Livewire

Brad Pitt made his debut as the first male face of Chanels iconic No.5 fragrance on Monday,in an ad campaign that had critics split on the actors latest role. Pitt is seen with long hair and dressed casually,looking wistfully into the camera in an enigmatic black-and-white video directed by Atonement filmmaker Joe Wright. Pitt is the first male spokesperson for womens fragrance Chanel No.5,the first perfume launched by legendary French designer Coco Chanel in 1921. Time Magazines Erik Hayden called the ad nonsensical.

Lisa Marie Presley duets with dad Elvis in a new video I Love You Because,an emotional duet with her late father. The video was recorded in August for the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presleys death. Lisa Maries latest album,Storm and Grace,saw her embracing her Americana roots while her lyrics address her efforts to find her place in the world as the Kings only daughter. The video features family photos of Presleys 4-year-old twin girls,Finley and Harper,her son,Benjamin,and daughter,Riley,along with Lisa Marie and Elvis.

Fela Kuti,the Afro-beat King,has electrified music lovers with his strangely hypnotic blend of jazz,funk and West African folk rhythms. This week Nigeria opened a new museum to the King of Afrobeat,at the start of a week-long annual Felabration to mark his 74th birthday. Felas old family house was turned into a government-funded museum. The house is also a boutique hotel,with a bar and stage. His bedroom remains as has been since he died in 1997: a bed,clothes,more shoes,colourful underpantsoften they were all he wore.