• British singer Robbie Williams performs at the Rock in Rio Lisboa music festival at Bela Vista Park in Lisbon on May 25, 2014. AFP
    British singer Robbie Williams performs at the Rock in Rio Lisboa music festival at Bela Vista Park in Lisbon on May 25, 2014. AFP
  • ason Derulo performs during the World Music Awards 2014 held at the Sporting Club, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 27, 2014. EPA
    ason Derulo performs during the World Music Awards 2014 held at the Sporting Club, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 27, 2014. EPA
  • Miley Cyrus performs during the World Music Awards 2014. EPA
    Miley Cyrus performs during the World Music Awards 2014. EPA
  • Mariah Carey performs during the World Music Awards. AFP
    Mariah Carey performs during the World Music Awards. AFP
  • Dolly Parton performs during a concert to benefit Dolly's Imagination Library & Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation at The University of Tennessee's Thompson-boling Arena on May 28, 2014 in Knoxville, Tennessee. AFP
    Dolly Parton performs during a concert to benefit Dolly's Imagination Library & Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation at The University of Tennessee's Thompson-boling Arena on May 28, 2014 in Knoxville, Tennessee. AFP
  • A tap dancer from Australia's Tap Dogs stands amidst sparks from metal grinding, during a media preview Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at a Marina Bay Sands theater in Singapore. The Australian theatre group which features high-energy dance numbers with steel works as props has performed over 330 cities. AP
    A tap dancer from Australia's Tap Dogs stands amidst sparks from metal grinding, during a media preview Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at a Marina Bay Sands theater in Singapore. The Australian theatre group which features high-energy dance numbers with steel works as props has performed over 330 cities. AP
  • A model presents a creation by Kuwaiti designer Fatima Ismaeil during a presentation of the summer collections during summer Fashion week in Saint Georges hotel in Beirut, Lebanon on May 27, 2014. EPA
    A model presents a creation by Kuwaiti designer Fatima Ismaeil during a presentation of the summer collections during summer Fashion week in Saint Georges hotel in Beirut, Lebanon on May 27, 2014. EPA
  • A visitor stands in front of the artwork Black eyes crossing the Valley (2014) by Marcos Castro during the exhibition Collection of three different lectures: Summer, silence, rumour, scream and trace study shown at Museum of Modern Art of Mexico City, Mexico, May 28, 2014. EPA
    A visitor stands in front of the artwork Black eyes crossing the Valley (2014) by Marcos Castro during the exhibition Collection of three different lectures: Summer, silence, rumour, scream and trace study shown at Museum of Modern Art of Mexico City, Mexico, May 28, 2014. EPA
  • A member of staff poses next to paintings entitled Modes of Transport, right and Hindu Triad, left by late Indian artist Maqbool Fida (MF) Husain during a preview at the Victoria and Albert Museum for the M.F. Husain: Master of Modern Indian Painting' exhibition in central London on May 28, 2014. AFP
    A member of staff poses next to paintings entitled Modes of Transport, right and Hindu Triad, left by late Indian artist Maqbool Fida (MF) Husain during a preview at the Victoria and Albert Museum for the M.F. Husain: Master of Modern Indian Painting' exhibition in central London on May 28, 2014. AFP
  • A visitor looks at works by French painter, engraver and sculptor, Pierre Soulages, at the museum of the « Outrenoir » master (« ultra-black »), on May 28, 2014 in the French southwestern city of Rodez. The exhibition Pierre Soulages Outrenoir paintings" opens on May 31, 2014 until October 5, 2014. Visitors will be able to discover paintings donated by Pierre and Colette Soulages, as well as an exhibition of international dimension « The Outrenoir(s) of Pierre Soulages: European Museums and Foundations ». AFP
    A visitor looks at works by French painter, engraver and sculptor, Pierre Soulages, at the museum of the « Outrenoir » master (« ultra-black »), on May 28, 2014 in the French southwestern city of Rodez. The exhibition Pierre Soulages Outrenoir paintings" opens on May 31, 2014 until October 5, 2014. Visitors will be able to discover paintings donated by Pierre and Colette Soulages, as well as an exhibition of international dimension « The Outrenoir(s) of Pierre Soulages: European Museums and Foundations ». AFP
  • A visitor looks at a piece named 180 colours by German artist Gerhard Richter during the exhibition Gerhard Richter - Grey and 180 colours'at the Museum Abteiberg in Moenchengladbach, Germany on May 25, 2014. EPA
    A visitor looks at a piece named 180 colours by German artist Gerhard Richter during the exhibition Gerhard Richter - Grey and 180 colours'at the Museum Abteiberg in Moenchengladbach, Germany on May 25, 2014. EPA
  • Actor Brad Pitt waits, as cast member Angelina Jolie poses, at the premiere of Maleficent at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California May 28, 2014. Reuters
    Actor Brad Pitt waits, as cast member Angelina Jolie poses, at the premiere of Maleficent at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California May 28, 2014. Reuters
  • British actress/cast member Emily Blunt and US actor/cast member Tom Cruise arrive for the world premiere of The Edge Of Tomorrow at The Imax cinema in London, Britain on May 28, 2014. EPA
    British actress/cast member Emily Blunt and US actor/cast member Tom Cruise arrive for the world premiere of The Edge Of Tomorrow at The Imax cinema in London, Britain on May 28, 2014. EPA
  • Australian actor and cast member Hugh Jackman, left, takes pictures with fans during the premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past in Tokyo, Japan on May 27, 2014. EPA
    Australian actor and cast member Hugh Jackman, left, takes pictures with fans during the premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past in Tokyo, Japan on May 27, 2014. EPA
  • British film director Paul Anderson and his wife US actress Milla Jovovich pose for photographers during the red carpet ceremony before the Japanese premiere of his latest movie Pompeii in Tokyo on May 26, 2014. AFP
    British film director Paul Anderson and his wife US actress Milla Jovovich pose for photographers during the red carpet ceremony before the Japanese premiere of his latest movie Pompeii in Tokyo on May 26, 2014. AFP
  • Elle Fanning poses at the premiere of Maleficent at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California on May 28, 2014. Reuters
    Elle Fanning poses at the premiere of Maleficent at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California on May 28, 2014. Reuters
  • Dan Auerbach, right, and Patrick Carney, left, of The Black Keys perform Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Nashville. AP
    Dan Auerbach, right, and Patrick Carney, left, of The Black Keys perform Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Nashville. AP
  • Lionel Richie performs during the first show of his All The Hits All Night Long Tour at Rogers Arena on May 29, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AFP
    Lionel Richie performs during the first show of his All The Hits All Night Long Tour at Rogers Arena on May 29, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AFP
  • Palestinian Arab Idol, singer Mohammed Assaf performs during the 13th Mawazine Rhythms of the World music festival in Rabat on May 30, 2014. Reuters
    Palestinian Arab Idol, singer Mohammed Assaf performs during the 13th Mawazine Rhythms of the World music festival in Rabat on May 30, 2014. Reuters

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