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'Ragtime': A timeless musical
For Tony Award nominees Brandon Uranowitz, Caissie Levy and Joshua Henry, the Morgan Library in New York City – built by financier J.P. Morgan at the turn of twentieth century – represents the grandeur of the Gilded Age, a period of…
Earl Sweatshirt on the Evolution of Music Streaming Services and Big Data's Impact on the Industry: 'These Algorithms Are Weird and Undefeatable
The internet is beautiful and disturbing alike. On the one hand, the opportunities to learn something new are endless. You can connect with anyone, make new friends, and build lifelong relationships. There is true community to be built on the…
How a Swiss entrepreneur built a London music business
Series Swiss entrepreneurs abroad, Episode 7: Marcel Hunziker, 44, was not raised with an entrepreneurial spirit. Growing up, his father often tempered his ambitions about what life might hold. “My father had the mindset that our family just…
Ilaiyaraaja: The Indian maestro still reshaping music 50 years on
Anbarasan EthirajanGlobal affairs correspondent His ardent fans call him 'the Maestro'. Five decades after his debut, Ilaiyaraaja's music still echoes through homes, concert halls and cinema screens across India. The 83-year-old composer from Tamil…
Mis-Teeq update fans on new music after 'emotional' reunion
Mis-Teeq have opened up about celebrating 25 years in music, their emotional reunion and why fans shouldn't expect new music just yet. The iconic garage and R&B trio, made up of Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash, are marking a…
Mis-Teeq tease NEW music after wowing 80,000 crowd with surprise show
THEY played to their biggest crowd ever at Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard – and now Mis-Teeq have revealed they are mulling over a full-time return to music. Insiders tell me that the group, featuring Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash…
Trump shares AI-generated music video glorifying his global popularity
The musical narrative incorporates specific lyrical assertions that populations residing in various foreign countries, ranging from Mexico and Italy to China and India, 'love Donald Trump.' US President Donald Trump has amplified a highly surreal…
Classical music quietly becoming a living part of public culture
Rain was falling lightly outside the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. It was nearly 10 pm, yet the crowds on Dingxiang Road where the center is located were in no hurry to leave. Many still carried the excitement of what had just happened inside.
Gen Xers explain that quick moment in the '90s when everybody suddenly got into swing music
Every Gen Xer remembers a small moment in time when swing music was extremely popular in the late '90s. Swing went from nonexistent to an alt-rock radio mainstay from 1996 to 1998 and then, it was gone in a flash. During that time, young people…
What music came before New Orleans jazz? A new exhibit explores early Louisiana tunes.
As a longtime student of African American music history, John Davis came to New Orleans in search of the sound that came before jazz. He had virtually no knowledge of south Louisiana other than of composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Tragedy Strikes Mumbai Concert: Man Dies, Female Friend Falls Ill After 'Medical Emergency' At Late Night Music Event In Worli
Tragedy Strikes Mumbai Concert: Man Dies, Female Friend Falls Ill After 'Medical Emergency' At Late Night Music Event In Worli | Image: X Worli: A 28-year-old man died and his 31-year-old female friend fell ill after medical emergencies during a…
Sound of the silver screen: meet the man getting film music made
Being a film music supervisor demands a finely tuned ear, a talent for coordination, creative vision and above all, patience. Pierre-Marie Dru has been honing these skills for over 20 years. One of the go-to professionals in the industry, his…
Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Public Enemy Deliver Star-Studded Music America Concert
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy, Little Steven Van Zandt, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne, David Sancious, and more performed across two nights of the Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us concerts at Monmouth University this week, with…
Law student dies, woman hospitalised after falling ill at music event in Mumbai's Worli
2 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google A 28-year-old law student died and a woman was hospitalised after they allegedly fell ill following suspected excessive alcohol consumption at a music event held at the NSCI Dome in Worli on…
JUST IN: Gunman On The Loose After Music Festival Shooting Leaves 'Many Victims'
Police in northwest Ohio are looking for a suspect who shot multiple people at a music festival. Toledo, Ohio, police said they received a report of a person shot near the Old West End Festival shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived…
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