Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Beyonce surprises with new music after Super Bowl advert

U.S. pop famous person Beyonce launched two new songs after making a shock look in a Super Bowl industrial during which she quipped about “breaking the internet” minutes earlier than asserting a forthcoming album. “Okay, they ready. Drop the new music,” Beyonce mentioned within the Verizon industrial on Sunday, aired in the course of the United States’ most-watched TV occasion.

Battle-scarred Taiwanese islands star in Oscar nominated movie

A movie about frontline Taiwanese islands repeatedly fought over with China in the course of the peak of the Cold War is vying to win an Oscar this 12 months, with its director hoping the eye will assist higher clarify tensions over Taiwan to a broader viewers. Taiwanese-American director S. Leo Chiang’s 19 minute-long “Island in Between”, out there to look at on YouTube, tells the story of Kinmen, a small island group which hugs the Chinese coast.

‘Versatile, charismatic’ Sigourney Weaver honoured at Spain’s Goya Awards

U.S. actress Sigourney Weaver on Saturday received the International Goya Award in recognition of what the Spanish Film Academy dubbed a formidable profession, throughout which she delivered to life “independent, complex and strong female characters”. The 74-year-old, finest recognized for enjoying Ellen Ripley within the “Alien” franchise, is just the third recipient of the honorary prize, which since its creation in 2022 has been awarded to Cate Blanchett and Juliette Binoche.

NFL-Taylor Swift shares the glare with Kelce, Mahomes on Super Bowl Sunday

Pop famous person Taylor Swift chugged a drink, bit her nails, buried her face in her palms and hugged her mates all through a nerve-shredding Super Bowl LVIII. At the top, it was hugs and kisses for her Kansas City Chiefs tight finish boyfriend Travis Kelce on a subject smothered with glitter and ticker tape because the world digested an epic, dynasty-creating victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

NFL-Usher dazzles at Super Bowl halftime present with assist from his mates

Usher delivered a high-energy Super Bowl halftime present on Sunday that featured shock appearances by a few of his most well-known collaborators because the R&B star rolled by way of a parade of his hits. Sitting at a crimson piano, Alicia Keys was the primary to be revealed as the 2 united to carry out their 2004 duet “My Boo.”

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