Wed, 14 May 2008 07:56:44 GMT
Red carpets are rolled out on the French Riviera in preparation for the launch of the Cannes Film Festival.
Wed, 14 May 2008 07:28:49 GMT
A Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman sells for $33.6m (£17.2m) in New York, a new record.
Wed, 14 May 2008 08:10:49 GMT
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty performs live for the first time since being released from prison.
Tue, 13 May 2008 13:48:43 GMT
The four artists nominated for 2008's Turner Prize are revealed, with sculpture and film dominating the line-up.
Tue, 13 May 2008 16:14:17 GMT
Artist Robert Rauschenberg, known for using odd and everyday articles in his work, dies at the age of 82.
Tue, 13 May 2008 16:59:36 GMT
Hip-hop star Remy Ma is sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting a woman outside a New York nightclub.
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:01 GMT
The first three jurors have been chosen for R&B star R Kelly's child pornography trial in the US city of Chicago.
Tue, 13 May 2008 11:37:15 GMT
A full series of the US remake of time-travel drama Life on Mars is ordered by ABC, the Hollywood Reporter says.
Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:49 GMT
US TV drama Ugly Betty is to move its production from Los Angeles to New York.
Tue, 13 May 2008 13:01:09 GMT
Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County wins two US Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Mon, 12 May 2008 21:43:50 GMT
Hundreds of fans greet the stars of the Sex and the City movie at its world premiere in London's West End.
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:35:04 GMT
Novelist Salman Rushdie is favourite to win the Booker of Booker prizes to add to his two existing awards.
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:28:08 GMT
Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are winners at the Sony Awards, with BBC Radio 4 named station of the year.
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:44:59 GMT
Comic-book movie Iron Man is the number one film in the UK and Ireland for the second week running.
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:17:46 GMT
A High Court judge pronounces a decree nisi, ending the marriage of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:00:23 GMT
German techno group Scooter knock Madonna off the number one spot in the UK album chart.
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:40:36 GMT
Renowned Turkish Soprano Leyla Gencer has died at her home in Milan, Italy, at the age of 80.
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:55:31 GMT
Musicians who played at the Isle of Wight's Folk and Blues festival last September claim they have still not been paid for performing.
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:03:36 GMT
Channel 4 drama Boy A wins three Bafta Craft Awards, which celebrates the work of those behind the scenes of TV shows.
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:25:16 GMT
Dolly Parton leads the tributes to gospel singer Dottie Rambo, who has died in a tour bus crash aged 74.
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:12:20 GMT
Actor Dennis Farina is arrested after a loaded handgun was found in his suitcase at Los Angeles airport.
