16/02/2011 | Entertainment

British Rap, Canadian rock reign at UK BRIT awards ceremony

British rapper Tinie Tempah and Canadian rock band Arcade Fire rocked the show at the BRIT’s music awards ceremony, both scooping two awards at the 02 Arena in London this week.

16/02/2011 | Entertainment

Lenny Kravitz album to address black America

Singer and musician Lenny Kravitz will release his first album in three years under the title "Black and White America," and he promised it will be his most musically and lyrically "diverse" yet.

21/02/2011 | Entertainment

Music exec slams Grammys in full-page NY Times ad

A veteran music executive has lambasted the Grammy Awards as "a series of hypocrisies and contradictions," in a full-page New York Times advertisement that ran a week after last Sunday's annual ceremony.

23/02/2011 | Entertainment

Reggae star Buju Banton convicted in US drug case

Jamaican reggae star and Grammy winner Buju Banton was found guilty on federal drug charges and could face 15 years to life in prison. He was found guilty of possessing 11 pounds, or more of cocaine in Sarasota, Florida in December 2009.

24/02/2011 | Entertainment

From Beatles to ballet, McCartney writes for dance

From the Beatles to ballet -- Paul McCartney is putting the finishing touches to his first original orchestral score for dance.

04/03/2011 | Entertainment

Britney's new single 'leaks' on net, possible club hit

The second single from Britney Spears' upcoming album "Femme Fatale" was posted on the internet yesterday, and the upbeat dance anthem "Till the World Ends" has some pundits predicting a club hit.

04/03/2011 | Entertainment

Composer Sondheim to receive London theatre award

US composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim will receive the Olivier Special Award when top theatre honours are awarded on March 13 in London.

08/03/2011 | Entertainment

Genesis vocalist Phil Collins announces retirement

British singer, drummer and actor Phil Collins, who has enjoyed international chart success both as a solo artist and with the band Genesis, announced on his website that he has retired.

08/03/2011 | Entertainment

Avril Lavigne more 'emotional, 'raw' on new album

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne says her fourth album "Goodbye Lullaby," released in the United States yesterday, shows a different side to the petulant pop-punkster image she has perfected in the past.

19/03/2011 | Entertainment

The Strokes are back with new album

The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi called making the band's new album "Angles" "just awful," but despite a fractious recording process most critics seem pleased the New York rockers are finally back.

23/03/2011 | Entertainment

Plácido Domingo concert postponed due to rain

The scheduled concert for the Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo at 8PM at the Obelisk today has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions, and postponed until tomorrow, announced Culture Minister Hernán Lombardi.

21/06/2011 | Entertainment

Stradivarius fetches US$16 million for Japan relief

A rare Stradivarius violin that once belonged to the granddaughter of English poet Lord Byron sold for a record 9.8 million pounds (US$15.9 million) at auction on Monday in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief.

23/07/2011 | Entertainment

The life and times of Amy Winehouse

The troubled British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in north London today, however the cause of her death was not yet announced.

03/08/2011 | Entertainment

Latin jazz artists sue Grammys for dropping their category

Four Latin jazz artists are suing the organizers of the Grammy Awards, alleging the elimination of their category from next year's competition has caused them irreparable harm.

03/08/2011 | Entertainment

Tony Bennett completes 'Duets II' album

The legendary US Singer Tony Bennett, who today turns 85, just finished recording his new album, “Duets II,” singing alongside the likes of Aretha Franklin in the song “Lost in the Stars” and Lady Gag in the song, “The Lady is a Tramp,” Sony Music informed.

04/08/2011 | Entertainment

Ex-Beatle's All Starr Band add date to BA stopover

Ringo Starr, the legendary drummer and former Beatles member, has announced a second date for his All Star Band’s stopover, when the band performs at Luna Park this year. Arriving to Argentina for the first time, the band will perform on November 7 with an added performance on November 8, according to ticket demand.

08/08/2011 | Entertainment

Lollapalooza closes with muddy, rainy dance party

Mouse ears in the mud. It seemed a fitting end to the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza, the three-day music festival that started under warm, sunny skies but ended in a rainy dance party.

16/09/2011 | Entertainment

Contract reveals Beatles' anti-segregation stance

A soon-to-be-auctioned Beatles contract for a 1965 California concert reveals that the Fab Four took a firm stand in support of the era's civil rights movement, refusing to play before a segregated audience.

20/09/2011 | Entertainment

Jagger's new band, formed on a whim, gets Superheavy

Dave Stewart went to the hilltop and called on a higher rock star -- Mick Jagger. Thus began Superheavy, a project shrouded in secrecy for two years and now with one album released this week to its credit.

08/10/2011 | Entertainment

Jackson children take stage in UK tribute concert

Tens of thousands of fans rocked to the hits of Michael Jackson today at a tribute concert his brothers hoped would put the spotlight back on his musical legacy after so much controversy.

22/11/2011 | Entertainment

Black Eyed Peas taking a break, deny breaking up

The Black Eyed Peas have denied rumours that they are breaking up but say they are taking a break from making music together for a while.

10/01/2012 | Entertainment

Justin Bieber seeks Jackson-like fame, and no drugs

Teen idol Justin Bieber turns 18 in March with a long and ambitious to-do list -- to still be around at 30, to be as famous as Michael Jackson, and to avoid singing about sex and drugs.

23/01/2012 | Entertainment

Occupy movement gets help from its musical friends

Yoko Ono, Debbie Harry, Jackson Browne and Willie Nelson are among dozens of artists contributing to "Occupy This Album," to raise money for the Occupy Wall Street movement against economic inequality, a publicity firm said.

10/02/2012 | Entertainment

Lenny Kravitz fans show the love, and it feels 'great'

Lenny Kravitz is touring the United States for the first time in five years and playing to packed houses, and while the singer says it is good to be in his home country, it's even better that his fans haven't forgotten him.

12/02/2012 | Entertainment

Legendary singer Whitney Houston dies

11/02/2012 | Multimedia

'I Will Always Love You,' a song that captivated the world

The song that captivated the world: 'I Will Always Love You,' a song written by Dolly Parton in 1973 was brought to the height of it's fame by the late singer Whitney Houston in the 1990s as the theme song to the film 'The Bodyguard.'

12/02/2012 | Entertainment

A soul that will always be loved

The loss of another music legend is upon us, and as the news of Whitney Houston’s death starts to sink in, it becomes impossible to doubt that she was one of the most talented and successful singers in history.

06/03/2012 | World

Google recasts Android Market with new name

Google Inc is renaming its online storefront for music, books and digital goods, its latest move to raise its profile in the market for electronic content sales and to better compete with Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

29/05/2012 | Entertainment

Music takes center stage at MTV Movie Awards

There will be a new star at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, and it's name is music.

09/06/2012 | Entertainment

Latin jazz category reinstated for Grammy Awards

The Latin Jazz category is to return to the Grammy music awards, the Recording Academy announced on Friday, reversing part of the decision to eliminate 31 categories from the music award show.

13/06/2012 | Entertainment

Music industry leader Frances Preston dies, age 83

Frances Preston, a music industry pioneer and former president and chief executive of record company BMI, died at home in Nashville of heart failure, the label said. She was 83.

27/06/2012 | Entertainment

Kenny Chesney finds meaning in his 'Fishbowl'

Country star Kenny Chesney says that making his new album "Welcome to the Fishbowl" was a personal journey that helped him to better understand himself by being more sure of his place in the world.

08/09/2012 | Entertainment

British Proms goes out with a bang

Australian singer Kylie Minogue drew crowds to Hyde Park, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja sang his heart out at the Royal Albert Hall, but the big stars of the Last Night of the Proms today were the standing "Prommers" in the vast indoor venue.

17/09/2012 | Entertainment

Country newcomer Kip Moore revels in long-sought success

Kip Moore arrived in Nashville on New Year's Day in 2004, with a guitar and a suitcase. Appropriately enough, he was driving a truck. Eight years later, his first No. 1 hit was called "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck."

20/09/2012 | Entertainment

‘I’ve lied to you,’ the bitter sweet music of Karina Buhr

By Gabriela G. Antunes
"Patti Smith with eyeliner," is how American MTV defines the Brazil rock 'n' roll scene's new phenomenon Karina Buhr. Seen as the heiress of legendary Brazilian rocker Rita Lee, Buhr is the newest sensation on the country’s alternative scene.

13/12/2012 | Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Carole King to receive US Gershwin prize

US singer-songwriter Carole King will be awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the US national library said today.

08/01/2013 | Entertainment

David Bowie releases first song in nearly a decade

British singer David Bowie released his first new song in nearly a decade today in a surprise launch coinciding with his 66th birthday.

11/01/2013 | Entertainment

Jazz world mourns Montreux founder 'Funky Claude'

Claude Nobs, who founded the Montreux Jazz Festival nearly 50 years ago, has died after several weeks in a coma following a skiing accident, the festival said today.

11/01/2013 | World

No rest for the dead with surround-sound coffin

A Swedish man has designed a coffin with built-in speakers linked to a music playlist that can be updated by the living.

29/01/2013 | Entertainment

Justin Bieber launches new album 'Believe Acoustic'

Canadian pop phenomenon Justin Bieber showcases his vocal and song-writing talents with a new acoustic album, released today, that also features three new tracks including a heartbreak ballad thought to be about his former girlfriend Selena Gomez.

20/02/2013 | Entertainment

Emelie Sandé, Mumford & Sons win early at BRITs

Scottish singer Emeli Sande was the first winner at the 2013 BRIT Awards after British rockers Muse got the ceremony off to a rousing start today with "Supremacy", complete with fireworks and a full orchestra standing on balconies behind them.

26/02/2013 | Entertainment

Music sales post small rise in 2012, first since '99

The music business broke a 12-year losing streak in 2012, posting a small but symbolic 0.3 percent rise in trade revenues to $16.5 billion, figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) showed today.

12/04/2013 | Entertainment

McCartney tops UK music rich list, Adele richest youngster

Former Beatle Paul McCartney's 680-million-pound ($1.04 billion) fortune put him at the top of a list ranking the UK and Ireland's richest musicians that also highlighted Adele as the wealthiest young music millionaire.