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Pat Joe explores healing through music
A gospel singer and motivational speaker, Patience Severinus, aka Minister Pat Joe, has said that her calling into music was born out of a desire to bring hope and healing to broken hearts. Through her music, public speaking, and counselling...

Country Icon Tim McGraw Admits He’s “The Worst Singer in the Family,” Says Daughters Refuse To Sing With Him
Since tying the knot in 1996, country stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have welcomed three daughters: Gracie, Maggie, and Audrey. The “Live Like You Were Dyin’” crooner, 58, recently shared a stage with his children as they sang his 2007 song “Last...

Singer Lemar reveals how he copes with life-changing medical condition
He’s the silky-voiced soul star who brought us hits like If There’s Any Justice and Dance (With U), and two decades on, Lemar Obika is still making waves – just a little more quietly these days. Now celebrating 20 years in the music industry, the...

Festival brings together music and art at Porter Sculpture Park
MONTROSE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Just south of Montrose on Saturday, you could find Porterchela 2025, a free event at the Porter Sculpture Park that celebrated the art, music, and scenery. A hiking trail opened up on Saturday for people to view...

Treat Yourself: Oswego Harborfest returns with food, live music and children’s activities
The first Oswego Harborfest was held in 1988. It has since transformed from a community event to a regional one, receiving more than 50,000 visitors each year, according to its website. The festival returns this year from July 24-27. “I think what...
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The String Cheese Incident Welcomes The Wood Brothers For The Band Cover At Red Rocks Opener [Photos/Video/Audio]
Colorado’s own The String Cheese Incident kicked off a two-night stand at the legendary Red Rock Amphitheatre last night with support from The Wood Brothers. Fans were treated to a surprise collaboration upon SCI’s return from set break, as The...

'You draw with your eyes': Artist adapts to nerve damage by drawing with foot
Craig Seabright started drawing with his foot around 28 years ago, after losing the ability to draw using his hands. Craig Seabright (Image: Craig Seabright) He said: "When I was at university during my final year, I woke up one morning with my...

Singer Suzi—Who’s Worked With Jim Jones & Tory Lanez—Talks 360M Streams & Doing It All Herself
Suzi, the North Jersey multi-talent behind over 360 million streams, is making waves at Summer Jam while rewriting the rules of indie stardom. New Milford, New Jersey? Even stars have an origin story. Suzi, a multi-faceted talent, hails from a...

Music Therapy Campers rock the stage with a performance at Star Center in Jackson
Teen and young adults with intellectual challenges signed up for the RockSTARS Music Therapy Camp at the Star Center. The camp started Monday and wrapped up today with the campers playing instruments & performing their favorite songs. 39 News...

Dolly Parton Warns Audience At First Preview Of Her Broadway Musical That They Aren’t Allowed To Sing: “This Ain’t No Hootenanny!”
Debuting the big production. Last night, the first run of Dolly: A True Original Musical previewed at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee: The made-for-Broadway musical is headed to...
'Enrolment crisis' for performing arts students at virtual school
Amid surging enrolments a state-run virtual school is tightening its entry criteria, making it effectively impossible for talented performers to be accepted into the school. Many singers, actors and dancers who are attending private performing...

Composer Joan Tower’s Saxophone Concerto Premiere at Colorado Music Festival
A GRAMMY Award-winning composer, concert pianist, and conductor, Joan Tower recently had her saxophone concerto “Love Returns” premiere at the Colorado Music Festival. Now 86 years old, Tower is known as one of the most successful female composers...

Astronomer CEO Quits: Andy Byron Faces The Music After 'Affair' Caught On Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam
Last Updated:July 20, 2025, 02:59 IST The US tech company issued a statement on Saturday affirming that its leaders must uphold exemplary conduct and accountability Kristin Cabot and Andy Byron appeared on the big screen at Coldplay’s concert....

Baylor music professor selected as Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Borter will have an opportunity to study modern Brazilian cello repertoire in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. WACO, Texas — Philip Borter, D.M.A., assistant professor of cello in the Baylor University School of Music, was selected Thursday for the...

Liam Payne left emotional over Building The Band star's admission in final TV project
Liam Payne was lost for words after a contestant on Building The Band revealed his link to the late singer. Former One Direction star Liam filmed the Netflix show last year, just weeks before he tragically died. The Polaroid musician tragically...

Poetry in Motion — Performers with Disabilities
China’s first special art performance to combine music, dance, and poetry by people with disabilities sowed seeds of appreciation in viewers. Whether these seeds continue to germinate with similar performances in the future, the experience pulled...

Singer Asees Kaur Drops Her Debut EP 'Broken' With Composer Goldie Sohel
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Singer Asees Kaur has treated the music lovers with her debut EP - "Broken". The EP has been made in collaboration with composer Goldie Sohel, who also happens to be Asees' husband. Goldie is known for his...

Rio Grande invites local musicians to join Symphonic Concert Band
The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College is calling all woodwind, brass and percussion players from local high schools and the wider community to lend their talents to its Symphonic Concert Band this fall. Under the direction...

Grammy and Golden Globe nominee Vince DiCola leads film music celebration
This year’s edition of SONAFILM is themed around 1980s cinema. Credit: Hunter Kahn / Creative Commons From Friday August 1 to Saturday August 23, the Marina Alta region will host the seventh edition of SONAFILM, (Festival de Música de Cine). This...

Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES Begins Recording His Debut Solo Album
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones has entered the studio to begin recording his debut solo album. Helming the sessions for the effort — which are apparently taking place at Sparrow Sound in Glendale, California — is the production team...