Rihanna's Beverly Hills home hit by gunfire, police say
The Beverly Hills home of pop superstar Rihanna has been hit by gunfire, police say, BBC reported.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at 13:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on Sunday. A suspect was located and taken into custody.
A police official told the BBC's US partner, CBS News, that the home targeted belonged to Rihanna and that assault rifle casings were found at the scene.
Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros, clearing way for Paramount takeover
Netflix has backed away from its proposal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to win a months-long battle for one of Hollywood's most storied studios, BBC reported.
Warner Bros, which put itself up for sale last year, on Thursday said Paramount's latest bid was "superior" to the one from Netflix, which in turn refused to raise its offer.
Netflix executives said they have declined to match Paramount Skydance's bid as "the deal is no longer financially attractive" at that price, according to BBC.
Taylor Swift tops global sales again
Taylor Swift has been named 2025’s best-selling artist of the year for the sixth time, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced. The award recognises worldwide sales across streaming, downloads and physical formats over the calendar year.
According to Reuters, the honour follows the success of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. According to Billboard, the album sold more copies in its first week than any other release in the modern era, citing data from Luminate. Swift also saw strong global engagement from her tour documentary, The End of an Era.
Swift was first named IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year in 2014, then again in 2019, and consecutively from 2022 to 2024. Reuters reported, with the 2025 title, she has now won the award as many times as all other artists combined over the past decade.
IFPI said the achievement reflects her creative consistency and strong global release strategy. The award considers an artist’s entire body of work and measures performance across all music consumption formats worldwide.
Ranveer Singh receives Rs 10 crore extortion threat call from Lawrence Bishnoi gang
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has reportedly received a death threat and an extortion demand of Rs 10 crore from the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, NDTV reports.
The report says the threat was sent through a voice note from a United States-registered phone number.
Mumbai Police have launched a probe into the matter, with the Crime Branch taking charge of the investigation
