Coco

"It was so amazing watching him just be a creative," the singer shared A crying emoji and a drawing of a river. The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. A collage of nineties boy bands. These were the clues Coco Jones provided her fans with when teasing the remix of “ICU,” her breakthrough single released last October. They didn’t point towards the artists many fans thought would be tapped to revamp the song, like Jazmine Sullivan or Usher, but its actual featured guest, Justin Timberlake, knows a…

Following a suicide attempt that left her in coma, famous Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee died on Wednesday, her sisters announced in a social media post, reported CNN. Her sisters Carol and Nancy said Lee was suffering from depression for "a few years" and attempted to take her own life on Sunday. She was hospitalised but could not be brought out of coma and died on Wednesday. Several media outlets reported she was 48 years old. This year marks the 30th year of Lee`s singing career. Her R&B sounds combined with…

Hong Kong-born pop star CoCo Lee has died after a years-long battle with depression. She was 48.Lee’s sisters, Carol Lee and Nancy Lee, confirmed on social media that the “Reflection” singer died Wednesday as a result of a suicide attempt a few days earlier at her Hong Kong home. She was hospitalized Sunday, slipped into a coma and subsequently died.“With great sadness, we are here to break the most devastating news: CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCoco Lee, the Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter and actor, has died by suicide aged 48, her siblings said on Wednesday (5 July).The Chinese-American star was known for her hit song “A Love Before Time” from Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning martial arts film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001).Lee had been living with depression for several years, her older sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in…

Colombian superstar Maluma continues to tease fans ahead of the release of his upcoming album ‘Don Juan’, by unveiling cheeky new single ‘Coco Loco’.‘Coco Loco’ – ‘Crazy Coconut’ in English – is the latest track to be released from the new album and it follows ‘La Fórmula’ with Marc Anthony, ‘La Reina’ and ‘Diablo, Que Chimba’ alongside Anuel AA. Musically the song is very much the kind of track you’d expect from Maluma, mixing tropical beats with reggaeton elements while the star sings and raps.Lyrically, the song is…

Image: Pixar/DisneyA few months ago, the Walt Disney Company announced it would be laying off thousands of workers as one of several efforts it was making to reduce costs. Many of those cuts are taking place across its entertainment sector, and as it turns out, that includes its prized animation studio, Pixar. What Exactly is the New Movie, Lightyear?Per Reuters, 75 staffers from the studio behind Toy Story and Monsters Inc. were let go in late May, and were Pixar’s first job cuts in decade after the underperformance of…

Ice-T came to the defense of his wife Coco Austin after someone on Twitter criticized the dress she wore at the Grammys earlier this month. Maureen McCall posted a tweet last week where she complimented Adele for looking “fabulous” at the Grammys before describing her as “classy” when the singer was “heavier.” McCall then took aim at Coco because she was “wrapped in a dress 3 sizes too small.” Image via Twitter/Maureen41213160Ice-T caught wind of the tweet, and delivered a quick response. He continued to go on the…

Whoever thinks R&B is dead simply isn’t listening. The soundtrack of lovers and friends of love has been a relished space within music for decades, finding sweet prevalence in the aughts for its sultry era with the likes of Usher, Mario, and Omarion. Then there are, of course, greats like the Queen of Soul Mary J. Blige and genre-shifting pillar Robert Glasper. Now, the genre finds itself in a renaissance that both resides in its roots and sprouts with newfound vigor and experimentation. Some of these acts have been…

Vita Coco water.Tim P. Whitby | Getty ImagesFor nearly two decades, Vita Coco has sold its coconut water to health-conscious consumers as a fresh way to hydrate. This year, it's changing the pitch.The beverage company is pushing its namesake brand into new use cases and occasions, partnering with Diageo on a canned cocktail and marketing the drink as a hangover aid.Co-founder Mike Kirban compared Vita Coco's transformation to that of Ocean Spray, the agricultural cooperative that sells cranberry products."Ocean Spray is a…

Photo: Disney ParksIt’s perfectly fitting that Mickey Mouse, the icon Walt Disney credits for the start of the Walt Disney Animation studios, is finally getting a ride at Disneyland just in time for Disney’s 100th anniversary. That’s not all; Disney100 is being celebrated at Disney Parks in a big way with two nighttime spectaculars that pay homage to the company’s animation legacy and its modern blockbuster franchises.io9 was invited to attend the media preview of the festivities and to talk to the teams and Imagineers…