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I have tried but the music industry is so divided - Reggie Rockstone
Hiplife pioneer Reggie Rockstone has expressed concern over what he describes as a division within Ghana's music industry. Speaking on Starr Chat with Bola Ray on November 27, 2025, Rockstone said internal feuds and constant rivalry have made it…
Music industry demands rethink on 'culturally significant' BBC Scotland shows
It has expressed fears that the shake-up, which is due to see the four shows end in December, could see Scotland's creative identity could be “diluted through homogenised programming”. Singers and musicians have already attacked the…
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Gustaffson live: 'Putting the soul back into music
“People hear music but we want people to listen to it,” so says Andrew Gower, actor in Ellis but also front man of Gustaffson, who have this year released their debut album, Black & White Movie, and made a splash with an approach that…
Virgil Abloh's History in Music
In addition to being a husband, father, brother, and friend to many, Virgil Abloh was professionally known as a designer who disrupted the landscape of the fashion world. Though many are familiar with his Off-White and Louis Vuitton designs, he…
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi On His Game Music Career And Iconic Game Over Jingle
The multi-talented musician, voice actor, and singer, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. One of the more colorful and fun people in gaming is Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, who has made a career of composing great game music and memorable voiceovers. Considering the depth…
Mike Dean Suggests Timbaland's Support of AI Music Is Abo...
Mike Dean is the latest member of the music community to speak out against Timbaland 's staunch promotion of artificial intelligence in music. On Wednesday (November 26), Timbo took to Instagram to post a lengthy explanation about AI usage and…
Arts & music briefly
Art and artisan market set for Saturday The Eagle Rock Art Guild will host an art and artisan market at 9 a.m. Saturday at Downtown Event Center, 480 Park St. in Idaho Falls. Attendees can view and purchase handcrafted items created by local…
Jessie J lands exciting new role away from music
Singer Jessie J has landed herself an exciting new role away from her usual music jobs. The singing sensation is the latest celebrity to sign up for CBeebies Bedtime Story. The mum-of-one will be reading a story to viewers on CBeebies and BBC…
Theatre slaps 'nonsense' trigger warning on Jesus Christ Superstar musical
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Fans have hit out at a London theatre after a…
How AI is changing the music business
This rebroadcast originally aired on August 15, 2025. The world's largest music streaming service now lets users to monetize music in which they don't play or sing a single note. How is AI shaping how we make and profit from music? Rick Beato…
A Homecoming Fit For Royalty: The 'Purple Rain' Musical
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, to get through this thing called life. ” Those famous words spoken by Prince on his 1984 hit “Let's Go Crazy” now serve as the…
Which NFL players are the best (and worst) locker-room DJs? What music do they play?
Darnell Mooney walked over to the iPad in the Atlanta Falcons locker room on a Friday afternoon last month. Zach Bryan's 'Something in the Orange' was playing, a rare country music song blaring over the team's sound system. Mooney, a wide receiver…
Warner Music & Suno Sign Partnership
US Companies join forces after $500m lawsuit settled 28/11/25 Warner Music and Suno AI have signed a deal to join forces, after Warner had sued the tech platform for $500 Million, alleging large scale copyright infringement. The case has now…
'I almost always play it in hiding, alone': can anyone get into free jazz, history's most maligned music?
In the 1980s, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore asked his friend, the writer Byron Coley, to furnish him with a selection of jazz tapes to listen to on tour. Moore had experienced New York's fabled avant-garde jazz loft scene first-hand in the late…
Sphere Entertainment Shares Up 11% as Music Stocks Have a Rare Winning Week
Sphere Entertainment Co. shares jumped 11.2% to $76.04 in the week ended Nov. 28. Despite frequent news reports that tourism in down in Las Vegas, the Sphere venue's growth has propelled shares of its parent, Sphere Entertainment Co., to a 99.2%…
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