Category: Music
Malmö (Sweden) (AFP) – After a run-up in the shadow of the war in Gaza, the Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway on Saturday in Sweden’s Malmo, where representatives from 26 countries will compete. On social networks, threats have been directed…
New York (AFP) – Beyonce’s blockbuster country album “Cowboy Carter” has debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart — the eighth number one album of her storied career. Beyonce has her eighth Billboard number one album with ‘Cowboy Carter’ © EZRA SHAW /…
New York (AFP) – Fans and critics alike are lavishing praise on “Cowboy Carter,” Beyonce’s rhinestone-studded, history-rich honky tonk of an album that’s rising in the charts after Friday’s hotly anticipated release. Beyonce, shown here in 2013, is ruling the agenda…
Malmö (Sweden) (AFP) – The Swedish city of Malmo is preparing to host the Eurovision Song Contest in early May under high security, amid protests over Israel’s participation during its ongoing war with Hamas. Organisers have their work cut out for…
New York (AFP) – Rod Stewart, the singer whose hits include “Maggie May,” is the latest artist to sell the rights to his music, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday. British singer and songwriter Rod Stewart, shown here performing during the…
US singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman’s performance of her hit ‘Fast Car’ with country artist Luke Combs earned a standing ovation © Valerie Macon / AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – The 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday offered up history-making wins, dazzling performances by new…
Los Angeles (AFP) – It’s the Year of Taylor but anything could happen at the ever unpredictable Grammys on Sunday, with Queen Swift poised to make history and women performers expected to reign supreme. The 66th edition of music’s most prestigious…
Sudanese musician Mohamed al-Amin died Monday morning (November 13th) in Virginia, USA. The late artist is considered one of the most prominent singers on the art scene in Sudan during the past decades. Sudanese social networking sites are flooded with…
Addis Ababa (AFP) – A beloved monument to Ethiopia’s traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition. Two decades earlier, Fendika was one of 17 “azmari bet” (a venue hosting performances by Ethiopia’s…
Paris (AFP) – Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actor who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a source close to her said on Sunday. She was 76. Birkin had been suffering from health problems in recent…
