Entertainment / Music

K-pop kings BTS get global music crown for second year running 26 Feb 2022 - 08:21 am

London: K-pop superstarsBTSwere named the 2021 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year on Thursday, making them the first act to win the...

K-pop sensation BTS to return to US for in-person concerts 23 Feb 2022 - 11:41 am

SEOUL: South Korean boy band BTS will return to the United States for a series of concerts in Las Vegas in April, their...

BTS to hit the stage in South Korea for first time since COVID began 16 Feb 2022 - 11:33 am

SEOUL: South Korean boy band BTS are to put on their first shows for their home fans since the coronavirus pandemic began, with...

Popular Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri dies at age 69 16 Feb 2022 - 11:06 am

New Delhi: Popular Bollywood singer and composer BappiLahiri, who won millions of fans with his penchant for feet-tapping disco music in the 1980s...

Hitmaker Sting sells career music catalogue to Universal 10 Feb 2022 - 10:19 pm

LONDON- British singer-songwriter Sting has sold his career music catalogue to  Universal music Publishing Group (UMPG), the company said on Thursday, in the...

'Queen of the BRITs' Adele wins big at British music awards 09 Feb 2022 - 01:01 pm

LONDON: Chart-topping superstar Adele won the top three prizes at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in the first genderless edition of Britain's annual...

Legendary singer India's nightingale Lata Mangeshkar passes away 06 Feb 2022 - 07:53 am

Mumbai: Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's biggest cultural icons, and a singer who defined music and melody for generations of her countrymen has...

Bob Marley's daughter and grandson open London exhibition on reggae star 03 Feb 2022 - 11:19 am

LONDON: Bob Marley's daughter and grandson on Wednesday visited an exhibition that opened in London telling the life story of the late Jamaican...

Singer Rihanna expecting first child with rapper A$AP Rocky 01 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm

LOS ANGELES: Pop singer Rihanna announced she is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky through photos released on Monday of the...

BTS singer Jimin hospitalized for appendicitis, tests positive for COVID-19 31 Jan 2022 - 03:06 pm

SEOUL: Jimin, a singer and dancer with the K-pop group BTS, has tested positive for coronavirus and also underwent surgery for acute appendicitis,...

Joni Mitchell joining Neil Young in protest over Spotify 29 Jan 2022 - 10:52 am

New York: Joni Mitchell said Friday she is seeking to remove all of her music fromSpotifyin solidarity with Neil Young, who ignited a...

Spotify removing Neil Young's music after his Joe Rogan ultimatum 27 Jan 2022 - 10:09 am

Neil Young's music is being removed from Spotify's streaming service after the singer-songwriter objected to his songs playing on the same platform that...

Elton John has COVID, postpones US tour dates 26 Jan 2022 - 03:37 pm

LONDON: British singer and songwriter Elton John said he has COVID-19 and has been forced to postpone some U.S. concerts although his symptoms...

Elton John postpones Texas concerts after getting COVID-19 25 Jan 2022 - 10:20 pm

DALLAS- Despite being vaccinated and boosted, Elton John has contracted COVID-19 and is postponing two farewell concert dates in Dallas. John "is experiencing...

Miranda talks about Bruno, and the 'Encanto' phenomenon 22 Jan 2022 - 02:04 pm

New York: A month after "Encanto” debuted in theaters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the movie's Colombia-inflected songs, took a long vacation. By the...