Music
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Judge voids label’s murky deal for Prince catalog
Jul 14, 2017News Hour: A judge on Thursday rescinded Universal Music’s $31 million deal for unreleased work of late pop icon Prince after the world’s largest label group said it was misled by his estate. The voiding of... -
Loretta Lynn pushes back album after stroke
Jul 14, 2017News Hour: Country music legend Loretta Lynn on Wednesday delayed her upcoming album and tour following a stroke but said she was steadily recovering, reports BSS. The 85-year-old singer, one of the pioneering women in country... -
Ringo Starr celebrates 77th birthday
Jul 9, 2017News Hour: Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr celebrated his 77th birthday on Friday by announcing a new album that will feature former bandmate Paul McCartney. Starr’s 19th solo album “Give More Love” will be released on... -
Thirty years on, U2 still find relevance in ‘The Joshua Tree’
Jul 9, 2017News Hour: Irish rock group U2 kicked off the European leg of “The Joshua Tree” tour on Saturday by returning to the album that tackled their love-hate relationship with America and propelled them to superstardom when... -
Lebanon kicks off renowned Baalbek music festival
Jul 9, 2017News Hour: Thousands of music fans will pour into the stadium of the Roman Temple of Bacchus in Lebanon’s Baalbek on Friday night for the opening performance of the oldest music festival in the region. On... -
DJ Khaled’s ‘Grateful’ tops Billboard 200 album chart
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: With the help of some of pop and R&B’s biggest names, music producer DJ Khaled’s latest album “Grateful” debuted atop the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday. “Grateful,” with songs such as... -
After rape and sexual assault claims, Swedish music festival is cancelled in 2018
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: Sweden’s biggest music festival is being cancelled in 2018 after one rape and multiple reports of sexual assault at this year’s event. Bravalla was headlined by System of a Down, Linkin Park, Alesso and... -
Adele cancels world tour cause of vocal cords damage
Jul 2, 2017News Hour: Singer Adele has canceled the last two sell-out shows of her world tour due to take place at London’s Wembley Stadium this weekend after damaging her vocal cords. Adele, 29, said she went to... -
Lorde’s Melodrama album scores top in US Billboard
Jun 27, 2017News Hour: New Zealand pop singer Lorde landed her first U.S. chart-topping album on Monday as her latest record debuted at the top of the weekly Billboard 200 chart. “Melodrama,” the second album from 20-year-old Lorde,... -
A Nazrul song heralding Eid for 85 years in Bangladesh
Jun 24, 2017News Hour: ‘O Mon Ramzan-er Oi Rozar Sheshey Elo Khushir Eid’, the impressive song of National Poet Kazi Najrul Islam, is completing 85 years on the day of this Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. The song has become...
