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Putin calls Elton John - and this time it's real says Kremlin
Vladimir Putin called pop star Elton John and suggested a meeting, after the British singer was tricked last week by a prankster impersonating the Russian leader.
25 September 2015
Lana Del Rey evokes classic singers in dark 'Honeymoon'
Her new album is entitled "Honeymoon," but for Lana Del Rey such romantic sojourns are bleak in the way of classic film noir.
19 September 2015
Karaganda native advances to battle round at Russian Voice contest
Karaganda native Olga Veldyaksova has successfully passed the first stage of the Russian Voice singing contest, Russian version of world renowned The Voice.
10 September 2015
Kazakhstan's popular singer takes part in Rising Star Turkiye contest
Kazakhstan’s popular singer Luina has taken part in Turkish Rising Star singing competition, which is based on an Israeli interactive reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star).
04 September 2015
Young singer from Kazakhstan wins people's choice award at Junior New Wave singing contest
9-year-old Daneliya Tuleshova has been awarded the People’s Choice Award at the Junior New Wave-2015 contest in Crimea, Russia.
24 August 2015
Ethnic Kazakh passes blind auditions at Voice of China
35-yo ethnic Kazakh Berik Iklas from Karamai town in XUAR in China has amazed the juries of the Voice of China singing contest.
20 August 2015
Drake speaks out on Toronto violence after shooting
Hip-hop star Drake condemned rising violence in Toronto after two people died in a shooting linked to his festival, breaking more than a week of silence.
15 August 2015
50 Cent out with song about dark past
50 Cent, who recently filed for bankruptcy after losing a suit over a sex tape, came out Friday with a new song about his dark past as he looks to reboot his career.
15 August 2015
Aktobe native wins Grand Prix of Slavianski Bazaar 2015
Kazakhstan-born young singer Dimash Kudaibergenov has won the Grand Prix of the 24th International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar 2015 held on July 9-13 in Vitebsk, Belarus.
27 July 2015
10-year-old talent wins Grand Prix of International Junior Song Contest in Vitebsk
10-year-old Luiza Nurkuatova from Aktau in western Kazakhstan has won the Grand Prix of the International Junior Song Contest held as part of the Slavianski Bazaar-2015.
27 July 2015
Nuns won't sell convent to Katy Perry
Katy Perry has amassed millions of fans around the world, but her failure to win over two elderly nuns is creating an unholy battle.
22 July 2015
Cuban singer Isaac Real records Kara Zhorga song with Kazakh ethnic rock band
Cuban singer Isaac Real and Kazakhstan-based Aldaspan ethnic rock band have recorded a video for their version of a well-known Kazakh folk song Kara Zhorga.
08 July 2015
Schoolgirl from Ust-Kamenogorsk wins singing contest in Moscow
A schoolgirl from Ust-Kamenogorsk city in eastern Kazakhstan has clinched the first place at the III International Contest of Young Singers Golden Note held in Moscow.
25 June 2015
Year after tour, Beyonce back for husband's festival
Beyonce will play her first full show in a year as the pop superstar headlines a festival in Philadelphia founded by her husband, rap mogul Jay-Z.
25 June 2015
Ed Sheeran to headline New York anti-poverty concert
The English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will headline the Global Citizen Festival, a free concert in New York aimed at rallying support to fight global poverty.
11 June 2015
Justin Bieber pleads guilty to assault, careless driving
Pop star Justin Bieber pleaded guilty to assault and careless driving, but will not go to jail over a collision with paparazzi in the Canadian countryside last year.
05 June 2015
Iggy Azalea needs 'mental break' from touring
Hip-hop star Iggy Azalea has said she canceled her tour because she needed a "mental break."
03 June 2015
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West expecting second child
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her rap star husband Kanye West are expecting their second child.
02 June 2015
Kazakh awarded at Bulgaria singing contest
A Kazakh singer has been awarded in Bulgarian Varna.
29 May 2015
B.B. King death probed as homicide after poison claim: coroner
Las Vegas police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of B.B. King, a coroner's office.
26 May 2015