Entertainment / Music

Rock pioneer Fats Domino dead at 89 25 Oct 2017 - 06:24 pm

NEW ORLEANS: Fats Domino, the amiable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring...

AC/DC producer and Australian music pioneer George Young dies 23 Oct 2017 - 11:09 am

Sydney, Australian music pioneer George Young, a driving force behind AC/DC which was fronted by his brothers Angus and Malcolm, has died aged...

K-Pop star apologises over dog bite death 21 Oct 2017 - 12:17 pm

Seoul: Choi Siwon, a member of popular K-pop boy band Super Junior, on Saturday apologised over the death of a renowned restaurateur who...

Demi Lovato reveals a lot in new documentary 20 Oct 2017 - 09:33 pm

You might expect a lot of glamorous footage of Demi Lovato in the new YouTube-exclusive documentary that she co-produced — and you won't...

Canada's Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie dies at 53 18 Oct 2017 - 06:57 pm

Ottawa: Rock poet and Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, whose evocative lyrics helped define Canada, has died at age 53. Downie was diagnosed...

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Puerto Rico relief song tops Billboard chart 18 Oct 2017 - 12:25 pm

LOS ANGELES: "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's star-studded charity song to fund relief efforts in Puerto Rico topped the Billboard digital singles chart on...

Robert Plant nears 70 as voice of spiritual warmth 14 Oct 2017 - 01:07 pm

New York: Robert Plant was Led Zeppelin's "Golden God" whose voice could tear through audiences, but on his latest album he proves anew...

"Hair" gets a little new styling for the age of Trump 12 Oct 2017 - 09:41 am

LONDON: A special production of the 1960s rock musical "Hair", tweaked for the age of Trump, premieres in London this week to mark...

Eminem sears 'racist' Trump at award show 11 Oct 2017 - 10:04 am

Miami: Eminem savaged Donald Trump as a racist and warned fans not to support the US president as the rap superstar appeared at...

Joon Moon, finding a vintage soul in rock 10 Oct 2017 - 08:40 am

New York: Composing songs initially just for voice and piano, the veteran musicians behind Joon Moon quickly knew they could create a richer...

Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final book 07 Oct 2017 - 01:29 pm

New York: The final poems of Leonard Cohen, completed days before the legendary songwriter died, will be published in an anthology next year,...

Rahman gets on Modi bandwagon, unveils track on demonetisation 07 Oct 2017 - 09:36 am

New Delhi: Music maestro A.R. Rahman on Friday unveiled a 19-minute music piece titled "The flying lotus", based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Liam Gallagher: I'm definitely maybe misunderstood 05 Oct 2017 - 10:48 am

Paris: Liam Gallagher has a confession to make. "I am this big-mouthed guy who comes out with rude stuff." But the former Oasis...

I don't feel my age at all: Lata Mangeshkar on 88th birthday 28 Sep 2017 - 09:32 am

Mumbai: Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 88 on Thursday, says age doesn't dampen her spirit and that she has always lived...

Taylor Swift knows you've been making fun of her. Here's how her new video responds. 27 Sep 2017 - 11:51 am

Taylor Swift forgets nothing. That's one lesson from her music video - which debuted Sunday during the MTV VMA show - for her...

Cardi B makes music history - and dethrones Taylor Swift from the charts 27 Sep 2017 - 11:10 am

It had been nearly two decades since a solo female rapper topped Billboard's Hot 100 chart. And then Cardi B burst onto the...

Sheeran's 'Shape of You' most streamed ever on Spotify 23 Sep 2017 - 01:43 pm

New York: Ed Sheeran's dance pop track "Shape of You" has become the most played song ever on Spotify, ending the 11-month reign...

In political turn, Bieber rallies for Black Lives Matter 23 Sep 2017 - 11:18 am

New York: Pop star Justin Bieber, known more for headline-grabbing scandals than activism, on Friday took an unexpected political turn as he hailed...