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The song John Lennon wished he'd never written: How the late singer came to regret one Beatles hit because of its 'disgusting lyrics'
2 days, 14 hours ago

The song John Lennon wished he'd never written: How the late singer came to regret one Beatles hit because of its 'disgusting lyrics'

Daily Mail  

It's no secret that John Lennon was a talented songwriter, with a career spanning decades that changed the trajectory of modern music. It's no secret that John Lennon was a talented songwriter, with a career spanning decades that changed the trajectory of modern music The musician, together with his bandmate Paul McCartney, penned dozens of songs which have since become …

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Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true
4 days, 22 hours ago

Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true

Daily Mail  

They live the glamorous life of red carpets, private jets, glitzy parties and never ending wardrobes, however some celebrities like to create the illusion that they are 'just like us' and are in fact ordinary people from modest beginnings. From Posh Spice's Roll's Royce to Ed Sheeran's homeless nights outside Buckingham Palace - the celebrities attempting to whitewash their backgrounds …

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"Elton John: Never Too Late" moves at a snail's pace until it throws a punch right at your gut
4 days, 23 hours ago

"Elton John: Never Too Late" moves at a snail's pace until it throws a punch right at your gut

Salon  

Recently, I’d been trying to understand why the news that Elton John had lost his eyesight — at least temporarily — due to an infection felt like a major blow to me. “Aren’t a lot of them blind?” “Never Too Late” is uninterested in being much more than a glorified Wikipedia page, but it strikes up a kismet conversation with …

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrics lift heavy storyline in Disney’s ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
5 days, 23 hours ago

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrics lift heavy storyline in Disney’s ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

LA Times  

Lin-Manuel Miranda is back on the Disney musical prowl, penning the lyrics that ease the heavy load in “Mufasa: The Lion King.” The Barry Jenkins-directed prequel explores the unexpected rise of Pride Lands leader Mufasa, once an orphaned cub who meets Taka, heir to a royal bloodline. “My job is to let us breathe and give us a break sometimes, …

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Songs That Move You: 'Amigo' by Roberto Carlos
6 days, 23 hours ago

Songs That Move You: 'Amigo' by Roberto Carlos

NPR  

Songs That Move You: 'Amigo' by Roberto Carlos Alt.Latino brings us a new installment to their series "Songs That Move You." It's part of a series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast, Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras. FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE: The story behind the song this week is about what happens when …

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Year Ender 2024: ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ To ‘Tauba Tauba’: Most Viral Songs Of The Year
1 week, 1 day ago

Year Ender 2024: ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ To ‘Tauba Tauba’: Most Viral Songs Of The Year

ABP News  

The end of the year 2024 is the ideal time to look back on all the Hindi songs that made an impression on us and were the most played on our playlists. Songs ranging from energetic dance numbers like ‘Tauba Tauba’ to more sentimental ballads like ‘Husn’ characterised the year's musical scene and struck a chord with listeners. Karan Aujla’s …

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Karan Aujla, who wrote Diljit's GOAT in 10 minutes, got poetry from pain
1 week, 1 day ago

Karan Aujla, who wrote Diljit's GOAT in 10 minutes, got poetry from pain

India Today  

"Sometimes I just can’t believe I’m that same kid that lost his parents when he was in India, today I am here. Last year, Karan released 80–90 songs, out of which, 30–40 songs have over 50 million views,” celebrated Punjabi singer Jassie Gill told India Today Digital. She told India Today Digital, “He's a Punjabi pop artist who raps, sings, …

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Diljit Dosanjh tweaks song lyrics at Chandigarh concert after CCPCR advisory
1 week, 2 days ago

Diljit Dosanjh tweaks song lyrics at Chandigarh concert after CCPCR advisory

Hindustan Times  

Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh surprised fans at his Chandigarh concert on Saturday by tweaking the lyrics of his hit song “Patiala Peg” to “Patiala Soda”. I was not even able to enter the road leading to my house.” Convener of City Forum of Residents Welfare Organisations, Vinod Vashisht said, “As long as law and order, traffic and Supreme Court guidelines …

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Exclusive: Karan Aujla on success after Tauba Tauba, taking Punjabi music global
1 week, 4 days ago

Exclusive: Karan Aujla on success after Tauba Tauba, taking Punjabi music global

India Today  

Singer-composer Karan Aujla is bringing his It Was All A Dream concert to Mumbai on December 22. Regarding dream collaborations, my focus isn't on securing the biggest international names but on finding artists who genuinely appreciate and respect Punjabi culture and music. The recent global interest in Punjabi music is encouraging, and when the right opportunity arises—a collaboration that feels …

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Japanese lyricist sings the praises of Wuxi
2 weeks ago

Japanese lyricist sings the praises of Wuxi

China Daily  

In a world where the pursuit of wealth and status often takes precedence, Kawakami Sadao, a retired Japanese businessman known as Zhang Yi within Chinese circles, shines as a beacon of a different ethos. Many of Kawakami's lyrical works weave stories of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, a place he referred to as his "second home". It was in 2020, a year …

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The real gangs of London: Inside the horrifying turf war waged in Hackney that led to an innocent mother-of-two being shot in the head behind her own FRONT DOOR by a 17-year-old killer
2 weeks, 2 days ago

The real gangs of London: Inside the horrifying turf war waged in Hackney that led to an innocent mother-of-two being shot in the head behind her own FRONT DOOR by a 17-year-old killer

Daily Mail  

On Monday, 17-year-old hitman Joshua Alexander was jailed for a minimum of 29 years for the murder of mother-of-two Lianne Gordon. Lianne Gordon, 42, had only just returned from a holiday in Jamaica when she was shot through the front door of her Hackney home on December 5 last year Joshua Alexander, 17, was jailed for life with a minimum …

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Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro’s opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro’s opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics

Associated Press  

MIAMI — One of Venezuela’s most popular bands canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized the group for what he said were sexist lyrics — a lashing out that many said was an attack by the leftist leader over the band’s embrace of his political opponents. On Sunday, Maduro laid into the group for its hit song “Veneka” …

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Dancing Outside Mosques: 'H-Pop' isn't New, It’s as Old as Hindutva Itself
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Dancing Outside Mosques: 'H-Pop' isn't New, It’s as Old as Hindutva Itself

The Quint  

The use of DJs in Hindu religious or Hindutva political processions, playing in full volume outside mosques, has of late become a cause for communal tensions, the most recent case being the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich in October. In the last few years, this omnipresent music has pushed the sonic limits of India’s already saturated soundscape. Whether you call …

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Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper’s lyrics, dies at age 69
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper’s lyrics, dies at age 69

Associated Press  

Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. Eminem has disparaged his mother in songs such as the 2002 single “Cleaning Out My Closet.” Eminem sings: “Witnessin’ your mama poppin’ prescription pills in the kitchen.. My whole life I was made to believe I …

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Teen who killed mom trying to protect her kids writes lyrics bragging about murder
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Teen who killed mom trying to protect her kids writes lyrics bragging about murder

Hindustan Times  

A 17-year-old gangster, Joshua Alexander, has been sentenced to 29 years in jail for killing 42-year-old Lianne Gordon through her front door. It was not until Gordon’s daughter ran outside screaming, ‘Someone has killed my mum’ that they came to know of the harrowing incident. Victim impact statements Gordon’s mother, Ella Leatham, said in the statement that the attack will …

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Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, local media reported Tuesday. Commenting on his release, New York-based Artist At Risk Connection, an organization that protects artists and cultural workers who are at risk because of their creative expression, said …

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Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, dies at 69. She inspired some of the rapper’s most scathing lyrics
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, dies at 69. She inspired some of the rapper’s most scathing lyrics

LA Times  

Debbie Nelson and rapper Eminem’s years-long feud seemed to simmer down with the release of “Headlights” in 2013. Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, who inspired the lyrics for songs ranging from the scathing “My Mom” to the heartfelt “Headlights,” has died. For his sophomore album, “The Slim Shady LP,” Eminem references his mother’s drug use and physical violence in tracks including …

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Alanis Morissette's “Ironic”: Putting an end to the debate over whether it is or isn’t
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Alanis Morissette's “Ironic”: Putting an end to the debate over whether it is or isn’t

Salon  

xcerpted from Chapter 10: “Yeah, I Really Do Think” of Why Alanis Morissette Matters by Megan Volpert. Alanis has admitted that the lyrics to “Ironic” prove she didn’t properly grasp the meaning of the word. Rachel Syme’s foreword to the musical book says that this version of “Ironic” turns it into “an inside joke about poetic license and grammatical errors.” …

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Bengaluru musician Rishab Narain on his debut single ‘Loops’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengaluru musician Rishab Narain on his debut single ‘Loops’

The Hindu  

When was the last time you felt like that hamster on a wheel, glassy eyed and tiny paws scrambling, frantically wishing your oft-repeated the motions will somehow break the monotony of life? His debut single ‘Loops’ is about breaking free from the routine that cripples humanity into settling for a mere existence. Once I got back home, I finished the …

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Journalist behind Wicked ‘holding space’ interview explains viral moment
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Journalist behind Wicked ‘holding space’ interview explains viral moment

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A journalist who went viral for a bizarre interview with Wicked …

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Children's choirs unite in harmony
1 month ago

Children's choirs unite in harmony

China Daily  

The first show of the Sino-French Children's Chorus Friendship Bridge event is held at the Hainan Center for the Performing Arts in Haikou, Hainan province, on Oct 24. In 2024, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, the Parisian children's choir Le Choeur des Polysons, performed the song and shared Lunar New Year greetings with …

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Children's choirs unite in harmony
1 month ago

Children's choirs unite in harmony

China Daily  

The first show of the Sino-French Children's Chorus Friendship Bridge event is held at the Hainan Center for the Performing Arts in Haikou, Hainan province, on Oct 24. In 2024, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, the Parisian children's choir Le Choeur des Polysons, performed the song and shared Lunar New Year greetings with …

France China Children Ethnic Song French Chinese
Children's choirs unite in harmony
1 month ago

Children's choirs unite in harmony

China Daily  

The first show of the Sino-French Children's Chorus Friendship Bridge event is held at the Hainan Center for the Performing Arts in Haikou, Hainan province, on Oct 24. In 2024, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, the Parisian children's choir Le Choeur des Polysons, performed the song and shared Lunar New Year greetings with …

France China Children Ethnic Song French Chinese
Diljit Dosanjh replaces alcohol reference in song with ‘Coke’, company responds on social media saying…
1 month ago

Diljit Dosanjh replaces alcohol reference in song with ‘Coke’, company responds on social media saying…

Live Mint  

Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh tweaked the lyrics to his hit songs ‘Pehle Lalkare’, ‘Lemonade’ and ‘5 Taara’, to replace mentions of “daaru” and “theka”, with Coke and hotel, respectively. Coca-Cola Shows Support, Praise In a video posted on the ‘teamdiljitglobal’ Instagram page, the popular singer-songwriter can be seen performing Pehle Lalkare during his ‘Dil-Luminati India Tour 2024 Tour’ concert in …

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