Music for children

Culture news

Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris dies

The former entertainer was a mainstay of family programming in the UK and Australia. In 2014, he was jailed for a series of sexual assaults on young girls.

23/05/2023

World News

Euroviews. Working in neuroscience taught me that music is key to our well-being

Perhaps we should stop thinking about music primarily as a source of entertainment and profit and more as an essential form of social communication with real neurobiological benefits, Daniel Bowling writes.

12/04/2023

Scenes

Meet the young K-pop artist seeking fame in South Korea

In partnership with Media City

"K-pop is unique. It is different from pop music in other countries as it has Korean culture. I love it. It makes me feel really excited inside."

19/09/2022

Earth News

Kids choir leaves audience in tears singing 'Stop hurting our planet'

Children aged 4-16 appeared on Britain's Got Talent with an 'S.O.S. From the Kids' about climate change.

04/05/2020

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Chinese artist creates giant image made up of 80,000 Lego pieces

It took Jiang Shenghui 120 hours and 80,000 Lego pieces to complete his giant cable car artwork.

26/02/2019

Switzerland

Children's pop choir goes viral on YouTube

The message is that no kid is 'out of tune'

26/04/2018

Guatemala

Guatemala children's home blaze leaves 19 dead

A fire at a scandal-hit children’s home in Guatemala has left 19 people dead, at least 17 of them teenage girls.

08/03/2017

World News

Hospital choir beats Justin Bieber and tops UK Christmas chart

Good karma: a London hospital choir tops the UK Christmas chart with a song whose proceeds will go to charities.

27/12/2015