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Kamal on making music for 'real ones' and Dave collaboration
He's been backed by British rappers Dave and Central Cee, but rising singer-songwriter Kamal says he'll always focus on making music for the 'real ones'. The 24-year-old musician from north-west London has just released his debut album after years…
Kamal on making music for 'real ones' and Dave collaboration
Srosh Khan and Naomi de Souza, BBC Newsbeat He's been backed by British rappers Dave and Central Cee, but rising singer-songwriter Kamal says he'll always focus on making music for the 'real ones'. The 24-year-old musician from north-west London…
'BADDIES <3 MOLIY': Inside MOLIY's New Era Of Music, Fame And Freedom
MOLIY poses against a turquoise backdrop in spiky headphones, blue-streaked hair and an animal-print corset. Photo Credit: Savannah Baker & Charlotte Rutherford For MOLIY, getting bigger has meant getting closer to herself. As her world…
Driver jailed over fatal M62 crash was scrolling in music app
A driver who killed a 68-year-old man while scrolling through a music app on his phone has been sentenced to two years and eight months in a young offenders' institution. Ryan Richardson, 20, from Brough, previously admitted causing death by…
Driver jailed over fatal M62 crash was scrolling in music app
David McKenna East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire A driver who killed a 68-year-old man while scrolling through a music app on his phone has been sentenced to two years and eight months in a young offenders' institution. Ryan Richardson, 20, from…
Rapper jailed after boasting about schoolboy's murder in music video
A killer who gunned down a schoolboy in a playground filmed a rap video boasting about his crimes. Drill rapper Aderahman Boumzough murdered Rene Graham, 15, after shooting him with a pistol in Ladbroke Grove, West London. Footage also showed the…
London's £2.7 billion live music boom: How concerts are fuelling a record summer
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. This is proving to be a record-breaking summer in London.
Scam advice for music fans as more than 1 in 10 bought fake tickets in last year
More than one in 10 gig-goers have fallen victim to fake tickets in the last year, polling shows today, as ministers warn of scammers on social media. Some 14% of music fans surveyed bought a fake ticket, with over three-quarters (77%) of the…
AI Music Company Suno Unveils Download Caps for Free, Paid Tiers in Quest to Combat Abuse (EXCLUSIVE)
Suno last week said that it would impose download limits on users of its AI music generator as it seeks to legitimize its presence in the music industry. Now it has specifics. Starting Sept. 3 for all songs in a user's library, free Suno users will…
26-Year-Old Rap Superstar Steps Back From Music After Doctors Discover Scary Heart Condition
Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, real name Kentrell Gaulden, revealed in an August 2026 interview that he's taking a hiatus from music for the moment. The decision comes after Gaulden received a concerning diagnosis from his doctors. During an…
New Bentonville music venue in the works
Live Nation plans to open a new music and event venue on The Momentary's Bentonville campus in 2028, the California-based entertainment company confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: The Bentonville Ballroom will add a mid-size performance space…
The Weeknd Says He'll 'Never Disappear' One Year After Teasing Retirement from Music
Watch: The Weeknd Breaks Grammys Boycott With Surprise Performance Save your tears for another day—because The Weeknd isn't going anywhere. After the Grammy winner (born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) hinted that he'd be retiring from music last…
Tupac Shakur murder suspect takes center stage at trial nearly 30 years after shooting shocked music world
Nearly 30 years after rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, the only person ever charged in his killing is set to go on trial. Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, is scheduled to stand trial beginning Monday on a murder charge in the 1996…
Fans Choose Stray Kids 'This & That' as This Week's Favorite New Music
THIS & THAT, Stray Kids ' new eight-song collection (which features an anthemic new track of the same name), tops this week's new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 7) on Billboard, choosing the octet's latest release as…
One Song: Kadir Karababa's exhibition uses music to reimagine home
Home is often imagined as a physical structure or a fixed point on a map, something stable that we can locate and return to. Yet our earliest experiences of home are rarely so concrete. They are shaped by memory, sensation and emotion, held in…
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