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Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala Was the Last Great Music-Industry Party
There's a moment at the start of the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala, typically held on the eve of the big show, when an invited guest realizes, you're not so special. Sure, your name might be on the guest list for the seated dinner, held at the…
Music Marketing Lessons We Can Learn From LGBT+ Artists This Pride Month
Participants blow soap bubbles as they celebrate at the Warsaw Pride parade on the streets of Warsaw, Poland, on June 13, 2026 (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP via Getty Images) Pride Month has never just been a calendar moment for the music…
What Personality Reveals About Musical Choices
Personality predicts musical preference better than age, education, or gender. Major and minor chords activate different brain circuits linked to emotion and processing. Extroverts often prefer stimulating music; introverts lean toward calm…
Newborn baby found dead in portaloo at music festival
A NEWBORN baby was found dead inside a portaloo at an outdoor music festival – with cops urging witnesses to come forward. The infant's body was discovered by a horrified worker carrying out routine maintenance at the Electric Forest…
5 Musical Covers That Are Better Than the Original
Cover songs have been around since the early days of the music industry, when songs were often recorded by multiple performers or musicians had access to sheet music that allowed them to play their own versions of songs at home. Cover songs…
Black music, white musicians, and integration
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 250 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you'll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an…
Why are Chinese audiences going for Korean musicals rather than Western shows?
As the lights dimmed in the Shanghai theater, the string quartet struck up once more for the encore. Tina Zhang was fully drawn into the psychological thriller, but it was not until after the show that she found out that the musical was originally…
Horror as newborn baby found dead in toilet at music festival
Police are investigating after a newborn baby's body was found in the camping area of the festival The body of a newborn baby has been discovered inside a portable toilet at a major music festival, prompting an investigation by police. Michigan…
Coco Jones Reveals She's Releasing New Music This Year & More | BET Awards 2026
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Horror as body of newborn discovered in music festival portaloo
Organisers of a music festival are 'heartbroken' after a newborn baby's body was found in portable toilets. Police are now hunting for information after the discovery was made at the Electric Forest festival, in Rothbury, Michigan. The baby was…
Former and current NY Islanders reunite at Palm Tree Music Festival in the Hamptons
One of the things that has made the New York Islanders different over the last decade isn't necessarily what happened on the ice, it's how close the team was off of it. And while the 'country club' feel around the team has generated criticism from…
This app turned me into the music creator that GarageBand never could
Over the years, there's been one iPhone app that keeps drawing me back. It's called GarageBand, and since its iOS release in 2011, it has consistently managed to keep its claws stuck into me. There's something about being able to generate…
Treasury should return tax on £1 gig ticket contributions, say industry bosses
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Music venue bosses have called on the…
Horror as body of newborn baby found in portable toilets at music festival
The body of a newborn baby has been found dumped in toilets at a US music festival. Michigan State Police personnel are investigating after the grim discovery was made at the Electric Forest festival on Sunday morning. The state agency said the…
Fans Choose Katy Perry's 'Watch It Burn' as This Week's Favorite New Music
“Watch It Burn,” Katy Perry ‘s latest single, tops this week's new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (June 26) on Billboard, choosing the pop star's just-released song as their favorite new music.
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