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Ukrainian refugee wins place to study music at Oxford University
'I felt like I'm dreaming, I'm sleeping still… it still feels surreal.' Nineteen-year-old Dmytro has been accepted to study music at Oxford University, four years after coming to the UK as a refugee. 'I left Ukraine and came here when I was…
I was the next Lionel Messi - now I'm making music after tough times on pitch
Being dubbed the next Lionel Messi is quite the burden. And for Ansu Fati, the former Barcelona prodigy now playing for Monaco, it hasn't worked out as hoped. The 23-year-old is looking to reignite his career in Ligue 1 after signing for the French…
The Real Kyle McCarren review - musical eulogy to lost bandmate strikes a chord
They say don't speak ill of the dead – how about singing instead? Based on real events, this new US musical is designed as a loving but warts-and-all eulogy. His friend and bandmate Kyle, who died out of the blue at the age of 21, was a rock…
Sympathy for the Music Journalist-This Week On VICE: Members Only
To get past the paywall, sign up for VICE membership. A Digital Only subscription is just $2 a month (or $20 a year, if you prefer), while $70 a year also gets you 4 issues of VICE magazine, delivered straight to your door. (All three kill all the…
Future Is Color's Listening Room explores liberation through music
When George Floyd was murdered in 2020, Erwin Hines was working for a creative agency. Floyd's death caused Hines to start rethinking the world around him and the context in which he lived. He wasn't happy with the resources available to Black…
Paying tribute: How soundalikes are saving live music
Liam Gallagher has the Manning Bar at Sydney University eating from his hands, even though those hands are currently clutching a tambourine behind his back while he sings Champagne Supernova. On this Saturday night in August, the pub is heaving.
Minor League team rolls out 'Nothing Night' with no music, videos, or public address announcements
Minor league baseball is known for its theme nights, promotional giveaways, and on-field antics that keep the fans entertained all game long. But at a time when this has become the norm, some want their baseball without a side of music blaring and…
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl on AI, streaming power, and why music royalties are the safest asset on Wall Street
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl joins Mixed Signals — with Semafor business editor Liz Hoffman filling in for Ben — to explain what a record label actually does in a world where anyone can upload a song to Spotify. Max and Liz ask…
Recording Academy Will Take Asian Music Category Criticism Into Consideration for 2027 Grammys
When BTS announced their decision to not submit their latest album, ARIRANG, for consideration for the 2027 Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. defended the creation of the awards show's new Best Asian Pop Music Performance…
In Praise of Peter Katsis, the Firm, and the Loudest, Wildest Era in Rock Music
It was August 2002. Korn were headlining the Paredes de Coura festival on a field north of Porto, Portugal. Tens of thousands of kids from across Europe had been camped out for days. The band's members, road-tested from nonstop touring, were so…
Disney's 'The Greatest Showman: The Musical' will debut in London's West End next year
News The much-hyped show will be the latest Disney stage blockbuster to debut in London before Broadway Written by Andrzej Lukowski Theatre Editor, UK You don't need to have immersed your life in arcane West End gossip channels to have seen this…
Photos: MJ THE MUSICAL on Broadway Welcomes Karine Jean-Pierre & Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown and Karine Jean-Pierre were among the latest guests to visit MJ on Broadway this week at the Neil Simon Theatre. Check out photos of their visit. Brown, the Grammy Award-winning R&B performer known for his solo career and as a member of…
50 Years Ago Today: The New York Times Calls Elton John 'Wallpaper Music
A few days before Elton John kicked off his record-setting, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden in August 1976, he told New York Times writer Henry Edwards that he was ready to ready slightly ease up on the bombastic elements of his live…
Nicole Kidman Grooves With Troye Sivan in Glam 'She's the Best' Music Video
A glam Nicole Kidman gets her dance moves on alongside Troye Sivan in the pop star's latest music video, “She's the Best,” which dropped on Friday. Kidman, who reunites with Sivan after they starred together in Boy Erased, in the…
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