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Celebrating Black Music Month 2025: Honoring Sly Stone and the Legacy of African American Music.
ThyBlackMan
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June 14, 2025
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright founded Black Music Month in June 1979. Also known as African American music Appreciation Month, it was first officially celebrated by President Jimmy...
LIVE! A Music Calendar: Bone Thugs and Three 6 Mafia bring tour to AMP
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 15, 2025
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia announced their co-headling Thuggish Ruggish Mafia Tour with special guests TECH N9NE and DJ Quik stops Aug. 21 at at the Walmart AMP. Gates open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7:30. Standard all-in tickets range...
Montclair to Celebrate 12th Make Music Day on June 21
Montclair Local News - New Jersey
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June 14, 2025
12,000+ Montclair locals are already in the know—are you? Stay informed with our free newsletters for the latest news, events, and local stories. Social media isn’t fact-checking for you, but we are. Join 13,000+ locals who trust our fact-based...
Williams named FIFA Music Ambassador for 2025 Club World Cup
Goal
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The pop superstar has been appointed as the official FIFA Music Ambassador ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup, with him creating a new official anthem Williams collaborated with longtime musical partners on the FIFA anthem "Desire" will debut at...
Ginebra San Miguel leads World Gin Day 2025 celebration in PH
The Manila Times
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June 14, 2025
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (GSMI) marked World Gin Day 2025 with a bold, global-themed celebration at the Manila Diamond Hotel, putting a spotlight on gin's international appeal and the Filipino excellence behind the world's best-selling gin. Ginebra...
Protesters crowd into streets, parks and plazas at anti-Trump 'No Kings' demonstrations across US (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 14, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press A demonstrator holds a sign during a "No Kings" protest, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Atlanta. UPDATE: 2:43 p.m. The massive military parade commemorating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army, which coincides with President...
Chinese, Sri Lankan musicians celebrate cultural harmony in Colombo
Sunday Observer
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June 14, 2025
15 Music bridged cultural divides as Colombo hosted the “Conversation and Connection” concert series on Wednesday and Thursday, celebrating the International Day for Dialogue among Civilisations. Hosted by the China Cultural Center in Sri Lanka...
“The worst song I’ve ever heard”: The day John Wayne inspired Buddy Holly to change the world
Far Out Magazine
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June 14, 2025
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / YouTube Still) The sun beat down on Lubbock, Texas, in the summer of 1956 with the sort of intensity typically reserved for scenes in western movies when the hero is stranded in the desert. The withering rays were...
Summer Arts and Music Festival Finds a New Home at Southern Humboldt Community Park
Redheaded Blackbelt - California
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June 14, 2025
Press release from the Mateel Community Center: This year, we’re thrilled to announce a landmark change: the annual Summer Arts and Music Festival is heading to the stunning Southern Humboldt Community Park! Mark your calendars for June 21st and...
Russ Taff and Steve Taylor: Two Longtime Titans of Christian Music on How They Finally Joined Forces for Taff’s Raw, Emotionally Revelatory ‘Cover…
Variety
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June 14, 2025
If there was one thing that followers of contemporary Christian music probably could have felt assured would never show up on their gospel-music bingo card, it would be that Russ Taff would never be found covering a song by the group the National....
LSU star Flau'jae Johnson provides major scoop on her latest musical project: "I don't think I ever did that"
Sportskeeda
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June 14, 2025
LSU basketball star Flau'jae Johnson has continued to make moves in both her basketball and music careers. This offseason, she is preparing to drop another music project, but this time she is doing it differently. In a video posted by Complex...
Sounding the alarm about scams targeting seniors ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Vancouver City News
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June 14, 2025
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and while leaps in technology and artificial intelligence have enabled higher-quality lifestyles for older adults, the same advancements are increasingly being used to scam them. There are many forms of...
A song and dance: Local theater groups navigate complex world of licensing
The Herald Bulletin - Indiana
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When Lewis Cass High School produced the musical “Grease” in March 2025, directors Abby Guy and Joyce Bowers had stories to tell about the licensing experience. For instance, the license didn’t include some of the songs such as “Hopelessly Devoted...
World Tour | AJ's music impacts audiences in SA
eNCA
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AJ Ghent is preparing for the South Africa leg of his world tour in September. His music resonates and deeply connects with local audiences, through soulful melodies and healing vibrations. READ: Guitar from Kurt Cobain's last...
All the world’s a stage: Bard on the Beach begins its 36th year
Vancouver City News
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June 14, 2025
“Bard on the Beach” — Western Canada’s largest professional Shakespeare festival — has returned to Vanier Park for a 36th year. This time, the event returns with four productions. The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Much Ado About Nothing will delight...
World News | Annual Pride Parade of June Commences in Nepal
Latestly
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June 14, 2025
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 14 (ANI): Hundreds marched on the streets of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, on Saturday, demanding equal rights while celebrating the month of June as "Pride Month." While dancing and playing music, the marginalised sexual...
Akram Abdulfattah, Innovative Fiddle Virtuoso Inspired by Masters of Arabic Classical Music
World Music Central
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June 14, 2025
Palestinian-American violinist, composer, and producer Akram Abdulfattah (b. 1990) has earned international recognition for his genre-defying music and commitment to cultural dialogue. A Galilee native, he first rose to prominence as the founder...
‘God is reaching out to you’: Pope Leo addresses hometown Chicago crowd and encourages them to make a difference in the world
The Independent
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June 14, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
‘K-Pops!’ Review: A Joyous, Music-Filled Film on Fatherhood That Lovingly Embraces Both Korean and Black Cultures
Variety
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June 14, 2025
Bustling at a colorful intersection of music, family, and identity, Anderson .Paak’s filmmaking debut “K-Pops!” is an instantly likable affair. You don’t really have to know anything about Korean popular music (or K-pop) to appreciate this...
Afrobeats Fans in Nigeria Say Musicians Have Abandoned Them. How True Is This?
Zikoko!
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June 14, 2025
In the past few years, Afrobeats has been on a global takeover. But as the Nigerian musicians who have become stars of the genre have gone bigger, brighter, and louder on international stages, fans back home have been asking an important question:...