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Classic versions of Queen and Coldplay songs to be performed in Almaty
A concert called Music Therapy will take place in the Chamber Hall of Zhambyl Kazakhstan State Philharmonic Hall in Almaty on March 20.
17 March 2014
Guinness book girl Maria Mudryak performs Mozart's lead role in Italy
Kazakhstani singer Maria Mudryak performed the lead role in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at The Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.
17 March 2014
US judge revokes rapper Chris Brown's probation
US rapper Chris Brown was arrested Friday for allegedly breaching his probation stemming from the troubled singer's notorious 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, police said.
15 March 2014
Next up from Keith Richards: a book for kids
Not content with writing a best-selling autobiography, Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards now is coming out with his first children's book in September, publishing house Little.
12 March 2014
Concert in mountains to celebrate Women's Day: Medeo Skating Rink
An announcement to the lucky Almaty natives and visitors: TengriFM radio is hosting a concert on March 8 to celebrate the International Women’s day at the Medeo Skating Rink.
06 March 2014
Rio Carnival twist and shouts to Beatlemania
Beatlemania gripped the Rio Carnival as more than 130,000 revelers twist and shouted to samba versions of the Fab Four's greatest hits.
04 March 2014
McCartney honoured at NME awards, 50 years after topping bill
Beatles legend Paul McCartney received a standing ovation at the NME awards ceremony in London, where he accepted the influential British magazine's special prize honouring his 50-year-career.
27 February 2014
Composers of 20 century will take stage of Astana Opera House
Musical Contrasts of the 20th Century will open on February 28 in the Astana Opera House.
26 February 2014
Rejoice music lovers: Tenors of 21st century in Almaty
To the joy of the music lovers, the Operamania opens its show in Almaty on February 23 at the Republic Palace.
20 February 2014
Russian Classic Romance night in Astana Opera today
Astana Opera is presenting the Russian Classic Romance tonight.
19 February 2014
After 50 years, Beatlemania rocks Washington anew
Beatlemania returned to Washington on Tuesday when the Fab Four's earliest hits once again echoed through the venue where they played their first concert on US soil 50 years earlier.
12 February 2014
Hard rockers demand $666,000 after Guantanamo claims
A Canadian hard-rock band says it sent the Pentagon a $666,000 bill after a former Guantanamo Bay guard alleged that the US military used their music to torture detainees.
08 February 2014
'Japan's Beethoven' admits using ghost composer
A deaf composer, dubbed Japan's Beethoven, confessed Wednesday to hiring someone to write his most iconic works, leaving duped broadcaster NHK red-faced, and casting a cloud over a figure skater set to dance to his music in Sochi.
06 February 2014
Astana Opera to present choral music night in Almaty
Astana Opera theater will present a choral music night in Kazakhconcert concert hall in Almaty on February 7.
03 February 2014
Boy-band One Direction year's best-sellers
British pop phenomenon One Direction were on Thursday named as the world's most popular recording artists of 2013 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
30 January 2014
Academy kills Oscars nomination over email gaffe
Oscars organizers have withdrawn a best song nomination from a composer in a rare move because he emailed voting members to highlight his candidacy, which is strictly banned for Academy executives.
30 January 2014
Yoko Ono in Beatles family reunion at Grammys
The surviving Beatles on Sunday reunited in spirit with their late bandmates at the Grammys as Yoko Ono danced to the jamming of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
28 January 2014
Grammys turn mass wedding in gay marriage celebration
The music industry's top night turned into the big day for 34 couples on Sunday as Madonna and other stars presided over a mass wedding in a celebration of gay marriage.
27 January 2014
Music stars rock the Grammys red carpet
Music's brightest stars bared lots of skin on the Grammys red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday, oozing sex appeal and taking fashion risks on the industry's biggest night.
27 January 2014
Music helps elderly remember: movie at Sundance
It won't cure dementia or Alzheimer's disease, but music can nevertheless help sufferers "wake up" their memories, reveals a moving documentary presented at the Sundance Film Festival.
22 January 2014