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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.
15 April 2013 15:19
McCartney named Britain's richest musician for 25th year Former Beatle Paul McCartney has been named Britain's wealthiest musician for a 25th year running in an annual "rich list" compiled by The Sunday Times newspaper.
13 April 2013 13:50
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 10:28
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 13:17
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.
10 April 2013 18:34
Obama soaks up soul at White House shindig US President Barack Obama paid homage on Tuesday to Memphis soul and the role the music style played in advancing civil rights at a star-studded White House concert celebrating the genre.
10 April 2013 17:58
Beyonce, Jay-Z's Cuba trip was legal: US Treasury Pop diva Beyonce and hip-hop star Jay-Z's controversial trip to Cuba was part of a cultural exchange and did not violate the economic embargo imposed on the island by the US.
10 April 2013 13:36
Marat Bissengaliyev and ST Brothers to record Abai composition in London Karl Jenkins invited the famous Kazakhstan violinist Marat Bissengaliyev, the frontman of ST Brothers Serik Nurmoldayev and the member of Turan band Abzal Arykbayev to London.
08 April 2013 19:24
Bryan, Lambert win big at US country music awards Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert won big Sunday as Nashville's biggest names took over Las Vegas for the 48th Academy of Country Music awards.
08 April 2013 13:32
Rolling Stones roll out North America, Hyde Park tour dates The Rolling Stones announced Wednesday a highly anticipated nine-city North American tour ahead of their first gig in London's Hyde Park in more than four decades.
04 April 2013 14:04
US court deals blow to digital music resales A US federal court has dealt a blow to a music website offering sales of "pre-owned" digital music, ruling that it violates copyright law by making illegal reproductions.
03 April 2013 10:47
Grandson of Manush jazz founder to perform in Almaty Django Reinhardt, grandson of the famous guitarist and founder of Manush jazz style, will perform at jazz festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
02 April 2013 19:29
Annual jazz festival to be held in Almaty in April The Kazakhstan jazz fest will include performances of musicians from France, Holland, Hungary, Austria, the U.S. and Turkey.
01 April 2013 10:30
'Harlem Shake' tumbles off top of Hot 100 chart "The Harlem Shake" is moving on.
28 March 2013 16:14
Stones to headline Glastonbury The Rolling Stones will play Britain's Glastonbury Festival, the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts spectacle.
28 March 2013 12:27
Former Sex Pistol Lydon gears up for China shows Former Sex Pistols front man John Lydon told his Chinese fans to "be perverse" Monday ahead of highly-anticipated concerts in China with his band Public Image Ltd.
25 March 2013 12:00
Kazakhstan's Motor-Roller sang an encore at Helsinki festival Kazakhstan rock band Motor-Roller performed at the 14th international festival TUSOVKA in Helsinki.
19 March 2013 18:39
Bowie recrowned king of British charts British rock icon David Bowie on Sunday reconquered his home charts by scoring his first number one album in 20 years with "The Next Day".
18 March 2013 14:18
Franz Liszt letters to go under hammer in Geneva A collection of 14 letters written by 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt go under the hammer in Switzerland next week, shedding light on his ties with his musical peers and his ire at cultural ignorance.
09 March 2013 12:22
David Bowie releases first album in decade British rock icon David Bowie released his first album in a decade Thursday, streaming the comeback record exclusively on iTunes.
01 March 2013 17:04
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