Fashion week London Fashion Week began on Friday. The five-day showcase is the second of February’s four big international fashion weeks, which are also held in New York, Paris and Milan. Among the talking points from the New York shows were Paris Hilton on the catwalk and a surprisingly political show from Tom Ford. But four days in, LFW already looks set to eclipse its Stateside sister. Here are some of the highlights of the UK extravaganza so far. 1. Activism was on-trend There’s been…

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Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea

Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A year after best actress winner Frances McDormand used the Oscars stage to advocate for more women in front of and behind the camera, Hollywood is celebrating some progress - but remains far from reaching parity with men. FILE PHOTO: 90th Academy Awards - Oscars Show - Hollywood, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 - Frances McDormand accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” REUTERS/Lucas Jackson McDormand urged powerful celebrities to insist on inclusion…

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Sexism still an issue, says Parton, as '9 to 5 the Musical' opens

Sexism still an issue, says Parton, as '9 to 5 the Musical' opens Dolly Parton arrives for the West End debut of Dolly Parton’s ‘9TO5 The Musical’ at the Savoy Theatre, in London, Britain February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly 40 years after playing a secretary who takes revenge on her sexist boss in “9 to 5”, Dolly Parton again beat the drum for gender equality at the West End premiere of a musical version of her hit 1980 movie. The country superstar joined the cast of…

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Oscars 2019: Roma's success shows there's more to movies than Hollywood

Oscars 2019: Roma's success shows there's more to movies than Hollywood Alfonso Cuaron’s Netflix epic Roma could become the first ever winner of both best picture and best foreign language film at the Oscars. Its success could change how the category is perceived - and shine a light on the four other worthy nominees. In the last decade, there have been changes almost annually to how the Oscars arrive at their shortlist for best foreign language film. The category has existed since 1947 and the number of films involved grows…

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Burberry's Tisci brings contrasting Britain to London catwalk

Burberry's Tisci brings contrasting Britain to London catwalk LONDON (Reuters) - Burberry Group Plc creative head Riccardo Tisci went back to his fashion-student days in 1990s London for his second catwalk show for the luxury label on Sunday, presenting a collection he said looked at Britain as a country of contrasts. Presenting an Autumn/Winter 2019 line entitled “Tempest”, the Italian designer dressed models, including Gigi Hadid and Natalia Vodianova, in streetwear as well as the British brand’s traditional more elegant day and evening outfits. Two rooms, with different music including…

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