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Love is in the air for Spanish singer Rosalía, who’s been spotted cosying up to German actor and musician Emilio Sakraya. Photos: @rosalia.vt, @emilio_sakraya_/Instagram

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Meet Rosalía’s new beau, Emilio Sakraya – who wants to break into Hollywood

Flamenco pop singer Rosalía might have had a good thing going with actor Jeremy Allen White, but a new flame seems to be on the scene in the shape of German actor-musician Emilio Sakraya.

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Who is Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter’s wife, Lauren Kitt Carter?

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Who is T-Pain’s wife of 22 years, Amber Najm – who supported him at Coachella?

16 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Style Edit: Purple meets paradox in Chanel’s new Chance Eau Splendide

With foregrounding notes of rose geranium and raspberry, the luminous fragrance from Olivier Polge embodies Coco Chanel’s ‘Luck is my soul’ philosophy, and comes with a playful film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

15 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM

Belgian singer/songwriter and Chanel ambassador Angèle exudes joy and a carefree state of mind in the campaign film for the launch of Chance Eau Splendide. Photo: Handout

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop songs with a ‘French touch’? Korean precision meets French flair

Korean and French music professionals collaborated in Seoul’s first Atelier K-pop songwriting camp, creating K-pop tracks with a French vibe.

15 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 13-19

Discover Hong Kong-born indie songstress Joya’s new EP, a toy fest at PMQ, Easter treats and non-alcoholic cocktails at Mostly Harmless.

14 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | HK Phil and violinist Bomsori Kim’s Prokofiev has audience agog

Beijing venue’s acoustics bring out Hong Kong Philharmonic’s balance and clarity in works by Pärt and Prokofiev with Korean violin virtuoso.

14 Apr 2025 - 3:49PM

Violinist Bomsori Kim performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No 2 with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing. Photo: Desmond Chan/HK Phil

Celebrity Families

Meet Transformers actor Josh Duhamel’s wife, model Audra Mari

Although the couple have a 20-plus-year age gap between them, they also have many similar interests – Fergie, who shares a child with Duhamel, even congratulated them on their firstborn.

13 Apr 2025 - 4:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Lauren – who just got shot?

Lauren – who wrote Behold the Monster: Confronting America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer – was shot by police in LA this week, before being arrested and released on a US$1 million bond.

11 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 11-13

Quaff some Pharrell Williams champagne, learn how to care better for your dog, revisit an iconic Hong Kong movie and more this weekend.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM

Fresh handmade cosmetics company Lush has launched an Easter collection, available at Hong Kong and Macau stores this weekend. Photo: Lush

Unreleased Teresa Teng song found in Japan to appear on album

Light pop song the late Taiwanese singer probably recorded in the mid-1980s will feature on album of composer Takashi Miki’s work.

12 Apr 2025 - 12:34PM

Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng speaks following her arrival at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport in October 1980. An unreleased song of hers, found on tape in a Japanese warehouse some years ago, will appear on an album being released this year. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Stadium proves star of show for Coldplay in Hong Kong

Cheers all round as British band successfully hold first-large scale concert at new Hong Kong venue.

11 Apr 2025 - 6:30AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Alanis Morissette’s eccentric rapper husband, Souleye?

The couple met at a meditation retreat in California, and the eccentric rapper claims he has ‘healed’ customers at Amazon-owned grocery store Whole Foods.

11 Apr 2025 - 6:00AM

Books and literature

Review | Beatles book takes deep dive into the Lennon-McCartney relationship

Ian Leslie relies on other Beatles books, gossip and interpreting lyrics to try to define the relationship between band’s writing partners.

11 Apr 2025 - 4:15AM

The Beatles (from left): Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, circa 1964. Photo: Getty Images

Fame and celebrity

Who is singer Sofia Carson’s beauty maven sister, Paulina Char?

While Carson lights up the stage with tenor Andrea Bocelli, younger sister Paulina Char works behind the scenes developing new make-up products for Tower 28 Beauty.

10 Apr 2025 - 4:00AM

Who is singer Sofia Carson’s beauty product-obsessed sister, Paulina Char? Photo: @paudachar/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Ms Rachel’s composer husband, Aron Accurso?

Ms Rachel is currently making headlines for her stance on the Israel-Gaza war, just as she welcomes baby No 2 with husband Aron Accurso – here’s what we know about her partner.

9 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Cantopop singer Marf Yau wows in Fendi – and Chris Martin asked for an encore

Yau took the stage at Kai Tak to open for Coldplay wearing an ensemble by Fendi featuring a crop-top and shorts – and Martin asked her to sing her Cantonese verse of the band’s hit ‘We Pray’ twice.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:32PM

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Eminem’s business executive son-in-law, Evan McClintock

McClintock, a business executive, and Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade tied the knot last year, and just shared the first photo of their newborn son, Elliot Marshall McClintock, on Instagram.

8 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Eminem’s daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, just welcomed her first child with husband Evan McClintock. Photos: @hailiejade/Instagram, Associated Press

Celebrity Families

Meet Peggy Gallagher, mother of prickly Oasis pair Noel and Liam Gallagher

Ireland-born Peggy raised her 3 sons away from their abusive father in a council house in Manchester, where she still lives – for her 80th birthday, her wish was for Liam and Noel to make up.

8 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

K-pop remains top global symbol of South Korean culture, survey shows

Nearly 1 in 5 global fans say K-pop comes to mind first, beating out Korean food, TV dramas and beauty products.

7 Apr 2025 - 8:35PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Tyler Hilton, ex-One Tree Hill actor and long-time Taylor Swift friend

Swift was a fan of Hilton in his One Tree Hill days and got him to star in the music video for her song “Teardrops on My Guitar” – now he’s married to actress Megan Park and has 2 children.

7 Apr 2025 - 10:49AMvideocam

Tyler Hilton has been friends with Taylor Swift for years. Photo: @tylerhilton/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Lucy Dacus, the Boygenius singer Taylor Swift mentions on her TTPD album?

Dacus has released several solo albums, including last month’s Forever is a Feeling, and won Grammys with Boygenius; she recently confirmed she is the Lucy referred to in a song by Taylor Swift.

7 Apr 2025 - 4:00AM

Boygenius singer Lucy Dacus recently confirmed that Taylor Swift name-dropped her on her album The Tortured Poets Department. Photos: @lucydacus/Instagram; Instagram

Ukrainian punk-rock band provide escape from ‘madness’ of war

In Ukraine, loud music and flying underwear are all part of punk duo Susidy Sterpliat’s concerts that show the power of cultural resistance.

5 Apr 2025 - 6:27PM

How ‘cheap trick’ helps monkeys yodel better than humans

Human yodellers can switch up and down an octave, but monkeys have a 3½-octave range. Researchers have just discovered why that is.

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Fame and celebrity

Bruce Springsteen to drop 83 unreleased songs in 7-album collection

Tracks ll: The Lost Albums will contain songs The Boss wrote and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018 – 74 of them never heard before.

4 Apr 2025 - 11:50AMvideocam

Bruce Springsteen in San Diego in 2024. His coming collection, “Tracks ll: The Lost Albums”, will contain songs written and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018. photo: TNS

Fame and celebrity

Who are the late Val Kilmer’s 2 children, Mercedes and Jack Kilmer?

Hollywood stars from Josh Brolin to Josh Gad have been paying tribute to the Batman Forever actor following his death – but who are the children he’s leaving behind, Mercedes and Jack?

3 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Actor Val Kilmer and his adult children Jack Kilmer and Mercedes Kilmer. Photos: Getty Images

Can Japan’s growing fan culture move the dial for consumer spending?

Fans of bands, anime characters, mascots and online entertainers in Japan may spend as much as US$23 billion a year.

3 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM

Celebrity children

Meet rock star John Mellencamp’s 5 children, but who stays out of the spotlight?

A father from the age of 19 and a grandfather since he was 37, Mellencamp has spent most of his life surrounded by family, often taking his children on the road with him on tour.

2 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM

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