Rockers Linkin Park said Tuesday that they were planning a public memorial for frontman Chester Bennington, a month after he committed suicide. The band in a Facebook post revealed only that the “special public event”…
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Rock’n’roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies at 90
Chuck Berry, rock’n’roll’s founding guitar hero who defined the music’s joy and rebellion in such classics as “Johnny B. Goode”, “Sweet Little Sixteen” and “Roll Over Beethoven”, died Saturday at his home west of St….
#RIP: Aliens and Apollo 13 star Bill Paxton, 61, dies unexpectedly
Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a…
#RIP: Jazz singing great Al Jarreau dead at 76
Al Jarreau, the affable jazz singing great who reached new audiences by seamlessly merging styles and through television, died Sunday days after announcing his retirement. He was 76. The seven-time Grammy winner — a rare…
Hollywood mourns ‘Star Wars’ icon Carrie Fisher
Co-stars, friends and fans added their voices on Tuesday to a torrent of tributes from Hollywood for “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher, after she died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack….
2016 begins and ends with music deaths
Pop superstar George Michael’s death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world which mourned a steady stream of top names. Here are some of the…
Singer George Michael of Wham! fame dies at 53
British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a successful solo artist with sometimes sexually provocative lyrics, died at his home…
#RIP: ‘Growing Pains’ actor Alan Thicke has died
Alan Thicke has died at the age of 69. The ‘Growing Pains’ actor was rushed to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday (13.12.16) after suffering a heart attack while playing hockey…
#RIP: Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz dies aged 70
Iconic Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, who starred in more than 90 feature films and worked under some of Egypt’s most celebrated directors, has died aged 70. Aziz died on Saturday evening “in hospital in…
#RIPMakosewe: Remembering late media personality Grace Makosewe
Tributes have been pouring in as Kenyans woke up to the sad and sudden news of the passing of Grace Makosewe – former Capital FM radio presenter, Proprietor & Creative Director at Nairobi VIP Parties,…