During Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards in New York, American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish urged billionaires to “give your money away.”
“If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?” the artist questioned during her acceptance speech, delivered in a room that included notable figures such as Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
She added, “If you have money, it would be great to use it for good things, maybe give it to some people that need it.”
Eilish further announced her intention to donate $11.5 million from proceeds of her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour to various organizations and charities.
Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, has died aged 93.
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The late author appeared in the TV adaptation of her 1988 novel last year.
Tributes have been paid to author Dame Jilly Cooper, who has died at the age of 88 following a fall.
The star of Adolescence won in the best supporting actor in a limited series category.
Jenny Ortega, Sydney Sweeney and Pedro Pascal were among the stars to walk the red carpet.
The Italian fashion designer and billionaire brand owner Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91.
Guinness World Records are celebrating 70 years of record-breaking achievements.
Props, costumes and set pieces from the popular British historical drama Downton Abbey are being auctioned for charity in London.
The British actor who portrayed Del Boy in the TV show Only Fools and Horses told BBC Breakfast about how the backstage crew reacted to the show’s famous chandelier scene
The stars of the Freaky Friday sequel speak to the BBC about the story and the friendship between the on-screen mother and daughter.
Ahead of his Belfast gig, DJ Fatboy Slim reminisces about his first visit to the city in the 1980s.
BBC culture reporter Noor Nanji takes a look at when the allegations were first made and what’s happened since.
Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m) at an auction in Paris.
The Gallagher brothers play their first concert since reuniting, in front of a packed Cardiff stadium.
The TV personality appeared on several reality shows, after rising to fame on How Clean Is Your House.
The British actor says he is “humbled” and his success was “luck, persistence, and a little bit of pushing against the tide”.
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The Match of the Day host will leave the corporation after presenting his final episode on Sunday.
