Dua Lipa pulls big budget music video over Gaza war concerns
DUA Lipa has axed a music video that has cost hundreds of thousands of pounds “to be sensitive” amid Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.…
‘You either quit or abide’: A Liberian rapper refugee surviving on music | Refugees
Theophylline Mulbah has had a long journey to Tunisia, but he’s found hope — and music — along the way. Theophylline Mulbah is in no…
When death metal becomes one of 84,000 ways to practise Buddhism | Music
Taipei, Taiwan – In the past few years, many of Taiwan’s largest music festivals have seen the unlikely ensemble of a shaven Buddhist nun introducing…
Shakira’s Colombian birth city unveils towering statue in singer’s honour | Music News
‘Hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses,’ reads the inscription on the 6.5-metre statue. Colombian superstar Shakira’s Caribbean home…
‘Maestro’ on Netflix lacks the essence of Leonard Bernstein
“Maestro” is pretty good. At least that appears to be the overall verdict from critics and audiences (80% and 85% positive ratings, respectively, on Rotten…
Michael Bublé reveals music career has ‘been cyclical’
For jazz vocalist and Christmas crooner Michael Bublé, the past 20 years have been a constant pattern of writing, promoting and touring new albums. Now,…
Willie Nelson docuseries details music legend’s affairs
A new docuseries cataloging Willie Nelson’s life and career drops one bombshell after another about the 90-year-old country singer — among them his refusal to…
US court revives Nirvana album cover lawsuit | Music News
The naked star of the rock band’s 1991 album cover claims ‘permanent harm’ and child pornography. A United States court has revived a lawsuit accusing…
How to experience Los Angeles like a poet
I was walking in Venice with poet Tom Laichas when he showed me a hard-to-describe object protruding from the strip between sidewalk and street. It…
The quirkier the better when it comes to scoring ‘Poor Things’
Out of nowhere comes Jerskin Fendrix, the surprise first-time composer of what is arguably the strangest film score of the year: “Poor Things.” This fractured…
Patti Smith shares health update after Italy hospitalization
High priestess of punk-poetry Patti Smith said she looks forward to fulfilling her “ happy obligations” after a sudden illness left her hospitalized in Bologna,…
‘Barbenheimer’ reigns in the 2024 Golden Globe nominations
“Barbie” was off to the awards-season races Monday with a leading nine nominations for the Golden Globes, the embattled Hollywood institution that itself is trying…
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first to gross over $US1 billion
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts.Key points:The Eras tour brought in a…
Ireland bids farewell to singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan | Music News
Thousands pay tribute in Dublin to the musician best known as the lead vocalist for The Pogues. Thousands of people have lined the streets of…
Blinky, the Kenyan bandleader whose crew shaped ‘cool’ Nairobi music scene | Arts and Culture
Nairobi, Kenya – In April 2022, Kenyan alternative music collective Just A Band released a comeback single after a six-year hiatus and 12 years after…
Things to do this weekend: A Virgen de Guadalupe photo exhibit, Latino theater
The year is winding down and art, revelry and holiday shopping seem high on everyone’s list. Make the most of the last weeks of 2023…
Why Hanukkah and Christmas appear together in pop culture everywhere from Friends to South Park
When Arthur Levine was growing up just outside New York City in the 1960s, there was no time as lonely as Christmas."I was one of…
Taylor Swift named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, beating Vladimir Putin, Trump prosecutors and Barbie
Time magazine has named Taylor Swift as their Person of the Year for 2023, bucking their tradition of recognising influential political leaders and acknowledging the…
‘Palestine will never die’
“A cataclysmic event in human history” Rapper and activist Lowkey released a new track to show solidarity with Gaza. Source link
ASEAN Goes to Sustainable Music Concert: A Refreshing Way of Environmental Diplomacy
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) projected as the world’s 4th largest economy by 2030. Many economists have shared their projection about how ASEAN will…