Entertainment / Music

Taylor Swift 'just kept writing' for second surprise album of 2020 10 Dec 2020 - 08:16 pm

LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift on Thursday announced the arrival of a second complete surprise album in five months, saying "we just couldn’t...

BTS 6th most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020 09 Dec 2020 - 10:05 pm

Seoul - K-pop superstar BTS ranked as the sixth most tweeted about people globally, data from Twitter showed, in apparent proof of the...

Million-dollar bash for Bob Dylan as Universal buys up his back pages 07 Dec 2020 - 04:20 pm

London: Universal Music Group's publishing arm has bought Bob Dylan's entire back catalogue of more than 600 songs, from towering classics such as...

S.Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service 01 Dec 2020 - 01:14 pm

SEOUL: South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to allow globally recognised K-pop artists such as BTS to postpone their mandatory military...

Singer Rita Ora apologises for breaking lockdown rules with party 30 Nov 2020 - 08:35 pm

LONDON - British pop star Rita Ora apologised on Monday after she admitted she had attended a party to celebrate her 30th birthday...

South Korea's BTS snags first ever Grammy nomination for a K-Pop band 25 Nov 2020 - 11:11 am

SEOUL: South Korean boy band BTS on Tuesday snagged the first ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a...

A 'Black Parade' Grammys: Beyoncé leads with 9 nominations 25 Nov 2020 - 10:36 am

NEW YORK: Beyoncé is bringing her Black parade to the Grammys: The pop star’s anthem about Black pride scored multiple nominations Tuesday, making...

Taylor Swift voted artist of year for 6th time at American Music Awards 23 Nov 2020 - 10:30 am

LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift was named artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday and won two other trophies in...

BTS releases new album 'BE,' a 'letter of hope' 20 Nov 2020 - 02:58 pm

SEOUL: K-pop band BTS on Friday released their highly anticipated new album, which they described as a "letter of hope.” The band held...

BTS releasing new album after historic success of 'Dynamite' 20 Nov 2020 - 10:56 am

Seoul - K-pop sensation BTS were releasing their highly anticipated new studio album on Friday, following the historic success of their all-English single...

Rapper Lil Wayne charged with federal gun offense in Florida 17 Nov 2020 - 09:47 pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rapper Lil Wayne was charged Tuesday in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a federal...

Paris Jackson wears heart on her sleeve in debut solo album 15 Nov 2020 - 01:19 pm

Paris Jackson says her musical influences when growing up with dad Michael ranged from Motown to classical music, but the style she has...

The Weeknd to perform halftime show at 2021 Super Bowl 12 Nov 2020 - 08:41 pm

LOS ANGELES - Canadian singer The Weeknd will perform the halftime show at the 2021 Super Bowl, the artist and the NFL announced...

K-pop girl band pulls video after backlash in China over baby panda 10 Nov 2020 - 09:49 am

Seoul: A reality TV episode showing K-pop girl band BLACKPINK holding a newly born panda was pulled after accusations in China that the...

K-pop kings BTS win four MTV Europe Music Awards at virtual ceremony 09 Nov 2020 - 02:29 pm

K-pop stars BTS picked up four prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best song for "Dynamite" and best group,...

Lockdown sends David Guetta back to his teens 05 Nov 2020 - 11:36 pm

IBIZA, Spain - For French DJ and record producer David Guetta, the lockdown has been a welcome relief from a punishing, if stellar,...

Bionic gloves help keep the music playing for Brazilian pianist 05 Nov 2020 - 05:06 pm

SAO PAULO: Acclaimed Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins had not played with 10 fingers since he lost the use of his right hand...

Lady Gaga in Twitter feud with Trump campaign 02 Nov 2020 - 09:32 pm

Washington - Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump's reelection campaign after they accused her...