Liam Payne postpones tour due to ‘serious kidney infection’
MANILA, Philippines – Singer Liam Payne announced that he will be taking a step back from tour plans to recover from a “serious kidney infection.” On Friday, August 25, the singer disclosed on...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Kyla x Jay R
MANILA, Philippines — Kyla and Jay R are performing on Rappler Live Jam! The duo rose to fame in the early 2000s, and since then have been known as the pioneers of Filipino R&B. The pair has...
View ArticleBob Barker, long-time US TV game show host, dies at age 99
Bob Barker, an affable fixture on US television for half a century who hosted the popular game show The Price Is Right for 35 years and was a committed animal rights activist, has died at age 99, his...
View ArticleAPO Hiking Society gets Fil-Am Symphony Orchestra tribute in LA
This story is published in partnership with SoJannelleTV, a magazine show about Filipinos in North America Fifty years after the APO Hiking Society first burst onto the music scene, founders Jim...
View ArticleLOOK: Lovi Poe and Monty Blencowe are married
MANILA, Philippines – Lovi Poe and Monty Blencowe have tied the knot after more than four years of dating. The couple exchanged “I dos” at the Cliveden House in Berkshire, England on Saturday, August...
View ArticleTicket prices, seat plan: Kim Bum’s fan meetings in Manila, Cebu
MANILA, Philippines – Attention, Filipino K-drama fans! Viu Philippines announced on Friday, August 25, the ticket prices and seat plans for Kim Bum’ highly-anticipated return to the Philippines. The...
View ArticleLOOK: EXO’s Chanyeol is returning to Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Save the date, Filipino EXO-Ls, because EXO’s Chanyeol is coming back to the Philippines. Filipino cosmetics brand Ever Bilena announced on Saturday, August 26 that the idol...
View ArticleREVIEW: Shorts and Briefs’‘Save the Coffee Jelly,’’11:11,’‘Latency,’‘Grief...
Spoilers ahead. Creative outlets that specifically hold and provide more opportunity for upcoming artists and creators enrich, in many cases, the way we assess art — one that does not only point out...
View ArticleEd Sheeran to release album ‘Autumn Variations’ in September
MANILA, Philippines – Mark your calendars, Sheerios! Ed Sheeran is releasing another album this 2023 titled Autumn Variations. In an Instagram video posted on Friday, August 26, the English...
View ArticleOne more chance: Local celebrity couples who broke up but rekindled their...
Most of the time, breakups take such a toll on us that we swear we won’t get back with our ex under any circumstance. But while most former flames do remain in the past, some people do give failed...
View ArticleWhen is Venice Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world, with its 80th edition opening this week. Below are some facts about the festival and the 2023 contenders. When is the...
View ArticleElton John spends night in hospital after slip at his French home – BBC
LONDON, United Kingdom – British singer Elton John spent a night in hospital in Monaco being treated for minor injuries after he slipped over at his villa in Nice, the BBC reported on Monday, August...
View ArticleEminem asks Republican Ramaswamy to not use his music in presidential campaign
WASHINGTON, USA – US rapper Eminem has asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, to not use his music during his presidential campaign,...
View ArticleFIRST LOOK: Alden Richards and Julia Montes in ‘Five Break-Ups and a Romance’
MANILA, Philippines – The highly-anticipated movie of Alden Richards and Julia Montes, Five Break-Ups and a Romance, is just around the corner, and fans have been given a glimpse of their team-up. On...
View ArticleLOOK: Filipina Sophia Laforteza is candidate for HYBE and Geffen Records’...
MANILA, Philippines – K-pop entertainment company HYBE and Universal Music Group subsidiary Geffen Records are working together to create a global girl group. On Tuesday, August 29, they unveiled the...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Eric Nam on ‘House on a Hill’ and thriving in K-pop
MANILA, Philippines – Eric Nam has kept his K-pop career thriving for far longer than most – a huge feat given pop music’s propensity for what’s next and what’s new. Now an independent artist, his...
View ArticleSam Manacsa on 80th Venice Film Festival entry ‘Cross My Heart And Hope To Die’
“It was healing, in a way,” Sam Manacsa told Rappler when asked about her experience at the Southeast Asia Fiction (SEAFIC) Film Lab, where she developed Cross My Heart And Hope To Die, the only...
View ArticleRob Gomez says it’s ‘not an option’ for him to lose Shaila Rebortera,...
MANILA, Philippines – Weeks after he was accused of physically and verbally abusing his partner Shaila Rebortera, Rob Gomez has come forward about having a family of his own. In an Instagram post on...
View ArticleHollywood’s young actors see career dreams deferred by strikes
Serena Kashmir has always looked at her acting career as a “spiritual, loving and joyful thing,” but after the Hollywood actors’ strike began last month, she is taking a big step back from the craft....
View ArticleLate-night TV hosts join on podcast to help striking writers
An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting to chat about Hollywood’s ongoing labor disputes on a new podcast, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers....
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