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Sri Lanka orders bus operators to turn down the music

Sri Lanka's government on Thursday gave bus operators two weeks to turn down the notoriously...

From Biden to Trump, music choices help rally supporters

At every campaign rally, Elizabeth Warren, Democratic candidate for the US presidency, waits to hear...

Amazon adds free music for anyone, with ads

Amazon is adding another streaming music option for customers, a free, ad-supported service that requires...

Let me take you down: Strawberry Field opens to public

Beatles fans can now take a trip through the childhood sanctuary of John Lennon that...

Straight outta Karachi: Pakistan’s surprise hip hop hub

Haunted by gang violence and poverty for decades, Lyari was once considered one of Pakistan's...

Dates in the life of Joao Gilberto, bossa nova pioneer

Here are some of the key dates in the life of Brazilian singer-guitarist Joao Gilberto,...

Pussy Riot performing in Alabama to protest ‘ridiculous’ abortion ban

The Russian collective Pussy Riot will perform in Alabama on Thursday, a sold-out concert to...

World premiere concerto and ethnic mood to close season

The 2018-2019 season of the Macao Chinese Orchestra will come to an end in July...

Empire State of Mind: Jay-Z becomes hip-hop’s first billionaire

Jay-Z is officially hip hop's first billionaire, Forbes declared Monday, founding his kingdom on entertainment...

Limping, but still standing, Elton John wows Cannes

Elton John landed at Cannes Thursday for the premiere of "Rocketman", the much-hyped warts-and-all movie...

Ravers get hypothermia at snow-hit French techno festival

Around 30 people were treated for hypothermia at an outdoor techno music festival in France...

Latin pop has US grooving more and more in Spanish

Just two years after the lilting mega-hit "Despacito" captivated the globe, Latin stars are cementing...

Janet Jackson, Radiohead, The Cure enter Rock Hall of Fame

Genre-bending acts Radiohead and The Cure led a British invasion into Brooklyn Friday night to...

Rarer than a Sumatran rhino: a woman composer

Camille Pepin is part of a very rare breed. She is a female composer

Throbbing clubs pump 1.5 billion euros into Berlin

Berlin is something of a paradox, with a bevy of Europe's coolest clubs and trendiest...

Turn it down! Millennials’ music habit puts their hearing at risk: U.N.

A generation of music-lovers are damaging their hearing with audio players that do not limit...

Rap scores Grammy breakthrough while girl power rules awards show

"This is America," Childish Gambino's searing indictment of police brutality and racism, scored a breakthrough...

Indonesian entertainers protest law on ‘pornography’, blasphemy in music

Indonesian entertainers have rallied against a draft law that seeks to ban blasphemous and "pornographic"...

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