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Gorillaz bring 'multi-cultural, multi-generational music' to London
Gorillaz brought their “multi-cultural, multi-generational music” to north London as the capital baked in a heatwave. Fronted by Blur star Damon Albarn, who performed in a camouflage jacket, red beanie and thick glasses, the band made…
A Q&A With Patrice Beersingh Of Brand Caribe About Tourism, Culture, Cayman, Music Festivals And The Value Of The Local
Rooftop Vibes at ONE | GT in Grand Cayman I flew to Grand Cayman for the weekend and didn't go to the beach once. I should be ashamed to admit this. The island's feted Seven Mile Beach, after all, is as gloriously picture-perfect as they come. It's…
Waylon Jennings' son Shooter on rescuing his dad's music
Shooter Jennings is a singer, musician, and the producer of Grammy-award winning albums for Brandi Carlisle and Tanya Tucker. At Sunset Sound in Hollywood, where Dolly Parton, Fleetwood Mac and Prince all recorded, Jennings – who's made…
Juneteenth Festival on Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia shines light on music, history, healing
The sounds of drums, spoken word performances and celebration filled Germantown Avenue on Saturday for the 20th annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival. Held along the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue outside the Johnson House Historic Site, the…
Atlanta Beltline Fest brings World Cup excitement, music and culture to Pittsburgh Yards
As FIFA World Cup excitement spreads across metro Atlanta, hundreds of residents and visitors gathered at Pittsburgh Yards this weekend for the inaugural Atlanta Beltline Fest, a celebration blending global soccer culture with the city's local…
World Music Day: How well is wellness music growing in India?
Veteran American pianist Chad Lawson describes his latest album, Awakening: The Stillness Within, as an attempt to hold hope, grief and memory within what he calls stillness. To realise that vision, Chad collaborated with flautist Rasika Shekar…
France bans alcohol from music festivals over 40C heatwave
A woman drinks an alcohol-free beer during the annual 'Fete de la Musique' in Paris France has banned alcohol at some events during a huge national music festival as temperatures climb towards 40C amid an intense heatwave. The annual Fête de…
Music Themed Slots With Real Soundtrack Energy
Casino games have always borrowed from pop culture, but music themed slots hit differently because the theme already comes with rhythm, attitude, and identity. A strong beat can change the mood of a room, and a strong soundtrack can make a slot…
Faith Fourth announces musical change - Salisbury Post
FAITH — Folks hoping to hear from The Voice's Josh Sanders at the Faith Fourth of July event will have to make other plans. The Faith Fourth of July Committee announced on Thursday that Sanders would no longer be performing a song that he…
Terrell Edwards Brings Fourth Annual Summer Breeze Music Festival To Santa Clarita
Sophia Lesseos is a News Reporter at KHTS Radio in Santa Clarita, California. She began her career as a Multimedia Journalist at KNDO/KNDU NBC Right Now in Yakima, Washington, where she covered investigative stories, produced, anchored, reported on…
Why I left my favorite podcast player for YouTube Music on Android
I've been pretty set in my ways when it comes to listening to podcasts. Spotify has been my go-to app, and nothing has ever swayed me from changing it. Even though the apps are in heavy competition with each other, I never really gave any of the…
BBC Radio Scotland in remit row after data shows '57 drop' in Scottish music airplay
Meanwhile, axed presenter Kaye Adams is understood to be weighing fresh legal action, raising further questions about how the changes have been handled. It has been just over a year since BBC Scotland announced the appointment of Victoria Easton…
Authenticity in Music
Today I'm sharing one of the “big” essays that define my life's work as a critic—a piece I've worked on for years. I'm publishing it here in its entirety for the first time. It's my response to the debunking and ridicule…
SZA Torches 'Disgusting' AI Music, Claims Diplo Is Training Models on 'Best and Brightest Black Minds
SZA set a flamethrower to AI music and artists who use AI to create, claiming that producer Diplo is “actively attempting to train it on the best and brightest black minds of writers and producers” in a post shared on her private…
SZA Slams Suno for Using Her Music To Train Its AI Models: 'Nothing You Could Ever Say to Me To Make This Okay
As much as there have been people openly vouching for this use of AI in music, others aren't having it. The Atlantic published an open database where people can check which artists and songs have been used to train Suno and Udio AI models. This has…
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