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pbs.org - WATCH LIVE: Music industry legend Clive Davis remembered in funeral with Springsteen, Dionne Warwick
WATCH LIVE: Music industry legend Clive Davis remembered in funeral with Springsteen, Dionne Warwick
PBS

NEW YORK (AP) — Kenny G played a mournful sax solo to kick off the funeral Monday for music legend Clive Davis, as pop royalty turned out to honor a man who championed so many of their careers. Watch Clive Davis' funeral live in our video…

theguardian.com - Sian Cain - The show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help
The show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help
The Guardian

Australia's theatre industry is in desperate need of tax reform to keep it alive, experts have warned the federal government, after two major touring musicals and a $20m opera cancelled shows in the space of a week, citing skyrocketing costs and…

forbes.com - Olivia Shalhoup - Music Marketing Lessons We Can Learn From LGBT+ Artists This Pride Month
Music Marketing Lessons We Can Learn From LGBT+ Artists This Pride Month
Forbes

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…

theguardian.com - Alexandra Coghlan - Ubuntu Ensemble review - charged musical snapshots of South Africa's struggle
Ubuntu Ensemble review - charged musical snapshots of South Africa's struggle
The Guardian

On 16 June, 1976, more than 10,000 students from Soweto took to the streets in a peaceful protest against the apartheid regime. Police answered with shots. It was a spark that kindled into months of conflict, a turning-point in South African…

mirror.co.uk - Jasmine Allday - Blur drummer loses bid to continue £200m legal battle over music royalties
Blur drummer loses bid to continue £200m legal battle over music royalties
Daily Mirror

Blur's drummer David Rowntree has lost his bid to continue a legal battle over the distribution of £200 million in music royalties. Mr Rowntree was seeking to bring a legal claim on behalf of 160,000 songwriters against the Performing Right…

psychologytoday.com - Barbara Blatchley Ph.D. - What Personality Reveals About Musical Choices
What Personality Reveals About Musical Choices
Psychology Today

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…

standard.co.uk - Mark Beaumont - Muse frontman Matt Bellamy: 'I've got to make music, otherwise I'm going to die
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy: 'I've got to make music, otherwise I'm going to die
Evening Standard

To spend time with Matt Bellamy is to lie down willingly in the fast lane of the information superhighway. Within moments of settling into the corner table of a Primrose Hill café, the dressed-down but higher-thinking Muse frontman is in…

the-sun.com - Joe Mannion - Newborn baby found dead in portaloo at music festival
Newborn baby found dead in portaloo at music festival
The US Sun

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…

koreatimes.co.kr - SCMP - Why are Chinese audiences going for Korean musicals rather than Western shows?
Why are Chinese audiences going for Korean musicals rather than Western shows?
The Korea Times

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…

variety.com - Faye Bradley - Clockenflap's Justin Sweeting and Woozi Studio's Mia Min Yen on Asia's Live Music Boom at Golden Melody Festival: 'No Longer Is a Fan Just Buying a Ticket, But Investing in a Memory'
Clockenflap's Justin Sweeting and Woozi Studio's Mia Min Yen on Asia's Live Music Boom at Golden Melody Festival: 'No Longer Is a Fan Just Buying a Ticket, But Investing in a Memory'
Variety

Each year, Taiwan's Golden Melody Festival conferences, which take place before the Golden Melody Awards, bring together local and international music industry experts across a series of keynotes and panels covering topics ranging from the global…

examinerlive.co.uk - Catherine Hilton - Two music legends delight fans during huge night at Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Two music legends delight fans during huge night at Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Yorkshire Live

Two music legends wowed the thousands who packed into Scarborough Open Air Theatre. Billy Ocean, 76, headlined the latest big show at the North Yorkshire coast venue on Sunday evening. Opening the fun in Scarborough was former Wet Wet Wet frontman…

teenvogue.com - Brittany Spanos - These Black Women Alt Pop Stars Are Building Musical Worlds All Their Own
These Black Women Alt Pop Stars Are Building Musical Worlds All Their Own
Teen Vogue

A storm warning can't keep Rachel Chinouriri or her fans down during her Sunday-afternoon set at Gov Ball 2026 in Queens. She isn't a headliner (yet), but there are plenty of young fans who are here to see her specifically. “It's fun being…

timeout.com - Amy Houghton - This west London football stadium could host music concerts for the first time
This west London football stadium could host music concerts for the first time
Time Out

News Gtech Community Stadium – the home of Brentford FC – wants to host up to six gigs a year from next summer Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writer Many of London's football stadiums aren't just football stadiums. They're world…

express.co.uk - Catherine Mackinlay - Horror as newborn baby found dead in toilet at music festival
Horror as newborn baby found dead in toilet at music festival
Daily Express

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…

thestage.co.uk - Summer Holiday the Musical review at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Summer Holiday the Musical review at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
The Stage

“Enough rays of energy to leave you with a tan” Jun 29, 202612:11 by Matt Barton Crucible Theatre, Sheffield The company of Summer Holiday the Musical at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Photo: Manuel Harlan. Musical adaptation of the…

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