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- Nashville Then: Remember April 1986 music? Start with these pics May 2, 2026 9:49 am May 1, 2026, 7:00 p.m. CT Songwriters Chris Waters, left, and Kix Brooks, who were selected to compose Nashville’s official theme song, celebrate on April 1, 1986, with the city’s growing skyline behind them. Their song “I Still Hear the Music of Nashville …
- China’s live music boom spreads to smaller cities as consumption drive expands May 2, 2026 9:32 am Dianjiang, a small county tucked away in southwestern China’s Chongqing, was transformed into a bustling live music hub in April as fans flocked to a concert headlined by Mandopop stars, including Jeff Chang. Such scenes are no longer unusual. Once the …
- AI music is flooding streaming platforms. But listeners like it less and less May 2, 2026 9:31 am Music fans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with AI songs, according to a recent report published by the music and entertainment insights company Luminate. The decline is especially notable with young listeners who are part of Gen Z and Gen Alpha …
- Peter Sandberg on the creative process, the journey to becoming great, and proper piano music May 2, 2026 9:02 am Peter Sandberg is, as his Spotify profile will tell you, a ‘little-known’ pianist, currently residing in the Swedish countryside with his family and approaching the release of his newest album, Temporary Coexistence of Humans. I sat down with him to …
- The Michael Jackson Biopic Made $217 Million in a Weekend. African Music Has the Stories. It Doesn’t Have the Studios. May 2, 2026 9:01 am The box office receipts for Lionsgate’s Michael arrived in late April, and the numbers looked like a world tour. The Antoine Fuqua-directed film pulled $217 million globally in its debut weekend. Jaafar Jackson played his uncle while Universal Pictures and …
- 3 Authorities arrested almost 120 people during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival May 2, 2026 9:00 am INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Festivalgoers attend the 2026 Stagecoach …
- Lizzo promises one major thing ahead of releasing 'really good music' May 2, 2026 8:46 am Lizzo has shown unshaken tenacity to keep her identity intact through her music ahead of her new album. While reflecting on her forthcoming projects in a talk with PEOPLE magazine, the 38-year-old American singer and rapper opened up about her upcoming …
- Classical music takes center stage in Scottsdale May 2, 2026 8:39 am Scottsdale’s classical music scene will take center stage in early May as two local orchestras present performances that highlight both the traditional and evolving sides of the art form. The Scottsdale Philharmonic and the Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra …
- Pump House Music Works’ future unclear as potential sale looms May 2, 2026 8:37 am SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The future of Pump House Music Works — in the year of its 10th anniversary — has plunged into uncertainty as the financially troubled venue puts a For Sale sign on its property. The listing, handled by Sweeney Real Estate and …
- Music in the Water to be performed at art gallery May 2, 2026 8:17 am A performance by the Chino Valley Community Chorus called Music in the Water will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at the Chino Hills Community Foundation’s Downtown Art Gallery at The Shoppes at Chino Hills, Suite 4020, between BBB and Seven Leaves …