Music
With glut of festivals, hard to match Woodstock magic
New York, Aug 17(AP/UNB) — Fifty years after Woodstock, the mystical and messy event that gave birth to a myriad of musical festivals, the entertainment industry is diluted with festivals and events like it — some genre specific, some extremely diverse and others offering experiences in addition to music, ranging from food to art, in order to appeal to wider audiences.
Clintons, Mariah Carey turn out for Barbra Streisand concert
New York, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) — Barbra Streisand's return to New York City's Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years attracted figures from pop superstar Mariah Carey to Bill and Hillary Clinton for a concert that turned political.
Katy Perry and others ordered to pay 2.78 million dollar for copying song
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) - Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” copied a 2009 Christian rap song, a federal jury decided Thursday.
Ariana Grande teams up with Social House for “Boyfriend”
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) - Ariana Grande on Friday dropped the song “Boyfriend”, a collaboration with Los Angeles based pop duo Social House, reports The Indian Express.
Katy Perry, others ordered to pay $2.78M for copying song
Los Angeles, Aug 2 (AP/UNB) — Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" copied a 2009 Christian rap song, a federal jury decided Thursday.
Cardi B postpones Indianapolis concert due to threat
Indianapolis, Jul 31 (AP/UNB) — Rapper Cardi B postponed an Indianapolis concert following what police described as an unverified threat to the Grammy-winning artist.
In a globalized world, music fragments take unexpected roads
New York, Jul 31 (AP/UNB) — At my son's fourth birthday party, a classmate presented him with a toy recycling truck. Atop it was a button that, when pushed, uncorked a familiar tune with the words: "To the dump, to the dump, to the dump dump dump!" An adult nearby heard the melody and said, "Hey — that's the 'Lone Ranger' theme song."
A$AP Rocky trial to get underway in Sweden
Helsinki, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men believed to be members of his entourage is going on trial Tuesday in Sweden in a high-profile legal case that has caught the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump and rallied music and entertainment celebrities among others.
"Transparent" musical finale gives cast a chance to heal
Los Angeles, Jul 28 (AP/UNB) — Wrapping up five seasons of an award-winning series with a musical is a risk that only Amazon's "Transparent" could take.
Meek Mill’s conviction thrown out, granted new trial
Dhaka, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) - A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned rapper Meek Mill's conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform.