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Thriller from beyond grave: new Jackson songs wow critics
Self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson returns from the grave again this week with a second posthumous album of songs recorded before his death in 2009.
13 May 2014
Elevator melee between Jay-Z, Solange Knowles goes viral
A hip New York hotel said Monday it's investigating how surveillance video of Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles attacking brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator wound up on an Internet gossip site.
13 May 2014
Kazakhstan Culture Days to be held in Indonesia
The opening ceremony of the Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Indonesia will be held at Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
12 May 2014
Bearded Austrian drag queen wins Eurovision
Bearded Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision contest early Sunday with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", beating expectations that the eye-catching performance would be too controversial in socially conservative countries.
11 May 2014
US judge jails Chris Brown for violating probation
Troubled singer Chris Brown admitted Friday to violating his probation and was jailed for a year in Los Angeles, though he was given credit for about eight months already served.
10 May 2014
Bearded drag queen among favourites to win Eurovision
A bearded drag queen who was initially written off as too provocative for some socially conservative countries is now a favourite to win Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest, tinged as always with regional politics.
10 May 2014
McCartney returns to Tokyo venue for first time since 1966
Paul McCartney is to play Tokyo's Nippon Budokan Hall this month, marking his first return to the venue since appearing there with The Beatles in 1966.
10 May 2014
13-yo girl from Kazakhstan wins Spring Voices in China
13-year-old Aiym Samekeyeva from Kazakhstan has won the Gran Prix at the Spring Voices singing competition in China.
08 May 2014
10-yo boy from Kazakhstan wins international singing contest
10-year-old Mukhammedali Zhugunusov from Kazakhstan has won the Grand Prix of the Paradise Hoilday-2014 singing contest in Greece.
08 May 2014
Two girls from Kazakhstan in semi-finals of American song contest
Songs of two girls from Kazakhstan have made it into the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition 2014 (ISC).
05 May 2014
Astana Opera's Anderzhanov to perform at German Aalto Musik-Theatre
The lead singer of the Astana Opera Baurzhan Anderzhanov will sing in six performances of the German Aalto Musik-Theatre in Essen.
03 May 2014
Spanish passion and Italian beauty in From Seville to Naples concert: Astana Opera
Spanish spirit and Italian elegance in the From Seville to Naples concert will pamper taste buds of music lovers in Astana Opera’s Chamber Hall.
30 April 2014
How Astana and Almaty will celebrate Unity of Nations
Almaty and Astana have prepared a great number of venues and concerts to celebrate all the nations living in Kazakhstan.
29 April 2014
Beyonce, Jay-Z announce joint North American tour
First couple of hip hop Beyonce and Jay-Z are joining forces for a North American tour that will see the husband-wife team stop in 16 cities, they announced Monday.
29 April 2014
Stampede at late DR Congo star singer's tribute kills 14
At least 14 people were killed in a stampede Friday during a tribute festival in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a popular African music star.
26 April 2014
The Spirit of Tengri: taste of world ethnic music in Almaty
2nd The Spirit of Tengri festival will take place in Almaty on June 7th.
24 April 2014
Japan virtual star Hatsune to join Lady Gaga tour
Hatsune Miku, a computer-generated Japanese pop star who performs as a hologram, is to support some of Lady Gaga's tour of North America next month, the US songstress has announced on Twitter.
17 April 2014
Miley Cyrus hospitalized, cancels US concert
Pop star Miley Cyrus has been hospitalized and has had to cancel a concert in the US state of Missouri, the venue said.
16 April 2014
Lady Gaga, Psy to perform at S. Korea festival
US pop diva Lady Gaga is slated to perform at a summer music festival in South Korea, where her first show two years ago received an adult-only rating from state censors.
15 April 2014
Masterpieces of vocal and chamber music in Astana Opera
Masterpieces of vocal and chamber music will take place in Astana Opera on April 17 as a part of the Bel Canto concert series.
14 April 2014