Bayreuth pays homage to Wagner on 200th birthdayBayreuth paid tribute to composer Richard Wagner on what would have been his 200th birthday here Wednesday with a rare concert in the town's legendary Festpielhaus theatre.
Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA Fans from around the world have descended on the Swedish city of Malmoe for Saturday's final of the Eurovision Song Contest, with ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjoern Ulvaeus expected to appear.
18 May 2013
Google debuts music service for mobile gadgets Google on Wednesday rolled out a music service for smartphones and tablets powered by its free Android software, in a challenge to streaming radio firms such as Pandora and Spotify.
16 May 2013
Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.
Psy's 'Gentleman' hits 200 mn YouTube views "Gangnam Style" star Psy's new music video has garnered 200 million views on YouTube in the nine days since its release and smashed the video-sharing site's record for single-day hits.
23 April 2013
ABBA The Museum to open in Stockholm Fans of the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA can hardly wait: in just a few weeks, Stockholm will open the doors to the world's first museum dedicated to the iconic foursome.
Psy's 'Gentleman' video smashes YouTube records "Gangnam Style" star Psy's new music video had received more than 44 million views on YouTube by Monday, re-writing the video-sharing site's records for single-day hits.
Psy back in saddle with new single 'Gentleman' "Gangnam Style" star Psy unveiled Friday the follow-up to his global hit with another catchy dance tune infused with his signature self-mocking humour -- but fans had to wait for the all-important video.
13 April 2013
Psy's 'Gentleman' -- the only launch worth worrying about Even Kim Jong-Un's threats of nuclear war can't divert world attention from the main event on the Korean peninsula this week -- the launch of Psy's hugely anticipated follow-up to his global hit "Gangnam Style".
11 April 2013
Anti-Thatcher song heads to top of UK charts "Ding Dong! The witch is dead", as sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, on Tuesday raced to the top of the Amazon download chart in Britain.