This is Beirut

Taylor Swift’s New Album Shatters Streaming Record In Hours

This is Beirut, 04/10 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Taylor Swift Music Culture Art Album Concert

Taylor Swift on Friday quickly set a streaming record with The Life of a Showgirl, her new album of bouncy pop songs about love, sex, success — and score-settling — that had fans analyzing every word. Critical opinion of Showgirl ranged from glowing to unimpressed, but fans flocked to Spotify to hear the 12 tracks, making it the most-streamed ...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets 50-month prison sentence

This is Beirut, 04/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Sean Diddy Combs U.S. Justice Music Singer Culture

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Friday for his conviction on prostitution-related charges. Prosecutors had sought 11 years behind bars for Combs, but Judge Arun Subramanian handed down a 50-month sentence after an emotional daylong court hearing. Combs's lawyers had urged the judge to sentence the ...

Taylor Swift Strides into 'Showgirl' Era with Sparkly New Album

This is Beirut, 03/10 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Taylor Swift Music Album Culture Concert Art

Taylor Swift is in a sparkling new era. On Friday, she dropped her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, a collection of bouncy pop songs about love, marriage, success — and score-settling. For the hotly anticipated album, the 35-year-old artist reunited with Swedish hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, and their influence is clear in the ...

Irish Singer CMAT Postpones UK Tour Due to Health Issues

This is Beirut, 03/10 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Music Touring Cancellation CMAT Britain Culture

Breakout Irish singer CMAT cancelled her upcoming UK tour dates to treat an infected wisdom tooth, days after British pop singer Lola Young halted gigs having collapsed on stage. "I am devastated to say that due to an infected wisdom tooth I need to reschedule all of my upcoming dates of the October UK tour," CMAT, whose real name is Ciara ...

Warsaw Hosts 19th Chopin International Piano Competition

This is Beirut, 02/10 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Music Piano Competition Chopin Poland Culture

Rehearsal time is over. The world's best and most ambitious young pianists have descended on Warsaw for the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, for some, a gateway to classical music glory. Fans from around the globe snapped up tickets as much as a year ago. The lucky ones will hear an opening night concert on Thursday and follow ...

Taylor Swift Turns Showgirl Magic Into Global Pop Spectacle

This is Beirut, 01/10 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Taylor Swift Album Music Culture Concert Art

With the meticulously planned release of Taylor Swift's 12th album this Friday, the country singer-turned-pop star demonstrates again that she is as business savvy as she is musically adept. From hints dropped during her last tour in 2024 to movie screenings this coming weekend to accompany the new album's release, "Taylor Swift has perfected ...

The Secret Soundtrack of the Runways

Bélinda Ibrahim, 30/09 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Music Culture Fashion Podiums Runways

Today, it is impossible to imagine a runway show without music. It is an integral part of the catwalk experience, shaping how the clothes are perceived and remembered. Whereas tracks once flowed without much cohesion, major fashion houses now rely on true soundtrack creators such as Michel Gaubert and Frédéric Sanchez, renowned for their ability ...

Patrick Watson’s ‘Uh Oh’: A Soundtrack to Unsettled Times

This is Beirut, 26/09 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Music Patrick Watson Streaming Internet Canada Culture

Top-streaming Canadian singer Patrick Watson says he called his new album Uh Oh, which released Friday, to capture the sense of fatalistic doom felt by many people when they wake up and read the news. The bilingual 45-year-old multi-instrumentalist, whose ballad Je te laisserai des mots is the most-streamed francophone title ever on Spotify, said ...

Spotify Leads Industry Effort to Label AI Involvement in Music Creation

This is Beirut, 25/09 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Music Spotify Technology AI Culture

Spotify on Thursday unveiled several measures to encourage artists and publishers to be more transparent about their use of artificial intelligence, as well as to limit certain abuses. The Swedish platform is recommending that musicians and producers comply with a new standard developed by the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), a consortium of leading ...

Snoop Dogg to Perform at AFL Grand Final in Melbourne

This is Beirut, 25/09 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Music Snoop Dogg Football Concert Australia Culture

American rapper Snoop Dogg said he was "in love" with Australian Rules football on Thursday, ahead of his performance at the sport's grand finale. The 53-year-old will take to the stage at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, which will be jammed with up to 100,000 fans watching Geelong face Brisbane. "I've been coming to this country for ...

David Guetta Takes on Stade de France in 2026

This is Beirut, 20/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

David Guetta Music DJ Stade de France France AI

For over two decades, David Guetta has been a global hit-making machine. Now, the French DJ is taking on what he calls a “big challenge”: headlining the Stade de France for the very first time on June 13, 2026. His goal, he told AFP, is simple: to share “a moment of positivity.” Guetta, who has two Grammy Awards and four “Best DJ in the ...

ABBA, the Eternal Celebration: 50 Years of Mamma Mia

Bélinda Ibrahim, 19/09 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Abba Mammia Mia Song Music Culture Stockholm

There are songs that never grow old, choruses that stand the test of time, always ready to appear at a party, on the radio or during a karaoke session, as if opening the door to an old attic full of memories. “Mamma Mia” is one of those songs. This September 2025 marks a rare milestone: 50 years of energy, bright harmonies, hands clapping on ...

music