Music
Kazakh artists dominate Hollywood actor’s 2025 playlist
Tengrinews.kz – Hollywood actor Iain Armitage, best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the TV series Young Sheldon, has shared his 2025 music
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“I am Kazakh and will carry our culture” – Dimash performs anthem at legendary New York arena
Tengrinews.kz – On October 5, Dimash Kudaibergen held a solo concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, becoming the first Kazakh artist
06 October 2025
“Tortoises and hares” dance from Beijing goes viral on TikTok
Tengrinews.kz – A children’s performance titled “The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again” has become an unexpected viral sensation on TikTok. The
29 September 2025
Backstreet Boys’ sauna photos spark wave of memes in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – American pop group Backstreet Boys, who recently performed in Almaty and Astana, shared a series of sauna photos on Instagram,
23 September 2025
“Thanks to you we have a job”: Backstreet Boys vocalist thanks Astana fans
Tengrinews.kz – Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell expressed his gratitude to Astana fans during the group’s concert at Astana Arena.
22 September 2025
Backstreet Boys try their hand at dombra in Astana
Tengrinews.kz – Members of the Backstreet Boys continued their cultural immersion in Kazakhstan by taking a dombra lesson in Astana.
22 September 2025
Backstreet Boys surprised with flash mob welcome in Astana airport
Tengrinews.kz – Members of the Backstreet Boys were given an unusual welcome upon arriving in Astana for their concert.
22 September 2025
Kazakh DJ nominated for GRAMMY, but there's a catch
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakh DJ and producer Imanbek Zeykenov, better known as Imanbek, has been nominated for the 26th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards.
18 September 2025
Massive demand for Jennifer Lopez concert tickets in Almaty sparks huge queue
Tengrinews.kz – The ticket sale for Jennifer Lopez’s concerts in Almaty and Astana turned into a major challenge for her fans.
28 May 2025
Aerosmith announces Europe 'farewell' tour
Chart-toppers Aerosmith on Monday announced a "farewell" tour for 2017, although they stopped short of saying the shows will be their last.
15 November 2016
Justin Bieber breaks first-week Spotify record
Justin Bieber broke the record for biggest first week on streaming service Spotify, proving the pop star's enduring popularity despite his slew of controversies.
04 September 2015
Georgian jazz, Bashkir rock and Turkish avant-garde at The Spirit of Tengri
Artists from Georgia, Bashkortostan and Turkey have performed at the contemporary ethnic music festival The Spirit of Tengri
07 June 2015
Holdviola and Trad.Attack! first European ethnic bands at The Spirit of Tengri
For the first time The Spirit of Tengri has invited European bands to perform in Almaty.
07 June 2015
At least 24 dead in Guinea rap concert stampede: hospital
A stampede during a rap concert on a Conakry beach left at least 24 people dead, Guinean hospital officials said.
30 July 2014
Linda Ronstadt awarded White House arts honor
Linda Ronstadt, who was the most successful female rocker of the 1970s and pioneered the role of women in that genre, was honored with the highest US arts prize.
29 July 2014
Glamourous Salzburg Festival kicks off amid budget worries
Budget problems and widely publicised management disputes: the Salzburg Festival, one of the world's top opera events which kicks off this weekend, has seen almost as much drama behind the scenes as on stage in recent years.
26 July 2014
Beetles devour George Harrison tribute tree
A tree planted in a Los Angeles park in memory of the late George Harrison of the Beatles has been killed by beetles, a city councillor has said.
24 July 2014
US conductor Lorin Maazel dies at 84
US conductor and composer Lorin Maazel -- whose celebrated international career began when he was a child and later included stints at the New York Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera -- died Sunday. He was 84.
15 July 2014
Bieber gets two years' probation over LA egg-throwing
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, who has been in trouble with the law in recent months, got two years of probation in Los Angeles Wednesday over an egg-throwing attack.
10 July 2014