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World Youth Wind Symphony showcases new and classic works with conductor Caroline Beatty
Interlochen Public Radio - Michigan
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July 3, 2025
Interlochen Arts Camp welcomes guest conductor Caroline Beatty, who takes the podium this Sunday, July 6, to lead the World Youth Wind Symphony. The program features Zhou Tian’s "Sinfonia," Nicole Piunno’s "Bright Shadow Fanfare" and a wind band...
World-renowned jazz artist to perform at 240-year-old Scottish hotel
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 3, 2025
Jazz star Dom Pipkin will launch Cronies Piano Lounge at Stirling’s historic Golden Lion Hotel on July 9 A world-renowned jazz and blues pianist is set to bring his signature New Orleans sound to one of Scotland’s most historic hotels next week....
Music, patriotism take center stage in Brevard
828 News Now - North Carolina
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July 3, 2025
BREVARD, N.C. (828newsNOW) — This week at Brevard Music Center’s Summer Festival features several concerts, including patriotic favorites, beloved orchestral works and performances by major guest artists. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3,...
Music and mystery unite in Brendan Slocumb’s latest novel, ‘The Dark Maestro’
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
Curtis Wilson escaped his father’s troubled world and grasped his lifelong dream of becoming a cellist. Then, he almost lost it all. The protagonist of writer, educator and classical musician Brendan Slocumb’s new book “The Dark Maestro” reflects...
World News | Melania Trump Meets with Patients, Visits Garden at Washington Children's Hospital
Latestly
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July 3, 2025
Washington, Jul 3 (AP) First lady Melania Trump visited with sick patients at Children's National hospital in Washington on Thursday as the children made Fourth of July arts and crafts ahead of the holiday. Trump, continuing a tradition of support...
Global golf tourism convention spotlights Birmingham, Alabama's charm and hospitality
WJSU - Alabama
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More than 300 delegates from 33 countries gathered in Birmingham for the 16th annual North America Golf Tourism Convention, held along Alabama's renowned Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. The event, organized by the International...
Virgin Music co-CEOs hit back at 'falsehoods' over Downtown deal
MusicWeek
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Virgin Music Group co-CEOs JT Myers and Nat Pastor have hit out at “juvenile, offensive” insinuations about the company’s role in the independent sector amid the ongoing Downtown deal. In a memo to colleagues seen by Music Week, the senior execs...
Universal Music Greater China unveils global alliance with artist David Tao's Great Entertainment
MusicWeek
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Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) has unveiled a strategic global alliance with Mandopop artist David Tao and his company, Great Entertainment. “The agreement marks David Tao’s entry into UMG’s global artist family and reflects a shared vision...
Pitch Perfect: Villa Park to host global stars and farewell gig for local legends Black Sabbath
MusicWeek
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Villa Park is ramping up its ambitions to be a major concert venue for superstar artists, as it prepares to host summer dates including the farewell show from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Amid signs of continuing strength in the UK live...
The Music Center names new board chair
Beverly Press and Park Labrea News - California
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July 3, 2025
Robert J. Abernethy was named board chair for The Music Center. (photo courtesy of The Music Center) The board of directors of The Music Center on June 26 announced the appointment of Robert J. Abernethy, founder and president of American Standard...
A survey of American patriotic music | Music Column
Iowa City Press Citizen
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Music has played a role and still plays a role in arousing patriotic feelings. From the earliest days of our existence until the present, music has played its patriotic way into our hearts. “Yankee Doodle” is probably the first we come to know as...
Nashville’s Christian music stars join activists in push to save PEPFAR
Religion News Service
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July 3, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) –On a warm June evening, Christian music legend Amy Grant finished up a set at church in Brentwood, a music celebrity-laden suburb of the country music capital, set down her guitar and picked up her phone. “I’ve never done...
The most underappreciated musician, according to Don Henley: “One of the greatest voices in music”
Far Out Magazine
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July 3, 2025
(Credits: Far Out / Derek Russell) When you get into the world of classic rock as a young adult, it’s sort of forced upon you to divert your attention away from the voice. Something about the raucous guitar player and never-ending solo is what...
The Reverie Indigenous Music Residency is back for a 2nd year
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 3, 2025
The second edition of the Reverie Indigenous Music Residency launches today, following the first edition last fall. The four-week-long residency, co-sponsored by CBC and the SOCAN Foundation, brings First Nations, Métis and Inuit musicians to...
THE CULT's BILLY DUFFY: 'We're Not Actively Engaged In Recording' Any New Music Right Now
Blabbermouth - California
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July 3, 2025
In an interview with Marko Syrjala of Chaoszine, THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy was asked about plans for the band to release new music as the follow-up to THE CULT's 2022 album "Under The Midnight Sun", particularly since singer Ian Astbury...
Vinit Thakkar talks Sony Music India, artist development, M&A, and more: ‘The Indian music market is at a transformative stage.’
Music Business Worldwide
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July 3, 2025
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry figures overseeing key international markets. In this feature, we speak to Vinit Thakkar, Managing Director of Sony Music India....
Liam Payne Previewed New Music for AJ McLean Before His Death: ‘It Was a Great Body of Work’
Rolling Stone
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July 3, 2025
The Backstreet Boys member, who worked with the late One Direction singer on Netflix’s Building the Band, hopes fans will get to hear the "beautiful music" one day AJ McLean is one of the few people who heard some of the music Liam Payne was...
ARTx3 Campus presents ‘Memphis’ Musical on July 17-20 at Arts & Science Center
Stuttgart Daily Leader - Arkansas
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July 3, 2025
Radio DJ Huey Calhoun (Will Parkman, left) and club singer Felicia Farrell (Pashu’ar Grissom) are both striving for stardom in the 1950s in the musical “Memphis.” PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Rooted in the soulful rhythms and social unrest of 1950s Memphis,...
Specials | Jul 03, 2025 | 21 min read “We Believe KK Would Be Smiling Today” — The Team Behind Humein Asha Hai on Legacy, Hope, and India’s First Music NFT
Ahmedabad Mirror
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Others Specials New Delhi [India], June 28: On June 26, the world heard the iconic voice of KK once again. In this exclusive conversation, the core team behind the release of Humein Asha Hai — composer and lyricist Rahul K, music producer Santosh...
The confusing story of the Bee Gees’ ‘lost’ music videos and how to watch them
Smooth Radio
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3 July 2025, 16:02 Did you know there were two music videos for some of the Bee Gees' most popular tracks? Picture: YouTube (BeeGees) Some of the Bee Gees’ most iconic tracks have forgotten original music videos. Listen to this article The Bee...