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Violinist Aiman Mussakhojayeva opened symphony orchestra season in Almaty
Classic music fans got a chance to enjoy masterpieces of the world classic music at the Kazakh State Philharmonic Hall in Almaty.
21 September 2012
Jamiroquai performed in Almaty
The dream of many fans came true on September 15.
18 September 2012
Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban to join 'American Idol' judges
The Fox television network announced Sunday it has tapped rapper Nicki Minaj and country singer Keith Urban as judges on troubled TV talent show "American Idol."
17 September 2012
MP Issimbayeva voices concerns over Kazakhstan's classic music
In 5-10 years we will have no cellists, violists, harpists: Majilis deputy.
16 September 2012
Aldaspan rock band will tour world with electro-dombyras
Kazakhstan rock band Aldaspan is going to release three new albums in September and tour the world.
10 September 2012
Rastafari saved Snoop Dogg's marriage
"Gangsta" rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have saved his marriage and gave him a new, "family first" outlook.
08 September 2012
Kazakh songs conquered China
Astana State Philharmonic Chamber Choir proved they are the best at the XI China International Choir Festival.
07 September 2012
British band One Direction tops MTV video awards
British boy band One Direction scooped three top prizes Thursday at the MTV Video Music Awards, confirming their stellar rise on the US music scene, while Rihanna won Video of the Year.
07 September 2012
Apple in talks for free Internet radio: report
US technology giant Apple is in talks to license music for broadcast on a custom online radio service modeled after Pandora.
07 September 2012
Online pranksters plot Taylor Swift gig for deaf kids
Country pop diva Taylor Swift could find herself singing to deaf youngsters if social media pranksters have their way.
31 August 2012
Uzbekistan's first daughter hits out at Western critics
The eldest daughter of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has taken aim at her critics after she released her first English-language album in the West.
23 August 2012
Young Elvis tribute artists keep the flame burning
Elvis Presley was long dead when he entered the life of Victor Trevino for ever.
17 August 2012
Fans flock to Graceland in memory of Elvis Presley
Fans of Elvis Presley are flocking to his Graceland estate for Thursday's 35th anniversary of his death, their enthusiasm for the king of rock 'n' roll undiminished by the years.
15 August 2012
Jamiroquai to perform in Almaty on City Day
British band Jamiroquai is expected to come to Almaty on September 15 to congratulate Almaty on its City Day.
09 August 2012
EMI releasing classics that inspired 'Fifty Shades'
Recording label EMI Classics said Tuesday it is releasing a compilation of classical music that inspired the author of the erotic "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy.
09 August 2012
Hollywood, Broadway composer Hamlisch dead at 68
Marvin Hamlisch, the composer behind a string of Broadway and Hollywood hits including "A Chorus Line," "The Way We Were" and "The Sting," has died.
09 August 2012
Elton John brands Madonna 'fairground stripper'
Elton John has reignited his public spat with Madonna, calling her a "fairground stripper" whose career is over.
08 August 2012
British pop stars demand fair trial for Russian rockers
A group of British musicians including Pete Townshend and the Pet Shop Boys have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to give a fair trial to punk band Pussy Riot.
03 August 2012
Best-selling biography featured fake Bob Dylan quotes
A young star of American journalism has acknowledged he concocted quotes from Bob Dylan in his best-selling biography of the American folk legend.
31 July 2012
Springsteen, McCartney silenced at marathon London gig
Ageing rockers Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney were silenced on Saturday night after over-running at a gig in London's Hyde Park.
16 July 2012