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Kanye West drops raunchy music video featuring wife Bianca Censori
Kanye West pours milk over his wife Bianca Censori's chest in a provocative new music video. It accompanies a surprise single, titled Gemini Season, following the release of his album Bully in March. The 90-second clip starts by showing Censori…
First glimpse of world class music venue set to open in historic UK landmark
MUSIC fans are set to be graced with a brand new venue in the heart of a bustling city this month. The state-of-the-art site, named British Airways ARC, is part of the £1.3 billion transformation of the historic London Olympia. Your info will…
Two Covington concerts bring the music of two cultures
Two very different concerts are scheduled June 20 and 24 at the Avanti Senior Living community in Covington, one in honor of Father's Day and a second celebrating summer with a local string band. Both will be held at the 2234 Watercross Parkway…
This music biography is 600 pages long - and still I wanted more
There has been much advance hype about Bob Spitz's new biography of the Rolling Stones. It's been called an “epic” and the “definitive” history of the band. The latter claim sounded improbable. The story of the Stones…
Grimes says AI can make music, but humans must still tell the story
The singer-songwriter Grimes has embraced AI-generated music, but she insists that even as music formats change, humans must still play a central role. Grimes appeared at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado on Monday alongside…
Kanye West Pours Milk Down Bianca's Chest In Music Video For 'Gemini Season
Looking for something udderly moo-ving to start your day? Bianca Censori is front and center in Kanye West 's latest music video... and let's just say things get raw. In his 'Gemini Season' music vid, which Bianca also directed, she sits on a stool…
Sting Has Been Working on This Musical for Over a Decade - and He's Still Not Done
For most artists, a work eventually reaches a point where it has to be let go. Albums are mixed, films are locked and books are sent to the printer. Not so for Sting. More than a decade after The Last Ship first premiered, the former Police…
One of London's most legendary music venues is coming back from the dead
News Frank Turner will re-launch the venue with a big later this month Written by Leonie Cooper Food & Drink Editor, London Iconic Camden music venue Barfly is set to relaunch later this month. Promoters Barfly took over a Victorian pub called The…
One of London's best music festivals has revealed a blockbuster lineup for 2026
News Actress, The Avalanches and Noname are among the names announced for Pitchfork Music Festival London 2026 Written by Ed Cunningham News and Features Editor, UK Pitchfork Music Festival London is, by our reckoning, one of the top music…
Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare's Tempest in campy musical disguise
Mamma Mia!, the 1999 jukebox musical built around the songs of the pop group ABBA, became a huge hit in the theatre internationally and later a commercially successful feature film. It has inspired a host of spinoffs including a prequel film, an…
Because Music Taps Ed Banger Boss Pedro Winter for MD Role
French music legend Pedro Winter has been appointed global head of curation & co-managing director of Because Music France. Winter, who has also released music under the Busy P moniker, is a leading name in the French electronic scene and the CEO…
Personal connections, halo-halo and music diplomacy
Our domestic politics is so bleak that I look for bright spots in other countries, in their leaders, their summits with counterparts and how they conduct foreign policy on the global stage. I am glad to write about one such event in our part of the…
Music icon opens up on health battle as he reflects on 'rough' cancer battle
Legendary musician Barry Manilow has offered a health update, revealing that his cancer recovery proved to be 'rough.' The 82-year-old star received a stage one lung cancer diagnosis in December 2025, following persistent episodes of bronchitis.
Pride in London has announced its 2026 theme and music lineup - here's what you need to know
News The UK's biggest free-to-attend Pride event will focus on intergenerational power, with MNEK headlining the Trafalgar Square stage Written by Ed Cunningham News and Features Editor, UK The 2026 edition of Pride in London is just under a month…
2 Live Crew Ruling, AI Settlements, 'Power Ballad' Movie & More Top Music Law News
Copyright termination, a crucial legal provision that allows songwriters and artists to take back their music decades after they sold it away, was meant to be inalienable. You cannot waive it, you cannot sell it: The whole point was for it to be…
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