Maurice White, founder of US soul band Earth, Wind & Fire, has died aged 74, his brother says.

Glee's Amber Riley is to star in stage musical Dreamgirls when it opens in the West End in November.

An Italian actor left in a coma, after a hanging scene went wrong in a live theatrical production, is declared brain dead.

Primal Scream are to headline the Electric Fields festival at Drumlanrig Castle this year while the Eden Festival also unveils a string of acts.

S4C is promised an extra £400,000 by the UK government, reversing the first year of proposed grant cuts, as a "comprehensive review" of the channel is announced.

Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc says he "can’t believe the response" to news he will co-host the new series of Top Gear, when the BBC show returns in May.

An Indian airline suspends five crew members who let Bollywood star Sonu Nigam sing over its public address system - sparking a row on social media.

A Chinese writer tells the BBC he published a provocative book about President Xi Jinping, linked to five missing Hong Kong booksellers, as a challenge to China.