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New Zealand music industry in mourning after legendary musician dies
READ MORE: Easybeats icon dies aged 84 New Zealand 's music community is in mourning following the sudden death of Fat Freddy's Drop founding member Chris Ta'aloga Faiumu — better known to fans around the world as DJ Mu. The celebrated…
Massive Attack Form Alliance For Musicians Facing 'Intimidation' In Music Industry Over Palestinian Support
Massive Attack announced the formation of an alliance for musicians they say are facing “intimidations” within the music industry for their support of Palestine and the people of Gaza in the midst of the ongoing Israeli war against…
Tinie Tempah announces return to music - and fans are already divided
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Tinie Tempah has announced his return to music 'to save Britain's clubs' after quitting 'to change nappies and raise his kids' - and This Morning viewers were instantly divided. The London-born rapper…
Billy Joel Documentary Filmmakers on Exploring the Life and Music of the Piano Man
There is a very touching moment near the end of Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a new two-part documentary about the famed musician that premieres on HBO this Friday. It shows Joel sitting behind his piano during his long-running 2014-2024 residency at…
Chart-topping music star accused of lying about her age
Nicki Minaj is currently in a feud with R&B hitmaker SZA Minaj, 42, baselessly claimed that SZA, 35, is older than her reported age READ MORE: SZA brutally body-shamed Nicki Minaj 's ongoing feud with R&B singer SZA has taken another ugly turn.
Some top Ghanaian musicians who ditched secular music for ministry
Music plays an important role in the lives of people as it serves as a source of entertainment as well as spiritual upliftment. However, some musicians in Ghana who were once popular for making secular music on notable themes like sexuality, life…
Robbie Williams unveils new London plaque to celebrate major music milestone
Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Robbie Williams has unveiled a new plaque…
Tomorrowland music festival opens after its main stage was destroyed by a huge fire
BOOM, Belgium (AP) — Fans roared in excitement and organizers sighed with relief as the Tomorrowland music festival kicked off Friday — just two days after a massive fire engulfed the main stage and threw one of Europe's biggest…
New Billy Joel Documentary On HBO Offers In-Depth Look At The Man Behind The Music
As one of the most successful recording artists of all time, Billy Joel has a long list of much-loved hit songs dating back to the 1970s. And much of his music, as we learn in a new documentary, is even more deeply personal than many of us ever…
Friday Music Guide: New Music From Alex Warren, Jessie Murph, BTS and More
Billboard's Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday's most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. See latest videos…
Artificial Streaming, Not AI, Is the Immediate Threat to Music's Integrity (Guest Column)
Last month, Reddit detectives made a startling discovery, and in so doing perhaps offered a glimpse at the future of music: an AI-generated band, The Velvet Sundown, was landing in users' eardrums. With a full album of decently-polished tracks, a…
Shape future plays and musicals at TheatreWorks' New Works Festival
Whenever people ask what my favorite show is, I say “Come From Away” (with the caveat that there are plenty of ties). Irene Sankoff and David Hein's 2013 musical about the small Canadian town that welcomed thousands of stranded…
Suspect in killing of 'American Idol' music supervisor charged with murder
A 22-year-old man suspected in the shooting deaths of a longtime music supervisor for American Idol and her husband at their home in Los Angeles was charged with two counts of murder on Thursday. Story continues below advertisement Robin Kaye, who…
Jim Legxacy: black british music (2025)
Jim Legxacy is a young artist with an old soul—that of a Tumblr-pilled millennial. Until recently, the British rapper, singer, and producer was a meticulous craftsman of audio moodboards, stitching together spidery emo guitar lines, Afrobeat…
San Francisco's 'Luigi: the Musical' shot me through the heart
I didn't expect the highlight of my Tuesday night would be watching an actor portraying Luigi Mangione sing a ballad about hash browns, followed by a tap dance number featuring his cellmates Sean Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried (who happen to be…
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