Entertainment / Music

Paul Simon pursues new fusion on next album 08 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on July 14, 2011 shows US singer Paul Simon performing during the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival. Simon, the folk...

Country music star Merle Haggard dead at 79 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

By Bill Trott Country musician Merle Haggard, who emerged from prison to become the poetic voice of the American working man with hits...

Janet Jackson delays tour; planning family, ordered to rest 06 Apr 2016 - 01:52 pm

NEW YORK: Janet Jackson is delaying her "Unbreakable" tour, saying Wednesday she and her husband are planning their family and that she is...

1D Tomlinson's Doncaster shirt design hits bum note 05 Apr 2016 - 04:35 pm

London: Fans of English lower-league football club Doncaster Rovers reacted angrily on Tuesday after One Direction star Louis Tomlinson won an online competition...

Everlast latest artist to tell Trump to stop using song 05 Apr 2016 - 08:47 am

New York: The rapper Everlast has became the latest musician to voice anger at Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's use of a song,...

Soprano Tamara Wilson wins US opera award 04 Apr 2016 - 02:38 pm

New York: Soprano Tamara Wilson, fresh from well-received performances in New York and London, on Monday won the Richard Tucker Award that recognizes...

Zayn tops charts in post-One Direction debut 04 Apr 2016 - 08:25 am

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik (right) and his mother Trishia (Reuters/Cathal McNaughton) New York: One Direction star Zayn Malik is finding renewed...

Argentine jazz great 'Gato' Barbieri dies 03 Apr 2016 - 01:44 pm

New York: Argentine-born jazz saxophonist Leandro "Gato" Barbieri, who won a Grammy for music in the 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris," died...

Janet Jackson returns to stage in Dubai 27 Mar 2016 - 06:19 pm

US singer Janet Jackson performs during the Dubai World Cup horse racing event on March 26, 2016 at the Meydan racecourse in the...

French rocker Johnny Hallyday brings musical solace to grieving Brussels 27 Mar 2016 - 11:45 am

French singer Johnny Hallyday performs on stage on March 26, 2016 at the beginning of his concert in Brussels. AFP/PATRIK STOLLARZ Brussels: French...

Huge crowds hear Rolling Stones rock Havana 26 Mar 2016 - 08:35 am

Mick Jagger of Rolling Stones on a giant screen as he performs during a concert at Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex...

Phife Dawg of hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest dies 23 Mar 2016 - 06:18 pm

New York: Phife Dawg, the high-pitched but street-smart rapper whose pioneering group A Tribe Called Quest brought a fresh artistic aesthetic to hip-hop,...

British judge urges Madonna, Ritchie to end son custody dispute 21 Mar 2016 - 05:05 pm

(FILES) A file photo taken on September 1, 2008, shows US star Madonna (R) as she arrives with her then husband British film...

Spotify agreement a 'win' for artists, company: Billboard editor 20 Mar 2016 - 10:41 am

Earphones are seen on top of a smart phone with a Spotify logo on it, in Zenica February 20, 2014. REUTERS/ DADO RUVIC ...

Prince plans 'unconventional' memoir 19 Mar 2016 - 10:52 am

Prince became an international sensation in the 1980s as he popularized the Minneapolis Sound of danceable funk. AFP Photo/Bertrand Guay New York: Prince,...

Husband guilty of killing concert pianist 19 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

London: The husband of internationally-renowned concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko who strangled her on their second wedding anniversary was on Friday found guilty of...