Ajit Singh, the Indian music shop owner who befriended the Beatles during their magical mystery trip in Rishikesh over half a century ago, has died aged 88. In February 1968 the Fab Four fetched up at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram (retreat) in northern India, seeking spirituality, new experiences and refuge from Beatlemania back home. Energised by […]
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BTS Drops New Summer Song ‘Butter,’ Breaks YouTube Premiere Records
The K-pop group, BTS, dropped their new music video for their new single ‘Butter’ and 3.89 million fans had tuned in to watch the premiere on YouTube. It passed 21 million views in an hour. The video takes the fans on a journey in set designs, outfits and colour schemes. Along with its catchy tune, […]
BTS to enthrall at Billboard Music Awards with upcoming single ‘Butter’
Renowned South Korean K-pop band BTS are set to perform, their much-awaited English single ‘Butter’ on the Billboard Music Awards. The single will be released on the 21st May. The boys will be going preforming at the awards for the first time as they tweeted, “We can’t hold it in any longer! Our debut performance […]
Ustad Dilshad Hussain Khan to fuse Mozart, Beethoven’s music with eastern classical music
Violin maestro Ustad Dilshad Hussain Khan said that fusion of music demands the right knowledge of European and eastern music and the modern music scene in Pakistan lacks the right knowledge of such traditions. Pakistan-United States (US) citizenship holder violinist Ustad Dilshad Hussain Khan, who moved to the US back in 1996, said on Sunday […]
Bruce Springsteen surprises Asbury Park film screening
Fans at the Asbury Park’s Music + Film Festival had seen a lot of rare, mind-blowing live Bruce Springsteen footage by the end of Saturday. In the city’s old Paramount Theatre, where Springsteen has performed many times, they saw rare clips like a highly-charged performance of “Quarter to Three” from the Bottom Line in 1975, […]
Why China cannot dominate the AI scene (for now)
At a recent CEO forum hosted by a university in Ipoh, a gentleman representing Universal Music regionally spoke with wide-eyed wonder about the rapid strides China is making in cutting-edge technology. To illustrate his point, he used the example of beggary in Beijing that has apparently gone hi-tech. Today, street beggars in China use smart […]
Ustad Rais dazzles audience in Beijing
The performance of Ustad Rais Ahmad, an eminent violinist from Pakistan, bedazzled the audience with his masterly played tunes at the opening concert of 19th Arts Meet held at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing. He played a medley which included classical Pakistani, Western and Chinese music. The audience was greatly impressed when […]
Justin Bieber, Ariana and Miley join hands for music video
Rapper Lil Dicky has unveiled a star-studded music video featuring singers Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus. Lil Dicky has dropped his new music video for Earth. It’s not only a song but also a short film, a music-led initiative to raise awareness for climate change and an extravagant Earth Day celebration, reports people.com. […]
On climate change, a shift towards civil disobedience
Playing the role of a riot cop dispersing a peaceful but illegal sit-in on the steps of France’s National Assembly, Axel struggled to dislodge a woman whose arms and legs were enmeshed in a Gordian knot of activists. It was like trying to pull a limpet off a rock — he couldn’t get a grip. […]
Karan Johar promotes new song from ‘Kalank’ on social media
The makers of ‘Kalank’ are all set to enthral the audience with the film’s next song featuring actress and producer Madhuri Dixit-Nene. Filmmaker Karan Johar shared a still from the song titled “Tabah Ho Gaye” on Monday. Karan Johar expressed how he is honoured to have worked with Madhuri Dixit-Nene. He also dedicated the song […]