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The Wait Is Over: K-Pop Superstars BTS Returns with Album and Global Tour

This is Beirut, 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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K-pop megastars BTS will release a new album in March ahead of a world tour, the group announced on Thursday. South Korea's biggest musical act has been on self-described hiatus since 2022, as its members undertook national military service required of all men under the age of 30. All seven members were discharged last year, and the group ...

Beyoncé Becomes a Billionaire: Queen B Joins Music’s Elite Club

This is Beirut, 2025-12-30 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US singer Beyonce is now a billionaire, Forbes magazine said Monday, becoming only the fifth musician to achieve such a milestone. The 44-year-old entertainer joins a select club that includes her husband, rapper Jay-Z, as well as Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna, according to the publication, known for its rankings of the world's ...

Spanish Star Rosalía Unveils 2026 World Tour for New Album Lux

This is Beirut, 2025-12-05 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Spanish star Rosalia on Thursday announced 2026 world tour dates for her critically acclaimed new album, Lux, with shows across Europe, the United States, and Latin America. The 33-year-old, hailed for her genre-defying versatility, revealed the news on Instagram. The trips will begin with a stop in the French city of Lyon on March 16 and finish ...

‘End of an Era’: MTV Pulling Plug on Global Music Channels

This is Beirut, 2025-12-01 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Farewell Culture MTV Music Music Europe

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing Video Killed the Radio Star as its debut music video. More than four decades later, the channel, now owned by US media giant Paramount Skydance, will wind down its international music broadcasting by the end of the year as ...

Over Half of Gen Z Already Shows Noise-Induced Hearing Damage

Bélinda Ibrahim, 2025-11-27 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the deafening clamor of the 21st century, Generation Z, those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, stands out for its unprecedented relationship with sound. From massive festivals to headphones glued to their ears and constant social media use, exposure to noise has never been so intense or continuous. The figures from the Royal ...

Maroon 5 to Headline Chambord Live in Only French Date of 2026

This is Beirut, 2025-11-26 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Maroon 5 will perform their one and only French show of 2026 on June 27 at the iconic Château de Chambord, organizers AZ Prod confirmed Tuesday to AFP. Known for their signature blend of pop, funk and R&B, and for global hits like Sugar, Memories and Girls Like You, the American band will take the stage in one of France’s most celebrated ...

Pianist Behind Paris ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Flash Mob Aims Higher

This is Beirut, 2025-11-25 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The man behind a recent viral video featuring musicians playing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to stunned bystanders in a Paris square has revealed to AFP the meticulous work that went into his latest, even bigger production. The "flash mob" Queen video has been viewed roughly 600 million times since being posted online in early ...

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican Music Icon, Passes Away

This is Beirut, 2025-11-24 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81. "It is with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia," his wife Latifa Chambers wrote on his official ...

Warner Music Enters Licensing Deal With AI Music Startup

This is Beirut, 2025-11-21 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio announced on Wednesday they have settled a US copyright lawsuit and struck a deal to cooperate on a licensed artificial intelligence music creation service. The landmark agreement resolves litigation between the major label and Udio, while establishing what the companies described as a "clear framework" for ...

Two Newly Discovered Bach Organ Works Unveiled in Germany

This is Beirut, 2025-11-18 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Two long-lost organ pieces written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were unveiled in Germany on Monday in a discovery described as a "great moment for the world of music." The two solo organ works, written while Bach was working as an organ teacher in the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia early in his career, first caught the attention of ...

Iran’s First Woman Conductor Leads Change on Cultural Stage

This is Beirut, 2025-11-16 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Iran Music Art Culture Women Orchestra

When Paniz Faryoussefi mounts the podium and reaches for her baton, she represents more than just the hope of a thrilling orchestral performance. The eyes turned towards her in Tehran's renowned Vahdat Hall include those of many young women musicians inspired by her taking her place as Iran's first woman philharmonic conductor. Women's ...

'Michael' Sparks Jackson Fever Ahead of Release

Bélinda Ibrahim, 2025-11-15 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At dawn on November 7, the numbers made headlines. Less than 24 hours after its release, the trailer for the biopic Michael had already racked up 116 million views worldwide. The figure is more than a digital milestone. It underscores Michael Jackson’s enduring presence in popular memory, fifteen years after his death, and places the King of Pop ...

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