Music

BERLIN: Topless activists interrupted a concert by Woody Allen in Germany, calling for an end to the “culture of silence” around sexual abuse allegations against the US director. The German branch of the feminist group Femen posted a video on its Facebook page showing two activists mounting the stage during an appearance by Allen, who […]

Remember the showdown in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?” Well Ennio Morricone, one of the world’s greatest living composers, wants you to tear your eyes away from the film’s gunslingers and listen instead. “In the cinema you cannot actively listen to the music — there’s dialogue, noises, special effects, it all distracts the […]

NEW YORK: British rock band Coldplay has released a new song written with legendary English musician Brian Eno, with proceeds to support migrants who make the dangerous journey to Europe across the Mediterranean. The song named “Aliens,” released late Thursday alongside an animated video, is the latest single from Coldplay’s upcoming Extended Play record (EP) […]

Lady Gaga has rallied to support Ed Sheeran after the English songwriter revealed he is avoiding Twitter due to abusive comments – some from Gaga’s “Little Monster” fan base. “I wish all people on the internet would be positive and loving and a part of creating an online community that is kind and empowering, not […]

Jay-Z’s upstart Tidal streaming service has enjoyed a surge of interest after the rap mogul released his latest album exclusively on the platform. Tidal – which Jay-Z acquired in 2015 but trails far behind streaming leader Spotify as well as Apple Music – has seen a jump in downloads coinciding with the release of Jay-Z’s […]

Paul McCartney has reached a settlement over copyright to the Beatles catalog, avoiding a legal battle that could have had wide ramifications for the music business. McCartney filed a lawsuit in January in a US court to secure rights from Sony ATV Music Publishing in the wake of a British judicial ruling that shook up […]

LONDON: A British teenage Islamist was on Monday jailed for a minimum of 16 years for plotting a bomb attack at an Elton John concert in London on the 9/11 anniversary. Judge Michael Topolski at London’s Old Bailey said Haroon Syed, 19, was “committed to carrying out an act of mass murder” as he handed […]

British songstress Adele on Saturday cancelled the final two shows of her sold-out world tour scheduled to take place in London’s Wembley stadium this weekend due to damaged vocal cords. “I went to see my throat doctor this evening because my voice didn’t open up at all today and it turns out I have damaged […]

BAHAMAS: The tech entrepreneur behind a music festival in the Bahamas that was billed as a luxury getaway but collapsed in chaos in April has been arrested and charged with wire fraud, prosecutors said. William McFarland, 25, is due for a hearing before US Magistrate Judge Kevin Fox in New York on Saturday. He faces […]

ARGENTINA: Picture a hospital: the bustle of harried doctors and nurses, time dragging for lonely patients, and the pervasive sadness of a place for the sick and dying. And suddenly, there’s music — live, classical music, the sounds of masters like Johannes Brahms and Giuseppe Verdi — to make it all a bit more bearable. […]