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Star of Asia international music festival wows audiences in Kazakhstan

Regional music takes centre stage at Star of Asia festival in Kazakhstan, featuring folk metal music and other music fusion, including local boy band Mad Men

22/06/2018

USA

K-pop group BTS top US album charts

BTS go where no Korean pop outifit has gone before just days after Billboard music awards triumph.

28/05/2018

Cinema

"Bohemian Rhapsody" trailer rocks Queen fans

The movie about the life & times of Queen and Freddie Mercury doesn't come out until the autumn, but the fans are being worked into a fever pitch with this teaser.

16/05/2018

USA

Princely items go on sale in New York

Memorabilia from the estate of the late star, Prince, go on auction this weekend and are on display until Friday at the Hard Rock cafe in Times Square.

15/05/2018

Cult

Chinese channel banned from Eurovision

Mango TV refused to show some of the Eurovision performances.

11/05/2018

Portugal

ICYMI: Who stole the show at the Eurovision Song Contest first semi final?

It is that time of the year! Lisbon welcomes the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest.

08/05/2018

Cult

Editors: 'Violence' on stage

The British indie band is on tour, promoting 'Violence', its sixth studio album

04/05/2018

Sweden

Abba return to the recording studio

The Swedish pop group Abba have returned to the recording studio for the first time since the 1980s. The quartet revealed the news on Instagram on Friday.

27/04/2018

Cult

International collaborations shine at 2018 Latin Billboard Awards

Latin music celebrates its dominance of the world stage.

27/04/2018

USA

Prince heirs sue over "preventable" death

Relatives claim hospital and pharmacy gave wrong diagnosis.

24/04/2018

North Korea

South Korea sends cultural exports north to charm kim Jong Un

Kim first N. Korean leader to attend a South Korean cultural event of any kind as relations between the pair continue to show signs of improvement.

01/04/2018

Cinema

Ed Sheeran documentary opens at the Berlin Film Festival

Movie made by star's cousin seeks to capture the glory years of the star's ascent to pop fame.

24/02/2018

USA

Lana Del Rey kidnapping foiled

Police in the USA have arrested a man who reportedly threatened to kidnap the singer Lana Del Rey

04/02/2018

United Kingdom

Spice Girls to reunite?

The best-selling girl group of all time, the Spice Girls, say they may reunite.

03/02/2018

World News

Lady Gaga cancels European tour dates due to 'severe pain'

The pop star, who is known to suffer from fibromyalgia, said she was "devastated" to disappoint her fans. "I love you, but this is beyond my control," she said on Twitter.

03/02/2018

Cult

40 years of Joy Division

It's 40 years since Joy Division made their live debut at Pips Disco in Manchester. Out of the industrial gloom of Northern England came one of Britain's most influential bands

27/01/2018

United Kingdom

MP performs anti-Brexit rap in parliament debate

“B, R, E, X, I, T, fed up with Brexit? Me three,”

10/01/2018

Cult

Justin Timberlake is back with his robotic new single 'Filthy'

"Filthy." is the first single of his upcoming album, "Man Of The Woods". To build anticipation for the album, Timberlake will release a music video a week starting on January 18.

09/01/2018

United Kingdom

Ringo Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK New Year honours list

The ex-Beatles drummer and Bee Gees singer are knighted in Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honours list.

30/12/2017

France

French rock star Johnny Hallyday dies aged 74

French singer Johnny Hallyday, once dubbed "the biggest star you've never heard of", has died aged 74 after a battle with lung cancer

06/12/2017