Tag: Music
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Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations
Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall ... -
Eastern unity through the Macao Chinese Orchestra’s 2025–26 season
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has launched the Macao Chinese Orchestra’s 2025–26 Concert Season, which opened on Saturday at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. This ... -
Laufey’s new album explores anger, love and more
Long before the Icelandic Chinese artist Laufey became recognized the world over for her neoclassical jazz-meets-pop music, she was a student, answering a familiar yearbook prompt: ... -
Oasis reunites for tour and ends Gallagher brothers’ feud
Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” is reuniting for a tour of the British Isles next ... -
Music camp concludes with concert
The inaugural Macau International Children’s Arts Festival Music (MICAF) camp finished on a high note at the Macao Cultural Centre, showcasing the talents of young musicians ... -
Thousands brave the heat for 70th anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival
A capacity crowd of about 10,000 people braved heat and humidity to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music ... -
‘Louis in London,’ a 1968 live album, captures a joyful, late-career Louis Armstrong
At the end of his career, every note from Louis Armstrong still exuded the joy of being alive. That’s true of a live album out today ... -
‘Born in the USA’ turns 40
Elton John, Adele and R.E.M. did it. So did Rihanna and the Rolling Stones. If Donald Trump tried to use her music, Taylor Swift would likely ... -
Chopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing
Pianist Eric Guo did everything but travel through time to commune with Chopin. On March 1, the day celebrated as Frederic Chopin’s birthday, the 21-year-old Canadian ... -
HK composer defends MACA, saying royalties not public domain
While surprised by comments in the recent copyright royalty arguments, a Hong Kong music composer said royalty collection entities are not obliged to disclose how the ... -
Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo
The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one film, but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their ... -
George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a story of jazz, race and the fraught notion of America’s melting pot
February 12, 1924, was a frigid day in New York City. But that didn’t stop an intrepid group of concertgoers from gathering in midtown Manhattan’s Aeolian ... -
Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and he chose to work in China
Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English ... -
Peking Opera: School curricula should include education in plays and dramas
Two major Peking Opera actors assured the press yesterday that when young people are introduced to Peking opera, they will gain a deeper understanding of and ... -
Music festival tickets going slow, but IC sees opposite
As the box office opened Sunday for this year’s music festival, boasting a true international line up for the first time in three years, tickets do ... -
Three ways AI is transforming music
Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by asking my students if they’re concerned about AI’s role in composing ... -
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lauryn Hill will headline Global Citizen Festival to fight inequality
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on ... -
Underwater show in the Florida Keys promotes awareness of coral reef protection
Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection Saturday in the Florida Keys. The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, ... -
Sweden’s city of Malmo will host the 2024 Eurovision pop music contest
The southern Swedish city of Malmo will host the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in the same venue that housed the colorful and eclectic music competition in ... -
Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’
Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, ... -
Mario, Mariah, Madonna added to US National Recording Registry
Madonna’s star-making 1984 album “Like a Virgin,” Mariah Carey’s 1994 holiday perennial “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and the original 1985 theme from Super ... -
‘Son of a Sinner’ Jelly Roll reigns at CMT Music Awards show
Son of a Sinner singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards on Sunday ... -
Madonna shows a hit in ‘remarkable’ Macau
Thousands of Madonna fans converged on the Studio City Event Center (SCEC) over the weekend to see the Queen of Pop’s two debut performances in Macau ... -
Music | Katy Perry wraps up two concerts in Macau
Pop music sensation Katy Perry successfully wrapped up two concerts in Macau’s Cotai Arena on Friday and Saturday night. According to a press release issued by ... -
Music | Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock to perform live in Macau
The Macau Cultural Centre announced yesterday what it deems to be a “top-class moment of jazz” – Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea in concert. With a ... -
MUSIC | National Swedish orchestra to play at Cultural Center
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will play at the Macau Cultural Center’s Grand Auditorium on April 3. Macau will be the first city on the orchestra’s ... -
MUSIC | Jazz Festival returns to Beishan this weekend
The Beishan International Jazz Festival will take place this weekend at the Beishan Theater in Zhuhai. First launched in 2010, this year’s festival is themed “Let’s ... -
Jazz masters evoke joy, sadness on duet CD
There’s a sense of both joy and sadness to “Last Dance,” which surprisingly is the first album in pianist Keith Jarrett’s illustrious nearly 50-year career to ...
