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Of her first New Zealand tour since becoming a megastar, Lorde has three words: ‘‘I’m so excited.’’

Taylor Swift has learned an invaluable lesson: when life kicks you down sometimes you’ve just got to dance. Like many pop stars before her, Swift has penned an anthem, Shake it Off, to busting a move

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The discovery of an overgrown headstone in a cemetery near Manchester, England, two years ago eventually led to a new musical endeavour for one Christchurch musician.

Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan’s actor-son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades. Jaycee Chan, 32, was detained last Thursday together with the 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said yesterday on their official microblog, identifying them only by their surnames, ages and nationalities.

A joke about a vacuum cleaner has been voted the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival. Comedian Tim Vine dusted off his joke book to come up with a one-liner voted best wisecrack of the festival, PA reported

Christina Aguilera and her fiance, Matt Rutler, have welcomed their daughter into the world and named her Summer Rain Rutler. The singer gave birth to baby Summer on August 16 via C-section at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, according to

A joke about a vacuum cleaner has been voted the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival. Comedian Tim Vine dusted off his joke book to come up with a one-liner voted best wisecrack of the festival, PA reported