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High School Musical' at 20: How Kenny Ortega made a musical on a shoestring budget - and turned it into a multibillion-dollar franchise
Do you remember what you were doing on this day 20 years ago? If you were an avid Disney Channel viewer, chances are, the answer is living and breathing ' High School Musical.' In January 2006, a direct-to-TV movie musical starring a cast of…
Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson And Ari Lennox: Music Marketing Moves Of The Week To Know
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 13: In this handout photo provided by Helene Marie Pambrun, Harry Styles performs during his European tour at AccorHotels Arena on March 13, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Handout/Helene Marie Pambrun via Getty Images)…
The Tension Between Belonging and Becoming Captured in Music
Our family recently sat together in a theater-in-the-round, watching a new production of Fiddler on the Roof. It was not the first time we'd seen it, and we hope not the last. That's the thing about great art; it doesn't stay still, it grows with…
2025: Physical Music Sales, Nostalgia Spawned Retro-Inspired Hardware
One of the big stories of 2025–for those looking for something outside of the geopolitical arena–was the continued strength of physical media sales in the music industry. Sure, most people listen to music over a streaming service.
Can AI replace the humanity of Classical Music?
In October 2021, the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn interpreted the first movement of Beethoven's 10th unfinished symphony, which was completed with the use of artificial intelligence. A team of computer scientists, music historians, musicologists, and…
Harry Styles reenacts Dirty Dancing lift in newly released music video
Harry Styles has reenacted the dance lift from the musical Dirty Dancing in his newly released music video. The 31-year old singer released the nearly six-minute long music video on Friday evening, hours after his first single in almost four years…
The 2016 Nostalgia Boom Is Less About Music-and More About Millennial Fatigue
INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Rapper Fetty Wrap performs onstage at The Forum on February 28, 2016 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) For the last several months, brands, influencers, and rank-and-file workers alike…
West End musical Titanique mocks Beckham family feud
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk The Beckham family feud has got the nation talking, with social media awash with memes following Brooklyn's bombshell statement. And now, even the West End musical Titanique has jumped on the…
Humans& Raises $480 Million, Eleven Labs Launches AI Music, Xreal Sues Viture
CANADA - 2026/01/22: In this photo illustration, the Humans& (Humans &) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images T hree…
Victoria Beckham claims first number 1 as music resurges amid Brooklyn feud
Victoria Beckham's 2001 solo track 'Not Such An Innocent Girl' is experiencing a major resurgence, climbing to the top of the U.K.'s digital charts after renewed interest triggered by a viral dispute involving her 26-year-old son, Brooklyn Peltz…
How Gen Z's hunger for feeling is fuelling Southeast Asia's 2000s music revival
From the eyeliner-heavy angst of My Chemical Romance to the double-denim pop of Blue, reunion tours by early-2000s Western acts are selling out Southeast Asian arenas, powered by an unlikely driver: Gen Z fans who were toddlers, or not yet born…
Beautiful Little Fool review - F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald musical needs jazzing up
Southwark Playhouse Borough, London Despite the vocal bravura of the cast, this show doesn't capture the Jazz Age power couple's dazzle or darkness For decades people have been seeking to rescue Zelda Fitzgerald from her reputation as F Scott's…
Harry Styles says it is 'hard to tell' if he will still make music in 20 years
Former One Direction star Harry Styles has said it is “hard to tell” whether he will still be making music in 20 or 30 years' time. It comes after the 31-year-old announced his first tour in three years, including six nights at…
Harry Styles Shares Insight Into Music Hiatus in Candid John Mayer Interview
Watch: Harry Styles Returns to Music With Song 'Aperture' After 3 Years Harry Styles is doing some late-night talking about where he's been. The Grammy winner's upcoming fourth studio album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally marks the end of a…
'Clika' Film Review: Mexican American Music Trends Get Hollywood's Attention in Otherwise Uninspired Drama
A first wade into feature filmmaking for L.A.-based indie Mexican American music label Rancho Humilde, “ Clika ” recalls the low-budget films that first cashed in on the newfangled rock 'n' roll craze of the mid- to late 1950s…
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