Entertainment / Music

Another Great Artist leaves us; Madonna, Elton John lead tributes for George Michael 26 Dec 2016 - 08:14 am

London: Madonna and Elton John led tributes from around the world for British pop star George Michael, who died at his home near...

Reactions to the death of superstar George Michael 26 Dec 2016 - 07:53 am

NEW YORK: Reactions to the death of superstar George Michael, who died Sunday at his home at age 53: ___ "I have lost...

British pop star George Michael dies aged 53 26 Dec 2016 - 07:50 am

British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a...

Kanye West still battling health issues 24 Dec 2016 - 01:49 pm

Los Angeles: Rapper Kanye West will not go ahead with European shows as he is still battling with health issues. A month after...

Danish pop band Lukas Graham discusses Grammy nominations 21 Dec 2016 - 09:06 am

NEW YORK: Danish pop group Lukas Graham were surprised to receive three Grammy nominations for their global hit "7 Years", says frontman Lukas...

James Taylor cancels Manila show over drug war killings 21 Dec 2016 - 08:34 am

Manila: Grammy award-winning singer James Taylor said Wednesday he has cancelled a February 2017 concert in the Philippines in protest at the alleged...

Samba gets new rhythms 100 years after first recording 17 Dec 2016 - 09:41 am

Rio de Janeiro: Monday nights feel like Saturdays in Rio's Little Africa neighborhood when the sun sets and the samba starts to play....

AR Rahman again in Oscar race 14 Dec 2016 - 10:55 am

Los Angeles: It could be a double whammy for Indian music maestro AR Rahman once again at the Academy Awards as his work...

'Romany music queen' Esma Redzepova dies aged 73 11 Dec 2016 - 07:00 pm

Skopje: Esma Redzepova, the prominent and versatile Roma singer dubbed the "Romany music queen", has died at the age of 73, hospital sources...

Lady Gaga reveals battle with post-traumatic stress disorder 06 Dec 2016 - 02:53 pm

Washington: Pop icon Lady Gaga has revealed an ongoing battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), part of the emotional fallout from having been...

Bob Dylan sends speech for Nobel ceremony 05 Dec 2016 - 02:28 pm

Stockholm: Music icon Bob Dylan won't be at the Nobel prize ceremony this week to accept his award, but he has sent along...

On new album, John Legend considers love and darkness 03 Dec 2016 - 10:11 am

New York: John Legend has become known as a modern master of the ballad, probing the emotional depths behind love and discovering the...

Lady Gaga performs on London rooftop to promote new album 02 Dec 2016 - 12:07 pm

LONDON: Global pop star Lady Gaga gave an intimate performance at a shopping mall in London on Thursday night, where she promoted her...

Like hero Tupac, Israeli Arab rapper's music provokes 28 Nov 2016 - 12:36 pm

Sakhnin, Israel: Israeli Arab rapper Tamer Nafar's politically-charged lyrics have sparked the same kind of controversy that may have made his hero Tupac...

NY subway inspires Broadway's first a capella musical 27 Nov 2016 - 08:50 am

New York: New York's cityscape reverberates with pounding jackhammers and blaring car horns, but it's the cacophonous subway that perhaps best epitomizes the...

Standard of Bollywood music has dropped, says Javed Akhtar 26 Nov 2016 - 11:40 am

Kolkata: Revered lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar on Friday said the standards of modern day Bollywood music have dropped and that is a...

Marriage or not, Mariah Carey goes ahead with reality TV show 24 Nov 2016 - 11:07 am

LOS ANGELES: Mariah Carey's new reality show sees the larger-than-life singer trying on wedding dresses and wrestling with a decision to postpone her...