Culture news Historic music store under threat in rapidly-changing Barcelona A 140-year-old music store in Barcelona’s iconic Las Ramblas, preserves a vast archive of music scores across genres. Despite the rise of digital platforms and nearby closures, the store endures, though its future remains uncertain. 24/10/2024
Culture news ABBA, The Cure and Radiohead sign AI protest letter Among the 13,500 signatories protesting the use of creatives’ work to train aritificial intelligence tools are composer Max Richter, writer Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as actors Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon. 23/10/2024
Art Are you ready for the new David Bowie Centre? Costumes, handwritten lyrics and instruments among the 90,000+ items that will go on display in V&A’s new East Storehouse venue next year. 22/10/2024
Culture news Joe Biden: 'A woman can do anything a man can do, and then some' President Biden honoured “the masters of your craft that have made us a better America”, and took a brief detour to give a shout-out to Vice President Kamala Harris’ run for the White House. ““I know the power of the women in this room to get things done,” he said. 22/10/2024
Culture news Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno dies aged 66 Iron Maiden released a statement saying that Di'Anno's contributions to their early sound “helped set us on the path we have been travelling as a band for almost five decades." 22/10/2024
Culture news Celebrated pianist behind Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist' dies at 72 The Polish musician and teacher was a titan in his field. In 2002, Olejniczak recorded the piano parts for Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning film 'The Pianist'. 21/10/2024
Culture news Why Taylor Swift might upset the publishing industry While Björk and Colin Greenwood’s books are being released through traditional publishers and an arts design firm, Taylor Swift’s decision to publish through her own imprint has larger implications for the publishing industry. 20/10/2024
Culture news The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week Art Basel Paris 2024, demonic smiles, Barcelona Design Week and a new EP from Bon Iver - here is the best of what's happening in Europe this week. 19/10/2024
Culture news Bon Iver's ‘SPEYSIDE’: Euronews Culture's verdict The new EP from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is an achingly lovely confrontation of anxiety and change. 18/10/2024
Culture news Trump team uses Taylor Swift song in ‘cringe’ campaign video The Trump team has been ripped online for a ‘cringe’ video that uses a song from Harris-endorser Taylor Swift, who Trump has stated he hates. 18/10/2024
Cinema Behind the upcoming Serge Gainsbourg animated documentary The new animated film, ‘Gainsbourg: Rue de Verneuil’ is based on 11 hours of interviews with the iconic French singer, two years before his death. 18/10/2024
Culture news Tributes pour in for Liam Payne as Argentine authorities probe death Liam Payne, 31, fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina's capital. Medics confirmed his death on the spot. Argentine authorities are probing what happened before Payne's fatal fall. 18/10/2024
No Comment No Comment: Fans hold vigil for Liam Payne in Buenos Aires Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said. 17/10/2024
Culture news Former One Direction star Liam Payne dies after falling from balcony Liam Payne, a core member of the chart-topping British boy band One Direction, was reported by staff at the hotel to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol. 17/10/2024
Culture news Oasis auction: Instruments and handwritten lyrics go up for sale Noel Gallagher’s custom-built silver guitar, used on tour in the late '90s, is the star item in an upcoming auction of Oasis memorabilia, alongside other iconic band items like Liam Gallagher's stage-used tambourine. 17/10/2024
Culture news Dame Shirley Bassey jewellery auction breaks world record Dame Shirley Bassey's jewellery collection has sold for a collective price of €2.2 million. The proceeds of the auction benefit the celebrated singer’s chosen charities. 16/10/2024
Cinema Vanessa Paradis talks of her musical dreams and AI nightmares Euronews Culture sits down with Vanessa Paradis, whose film career is celebrated at this year's Lumière Film Festival. 16/10/2024
Culture news Donald Trump hosts listening party - artists threatening legal action With the presidential election nearly three weeks away, Trump decided to host a listening party instead of answering political questions. His playlist included songs by artists who have banned him from using their music. 16/10/2024
Design The world’s second Sphere is on its way The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas last year. 16/10/2024
Culture news Sean 'Diddy' Combs sued by man abused as a minor The 54-year-old hip-hop mogul is currently in jail after being charged last month with racketeering and sex trafficking. 15/10/2024