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Country music icon’s X account shares special message with fans after his death
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 21, 2025
Toby Keith has been dead more than a year, but his name has been back in the headlines this month after he made a surprising run up the charts. And that is because the singer’s “35 Biggest Hits” album saw a major spike after July 4 and shot up the...
Upcoming Nigerian Artist To Look Out For: Fimi With The Flow
Y Naija
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July 21, 2025
The Nigerian music space is never in shortage of talented new artists and one of them is up and coming rapper “Fimi With The Flow” The Rapper first went viral in March, after she dropped a 1 minus clip of her song “Halo” donning what could be...
British band Massive Attack launches alliance for pro Palestine music community
The Express Tribune
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July 21, 2025
KARACHI: English trip hop band, Massive Attack, have launched an alliance for musicians who are facing intimidation and threats from within the industry over their support for Palestine. The band took to Instagram and said that they are hoping to...
Chimusoro champions music, ministry and national identity
The Standard
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A trailblazing music producer, videographer and preacher, Chimusoro has blended faith, culture and creativity to shape Zimbabwe’s music landscape. Chimusoro champions music, ministry and national identity BY TENDAI SAUTA F ROM wartime witness to...
Where Oasis fans can still find merchandise in Manchester as Heaton Park performances end
Manchester Evening News
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July 21, 2025
Oasis are sadly now leaving Manchester after an impressive five nights performing at Heaton Park over the past two weeks - but for fans in this great city, the fun is far from over. The Burnage-born Gallagher brothers have now completed the...
TOMORROW X TOGETHER drop final album in Star Chapter saga and Beautiful Strangers music video
Contactmusic
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TOMORROW X TOGETHER have closed the Star Chapter. By Lizzie Baker Monday, July 21, 2025 10:58 AM By Lizzie Baker Monday, July 21, 2025 10:58 AM TOMORROW X TOGETHER have released their latest full-length project, The Star Chapter: TOGETHER. The...
Monitor Audio's new speaker range vows to "set a new benchmark" for entry-level performance
What Hi-Fi?
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July 21, 2025
Monitor Audio has unveiled the Bronze Series 7G, its latest range of loudspeakers built for both two-channel listening and multi-channel systems and designed with the aim of setting "a new benchmark for entry-level performance". The new range...
Travellers at Delhi Airport to enjoy live dance, music, and crafts
ETTravelWorld.com
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July 21, 2025
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), managed by GMR Aero, has introduced a first-of-its-kind initiative at any Indian airport—DEL Vibes, a cultural engagement platform that offers passengers a rich sensory experience through live Indian...
Ponpon does polka: Taiwanese jazz musician whistles, scats her way onto US news
Focus Taiwan
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July 21, 2025
By Hans Lin and James Lo, CNA staff reporter and writer "Originally from Taiwan and now one of California's rising young jazz artists, here is Ponpon Chen and her quintet," declared the announcer of American news program World News Now (WNN) at...
Teen’s national anthem performance sparks change in Dudley chamber
Dudley News
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Ocean Hemmings, 16, sang God Save the King at the annual council meeting in May—the first time the anthem was performed live in the council chamber. Her performance has now led to the anthem being played before all council meetings, sung live...
Nazareth’s Martin on Main 2025: Music festival celebrates hometown guitar legacy
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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July 21, 2025
The iconic Martin on Main festival is set to return to historic downtown Nazareth on Saturday, July 26, bringing seven hours of live music, local food, craft vendors and family activities to the hometown of world-renowned Martin Guitars. Running...
Riverbend’s Recovery Cafe in Haverhill adorned with mural by Lowell artist
The Lowell Sun - Massachusetts
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July 21, 2025
HAVERHILL — After opening the Ray of Light Recovery Cafe in Haverhill this spring, Riverbend’s newest building now features an indoor mural from a prominent Lowell artist. Walking into the former event hall that remained vacant for years, the...
He Rewrote The Rules Of TV For Black Artists — And Forever Changed American Pop Culture
HuffPost
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July 21, 2025
Pioneering television host Ed Sullivan is the subject of Netflix's "Sunday Best," a documentary that examines the groundbreaking impact of Black artists featured on his iconic eponymous variety show during the Civil Rights Era.CBS Photo Archive...
Review: ‘Arthur & Friends Make a Musical’ at the Marriott lets the storybook characters put on a show
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 21, 2025
Funding cuts have been tough for those who value public media, including generations who grew up watching shows such as “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” but in a bit of happier news, one beloved PBS character is getting a new...
Patapaa Dismisses TikTok Artists as “Not Real Celebrities”
News Ghana
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July 21, 2025
Swedru-based dancehall artist Patapaa has sparked debate by claiming musicians who gain fame solely through TikTok lack the recognition and catalog to be considered true celebrities. In an interview with Amansan Krakye monitored by MyNewsGh.com,...
How Bootsy Collins and James Brown's band ended up playing on the soundtrack of this hit Seth Rogen movie
Bass Player
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July 21, 2025
Bootsy Collins is the ultimate funkateer, which is exactly why world-renowned film composer Lyle Workman did whatever he could to recruit him for the soundtrack of Greg Mottola and Judd Apatow’s cult coming-of-age movie, Superbad. “It [funk] was...
Award-winning composer to perform during Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame festivities
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 20, 2025
The annual Appalachian Trail Museum’s 2025 Hall of Fame Banquet on Nov. 22 will feature Randy “Windtalker” Motz. A 2006 Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and award-winning composer and recording artist, Windtalker will return to the banquet to perform...
Through tragedy, motherhood and music, Natalie Bergman emerges hopeful and almost whole
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 21, 2025
The title of Natalie Bergman’s new album, “My Home Is Not In This World,” starts to make sense when you spend some time with the singer-songwriter at her childhood escape in Barrington. Tucked away in a forested pocket of town accessible by a...
‘Musical brother’ mourned by popular Peoria area rock band
Week 25 - Illinois
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July 21, 2025
BARTONVILLE (25News Now) - It’s like losing a family member for a popular Central Illinois rock band. The band Revel in Red shared with the public on Sunday that bass guitar player Pete Ramsey of Bartonville was killed earlier this month in a...
Flow, feeling, fire: Artists shaping German, Turkish music right now
Sabah
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July 21, 2025
One of the most prominent figures in the German rap scene, Eno, has once again captured the attention of fans and critics with his latest track “Tiffany Blue.” Produced by Jumpa and Mondee, the song was released in partnership with the influential...