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Can government funding save Bristol's nightlife and music scene?
Bristol has long been regarded as one of Britain's most influential music cities. From the birth of trip-hop to internationally recognised drum and bass, it has a strong reputation for nurturing generations of independent artists, venues and…
TV tonight: a joyous night of live music with Paul Heaton
The Sheffield United fan and maker of some of pop's most fun melodies performed at Bramall Lane last year – and it was 90 minutes packed with joy. In this recording, he is joined by Rianne Downey as they perform all the Housemartins…
Why Super Furry Animals joined music's dash to cross over football's vinyl frontier | Emma John
As someone born on the cusp of the gen X-millennial divide, I am the perfect target for today's 90s nostalgia. I played my modest, teenage part in the Battle of Britpop (verbal skirmisher, Blur division); I fervently sang – and, God help me…
Samsung Music Studio 7 review: Whether music or movies, this speaker is a multi-functional whizz
More than just a Bluetooth speaker, and with the talents and chutzpah of a soundbar, the Music Studio 7 (officially the HW-LS70H if you enjoy a codename) smart speaker sits at the top of Samsung's new Music Studio family. Its stablemate is the…
Max Verstappen's future splits F1 legends as one predicts 'musical chairs
Emerson Fittipaldi believes a Max Verstappen move to McLaren would spark a Formula 1 “musical chairs” driver market, but Juan Pablo Montoya is convinced the reigning World Champion has no intention of leaving Red Bull. Formula 1…
Free music series continues next week
Free outdoor concerts will be conducted in Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Townsend next week. Venues and the concert lineups include: Black Diamond Junction will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the bandshell at Carrie Blake Park, 500 N.
Pioneer of independent music and football fan who set up the Bairns Trust dies
SCOTLAND'S music industry has a small army of people who work without acclaim or publicity, managing groups, promoting local concerts and running modest-sized record labels. Brian Guthrie, who has died at the age of 71, was one of those. For…
3 Insufferable Pop Music Tropes That Predate the Gen Alpha Melody
With another pop music trope for a new generation recently revealed, we're thinking back to pop clichés of years past. The Gen Alpha Melody is the latest in a long line of meme-able, repetitive sequences that have shown up in mainstream…
Downtown Music Can't End Lawsuit Over Split With Partner It Linked to Streaming Fraud
A federal judge has denied Downtown Music's bid to dismiss lawsuit claiming it dropped a YouTube licensing partner as a “sacrifice” to help win approval of its merger with Universal Music Group. The case was filed by Blast Off Media…
Glen Hansard's heartwarming final act at music festival before his tragic death
A Czech music festival has released a touching video capturing the heartfelt moment the late Glen Hansard reconnected with organisers after honouring a promise he had made to them. Glen, who was killed at the age of 56 in a motorcycle crash on the…
Dodgers need to face the music with Shohei Ohtani's two-way status
Those around baseball are signaling the inevitable alarm regarding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani's two-way status. A lingering knee injury has kept Ohtani, a four-time MVP, from pitching over the last month. He's resisted going on the…
'Arijit Singh lost interest in film music 1-2 years ago': Amaal Mallik on why he stepped away
5 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Earlier this year, fans were left stunned when playback singer Arijit Singh announced that he was stepping away from playback singing. The decision was unexpected, and soon, social media was…
LA's massive new music festival canceled before it starts as organizers axe events
It was billed as the first of its kind jazz festival to take place in Los Angeles, but now its future is uncertain after organizers pulled the plug hours before it was to kickoff on Friday. The massive music festival featuring such names as John…
Drake Appears on Karol G's New Album. Let's Look at His Past Latin Music Collaborations
It's official, Drake and Karol have collaborated on new song “Ahí” from the Colombian superstar's latest release No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto. The sultry track features Champagne Papi at his best. “Drake singing in…
Zachary Cole Smith Wants a Publicly Owned Music Streaming Library Built on Spotify's Dismantled Bones
DIIV has announced a new album, ZIRP!, dropping on October 30, 2026, and with it has come a new genre called the New Alternative. What exactly does that mean? Well, it somehow ties into the album title acronym, “zero interest-rate…
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