A festival dedicated to films about music—it sounds like a perfect pairing of form and subject, and an excuse to watch a bunch of fun movies too. Yet until 2000 no one had really made a go of it.

Authorities say close friends of an alleged kleptocrat bought properties with cash meant to fight Boko Haram, underscoring how the U.S. has become a money-laundering haven.

Stacker consulted Billboard, Time Out, and other expert music sources to determine 20 of the most iconic karaoke songs from ...