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Grassroots music fund launched in Oxford
Applications are now open for musicians, promoters and venues in Oxford to apply for part of a new grassroots music funding pot. Oxford City Council has agreed to invest £40,000 over the next two years to help live music events. It comes…
Is the music about to end? LIV Golf faces an uncertain future
WESTFIELD, Ind. -- The music is stubborn and relentless, moving clumsily from rap to country to pop. At the Club at Chatham Hills, where the beat reverberates throughout the housing complex that surrounds the golf course with sameness, LIV Golf…
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Bipin R. Pandit's Khumaar marks 20 years with a musical night
Bipin R. Pandit's Khumaar musical night will mark its 20th year with an anniversary edition on September 4 at Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Auditorium in Mumbai. The event, which has focused on Hindi music and emerging singers, has previously been held…
The underrated singer songwriter as famous for her celebrity boyfriends as her music
Nothing about Joni Mitchell has ever been conventional or easy. Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada in 1943, she wanted to play the guitar as a youngster but her mother associated the instrument with country music and…
The 5 Best YouTube Music Alternatives You Can Find
If you already subscribe to YouTube Premium and also use YouTube Music, you know that the convenience of accessing this service usually comes at a price. That is because Google's music service usually locks lyrics behind a paywall, and the…
Here's What Dr. Dre Really Thinks About AI in Music
Dr. Dre is sharing his thoughts on AI's growing role in music. In an interview with The New York Times alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy Iovine, the legendary rapper and producer called AI a “new tool for creativity” and…
Swiss Folk Music Boy Amazes TV Host Stefan Mross
A big moment for a young Swiss boy: Valentin (8) wowed host Stefan Mross and the audience on “Immer wieder sonntags”—and was rewarded with a standing ovation. Eight-year-old Valentin from Switzerland wowed the audience on…
Staging a new music festival in Edinburgh in August was a madcap idea - but it worked
There may be thousands of shows and events in full swing across Edinburgh city centre, but I have left its familiar hustle and bustle behind for a major new addition to the capital's offering. Launching a new festival in a city with a cultural…
Dr. Dre says AI is not a threat to music: 'People who have trouble creating' see it that way
Dr. Dre is weighing in on the growing debate over artificial intelligence in the music industry, and his comments are already sparking reactions online. The legendary rapper and producer said he does not view AI as a threat to music. Instead, he…
MAN!FEST: The Drag Boyband Musical review at EdFringe: On-point boyband parody
“Funny, well-observed boy-band parody” Aug 24, 202611:53 by Natasha Tripney Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Cast of MAN!FEST: The Drag Boyband Musical at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh. Photo: Kit McCarthy Entertaining and on-point…
Fans Choose Pepe Aguilar's 'Los Aguilar Sinfónico' Album as Best New Latin Music of the Week
Pepe Aguilar has topped Billboard's new music Latin poll published on Aug. 21 with his new live album Los Aguilar Sinfónico desde El Hollywood Bowl. Billboard readers voted for the 25-track set as their favorite music release of the week…
EXCLUSIVE: Secrets of Céline Dion's Grueling Regime Behind Her Music Comeback
Céline Dion is putting herself through a grueling fitness regime as she prepares for a spectacular return to music – training with 90-minute Pilates sessions three times a week and taking ballet classes ahead of her long-awaited Paris…
Dr. Dre defends using AI to produce music
Dr. Dre has defended using AI to produce music. The rapper and record producer doesn't see anything wrong with using the technology in the studio - insisting it is simply a 'new tool for creativity' - and he's convinced the artist who are critical…
Channel Tres On Uniting With Project Harmony, Ugg to Inspire Music Students: 'Community Is a Big Thing for Me'
Los Angeles native Channel Tres wasn't always headlining national tours and collaborating with Grammy Award-winning musicians. Like many students at the non-profit Harmony Project LA, he started his musical journey in a Compton garage, learning to…
Gareth Malone: Choirmaster warns of crisis as music A-levels hit record low
Choirmaster and Classic FM presenter Gareth Malone has warned that the UK faces a cultural and economic crisis following a record decline in music A-level entries, cautioning that future working-class talents like Sam Fender could be missed.
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