Entertainment / Music

China's all-girl pop band crushes hopes of besotted female fans 03 May 2017 - 10:36 am

BEIJING: Just a little under a year ago, Min Junqian was an unknown art student in China's eastern province of Shandong, dreaming of...

Global music sales hit high on streaming boom 25 Apr 2017 - 07:23 pm

New York: Music sales rose robustly for a second straight year to show growth not seen in two decades thanks to the rapid...

For Chinese fans, popular teen band are mama's boys 24 Apr 2017 - 12:10 pm

Beijing: Liang Shanshan considers herself a mother of two: one child is her biological son, the other is a 16-year-old Chinese teen pop...

Musicians in aquariums make sounds in a silent world 24 Apr 2017 - 12:04 pm

Aarhus, Denmark: Talk about fluid tunes: A group of innovative Danish musicians submerged like fish in an aquarium have created an underwater concerto...

Ivorian drummer boy turned globetrotting virtuoso 24 Apr 2017 - 11:55 am

Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast: Paco Sery was a kid banging on tin cans before a job at a Club Med in Ivory Coast opened...

Lady Gaga described Princess Diana 'just another dead blonde' 24 Apr 2017 - 11:12 am

Los Angeles: Singer-actress Lady Gaga dubbed the late Princess Diana 'just another dead blonde' among lyrics about eating disorders and suicide in a...

"We want to be happy" - Iraqi violinist plays in Mosul as troops battle IS 20 Apr 2017 - 10:09 am

MOSUL, Iraq: Amid the bombed-out ruins of an ancient site revered by both Muslims and Christians in Mosul, Iraqi violinist Ameen Mukdad on...

Relationships are hard at any age, says Harry Styles 19 Apr 2017 - 12:19 pm

London: One Direction star Harry Styles, who dated singer Taylor Swift in 2012, says relationships are hard at any age. One of the...

Ready to apologise if my tweets were 'anti-Muslim': Sonu Nigam 19 Apr 2017 - 10:21 am

Mumbai: Under pressure from various quarters, Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam on Wednesday offered to apologise if his recent controversial tweets were found to...

Lady Gaga, sensual and acrobatic, debuts song at Coachella 16 Apr 2017 - 04:40 pm

New York: Lady Gaga debuted a R&B-tinged love song Saturday as she headlined the Coachella festival, where the pop diva cast herself as...

Russian soprano performs emergency 'Traviata' at Met Opera 15 Apr 2017 - 08:07 am

New York: After performing an emergency Violetta earlier this week, Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti planned to attend Friday night's "La Traviata" from the...

Leading electronic fest Ultra expands to China, India 10 Apr 2017 - 02:26 pm

New York: Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre...

Ethiopian band wins fans by melding rock with African sounds 09 Apr 2017 - 07:29 am

Addis Ababa: At a hotel in Addis Ababa well-known for hosting jazz greats, thousands of fans lined up on a Saturday night to...

New York restaurant brings rapper Tupac's cafe vision to life 08 Apr 2017 - 09:04 am

NEW YORK: A restaurant in New York has temporarily brought to life an eatery envisioned by Tupac Shakur, coinciding with the late rapper's...

Pearl Jam, Joan Baez press activism at Rock Hall of Fame 08 Apr 2017 - 08:35 am

New York: Grunge icons Pearl Jam and folk legend Joan Baez pushed Friday for a new generation of activism as they entered the...

Cricket superstar Tendulkar changes pitch in new musical innings 06 Apr 2017 - 10:11 am

New Delhi: Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is making his name on a pitch of a different kind -- hitting all the right...

Girls help preserve Kashmir's Sufi music traditions 05 Apr 2017 - 05:42 pm

Srinagar: When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to practise singing in secret because...

Spotify, Universal sign global licence agreement 04 Apr 2017 - 06:21 pm

Stockholm: Spotify, the world's largest music streaming company, and Universal Music Group said Tuesday they have signed a new multi-year global licence agreement. ...