Shunsuke Kikuchi, ‘Dragon Ball’ Music Composer, Dies at 89

Jordan Moreau Paul Mooney, the comedian, actor and writer for Richard Pryor, died on Wednesday morning, his representative Cassandra Williams confirmed to Variety. He was 79.He died at his home in Oakland, Calif., after suffering a heart attack.Mooney’s Twitter account also shared the news on Wednesday morning, posting “Thank you all from the bottom of all of our hearts…To all in love with this great man.”Thank you all from the bottom of all of our hearts …you’re all are the best!…… Mooney

Dragon Quest will be the first stream to receive a live English translation as it airs.The long-running Japanese role-playing franchise celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and to celebrate Square Enix is planning a special livestream which will air on May 26.Unlike previous Dragon Quest announcement streams, this one will feature live translation to English, as well as Chinese, and Korean, whilst airing in native Japanese.The stream will be available on YouTube, and a reminder can be set

Wonho is back and he brought a friend in the new music video for “Ain’t About You”.

Wonho is back and he brought a friend in the new music video for “Ain’t About You”.

Tawny Kitaen’s brother believes his sister died from a broken heart. The sultry actress who appeared in rock music videos during the heyday of MTV and starred opposite Tom Hanks in 1984’s "Bachelor Party" died on Friday at age 59.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentToei Animation, a leading Japanese animation house with a seven-decade history, has announced the release of a new “Dragon Ball Super” movie in 2022.Based on a comic by Toriyama Akira that debuted in the “Weekly Shonen Jump” magazine in 1984 and has sold 260 million paperback copies worldwide, the “Dragon Ball” franchise has long been a money spinner for Toei, with TV anime, films, games and merchandise in the mix.The new film is the second based on “Dragon

India Jordan has revealed that they’re working with their agent to help make live events more inclusive.Speaking to NME as part of this week’s Big Read interview, Jordan said they’ve been using these past 12 months in lockdown to consider their role in tackling structural racism and gender inequality at festivals.As clubs and festivals look slightly nearer to returning in some capacity, Jordan, who also works in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at King’s College London university, is working

Angelique Jackson For the launch of Michael B. Jordan’s “Without Remorse,” the team at Amazon decided to go big.The e-commerce giant and streaming player coordinated more than 100 drone deliveries to veterans and military families, celebs and influencers in 11 countries and 14 markets across the globe.

Jodie Turner-Smith did not have your typical pregnancy. The 34-year-old actress was in her second trimester of pregnancy while filming the new Amazon Original Movie,, with Michael B.

IZ*ONE has shared her thoughts on the group’s disbandment.Yesterday (April 28), the Japanese K-pop singer talked about her time with the girl group during her Bay FM radio show, Tonight, Under The Sakura Tree, ahead of IZ*ONE’s official disbandment at 12am KST on April 29.

If you loved the cynical, grim nihilism and fascistic wet dream foulness of “Sicario: Day Of The Soldado,” you’re probably going to love Amazon’s “Without Remorse.” Made by the same writing/directing pair, filmmaker Stefano Sollima (the Italian “Gomorrah” TV series) and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario,” “Hell or High Water”), “Without Remorse” feels like a CIA Black Ops recruitment tool—making ruthless assassinations of faceless foreign nationals seem efficiently slick and badass—for

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMusic, games and pictures all contributed to a doubling of full year net profits at Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group, despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus.Reporting its financial results for the January-to March fourth quarter and 12-month results from April 2020 to March 2021, Sony said that annual sales increased by 9% to JPY9.00 trillion.

“Godzilla Vs. Kong” has marched to $406 million worldwide so far, which is pretty damn good if you consider, we’re still in a pandemic, and many North American viewers experienced the movie at home on HBO Max.

statement, is an effort to boost music discovery via the social media app, whether it’s recommendations from friends or verified users and pages.Free users will have access to the function but on shuffle mode and ads from Spotify added.Countries currently with access to this function are Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua,

NEW YORK -- Apple Music is coming to a city near you — the streaming service has launched daily music charts focused on particular cities around the world, including New York City, Tokyo and Lagos.The streaming service unveiled City Charts on Monday for more than 100 cities, and the Top 25 songs on each local chart are based on the number of plays in the particular city.More than 25 of the new City Charts are based in North America, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami,

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorVariety and the African American Film Critics Association closed out the second edition of the Micheaux Project educational program with LAUSD’s Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) by hosting a virtual red carpet that drew comedian and “Let’s Make a Deal” host Wayne Brady, “Black Lighting” star Jordan Calloway and other actors, filmmakers and industry figures.Now in its second year, the Micheaux Project is an eight-week extracurricular seminar for