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Belfast Tradfest: Traditional Irish music and dance 'belong to everybody
Irish traditional music and dance 'belong to everybody', according to Belfast TradFest's founder and artistic director Dónal O'Connor. The festival celebrates traditional music, song and dance with more than1,000 artists lined up in 40…
New Orleans events: Bryan Adams, 'A Little Night Music,' Dong Lan and more
Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams was already building a successful career when his anthemic “Summer of '69” took off —…
How do you feel about AI videogame music?
Like it or loathe it—and for the record, I am firmly in the latter camp–generative AI has continued to seep into every aspect of game development. What felt like the odd shovelware AI thumbnail here or generated texture there has…
Herbie Hancock Sees AI Expanding In Music Despite Division Among Artists
Herbie Hancock at 86 is still asking the hard questions about technology and where music's headed in an AI-saturated world. The jazz legend who helped birth Hip-Hop through his 1983 collaboration with DJ Grand Mixer D.ST on “Rockit ”…
Watch Yorkshire music legend stop Tramlines main stage set for emotional tribute
A Yorkshire music legend briefly stopped his band's headline set for a special family moment. During the Sunday performance from Reverend and The Makers, on the Sarah Nulty Main Stage, frontman Jon McClure gave an emotional tribute. The singer…
Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined
In 2025, Americans placed roughly $166 billion in bets on sporting events. That's more than the entire U.S. movie, music, book, and museum industries generated in revenue combined. The North American box office totaled $8.87 billion in 2025, which…
I listen to music every day - these are the 5 best albums of 2026 so far
Charli XCX in the music video for Wink Wink, directed by Aidan Zamiri Music is a huge part of everyday life for most people, whether that be something they put on while travelling to work, out getting steps in or at the end of the day to unwind.
Grassroots music club coming to North London promises to inspire new talent
North London attracts artists and musicians like mosquitoes to an electric bulb. With its bohemian spirit and refusal to be gentrified - at least, not too gentrified - the northern suburbs of the capital are a famous breeding ground for some of its…
Indian Idol 16 Grand Finale: When And Where To Watch, Finalists, Celebrity Musical Performances, Winner's Prize Money And All You Need To Know
Indian Idol 16 Grand Finale: This year, the theme of the musical reality show was Yaadon Ki Playlist. Indian Idol 16 went on air in October 2025 and will now wrap up its run on July 26 with its grand finale. 18 participants embarked on the journey…
LSU Legend Ryan Clark Rearranges Famed Music Lyrics in dig at ESPN Fallout
Ryan Clark is finding new ways to move forward from his well-known ESPN fallout. The past LSU Tigers football legend sparked flurries of reactions nationally after the network fired him before the weekend of July 25. Clark has his mix of defenders…
What's Creole la-la? In Lafayette, young musicians explore roots of Louisiana zydeco music
Long before electrified zydeco bands filled dance halls, Creole musicians gathered for acoustic 'la-la' house parties across southwest Louisiana. Two young Lafayette musicians are trying to bring that tradition back. Cajun music leans on Louisiana…
Cardiff Castle one-day music festival provides epic nostalgia shot
This year's Depot in the Castle felt like it told the story of my music taste through the years. Sudden nostalgia as the Sugababes took to the stage taking me back to my childhood in the early 2000s. This was shortly followed by the soundtrack to…
Music Stocks To Consider - July 26th
Overlooked Analyst-Approved Dividend Plays You Can Count On NetEase, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, Warner Music Group, Dolby Laboratories, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Reservoir Media, and Zeta Network Group are the seven Music stocks…
Derry music venue issues warning about ticket scams for shows
Updated: 8:36 PM EDT Jul 25, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Derry music venue issues warning about ticket scams for shows Updated: 8:36 PM EDT Jul 25, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ DERRY, N.H. — A local concert venue is warning…
Drake Blocks Future From A New No. 1 Hit On Multiple Charts
Drake's 'Janice STFU' refuses to slip from No. 1 on several of Billboard's streaming charts, keeping Future's 'California Girls' from launching at the summit. ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 17: Future and Drake attend The Future: A Gentlemans Club at a…
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