カテゴリー: Music
Police seek warrant for Bang Si-Hyuk over allegations he illegally gained millions in investor fraud schemeSouth Korean police are seeking to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk, the chair of the agency behind the K-pop band BTS, as they expand an investigation into a…
Two-time Grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voicesThe Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood music through the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 92, her family said.The two-time Grammy nominee had been admi…
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement announce four shows at Wellington venue Meow Nui from next week – their first gigs since 2018New Zealand’s self-described “fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo-a cappella-rap-funk-comedy-folk duo” Flight of the …
The Taliban are burning musical instruments in the name of morality. It is an assault on all culture
The sounds of Afghan history are being erased to prevent music’s ‘moral corruption’ of the Afghan people. We can help keep Afghanistan’s music alive. Plus, Eliane Radigue’s deep listening, and the brilliance of Sinners’s scoreThe horrors of the Taliban…
Buddhist spiritual leader wins best audiobook and says he sees win ‘as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility’Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-ICE sentimentThe Dalai Lama has taken home his first G…
The title is loaded with meaning for all Koreans, and will give fans globally an insight into the folksong culture that shaped the world’s biggest K-pop groupBTS announced their long-awaited comeback and world tour this week, with their first full-leng…
Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at homeSouth Korea’s entertainment dominance appears unshakeable. From BTS conquering global charts to Parasite sweeping the Oscars in 2020 and Korean dramas top…
Ruling upheld that there was insufficient evidence of copyright infringement on song that is YouTube’s most viewed videoSouth Korea’s supreme court has rejected a US composer’s allegation that the producers of the catchy children’s song Baby Shark plag…
The Pakistani-American singer has fused traditional singing with Technicolor pop to express forbidden love, take down trolls and explore the confusion of our ‘monstrous world’As a child, Ali Sethi was enthralled watching Sufi whirling – a religious dan…
Bengali singer who has more Spotify followers than Taylor Swift to bring ‘sheer power’ to same London stage as BeyoncéSitting ahead of US pop megastars Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii and Gracie Abrams in the list of most-listened-to artists on Spotify around …
Local channels show police officer walking up to star as he sings Shape of You and unplugging microphoneEd Sheeran has been stopped by police from busking in India after he was told he lacked permissions.The songwriter was seen singing the hit single S…
The classical musician, who performed with George Harrison and Van Morrison, died in a San Francisco hospital on SundayZakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, has d…
After tickets quickly sold out, some began to reappear on unauthorised third-party websites for more than £750Indian police have opened an investigation after touts bought up tickets for Coldplay’s upcoming Mumbai shows and put them back on sale for mo…
With music now a crime in Afghanistan, Braga has become one of the few places where the practice is being preservedA stone’s throw from Portugal’s oldest cathedral and buzzing bakeries serving up pastéis de nata, the complex notes of a sitar fill the g…
Goze – women who earned a living as musicians despite sight impairments – are all but forgotten in Japan but Rieko Hirosawa has learned their songsRieko Hirosawa sits on a stone bench outside her home, tunes her instrument and takes a deep breath. She …