Music
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Korean rapper Psy shelves ‘Gangnam Style’ and returns to roots
May 23, 2017News Hour: South Korean rapper Psy has gone back to basics with his eighth full-length album, paying greater attention to his home fans while doing what he loves most – “going crazy” on stage. The “Gangnam... -
How Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters refound his fire at 72
May 22, 2017News Hour: Before he agreed to produce Roger Waters’ first album in 25 years, Nigel Godrich had some hard words to say to the ex-Pink Floyd frontman. “I told him what I thought of some of... -
Robot rockers lead Lithuania’s street music day
May 21, 2017News Hour: From folk singers to an all-robot rock band, hundreds of Lithuanian music lovers flocked streets and squares Saturday to celebrate Street Music Day in dozens of cities and towns nationwide. The Baltic state of... -
Nursing home residents with dementia may need less psychotropic medication by listening to personalized music playlist
May 20, 2017News Hour: Nursing home residents with dementia who listen to a personalized music playlist may need less psychotropic medication and have improved behavior, a recent study suggests. The individualized music program designed for nursing homes, called... -
Soundgarden’s lead singer Chris Cornell dies
May 18, 2017News Hour: Chris Cornell has died at the age of 52, his representatives have confirmed. He was best known as the lead singer in Soundgarden and Audioslave, and also performed the theme song to the 2006... -
Katy Perry to join ABC’s ‘American Idol’ reboot
May 17, 2017News Hour: Pop star Katy Perry will join reality singing competition “American Idol” on ABC, the network said on Tuesday, adding a big name with legions of young fans for its revival of the show, reports... -
Country singer Loretta Lynn moved to rehab center after stroke
May 16, 2017News Hour: Country music star Loretta Lynn has been moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation center as she recovers from a stroke, the singer-songwriter’s representatives said Monday. The 85-year-old was admitted to a Nashville hospital... -
Logic topples Lamar from Billboard 200, Fonsi reaches No.1 in US
May 16, 2017News Hour: Rapper and record producer Logic toppled Kendrick Lamar from his three-week hold on the top of the Billboard 200 album charts with his new release “Everybody,” according to Nielsen SoundScan figures on Monday. “Everybody”... -
Portugal’s big-hearted crooner wins Eurovision
May 14, 2017News Hour: A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, the 27-year-old Portuguese crooner who won Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, was an unknown artist waiting for a heart transplant. But his intimate rendering of the melancholic “Amar Pelos... -
Croatia’s ‘Mr Voice’ and Hungarian gypsy singer among Eurovision finalists
May 12, 2017News Hour: Croatian pop-opera, Romanian yodeling and Hungarian gypsy fusion will all feature in the final of the 2017 Eurovision song contest, after the three countries were among 10 to qualify in the second round of...
