Music

On Friday, May 16, the launch event for singer Sheikh Lana’s second album, “Otopor, abar,” took place at the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro auditorium in Dhaka. The album was jointly unveiled by eminent composer and musician Nakib...

Russia will hold its “Intervision” music competition in September, organisers announced on Wednesday, after authorities revived the Soviet-era competition that was meant to rival Eurovision. Moscow has been banned from taking part in the Eurovision Song...

With 37 national contestants, Eurovision is the largest talent event in the world. However, Sweden consistently seems to control the debate and the podium of the victors. Anything might happen in the month leading up to...

Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella music festival on Saturday night, appearing onstage as crowds sprinted over, camera phones in hand, to capture the US senator’s political plea. “I’m not gonna be long but...

According to his management, South Korean singer Wheesung was discovered dead at home on Tuesday. Police are allegedly preparing to perform an autopsy to ascertain the cause of death for the 43-year-old. According to local media,...

Kylie Minogue’s “The Loco-Motion”, Ghanaian Highlife music and Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” are the sounds guaranteed to get King Charles III on the dance floor, the UK monarch revealed Monday. The king has joined forces with...

Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands. Sakhi has crafted two rubabs...

According to court documents and media reports on Tuesday, Canadian rapper Drake has brought his battle with competitor Kendrick Lamar to the US legal system, accusing record firm Universal Music of defaming the California hip-hop artist...

Top of the charts K-pop group NewJeans said they were leaving their label ADOR on Thursday, citing “mistreatment” from the firm. The announcement follows two weeks after the girl group threatened to end their contract with...

Shortly after the polls closed, preliminary results showed that voters in the Swiss city of Basel on Sunday overwhelmingly supported spending about $40 million to host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Sixty-four percent of voters in...