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The Music Industry's Low-Key Powerhouse Has a Name: J Erving
Unassuming isn't a description often associated with music managers. But for more than two decades, Julius “J” Erving III has quietly built one of the most respected careers in the modern music business not through flash or…
Kanye West drops raunchy music video featuring wife Bianca Censori
Kanye West pours milk over his wife Bianca Censori's chest in a provocative new music video. It accompanies a surprise single, titled Gemini Season, following the release of his album Bully in March. The 90-second clip starts by showing Censori…
Salt Lake City's 2026 Das Energi Music Festival Is Worth The Flight
The Das Energi setting on the Great Salt Lake at sunset is a key draw for this mountain west EDM festival I've been covering music festivals, DJing and the broader EDM market for the past three years. One of my key takeaways is that there is a…
First glimpse of world class music venue set to open in historic UK landmark
MUSIC fans are set to be graced with a brand new venue in the heart of a bustling city this month. The state-of-the-art site, named British Airways ARC, is part of the £1.3 billion transformation of the historic London Olympia. Your info will…
Carnegie Mellon alumna snags Tony Award for best musical
A Carnegie Mellon University alumna won a Tony Award for her work on 'Schmigadoon!,' which took home best musical on Sunday night. Producer Jamie deRoy, who graduated from the School of Drama in 1967 and received an honorary doctorate of fine arts…
Two Covington concerts bring the music of two cultures
Two very different concerts are scheduled June 20 and 24 at the Avanti Senior Living community in Covington, one in honor of Father's Day and a second celebrating summer with a local string band. Both will be held at the 2234 Watercross Parkway…
Stormzy leads tributes to Brit music star stabbed to death in London aged 35
Stormzy and Craig David have led tributes to British music star, Talay Riley. The musician, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, 35, was stabbed to death on June 5 after being discovered with serious stab wounds by paramedics in east London.
Madonna premieres new music video shot with celeb pals in a TOILET
MADONNA has landed a host of A-listers to feature in cameos on her new music film. Last night the Queen of Pop premiered the 13-minute Confessions II — featuring Hollywood's Benedict Cumberbatch, supermodel Kate Moss and several other…
Rediscovered Drawings John Lennon Helped Create for the Beatles Became One of Rock 'n' Roll's First Music Videos
In the mid-1960s, John Lennon and artist Stephen Verona sat at the latter's dining table in Manhattan, smoking and coloring with felt markers. They were finishing a series of 240 drawings Verona had created at Lennon's request—each of them…
Shakira Reveals She Almost Retired From Music
Watch: BTS, Shakira and Madonna Set to Headline First-Ever FIFA World Cup Halftime Show Shakira wants to keep singing whenever, wherever. The 'She Wolf' singer revealed that despite her ongoing global success, she recently considered retiring from…
This free YouTube Music extension is the block feature you have been begging Google for
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority YouTube Music users have long requested an official blocking feature to block songs, artists, and albums. A new, unofficial, open-source browser extension called YTM Block finally delivers this blocking capability…
Personal connections, halo-halo and music diplomacy
Our domestic politics is so bleak that I look for bright spots in other countries, in their leaders, their summits with counterparts and how they conduct foreign policy on the global stage. I am glad to write about one such event in our part of the…
Charli XCX Just Announced the Music, Fashion, Film Tour for 2026
Charli xcx has just announced a (weirdly underwhelming?) 12-date tour North American tour itinerary. Dubbed the Music, Fashion, Film Tour in honor of Charli's upcoming eponymous album, the outing will see the “Rock Music” singer…
Music icon opens up on health battle as he reflects on 'rough' cancer battle
Legendary musician Barry Manilow has offered a health update, revealing that his cancer recovery proved to be 'rough.' The 82-year-old star received a stage one lung cancer diagnosis in December 2025, following persistent episodes of bronchitis.
Pride in London has announced its 2026 theme and music lineup - here's what you need to know
News The UK's biggest free-to-attend Pride event will focus on intergenerational power, with MNEK headlining the Trafalgar Square stage Written by Ed Cunningham News and Features Editor, UK The 2026 edition of Pride in London is just under a month…
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