New Zealand Lorde named sole curator for next Hunger Games soundtrack 17-year-old New Zealand popstar Lorde, has been named the “sole curator” of the soundtrack for the next Hunger Games film, meaning she will hand 01/08/2014
Guinea Dozens killed in stampede in Guinea at Ramadan event A week of mourning has been declared in Guinea after dozens of people were feared to have been killed in a stampede at a concert in the capital 30/07/2014
France Lyon’s 2014 European Lab stages a cultural revival It’s been four years now since Arty Farty, the organisation behind Lyon music festival ‘Les Nuits Sonores’, began the European Lab, or the ‘Lab’ as 22/05/2014
world news Eurovision 2014: How it happened [View the story “Eurovision 2014: How it happened” on Storify] 10/05/2014
World Good vibrations: sound and silence in education In this edition of Learning World we explore how what we hear – and sometimes what we don’t hear – affects our ability to learn as well as our 09/05/2014
PuertoRico Puerto Rican salsa star Jose Luis "Cheo" Feliciano 'killed in car crash' - reports Puerto Rican salsa music singer Jose Luis “Cheo” Feliciano was killed in a car crash in Puerto Rico early Thursday morning, according to local media 17/04/2014
United Kingdom Watch: British surrealists Monty Python's new release The Silly Walks Song British surreal comedy group Monty Python have released a new song – their first original material for 15 years. The unveiling of The Silly Walks 04/04/2014
United Kingdom Mick Jagger's heartfelt tribute to L'Wren Scott as Rolling Stones postpone tour Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has made a heartfelt tribute to girlfriend L’Wren Scott, who was found dead in her New York appartment. Jagger 19/03/2014
Spain Why the death of Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia has touched so many Why has the death of Paco de Lucia left numerous guitarists and flamenco amateurs feeling like orphans today? Why has the passing of the Spanish 26/02/2014
USA Bullock, Timberlake sweep 2014 People's Choice Awards Actress Sandra Bullock swept the 40th People’s Choice awards on Wednesday with four wins, cementing her status as a favorite among the fan-selected 09/01/2014
USA Beyoncé criticised for ‘insensitive’ use of Challenger crash audio Singer Beyoncé has been criticised for ‘insensitivity’ over a sample used in one of her latest songs. The popstar incorporated audio of a 31/12/2013
world news 2013 - A year in music What a 12 months. While the mainstream acts have floundered and the major record labels have struggled to find any new talent, and in a year when 17/12/2013
PuertoRico Watch: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange turns hand to new Twitter song He’s gained his controversial reputation by blowing the whistle on governments’ secrets. But now Wikileaks founder Julian Assange – still holed up 13/11/2013
USA Yellow Dogs musicians among four dead in suspected US murder-suicide They had fled repression in Iran for a safer time pursuing their music in the US. But four years after rock band Yellow Dogs arrived in Brooklyn 12/11/2013
Russia Russian police choir hopes to Get Lucky with Western hits Members of Russia’s Interior Ministry choir posted their rendition of the Daft Punk hit Get Lucky on the web on Thursday, rapidly gaining nearly 08/11/2013
Belgium Eurovision stars top bill at 'Cyprus Unplugged' show Eurovision stars Anna Vissi, Constantinos Christoforou and Despina Olympiou will take part in a ‘Cyprus Unplugged’ benefit concert at the Palais des 29/10/2013
Hungary Rapping parish priest hopes to modernise church in Hungary What is the best way to reach out to youngsters, to encourage them to go to church and to live a Catholic life? Parish priest Zsolt Kövesdy from 07/10/2013
