Rapper Kendrick Lamar topped the list of Grammy contenders for the second straight year on Friday with nine nominations, outpacing the seven nods for pop superstar Lady Gaga in the race for the music industry’s top honors. Lamar’s “GNX” and Gaga’s “MAYHEM” will compete for the coveted album of the year trophy at the Grammy […]
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Justin Bieber offers unique opportunity for fans to create music together
Justin Bieber has presented a unique opportunity for fans to make their musical dreams a reality. Justin Bieber, just following the release of his album SWAGII, went on a memorable getaway in Canada with his wife, Hailey Bieber. The 31-year-old singer is back to work with an innovative approach to his music. Rather than collaborating […]
Coachella globalizes in step with international music trends
The original 1999 Coachella lineup was decidedly oriented towards rock acts and full of white men, but today, the premier music festival’s lineup is more diverse and international than ever. The 2023 edition of the massive desert festival is a showcase of global talent, with more than half of the performing artists hailing from outside […]
Hundreds of Hindi songs removed from Spotify
Hyderabad: Spotify, a music streaming service, has taken hundreds of Hindi songs off the platform. After hearing the news, Desi fans have been posting their distress online. After failing to agree and extend the licensing contract with Zee Music Company. The app removed the entire catalogue of Hindi songs from Zee Music. The Indian music […]
Apple backs new music startup
Apple Inc is backing a music startup launched by one of its former executives. The company, called Gamma, is the brainchild of former Apple Music Global Creative Director Larry Jackson and veteran music executive Ike Youssef. It positions itself as an alternative to traditional record labels. “The artists shaping today’s culture not only create music, but […]
‘Stranger Things’ music coordinator on reigniting love for Kate Bush
Paris: The woman who picked Kate Bush for “Stranger Things”, creating an unlikely summer smash, says Bush’s song allowed the world a much-needed sigh of relief after the stress of the pandemic. As the Emmy-winning music coordinator for the Netflix show, Nora Felder takes a big part of the credit for turning “Running Up That […]
Pagal Deewana by Tahir Abbas going to bring excitement more than ever
Pakistani emerging singer Tahir Abbas, hailing from a small town of southern Punjab has made his name in music industry after his back-to-back blockbuster performances. The versatility in his music is the unique idea that make a lot of people from Pakistan and across the world to follow him. Tahir Abbas himself is the […]
Democrazy is about to bring craziness to music admirers
Tahir Abbas who has been a huge music sensation for the past few months is again coming up with a new song” Democrazy” which is a unique idea in the music industry of Pakistan. Tahir Abbas hailing from the small town of southern Punjab, Pakistan became eminent among the people of the subcontinent after the […]
Auj the Band’s ‘Nawazish’ Hits Right in the Feels!
Living in an era where listeners have the freedom to make three seconds snap judgments of your music, putting new songs out there for a fledgling band requires nerves of steel if anything. Auj the Band, the young and rising rock band from Karachi, after winning Pepsi Battle of the Bands season 4, had all […]
Several hurt as French police break up mass rave
Five police officers were injured overnight in western France as they broke up a 1,500-strong illegal rave, authorities said Saturday, with one partygoer losing a hand in the clashes. Defying an 11 pm coronavirus curfew, the group had attempted to set up the party at a horse racing track near Redon in Brittany. There were “very […]