カテゴリー: Music
Judge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effectHong Kong’s high court has rejected a government attempt to ban a protest song, Glory to Hong Kong, saying an injunction could c…
The 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ people uneasyThe 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and k…
Singer’s protest kiss with bandmate and criticism of anti-homosexuality law leads to ban and festival cancellationA three-day music festival in Malaysia has been cut short after the lead singer of the 1975 criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws on s…
Inspired by birdsong and playing the obscure zither-like benju, the 78-year-old is enjoying a surge in global popularityIn early 2022, when Daniyal Ahmed set off on a road trip from Karachi in Pakistan into the neighbouring province of Balochistan , hi…
Breaching the 10-minute time limit and playing too loudly among reasons officials in Kakogawa cited for removing the instrumentAuthorities in a Japanese city have removed a street piano, saying some took tinkling the ivories too far by playing for long…
Kauan Okamoto says Kitagawa evaded justice because victims knew speaking out would end their careersJohnny Kitagawa, one of the most powerful figures in Japanese entertainment, sexually abused multiple boys but evaded justice because his victims knew s…
Rappers Wild Wild Women use their searing lyrics to highlight the treatment of their sisters in a socially conservative country It’s not easy being a wild woman in India – as members of what is believed to be the country’s first female rap group can t…
Forgotten Songs Collective aims to preserve ancient hill tribe’s music by bringing it to a global audienceIt was five years ago, as he sat around a fire lit deep in the forests covering the hills of Dima Hasao in Assam, that a shadow of sadness came in…
Freed from the shadow of 9/11, the country’s artists are building on a rich heritage – to international acclaimIn August, Pakistan’s three censor boards cleared Saim Sadiq’s award-winning film Joyland for release. Shot in Lahore, the film is about a yo…
Beijing court finds Chinese-born singer raped three women in November and December 2020A Beijing court has sentenced the Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, just over a year afte…
Police say they stopped show at venue near Jakarta when fans surged forward to get closer to the stageThe K-pop band NCT 127 were forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush, police said.Indonesia is still re…
The actor will answer questions on Thursday on anything from her new film Mr Malcolm’s List to her career in movies such as Slumdog MillionaireMumbai-born actor Freida Pinto found fame after being cast in 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire: she had been worki…
From music to movies, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Ahead of a big London exhibition, Tim Adams visits Seoul in search of the origins of hallyu – the Korean waveOur critics on where to start with Korean …
K-pop band’s oldest member, Jin, faces enlistment in December when he turns 30South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemption to the mandatory military service to members of the K-pop boy band BTS.The question of a…
Influenced by Led Zeppelin, the 29-year-old’s debut album almost didn’t get made because of a communications blackout. He talks about the blues, the Kashmiri spirit and the fight for freedom‘If someone like Neil Young or Bob Marley were born in Kashmir…