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Playback Creates nurtures South Asian music talent in Black Country - BBC News
A new not-for-profit firm has launched a drive to discover, develop and celebrate the next wave of South Asian music talent in Wolverhampton and the Black Country. Playback Creates says it was set up to address 'the long-standing gap in tailored…
Cruz Beckham shows off gruesome injury after launching music career
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Cruz Beckham showed off a gruesome injury on Saturday as he continues to launch his music career. The budding musician, 20, took to his Instagram Stories to share a snap of his bandaged pinky finger.
Taylor Swift films new music video in derelict shopping centre in UK town
Taylor Swift has chosen a surprising location to film her latest music video in news which will leave Swifties gobsmacked. The Bad Blood billionaire, 35, who lives in the US, is one of the biggest names on the planet and can take her pick of lavish…
Newcastle gallery's arts plaza road plan opposed by music venue - BBC News
A music venue is opposing an art gallery's plan to turn a public road into an events space. The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle has been granted planning permission to convert Bermondsey Street into an arts and cultural plaza, capable of hosting…
The musical genius who wrote a song backwards
To call Gary 'Mani' Mounfield a bass player is to miss the point of his contribution to The Stone Roses. While the world mourns the loss of the man who gave Madchester its swagger, he should also be remembered as the band's secret weapon. Joining…
Kimchi Cowboys keep Korea's music scene weird for almost 20 years
Kimchi Cowboys are the kind of band you might have hazy memories of the day after seeing them, wondering, 'Did that really happen?' 'What the hell was that?' This band — a multicultural mix of Koreans and foreign musicians from around the…
This MIDI Controller Just Solved Music's Biggest Portability Problem
There's something refreshing about a gadget that looks this good while solving real problems. Germain Verbrackel's MIDI controller concept doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, but it does ask an interesting question: what if our music-making tools…
Ball Park Music Take Fans Inside Their Oasis Arena Experience
Ball Park Music are getting another boost from their career-defining support slot on Oasis' blockbuster Australian reunion tour, with the Brisbane five-piece featured in the latest instalment of Live Nation 's Soundcheck series. See latest videos…
A growing music debate: Band vs. brand. Here's what that means
Come next May 26 in Moncton, N.B., Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman will kick off a national tour under the name The Guess Who. The last time they played a show like this was July 30, 2003 for SARSfest in Toronto. Story continues below…
Fans Choose Stray Kids' 'DO IT' as This Week's Favorite New Music
DO IT, the latest mixtape from Stray Kids, tops this week's fan-voted music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 21) on Billboard, choosing Stray Kids' new five-track EP (via JYP Entertainment) as their favorite new release. DO…
Teyana Taylor Came Back To Music, But She's About To Take Her Acting Career To New Levels
Teyana Taylor turned a five-year break from music into a full-blown career pivot, with acting gigs and a directorial debut, while still dropping her most personal album yet. The singer and actress stepped away from the music industry in 2020 after…
Greatest bassist of all time': How music legends describe genius Mani
As Manchester and music world continue to come to terms with the sudden news of Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's passing, musicians who shared the stage with him, and others who admired, his talent have paid tribute to the 'greatest bassist of all time'.
I witnessed a defining era of Manchester music led by The Stone Roses
The sad death of Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield has left middle-aged fans misty-eyed about a defining era of Manchester music. Born at exactly the right time, and in the right place, Simon Donohue was lucky enough to have lived through…
'Wicked: For Good' Joins List of Top-Grossing Film Adaptations of Broadway Musicals: Full List
Wicked: For Good has grossed $226 million worldwide in its opening weekend at the boxoffice, which allows it to join Billboard 's list of the top-grossing films that are adapted from Broadway musicals. Our list is drawn from boxofficemojo.com's…
Louisiana Music Museum eyes historic Rampart Street site as River District deal stalls
Backers of the Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience — long billed as a cultural anchor of the new River District next to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center — have begun talks to secure alternative locations as uncertainty…
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