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billboard.com - Hannah Dailey - Ariana Grande Launches Mental Health Initiative to Help Music Industry, Starting With Eternal Sunshine Tour Crew
Ariana Grande Launches Mental Health Initiative to Help Music Industry, Starting With Eternal Sunshine Tour Crew
Billboard

Ariana Grande is on a mission to make everyone's days a little brighter, starting with the people she's on tour with. As announced Tuesday (July 28), the pop star's newly launched Brighter Days Ahead Foundation has partnered with Backline to…

bbc.co.uk - Mark Savage - BTS say they won't submit music to the Grammy Awards
BTS say they won't submit music to the Grammy Awards
BBC

Korean pop group BTS have announced they will not submit their music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards. The news came in a co-ordinated Instagram post, with all seven members of the band uploading an identical statement. 'We have decided…

wallpaper.com - Jonathan Bell - General Motors' archive delivers a look at the golden age of industrial musicals
General Motors' archive delivers a look at the golden age of industrial musicals
Wallpaper*

GM's expansive archives contain all manner of riches, from countless design sketches, colour swatches and models of all scales, to plans for show stands and presentation renders. In all, the GM Archive houses over eight million photos and a quarter…

theguardian.com - Jack Seale - The Vampire Lestat review - a mega-fun glam-rock musical … with bloodsucking
The Vampire Lestat review - a mega-fun glam-rock musical … with bloodsucking
The Guardian

It starts with drums, heavily reverbed: da-doom-ba-CHA, da-doom-ba-CHA, da-doom-ba-CHA, da-doom-ba-CHA-CHA. Cheap, chugging electric guitars kick in. A song plays, and although it's an original composition it is at least 60% Blockbuster by Sweet.

latimes.com - Suzy Exposito - Ibeyi's 'Offering' is far more than musical - it's a spiritual rite
Ibeyi's 'Offering' is far more than musical - it's a spiritual rite
Los Angeles Times

One balmy October day in Havana, as the Cuban French sister act Ibeyi plotted the video for “Offerings” — an electro-spiritual ballad from the new album “Offering,” released in June — Lisa-Kaindé…

bendbulletin.com - none - Where to find live music in Central Oregon July 30-Aug. 5: Music on the Green
Where to find live music in Central Oregon July 30-Aug. 5: Music on the Green
The Bulletin

Munch & Music: The weekly series provides live music, food vendors, family fun in the Kids Zone, local vendors and beer, wine and spirits; 5-9 p.m.; free; Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend; munchandmusic.com. Live at the Vineyard —…

entrepreneur.com - Clinton Sparks - I Built Successful Companies in Music, Gaming and Tech. These Same 3 Skills Will Drive Success In Any Industry
I Built Successful Companies in Music, Gaming and Tech. These Same 3 Skills Will Drive Success In Any Industry
Homepage | Entrepreneur

You're never really selling a product or a service. You're selling a feeling. When people consistently associate you with value, opportunities begin to compound. Communicate a vision that others want to join. People often assume that success in one…

straitstimes.com - BTS will not submit music for 2027 Grammy Awards consideration
BTS will not submit music for 2027 Grammy Awards consideration
The Straits Times

SEOUL – BTS announced on July 29 that they will not submit their music for consideration for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards, scheduled for February 2027. The K-pop boy band made the surprise announcement in a brief statement posted on social…

mumsnet.com - 13 yr old music lover in London
13 yr old music lover in London
Mumsnet

Please or to access all these features Welcome to our UK travel forum where you can get advice on everything from holidays to exotic destinations, to tips on London travel. Randomchat · Today 06:40 I'm taking ds13 to London over the weekend.

pcmag.com - Gabriel Zamora - LiveOne Music Streaming Review: Where Live Events Take Center Stage
LiveOne Music Streaming Review: Where Live Events Take Center Stage
PCMag

LiveOne is a streaming music service that marries the former Slacker Radio's DJs and curated radio stations with live performances. Available on desktops, mobile devices, smart TVs, and the web, the platform offers a large video library, many…

nypost.com - Johnny Oleksinski - 'Les Misérables' review: Musical returns to NYC in massive Radio City concert
'Les Misérables' review: Musical returns to NYC in massive Radio City concert
New York Post

Theater review Two hours and 45 minutes with one 20-minute intermission. Through Aug. 9 at Radio City Music Hall. With a musical like “Les Misérables,” as a rule les isn't more. It's a big honkin' show. Très grand. Set…

jpost.com - MEITAL SHARABI - Wine, sunset, and music among the ruins: Tu B'Av celebration returns to Ovdat
Wine, sunset, and music among the ruins: Tu B'Av celebration returns to Ovdat
The Jerusalem Post

Wine, nature, and history enthusiasts will be able to celebrate the weekend of Tu B'Av at one of the most unique spots in the Negev. On Thursday, July 30, the annual wine event will take place at Ovdat National Park, initiated by the Ramat Hanegev…

cosmopolitan.com - Lia Beck - Everything to Know About Stella Lefty and Vincent Mason's Country Music Love Story
Everything to Know About Stella Lefty and Vincent Mason's Country Music Love Story
Cosmopolitan

Every once in a while, a song by an unknown artist comes out of nowhere, going viral online, rising up the Billboard charts, and making you sing about being “on a train back to Boston” over and over again in a southern accent. Singer…

vice.com - Ysolt Usigan - Philadelphia via VICE: Where Underground Music, Local Haunts, and Unforgettable Food Collide
Philadelphia via VICE: Where Underground Music, Local Haunts, and Unforgettable Food Collide
VICE

There's the one you've already seen on Instagram: the Liberty Bell selfie, Rocky posing triumphantly on the museum steps, the cheesesteak debate that's somehow become a personality trait… (And no, we're not knocking that entirely.) Then…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Ross Thomson - Lanarkshire MP calls for support for local pubs, clubs and live music venues
Lanarkshire MP calls for support for local pubs, clubs and live music venues
Daily Record

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke MP Pamela Nash is urging the Scottish Government to ensure pubs, social clubs and live music venues in Scotland receive the same business rates support as those in England. Nash has joined 25 other Scottish Labour MPs…

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