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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Winter may be passing, but music is coming with ‘Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience.’ After news that the next season of the hit TV show will not air until summer 2017, the show’s usual springtime slot is being filled with a musical tour of North America. The show’s composer, Ramin Djawadi, is bringing the fictional continent of Westeros to life in a concert with extravagant scenery and will take […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — No, Britney Spears is not dead. Yet her fans’ hearts may have skipped a beat today when tweets purportedly from Sony Music Entertainment said “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016” and “Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPBritney.” The real Sony Music Entertainment quickly deleted those tweets and issued a terse clarification: “Sony Music Entertainment’s Twitter account was compromised. This has been rectified,” it said. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Fandom. From the word itself we get the meaning. It is a collective of fans sharing the same interests, gathering together to enthusiastically celebrate the same through cosplaying, writing fan fictions, maintaining fandom wikis and others. Due to the power of the internet, no interest – be it books, movies, TV shows, memes, what-have-you – no matter how obscure – can go unnoticed. And fans from around the world […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse The year 2016 began with David Bowie releasing one of the most acclaimed albums of his vast career, a sign of new creative energy from the rock legend. Two days later, he was dead, from an undisclosed battle with cancer. Three months after that, another pop icon, Prince — who had covered Bowie’s classic “Heroes” at one of his final concerts — also died, succumbing to an accidental overdose of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Leonard Cohen, the storied musician and poet hailed as one of the most visionary artists of his generation, has died at age 82, his publicist announced on Thursday. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away. We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries,” read a statement on Cohen’s Facebook page. Cohen, who was brought up […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Online music giant Spotify said Thursday it is launching a streaming service in Japan with a karaoke twist, the world’s second-biggest music market but one still dominated by compact discs. Sweden-based Spotify said it will offer a free service with advertising and an ad-free 980 yen ($9.70)-per-month version with around 40 million song titles. “The Japanese market is very different” from other markets, and “we want to make sure Spotify here […]
Living the Dream NEW YORK, United States – Since it’s establishment on May 15, 1973, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) has come a long way. First intended to be accompaniment for Filipino artists at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Orchestra has garnered many accomplishments over the years. The Orchestra is now considered to be the Philippine’s leading orchestra and one of Asia-Pacific’s top musical ensembles. When current music director and principal conductor, […]
by MJ Racadio June 07, 2016 (Eagle News Services) Quezon, City Philippines. For Three Consecutive Week, Drake took the number one spot from his fourth album “Views”, Dierks Bently album “Black” debuted at number two, and Beyoncé’s album “Lemonade” took the number three spot. Watch Eagle News International: Showbiz, tonight for more scoop on Net 25, 9-10PM Philippine Standard Time. Live Streaming: http://www.eaglebroadcasting.net/net25live
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Two of the biggest names in music, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, have called it quits — and are trying to be amicable. A day after gossip sites reported their breakup, Harris tweeted Thursday: “The only truth here is that a relationship came to an end & what remains is a huge amount of love and respect.” In the social media version of confirmation, Swift — who with nearly […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – At first, I doubt that it’s possible for someone to hate music. But believe it or not, there are some people who genuinely hate any kind of music. The condition is known as anhedonia, where a person does not find any music pleasurable. Which is just sad. Music is one of the most beautiful things that existed here on Earth but sadly, some can’t appreciate it. Music is like our […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 9) – “Music is life” that’s what they say. Almost all of what with do is connected to sounds. Anything we do creates sounds. That’s why the term “Music” was invented. Not only was the term invented but almost simultaneously, different instruments for making sound were also developed. Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Generally, a song is considered the smallest stand alone work of music, especially when […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 9) – Still remember how they got famous because of the song “This Love”, “Makes Me Wonder” and “She Will Be Loved”? Or how about that white guy holding the mic and singing beautifully in front of the crowd who makes you giggle because he is so handsome? Yes, they were once called Kara’s flowers. Now they’re known as Maroon 5. Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in […]
