World news about “Contemporary music” published by euronews.
Psy shows how to dance like a “Gentleman”South Korean rapper Psy was at the Rockefeller Center in New York City to appear on NBC’s ‘Today Show’, performing both of his hit songs. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 04/05/2013
Get ready for Europe’s music festival season!The organised and most avid festival-goers among us will probably already have their tickets booked to one or more of the hundreds of music festivals being… 01/05/2013
Tributes as Pink Floyd graphic artist dies Graphic artist Storm Thorgerson, who produced the famous design of light through a prism for Pink Floyd’s 1973 album “Dark Side Of The Moon” has died at the… 19/04/2013
New melodies for 1926 silent movie At the Arab World Institute in Paris, the Khoury Brothers perfected their new music for a silent film, a German animation called The Adventures of Prince… 28/03/2013
The Beatles: 50 years, still pleasing, still sellingToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ first album ‘Please Please Me’. This first record, consisting of 14 tracks, was released in… 21/03/2013
Prolific Italian composer and musician Armando Trovajoli dies Renowned Italian composer Armando Trovajoli has died at the age of 95. The musician wrote the scores for around 300 films. Trovajoli passed away in Rome –… 03/03/2013
‘Danz’ along to Swiss Lips’ sounds Perfecting the art of the dance-rock crossover, Manchester band Swiss Lips has released their new single Danz. The band has also confirmed three… 04/02/2013
Making algebra fun – meet the Maths Rapper Do you have problems memorising mathematical formulae or just hate the subject ? German maths genius Johann Beurich might have the answer. He fuses Rap and… 31/01/2013
American singer is, “A Girl on Fire” American singer songwriter, Alicia Keys is a girl on fire. She is back with her first album for three years with that title. The 31-year-old’s life has… 06/12/2012
Vagabonds crowned breakdance world champions Thousands of fans packed into the Park and Suites Arena in Montpellier, France this weekend to see the worlds best b-boy crews battle it out in the world… 18/11/2012
Alt-J pick up 2012 Mercury prize The Mercury Album of the Year nominees for 2012 covered a diverse range of styles and genres, highlighting what has been an exciting period for UK music. Out… 02/11/2012
Composer Hans Werner Henze dies in Dresden Hans Werner Henze is one of the most influential composers of our time. His work spans opera, chamber music, concert works and ballet. A constant theme in… 30/10/2012
Paul Dujardin: Can Europe afford to be cultured? In this edition of I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Should we give money to encourage young artists? Or is it the struggle against adversity which pushes young… 07/08/2012
Drinking to make music The so called “GlassBlowSing-Quintet” from Berlin relies entirely on empty bottles made of glass or plastic for instruments to make their music. This… 24/07/2012
The Life and Death of Marina Abramović An opera about the iconic performance artist Marina Abramović is now on at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Abramović is known for taking art to the extreme with… 12/04/2012
The 4th Biennial in Marrakech Turning the world on its head is what contemporary art is all about, and the 4th biennial in Marrakech is no exception. The main installations are situated… 10/04/2012
Strunz and Farah: world music pioneers They came from opposite ends of the earth but 33 years later Costa Rican Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah from Iran are still one of the most durable pairings… 30/03/2012
French musician writes Obama’s 2012 theme tune After recording this song for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, French musician Tony Jazz has been commissioned to write the official song of the Young Democrats… 13/01/2012
Going underground: Western music in Iran Western music faces tight restrictions in Iran but that has not stopped bands like Bomrani and The Muckers from making it. They are part of the underground… 09/01/2012
Tipsy Taio on Hangover British singer-songwriter Taio Cruz has just released the first single from his upcoming third album. Hangover features American rapper Flo Rida and producer… 28/11/2011
Jay Jay Johanson in Lyon Euronews caught up with Swedish singer songwriter, Jay Jay Johanson, at his recent concert in Lyon, France. He told our cultural reporter Wolfgang… 24/11/2011
New music: Westenra to Westlife New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra makes an album with Italian movie maestro Ennio Morricone while Westlife release their swansong Lighthouse. 16/11/2011
New landlord at Abbey Road It has brought the world everyone from The Beatles to Queen, Kate Perry and Coldplay. Now EMI is to have yet another new owner – or actually two. Universal… 12/11/2011
Reed and Metallica launch ‘Lulu’ It sounds like a dream team; metal merchants Metallica pairing up with the poet laureate of rock n’ roll, Lou Reed. The album ‘Lulu’ is the result. “It is… 31/10/2011
Björk’s app-album Biophilia goes viral Björk has just released the world’s first app-album, Biophilia, a celebration of nature and technological innovation. 11/10/2011
Idol winner Cook releases second album American Idol winner David Cook has released his second major album This Loud Morning. 08/07/2011
Gruff Rhys tours with third solo album Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys is taking his third solo album ‘Hotel Shampoo’ on the road across the UK this summer. The album is described as a… 01/07/2011
Cat Stevens sings at Morocco’s Mawazine This year’s Mawazine Festival in Morocco boasted an impressive line-up including the elusive Cat Stevens – now known as Yusef Islam – as well as Lionel… 27/05/2011
Big Five tune up for Eurovision Love it or loathe it; despite or more likely because of its outrageous costumes and cheesy tunes, Eurovision is one of the world’s biggest television events… 12/05/2011
Dr House sings the blues British comedian and actor Hugh Laurie is known to millions as the acerbic Dr Gregory House in the US medical drama House. But he is also a multi-talented… 11/05/2011
Bluegrass’s Krauss and Union Station reunite Alison Krauss and Union Station are back together after seven years, on her new bluegrass album Paper Airplane. 10/05/2011
Step back in time to the silent movie experience Silent film pianists are not in too much demand nowadays yet some musicians still make a living playing along to old black and white movies. David Watts… 09/05/2011
Calle 13 on a one-way-street to Grammy successPuerto Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 took a record nine awards at the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles – and that despite not getting much airtime in… 11/11/2011
Plucky German woman crowned Air Guitar ChampionA 26-year-old German woman has won this year’s World Air Guitar Championships in Finland. Aline ‘The Devil’s Niece’ Westphal won over the jury with a… 29/08/2011
