One Director singer, Harry Styles has signed a solo record deal. The 22-year-old has signed on with Columbia Records but dates of a solo album release are yet to be confirmed. One Direction - also made up of Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan - announced last year they were going on an indefinite hiatus. Zayn Malik was the first member to go solo in July 2015. Styles is also working on his acting, filming World War II drama with Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk.
Chris Rea, singer of 'Driving Home for Christmas', dies at 74
Chris Rea, an English singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his festive hit 'Driving Home For Christmas', has died aged 74 following a short illness, his family said on Monday.
Austrian painter Arnulf Rainer dies at 96
Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer has died at the age of 96, Austrian news agency APA reported on Sunday.
Third 'Avatar' film lights up global box offices
Director James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" has kicked off its box office run with roughly $345 million in global ticket sales through Sunday, meeting pre-weekend forecasts for the epic movie franchise's third film.
1 Billion Followers Summit reveals AI-generated film award shortlist
The 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest summit dedicated to the content creation economy and organised by the UAE Government Media Office, has announced the list of the Top 12 shortlisted films competing in the world’s largest AI-Generated Film Award.
UK author David Walliams dropped by publisher over harassment allegations
David Walliams, a bestselling British children's author, was dropped by HarperCollins UK after the Daily Telegraph reported the publisher had investigated claims he had harassed some of its junior female employees.
