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Chappell Roan yearns for an NYC girl in The Subway music video
Chappell Roan dropped the music video for her new single The Subway overnight and it’s a sapphic masterpiece. The queer singer-songwriter dropped the new single this week, over a year after she first performed it at the Governors Ball in June...

Volunteers power Mile of Music festival in Appleton
APPLETON (NBC 26) — The 12th annual Mile of Music is filling College Avenue in Appleton with performances in chapels, down alleys and across fields. The festival draws exclusively independent artists playing all original music across downtown...

Free youth-led electronic music course announced by Newcastle’s Shy Bairns collective
Newcastle collective and party series Shy Bairns has launched a free youth-led electronic music program. Funded by Youth Music, Get Nowt is a free two-part course geared towards nurturing grassroots electronic talent in the face of rising costs...

Pavalar Brothers’ musical journey rooted in songs, lullabies of our parents, recollects Gangai Amaran
Gangai Amaran during an interactive session at The Hindu office in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: S. Shivaraj The musical journey of the Pavalar Brothers – Pavalar Varadharajan, Ilaiyaraaja, Gangai Amaran, and Bhaskar – is rooted in the “songs...

Nashville Then: Experience the music scene 40 years ago in July 1985 through photos
Myles Millie, left, Tom Petty, top, Rick Springfield, Janessa Sans and John Taylor and Michael Des Barres of Power Station are part of the music scene in Nashville and Middle Tennessee 40 years ago in July 1985.The TennesseanMusician and artist...

Rocco Forte Hotels launches ‘Musical Room Service’
Rocco Forte Hotels is introducing an in-suite musical dining experience at its properties across Europe. The hotel group has partnered with theatres, opera houses and musicians in a number of its city locations to organise private performances for...

Harvest Rock music festival returns in 2025 following last year’s cancellation
One of South Australia’s popular music festivals, Harvest Rock, will return to Adelaide this year for a weekend of music and culinary options at Rymill and King Rodney Parks on 25th and 26th October 2025. Launched in 2021 by the Live Nation-owned...

Current, former Blue Rodeo musicians teaming up for Stratford concert
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Two musicians who have made their mark in one of Canada’s most iconic rock bands, albeit at different times, are getting set to join together for a show at the Stratford Perth Museum later this month. Bob...
East Coast Car Rentals launches national music platform for emerging artists
Share Tweet Share Email East Coast Car Rentals (ECCR), in partnership with Seven Communications, has launched I’m With the Band, a national campaign turning its fleet into a platform for emerging Australian musicians. Based on the idea that...

Arizona Musicfest announces 2025-26 lineup. Here's who is performing
Arizona Musicfest ain’t your average festival. Instead, it’s a seven-month sonic adventure. Running from October to April, the annual concert series brings 30 different performances to Scottsdale venues boasting a variety of sounds. Jazz and...

KSAT Q&A: Music curator discusses Flaco Jimenez’s legacy on conjunto culture
SAN ANTONIO – Hector Saldaña, the Texas music curator of the Witliff Collections at Texas State University, joined KSAT’s Q&A on Friday to discuss conjunto artist Flaco Jimenez and the legacy he leaves behind. Jimenez died at the age of 86, his...

Local music shop, Sonic Rainbow celebrates 30 years in business
Casper, Wyo. - Friday marked the 30th Anniversary of beloved local music store, Sonic Rainbow’s opening. For 30 years, Sonic Rainbow has been serving music lovers right in the heart of downtown Casper, a dream, owner Jude Carino turned into...

Police search for man suspected of shooting the driver who plowed into a crowd outside of East Hollywood music venue

Dead and Company comes to SF for three days of music: Here’s what to know
Several kickoff parties were held Thursday night in San Francisco, ahead of Dead and Company's three-day run at Golden Gate Park. SAN FRANCISCO - Dead and Company is set to take the stage Friday in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to kick off a...

Universal Music and Spotify Share Price Declines Highlight a Bad Week for Music Stocks
Friday (Aug. 1) capped a bloodbath for music stocks, as a weak U.S. jobs report added to losses suffered following some of the largest companies’ second quarter earnings reports. The 20-company Billboard Global Music Index fell 8.5% to 2,743.63 as...

PAPA ROACH Releases Music Video For New Single 'Braindead' Featuring TOBY MORSE Of H2O
California rockers PAPA ROACH have released the official music video for their blistering new single "Braindead", featuring Toby Morse, frontman of H2O. Directed by Jesse Davey and Ed Shiers and produced by Joanna DeLane of Proper Pictures, the...

Barrie high school music teacher facing sex crimes involving male student

Jeannie Seely is dead at 85: Country music legend's 'dearest friend' Dolly Parton pays tribute
By BRIAN MARKS Published: 20:59 EDT, 1 August 2025 | Updated: 21:36 EDT, 1 August 2025 Jeannie Seely, the country music singer best known for her hit song Don't Touch Me, has died at 85. Seely died on Friday at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage,...

Music Reviews: BKPM, RAKEL, Alaska1867 and Birnir
Grapevine is hot off the press, and so are these single reviews! Check out musician, and now Grapevine contributor, Sævar Andri Sigurðarson’s reviews of these three songs below. “Vínarborg” by BKPM Single — July 22 Experimental post-punk group...

A music phone and creative powerhouse: New nubia Music Pro launches in more stores this 8.8
THE all-new nubia Music Pro is rolling out to more online platforms and retail stores across the Philippines starting this 8.8. More than just a phone, the nubia Music Pro is made for creators and music lovers who want to live loud and express...