Music
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Singer Lucky Akhand dies battling lung cancer
Apr 21, 2017News Hour: Legendary Bangladeshi singer and composer Lucky Akhand has passed away at Dhaka this evening following prolonged illness. The 61-year-old singer breathed his last at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, hospital sources said.... -
Tributes and discord one year after Prince death
Apr 21, 2017News Hour: Prince’s purple-clad fans were converging Friday on Minnesota for a celebration of the pop legend one year after his sudden death, but discord over commercialization of his legacy clouded the anniversary. Prince’s Paisley Park... -
Prince estate tries to block new music release
Apr 20, 2017News Hour: Prince’s estate moved Wednesday to block the release of several decade-old tracks, casting a cloud over commemorations of the pop legend’s passing. An independent label had announced plans to release a six-track EP of... -
The Chainsmokers debut atop Billboard 200 chart with ‘Memories’
Apr 18, 2017News Hour: Dance-pop DJ duo The Chainsmokers ousted rapper Drake from the top spot on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart on Monday, scoring their first chart-topping album after a slew of hit singles, reports Reuters.... -
Lady Gaga, sensual and acrobatic, debuts song at Coachella
Apr 18, 2017News Hour: Lady Gaga debuted a R&B-tinged love song Saturday as she headlined the Coachella festival, where the pop diva cast herself as sensual rather than sensational, reports BSS. The first woman in a decade to... -
Musician J. Geils, dies at Massachusetts home
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: J. Geils, leader of The J. Geils Band whose hard-driving hits of the late 1970s and early 1980s included “Centerfold,” “Freeze Frame” and “Love Stinks,” died on Tuesday at his home in Groton, Massachusetts,... -
Fleetwood Mac members announce new album
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Members of blues-rock powerhouse Fleetwood Mac on Tuesday announced a new album that will bring together all of the band’s classic lineup except Stevie Nicks. Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said the album would be the... -
Korean-themed mall opens in Bangkok
Apr 10, 2017News Hour: Hoping to capitalise on growing regional interest in South Korean pop culture, a Thai company opened a $275-million Korean-themed shopping mall and entertainment complex in Bangkok on Monday. The 180,000 square meter (1.9 million... -
Dancers remember Madonna’s tour that shook pop world
Apr 10, 2017News Hour: Music, dance, homosexuality, celebrity, masturbation, religion the explosive combination infused Madonna’s “Blond Ambition” tour with a revolutionary feel in 1990. “Blond Ambition” was a tour like none other with a fast-paced mix of choreography,... -
Harry Styles releases debut solo single
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: A “nervous” Harry Styles unveiled his debut solo single on Friday, the singer’s first own music release since hugely popular boy band One Direction announced it was taking a break. With rock ballad “Sign...
