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Rock stars shine at Hurricane Sandy benefit gig Rock music royalty, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Paul McCartney, joined in a stellar line-up Wednesday to raise money for victims of superstorm Sandy.
13 December 2012
Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar . Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies, aged 92 Legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, a major influence on Western musicians ranging from The Beatles to Yehudi Menuhin, has died at the age of 92.
13 December 2012
Bieber miffed at Grammys snub, Brubeck gets nod Justin Bieber's manager has lambasted the Grammys organizers after the Canadian teen sensation failed to garner a single nomination for this year's music awards.
07 December 2012
Australian PM warns of 'zombie, K-Pop' doomsday Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Thursday weighed into the debate about whether the world will end on December 21 under the Mayan calendar in a spoof video about Korean pop and flesh-eating zombies.
06 December 2012
Aldaspan band's guitar player Maksat Khassanov. Photo courtesy of aldaspan.kz Electric dombra and electric guitar will duel at First Kazakhstan Rock Award show Kazakhstan rock bands are intensively rehearsing with a chamber orchestra before First Kazakhstan Rock Award show and awarding ceremony.
28 November 2012
Singer Justin Bieber. ©REUTERS Justin Bieber dominates American Music Awards Canadian pop star Justin Bieber had a big night at the American Music Awards, taking three prizes including the top honor, favorite artist of the year.
20 November 2012
Rio gay pride march puts some politics in the mix Techno music was thumping as tens of thousands hit the streets in Rio Sunday for the annual Gay Pride Parade, which organizers insisted was both a party and political.
19 November 2012
Bieber, Swift big winners at MTV Europe Music Awards Pop superstars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift dominated the 19th annual MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, but South Korean Internet phenomenon Psy clinched the coveted Best Video prize.
12 November 2012
Rolling Stones. ©REUTERS 'Grrr!': Rolling Stones release greatest hits The Rolling Stones on Monday release a greatest hits album titled "Grrr!" featuring two new tracks recorded over the summer in Paris, as fans count down to a string of 50th-anniversary concerts.
10 November 2012
Kid Rock performs at a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. ©REUTERS Kid Rock rocks out at Romney's final campaign rally He may not be The Boss, but The Kid lent his high-octane rock & roll late Monday to the final rally of Mitt Romney's 18-month campaign, on the eve of the US presidential election.
06 November 2012
S. Korea decorates Psy for 'Gangnam Style' success South Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to the rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his "Gangnam Style" hit.
06 November 2012
S. Korea irked by Japan indifference to 'Gangnam Style' While South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" has taken the world by storm, it has largely fallen flat in Japan -- an anomaly viewed with grave suspicion by some in the singer's home country.
24 October 2012
Gangnam fever 'just the beginning' for new Korean wave The phenomenal success of "Gangnam Style" is just the start of a new surge of attention for Korean entertainment, according to the man responsible for some of South Korea's biggest films.
20 October 2012
Photo courtresy of capsulecomputers.com.au S. Korea to crack down on sexy performance by minors South Korea authorities said Wednesday they were taking steps to curb over-sexualised performances by teenaged stars of the country's thriving K-pop scene.
18 October 2012
Alisher Karimov. ©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan's Alisher Karimov won 3rd prize at music contest in Armenia Kazakhstan singer Alisher Karimov won the 3rd place in the international contest of young pop singers Yerevan Calls on October 6-14.
18 October 2012
Olzhas Nurlanov. ©Tengrinews.kz 13-y.o. Pavlodar boy won China International Accordion Competition This is the first time a Kazakhstan citizen wins a Chinese music contest.
17 October 2012
Violinist and bandmaster Marat Bissengaliyev. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Marat Bissengaliyev to head new symphony orchestra of Almaty The presentation concert of the new orchestra led by Bissengaliyev will be held on Octover 10-12 in the Republic Palace in Almaty.
22 September 2012
Photo by Daniyar Bozov© 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
Photo by Indira Myrzabayeva© 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

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