DUBLIN (Reuters) - Fans from near and far got what they really really really wanted on Friday night when the ultimate 1990s girl band, the Spice Girls, opened their long awaited reunion tour at last in Dublin.

DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - Fans from near and far got what they really really really wanted on Friday night when the ultimate 1990s girl band, the Spice Girls, opened their long awaited reunion tour at last in Dublin.

DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - Nineties girl band the Spice Girls return to the stage as a foursome on Friday, kicking off a reunion tour in Dublin with happy wishes from their absent band mate Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham.

CAP D'ANTIBES, France (Reuters) - From Pamela Anderson to Dua Lipa, the great and good of the movie and music world mingled at the Cannes Film Festival's most glamorous fixture on Thursday night, a fundraiser for AIDS research where stars including Mariah Carey took to the stage.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - A civic Phoenix story is promised and effectively delivered in "Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock 'N Roll," even if there's little doubt that what much of the audience will be hoping for from this documentary is Bruce, the whole Bruce and nothing but the Bruce.

LONDON (Reuters) - Pop rock band The 1975 were the big winners at the Ivor Novellos in London on Thursday, scooping two major prizes at Britain's annual awards honoring songwriting and composing.

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Pop rock band The 1975 were the big winners at the Ivor Novellos in London on Thursday, scooping two major prizes at Britain's annual awards honoring songwriting and composing.

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Author Judith Kerr, who enchanted generations of children with simply illustrated tales such as "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" and "Mog the Forgetful Cat," has died at the age of 95.

LONDON (Reuters) - Judith Kerr, the author of "The Tiger Who Came to Tea", has died at the age of 95 after a short illness, her publisher said.