People of Color Fare Better in Music, ‘A Stark Contrast From Film Industry,’ Study Finds

According to People, the Duchess of Sussex is relishing her time settling in with Prince Harry and their 9-month-old son Archie, as the dust settles from their decision to leave royal life behind.

Meghan Markle is reportedly relishing a quieter life abroad in Canada and under "much less stress" since stepping down as a senior member of the royal family alongside her husband, Prince Harry.The duchess is reported to be enjoying her time hiking, cooking at home and spending time with her dogs and young son, Archie.

Starz’s international streaming platform Starzplay has struck an output deal with parent company Lionsgate for split first pay streaming rights in the U.K. to Lionsgate’s recently released and upcoming feature films.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

Former lovers Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill have taken their long-running feud to a new level by slinging vile accusations at each other over social media.

Flawed and simplistic metrics may be misleading Hollywood's power brokers about the factors that determine box office success and perpetuating gender and race biases, a new study suggests.Complicating longtime adages that films with female and/or underrepresented lead or co-lead stars don't perform as well as those with white, male stars, the former receive lower production and print and advertising (P&A) budgets and distribution density (they were released in fewer theaters) than the latter,

Despite the lack of actors of color nominated at the 2020 Oscars, 2019 was a year of positive change for inclusion in popular movies.Research from the USCAnnenberg Inclusion Initiative examined the 100 top-grossing films of 2019 andfound that there was a notable improvement in the representation of both actors of color and females.Last year, 31 of thetop 100films featuredan underrepresented lead or co-lead, which is up from the 27films in 2018 and 13 films in 2007.

By Andreas Wiseman

Billie is not going to let people troll Drake for being friends with her. The social media users heavily criticised the God’s Plan rapper for being creepy after Eilish revealed during an interview that the two have exchanged texts. In her latest interview with Vogue, the 18-year-old singer reacted on the backlash faced by Drake and defended the rapper. Calling the internet a “stupid mess,” the Bad Guy songstress pointed out that everyone has become so sensitive lately.  

Shares in China's leading film studios took an immediate dive Monday moments after the country's stock markets resumed trading after the long Chinese New Year holiday.

Joaquin Phoenix made a pointed speech at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, calling out the film industry for its lack of diversity.

Joaquin Phoenix was named best actor for the antihero story “Joker,” at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, leaving the crowd speechless when he called out the film industry’s exclusionary practices.

The star won the award for Leading Actor at the 2020 awards ceremony

If there's one thing that Jimmy Fallon has taught us over the years, it's that he's game for anything, even if that's trying to keep up with fitness icon John Cena in about five different sports. The 45-year-old Tonight Show host does just that in the 2020 Super Bowl commercial for Michelob Ultra.

Do you feel like work is consuming your life and when you come back home your still thinking about it? Does it keep you up at night or do you find yourself boring your friends to tears about office politics when they just want to chat about Love Island? Well it seems you’re not alone. A study of 2,000 adults found that rising work pressures and smartphones that constantly buzz combined with a fast pace of life mean that many people find it difficult to “switch off”.

A study by the Time’s Up Foundation and USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has found that women and people of color are vastly underrepresented at film festivals worldwide.

Before composer Ludwig Göransson even received his engraved Academy Award for winning best original score in 2019 for Black Panther, the win was already paying dividends.“The next day after the Oscars, I got the call from Christopher Nolan’s people saying that Chris wanted to hire him on his next movie, Tenet,” says Amos Newman, Göransson’s agent at WME.While receiving any award is good for the ego and the mantelpiece, the Oscar is seen as the pinnacle for composers — and most likely to yield