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Song You Need to Know: Georgia Lines, ‘Till the Music Stops’
Georgia Lines leans into heartbreak and hesitation on her new single, “Till the Music Stops”. The stirring ballad is the latest preview of her upcoming EP The Guest House, out August 29th. Produced and co-written with British artist Matt Hales...

Blueprint and Safe Money to perform at WYSO's Listener Appreciation Concert
Blueprint is an influential underground hip-hop artist known for his introspective and uplifting music. Safe Money is a dynamic hip-hop duo from Dayton, Ohio, consisting of rappers K.Carter and TINO, and known for their energetic performances and...

"THIS IS ICONIC"- Fans rejoice as BTS' 'PTD On Stage - Live' becomes first-ever live album to dominate Billboard World Digital Song Sales Top 10
On July 30, 2025, Billboard revealed the list where BTS has etched its name into music history. The group became the first and only artist to claim all 10 spots on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart with live recordings with the release of...

Miami City Ballet to open season with new artistic director
Written by Abraham Galvan on July 30, 2025 After completing a tour in California, the Miami City Ballet (MBC) is celebrating its 40 years with a new artistic director and residence hall for promising ballet students from across the globe. New...
‘Respect independent artists’ — Smaki 08 breaks silence on removal from DJ Jaivane’s album
Amapiano vocalist and songwriter Smaki 08 has publicly addressed his unexpected removal from DJ Jaivane’s recently released album Onkgopotse, calling for justice and transparency in the treatment of independent artists in the music industry....

Ziad Rahbani: The Artist Whose Biography Tells Lebanon’s History
Ziad Rahbani, 1956-2025, is a pillar of the Lebanon's artistic scene. Rahbani was a singer, composer, writer, playwright, journalist, radio presenter and political commentator. Ziad Rahbani. Photo Ibrahim Malla Ask anyone in Lebanon about Ziad...

Sycco Plots 13-Stop Australian Tour
Fresh off the release of Home is Where The Zorb Is (Part 1), Naarm artist Sycco is hitting the road for a 13-date regional tour this spring. Kicking off Thursday, September 11th in Canberra, the run will see Sycco bring her psychedelic pop sound...
Gallery View: Kemerer Museum opens vault for “Behind the Scenes Dollhouse Tour”
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites is offering a rare opportunity to explore miniature neighborhoods locked inside a climate-controlled vault with the “Behind the Scenes Dollhouse Tour” at The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, Bethlehem. The...

Texas country band Flatland Cavalry set to play Indian Ranch
Texas country band Flatland Cavalry makes its debut at Indian Ranch in Webster on Aug. 2. November saw the release of the album "Flatland Forever(more)" celebrating the band's 11 years together. The band aims for "community through music" in its...

Paul Mario Day dead: Original Iron Maiden singer dies as new band pays tribute
Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Mario Day has died at the age of 69. The singer, who was enlisted by bassist Steve Harris when he formed iconic heavy metal group Iron Maiden in 1975, was the band's first vocalist. He performed with the group...

Sycco Announces Australia Tour
Sycco has announced a 13-date Australian tour to celebrate her new EP, Home is Where The Zorb Is. Part 1 of the EP is out now via Future Classic, with Part 2 scheduled for release on August 22nd. The tour begins on Thursday, September 11th at Fun...

Iron Maiden's original singer dead at 69: Paul Mario Day was band's first vocalist and was with them when they formed in 1975
By AIDAN RADNEDGE Published: 04:04 EDT, 30 July 2025 | Updated: 04:19 EDT, 30 July 2025 Tributes have been paid to a heavy metal legend after his death aged 69. Iron Maiden's original frontman Paul Mario Day has passed away, his band announced. A...

Iron Maiden legend Paul Mario Day dies: Tributes to band's original frontman after he passes away aged 69
By AIDAN RADNEDGE Published: 04:04 EDT, 30 July 2025 | Updated: 04:54 EDT, 30 July 2025 Tributes have been paid to a heavy metal legend after his death aged 69. Iron Maiden's original frontman Paul Mario Day has passed away, his band announced. A...

World News | Tibetan Singer Asang Detained by China After Song Praising Dalai Lama
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): A young Tibetan singer and activist has been detained by Chinese authorities after releasing a song praising Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, as reported by The Japan Times on...

The Voidz Surprise Release New 'MęĞż øF RÅm' EP
Photo: The Voidz The Voidz have surprise released a new EP. Titled 'MęĞż øF rÅm', the four-song project includes the Julian Casblancas-led band's March single, Blue Demon, which marked their first new music since their latest album, 'Like All...

Dream Nails Announce Third Studio Album 'You Wish' With New Single Organoid
Photo: Marieke Macklon Dream Nails have laid out plans for their third studio album. The London punks will release 'You Wish' through Marshall Records on February 6, following up 2023's 'Doom Loop'. Produced by Ali Chant, known for his work with...

Vidya Balan and Saif Ali Khan-starrer ‘Parineeta’ to re-release in theatres on its 20th anniversary
The iconic 2005 film ‘Parineeta’, featuring Vidya Balan and Saif Ali Khan, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a re-release on August 29, bringing its timeless charm back to cinemas across India. PVR INOX and Vinod Chopra Films announced that...

The Beths Share Single Video 'Mother, Pray For Me'
Aotearoa's bountifully talented The Beths lift our spirits this grey wintery hump-day with 'Mother, Pray For Me', a moving third single from the indie-rock megastars' forthcoming new record Straight Line Was A Lie via ANTI. The emotionally frank...

Iconic Punk Band Rips 'First-Class Loser' Trump With Absolutely Vicious Live Performance
“This next song is dedicated to a guy who wears orange makeup, shits his pants in his diapers, rapes women, touches kids,” vocalist Ken Casey said at the Warped Tour stop in Long Beach. “It’s called ‘First Class Loser.’”As the band performed the...

Brenda Song Dances to Backstreet Boys Next to Stoic Macaulay in Viral Video
Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin are just like Us. The couple enjoyed the Backstreet Boys’ Into the Millennium residency show at the Las Vegas Sphere on Saturday, July 26, according to a fan video shared via TikTok on Monday, July 28. The viral...