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Looks Like The World’s Greatest Situationship Is Back On

Looks Like The World’s Greatest Situationship Is Back On

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images Death, taxes, and Stevie Nicks finding her way back to Lindsey Buckingham — some things in life are just inevitable. These two have spent half a century enmeshed in what could politely be called...

High Grade Vein with Visible Gold Discovered at Music Well

High Grade Vein with Visible Gold Discovered at Music Well

Finlay Minerals Ltd . (TSXV: FYL,OTC:FYMNF) (OTCQB: FYMNF), the "Company", is pleased to announce that the approved budget under the Earn-In Agreements with Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc. ("Freeport") 1 for both the PIL and ATTY...

Canadian Music Label Hi-Way 89 Connects African Diaspora Artists with Global Success

Canadian Music Label Hi-Way 89 Connects African Diaspora Artists with Global Success

The duo of Ikenna ‘IK’ Nwagboso and Camillo Doregos were seasoned music executives before coming together to start Hi-Way 89. They’d worked on label services and management, respectively, within the emPawa record label, positioning artists like...

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

When Jared first started out in trucking more than two decades ago, he didn't anticipate he'd be on tour with a country music star, hauling guitars, amps, and other pieces of on-stage equipment. "It just happened, right place, right time," the...

Ariana Grande Puts Rumors to Rest: Music Career Won't Be Left Behind

Ariana Grande has shot down the rumors and speculations that she will be leaving her music career behind. Following the massive success and awards run of Wicked (including nabbing her first Oscar nomination), Grande has become a bona fide movie...

Arab music hits a high note in Europe

Arab music hits a high note in Europe

As continued conflict and repression roil their home countries, members of Europe’s Middle Eastern and North African diaspora are also confronting harsh rhetoric and violence in their host countries. But an expanding cohort of musicians and DJs in...

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Copycats: Three International Slashers That Stole the Formula

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Copycats: Three International Slashers That Stole the Formula

While the revenge slasher didn’t begin with I Know What You Did Last Summer, it did renew interest in the concept. And not just in Hollywood; film industries abroad also wanted to cash in on this get-in-get-out kind of horror format back then....

Interview: 'I'm Hoping Audiences Fall in Love With It!': Todrick Hall on Multi-Tasking and Escapism in BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL in the West End

Interview: 'I'm Hoping Audiences Fall in Love With It!': Todrick Hall on Multi-Tasking and Escapism in BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL in the West End

After runs in Manchester and Glasgow, Burlesque The Musical is opening at the Savoy Theatre in the West End. The show is based on the 2010 film by Steve Antin, which follows the story of Ali Rose, a young woman who dreams of becoming a singer and...

British Music Icon Sting to Perform in Brno This October

British Music Icon Sting to Perform in Brno This October

British music icon Sting is bringing his critically acclaimed world tour “STING 3.0” to Brno on Saturday, October 18, at Winning Group Arena. This exclusive Czech date is part of the ongoing global tour organized by Cherrytree Music Company and...

‘Performing on global stages is not about record labels, it’s about the right Investors’ - Stonebwoy

‘Performing on global stages is not about record labels, it’s about the right Investors’ - Stonebwoy

Ghanaian afro-dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has stated that African musicians don’t necessarily need major record labels to perform on global stages but rather they need the right investors. In an interview on Asempa FM on July 16, 2025, the...

16 Best Global Universities in Australia and New Zealand

16 Best Global Universities in Australia and New Zealand

Schools in Australia and New Zealand with top-notch research Australia and New Zealand are popular destinations for U.S. students. Of… Schools in Australia and New Zealand with top-notch research Australia and New Zealand are popular destinations...

Rolling Stone Names Australia’s Greatest Electronic Acts of All Time

Rolling Stone Names Australia’s Greatest Electronic Acts of All Time

The Avalanches have taken out the spot in a new ranking of Australia’s greatest electronic acts of all time. Rolling Stone AU/NZ compiled a top 50 countdown with guidance from an esteemed electronic music industry panel, who finalised a list...

Disney World “Isn’t for Families Anymore” After Sad Shift

Disney World “Isn’t for Families Anymore” After Sad Shift

You’ve probably felt it if you’ve been to Disney World recently. It’s hard to explain, but the atmosphere has changed. The parks still look the same—Cinderella Castle still gleams at the end of Main Street, U.S.A., Mickey is still waving, and the...

Universal Music Group and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music establish music scholarship

Universal Music Group announced the establishment of the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. In partnership with the UCLA Foundation, UMG has endowed a new scholarship, which will support high-potential...

10 High School Track And Field Athletes Who Were Competitive On A World Level In 2025

10 High School Track And Field Athletes Who Were Competitive On A World Level In 2025

Arcadia, CA - April 12: Jane Hedengren of Timpview (Utah) wins the women's 2 mile invitational ... More during the 2025 Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School in Arcadia on Saturday, April 12, 2025.(Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews...

Music review: Give Peace a Chance – The Words and Music of John Lennon

Music review: Give Peace a Chance – The Words and Music of John Lennon

The premise was good: gather an ensemble of accomplished Australian singers/musicians to perform over 30 of John Lennon’s magical songs. The singers were Diesel, Isabella Manfredi, Steve Kilbey, Adalita and Kevin Mitchell — with musical director...

Barbie's Rival Doll Sindy Set for Live-Action Musical Film

Barbie's Rival Doll Sindy Set for Live-Action Musical Film

Popular British doll Sindy is preparing to break out of her box and onto the big screen in a new live-action musical feature that threatens to rival Greta Gerwig's mega-hit Barbie and give Margot Robbie's Mattel toy some stiff competition. The...

Music review: Unsound Adelaide 2025

Music review: Unsound Adelaide 2025

The annual gathering of Adelaide’s esoteric weirdos and curious out-of-towners took place again over the weekend as Unsound returned to Lion Arts Factory for the first time since 2017 on Friday, under the green chandelier of Hindley Street Music...

Country Music Festival Refunds All Tickets After Canceling Event, Singer Speaks Out on Losing Income

Country Music Festival Refunds All Tickets After Canceling Event, Singer Speaks Out on Losing Income

Back in January, the Faster Horses Music Festival announced the cancellation of the event. Taking place at the Michigan International Speedway, event organizer Darci Keyes looked to fill that gap with the Country Roads Music Festival. Planning the...

Miss Pooja joined by surprise guests at 18th annual Surrey Fusion Festival

Miss Pooja joined by surprise guests at 18th annual Surrey Fusion Festival

Over 75,000 celebrated food, music and culture at western Canada’s largest multicultural festival THE City of Surrey’s 18th annual Surrey Fusion Festival yet again transformed Holland Park into the ultimate celebration of music, food, and culture...

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