Entertainment / Music

Rolling Stones set to launch new album 06 Sep 2023 - 01:42 pm

London: The Rolling Stones will on Wednesday reveal details of "Hackney Diamonds", the band's first studio album of new music since 2005, at...

K-Pop pioneer debuts first new supergroup in three years 04 Sep 2023 - 10:40 am

SM Entertainment Co., the South Korean company that pioneered the K-pop genre three decades ago, unveiled a new seven-member boy group named Riize...

Burna Boy breaks UK record by topping albums chart 03 Sep 2023 - 11:06 am

London: Nigeria's Burna Boy has become the first international Afrobeats artist to secure a number one album in Britain with "I Told Them...",...

Spotify to limit ‘white-noise’ podcasters’ money-making options 01 Sep 2023 - 07:42 pm

Spotify Technology SA is cracking down on so-called white-noise podcasters, reducing the advertising support for programmers that provide little more than soothing sounds...

Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film coming to movie theaters in October 31 Aug 2023 - 05:07 pm

NEW YORK: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is coming to movie theaters. Swift announced on Thursday that the concert film "Taylor Swift - The...

'Opus,' the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, to premiere at Venice Film Festival 29 Aug 2023 - 01:55 pm

TOKYO: Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey of his life, playing...

Britney Spears' husband files for divorce 17 Aug 2023 - 09:30 pm

Los Angeles: Britney Spears is headed for another marital split after her husband of just 14 months, Sam Asghari, filed for divorce, in...

Taylor Swift announces release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) during last leg of Eras Tour show 10 Aug 2023 - 11:05 am

LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift closed the 2023 U.S. leg of her landmark Eras Tour at the Los Angeles SoFi Stadium in a big...

'Sugar Man' singer Rodriguez dies at 81 09 Aug 2023 - 08:08 pm

New York: Sixto Rodriguez, the once obscure American singer-songwriter who enjoyed a career renaissance after his music developed a cult following abroad, has...

DJ, Spotify's personalized AI guide, rolls out to 50 more markets 08 Aug 2023 - 03:00 pm

Doha, Qatar: Spotify has announced that it will start rolling out its 'DJ' feature in beta to 50 markets around the world. DJ,...

Pioneering documentarian protects hip hop's memory box 08 Aug 2023 - 11:45 am

Elmont, United States: In the basement of a suburban home on Long Island lives thousands of tapes of footage documenting the origins of...

Third BTS member to enlist in South Korean military service 07 Aug 2023 - 11:59 am

Seoul: A third member of K-pop megastars BTS has begun the process of enlisting in South Korea's mandatory military service, the band's agency...

Swiss ‘Swifties’ to pay most to see pop star Taylor Swift: NZZ 30 Jul 2023 - 02:02 pm

Swiss fans are paying the most to see pop star Taylor Swift. The cheapest ticket for the US singer songwriter’s Eras tour stops...

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor dies aged 56 26 Jul 2023 - 09:27 pm

Dublin: Irish pop singerSineadO'Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on...

Tony Bennett, last of the classic American crooners, dies at 96 21 Jul 2023 - 04:48 pm

New York:TonyBennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left...

Home searched in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing is tied to uncle of long-dead suspect 20 Jul 2023 - 06:17 pm

Las Vegas: A home Las Vegas police searched this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to...

Tupac Shakur killing comes under the spotlight once again 19 Jul 2023 - 06:49 pm

Las Vegas: Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing ofTupacShakur, propelling...