English actor Tim Curry, celebrated for his unforgettable performance as the flamboyant Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died aged 80.

Country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family has announced. Parton died on Tuesday in Nashville, according to a video statement posted to her social media account by her nephew Bryan Seaver, who served as her head of security for more than two decades. No cause of death was given.

Australia’s peak music industry body has moved to exclude fully AI-generated music from the country’s official charts, following controversy surrounding an AI-assisted cover of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” that became a major radio hit.

US President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to reject the BBC's efforts to subpoena his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner as part of the broadcaster's defence against a $10 billion defamation lawsuit.

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of rock band ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the group announced on Tuesday. Beard died while receiving hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, surrounded by family, according to a statement from the band. No cause of death was given.

A federal judge recently nominated to the bench by US President Donald Trump has taken over his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. Jeffrey Kuntz was nominated by Trump in April to serve on the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate last month in a 51-46 vote.

American actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in the television series Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36, her family confirmed through her publicist. Panettiere was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to local police.

Jonas Brothers return to their ‘Camp Rock’ roles