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Jazz legend sets the tone to mark launch of Stirling's newest live music venue
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 15, 2025
Stirling's flourishing cultural and musical landscape continues to expand with the unveiling of a new piano lounge within the historic Golden Lion Hotel. Patrons and special invitees were treated to a performance by one of the world's most...
Italy minister warns concert with pro-Putin conductor risks turning into propaganda coup
The Straits Times
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July 15, 2025
ROME - A concert in Italy by a top Russian conductor shunned in the West since the invasion of Ukraine could send the wrong message, the Italian culture minister said on Tuesday, stopping short of asking organisers to cancel it. Valery Gergiev -...
Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell wears rose-tinted glasses but not for fashion
Leicestershire Live
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July 14, 2025
Many TV fans will wonder why Simon Cowell wears sunglasses - but he says they are not a fashion statement. The music mogul previously revealed a severe condition he is battling, following rumours of a 'mystery illness'. "I just found out according...
Musician denies all knowledge of heroin in hotel safe
The Royal Gazette
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July 15, 2025
Created: Jul 15, 2025 08:06 AM (Updated: Jul 15, 2025 08:06 AM) A British entertainer denied having any knowledge about heroin found in his hotel safe but accepted that he entered the country using fraudulent documents. David Osadebay, 38, told...
European giants ready to pay €100M fee to sign Real Madrid superstar this summer: Reports
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
Bayern Munich are reportedly ready to pay €100 million for Real Madrid attacker Rodrygo Goes this summer. As reported by Madrid Zone on X, the Bavarian giants admire the Brazil international whose future at the Santiago Bernabeu hangs in the...
Jeff Tweedy announces triple album, tour coming to the Pabst Theater
Radio Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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July 15, 2025
Jeff Tweedy is not messing around. The Wilco frontman and tireless music magician has decided to go very, VERY big for his next project: a triple album titled Twilight Override that’s set for release Sept. 26. Suffice to say, he’ll have plenty of...
All Time Low Announce 10th Studio Album ‘Everyone’s Talking’
Music Feeds
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July 15, 2025
Pop-punk diehards, rejoice: All Time Low are officially back with album number ten and they’ve got a lot to say. Dubbed Everyone’s Talking!, the US scene veterans’ new record is due to drop on Friday, 17th October via their own Basement Noise...
TaikoProject to Celebrate 25th Anniversary July 19 at Disney Concert Hall
Rafu Shimpo - California
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July 15, 2025
Photo by Knocking Bird Creative TaikoProject Celebrated Japanese American drumming group TaikoProjectcelebrates its 25th anniversary with a special one-night-only performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, on...
Czech musician, former Kent grad student deported after run-in with agents, abandons U.S. tour
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 15, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A European musician scheduled to perform concerts in the U.S. this summer – including dates in Cleveland and Kent – was detained and deported earlier this month for an improper visa. Jaroslav Škuta, clarinetist for the chamber...
Atlanta police identify suspect who allegedly stole unreleased music from Beyoncé's team
WOI-DT - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
The break-in happened just before Beyoncé kicked off four shows at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. WASHINGTON — A choreographer and a dancer traveling with Beyoncé for her concerts in Atlanta left their rental car in a parking garage for an hour...
Beyonce's Unreleased Music Stolen From Choreographer’s Car in Atlanta
Us Weekly
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July 14, 2025
Police in Atlanta are working hard to track down thieves who allegedly stole unreleased music from Beyoncé out of her choreographer’s car this weekend. On Monday, July 14, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta reported that Beyoncé’s choreographer Christopher Grant...
Trendsetter: Get to Know Local Jazz Musician Leland Baker
Rhode Island Monthly
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July 14, 2025
Photograph courtesy oF Rebecca Zilenziger/@rz_portraits. How did you first get into jazz? I started playing saxophone when I was fourteen in high school. It wasn’t until I got to college that I dove into the art of jazz, started studying it and...
Jennifer Lopez brushes off fans' pleas during her concert in Spain as they question her Latino heritage
MARCA
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July 15, 2025
What started as a dream night in Spain turned awkward for Jennifer Lopez when fans at her concert in Mallorca began chanting a clear message: "¡Habla en español!" The superstar, long celebrated for her Latina roots, chose to stay the...
New York Times Reassigns Longtime Music, Theater and TV Critics in Surprise Move
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 15, 2025
In a surprise move, The New York Times is reassigning four of its top critics to new roles. According to a memo to culture desk staff Tuesday from Times culture editor Sia Michel, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the four critics: TV...
Alter Bridge announces new self-titled album
104-1 The Blaze - Nebraska
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July 15, 2025
Alter Bridge has announced a new self-titled album. The eighth studio effort from Myles Kennedy and company is due out Jan. 9, 2026. It’s the follow-up to 2022’s Pawns & Kings. Along with the album news, Alter Bridge has announced a 2026 European...
Jeff Tweedy Announces New Solo (Triple) Album ‘Twilight Override’
Clash Magazine
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July 15, 2025
Jeff Tweedy has announced plans for a new solo album ‘Twilight Override’. The ever-productive Wilco figure has seemingly been stockpiling material, and five years on from his 2020 pandemic era reflective ‘Love Is The King’ he’s ready to strike out...
Iggy Pop on Closing Out ‘Superman’ Soundtrack: Hero is “the Best Friend You Could Have”
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 15, 2025
James Gunn has a way with a movie soundtrack. That much became obvious with his “Awesome Mix” from the Guardians of the Galaxy films, which featured ’70s soul jams like Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling” and Redbone’s “Come and Get Your Love,” and...
Unreleased Beyonce Music Stolen in Atlanta Ahead of ‘Cowboy Carter’ Date—With No Backups, No Arrests
Digital Music News
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July 15, 2025
Approximate location of the Beyoncé heist in Atlanta (Google Maps) The theft occurred on July 8th, when thieves broke into a rental SUV belonging to Beyoncé’s choreographer, Christopher Grant and a backup dancer, Diandre Blue. The incident took...
Understanding flood insurance, Bieber's new album and a fact check | Hot off the Wire
The Arizona Daily Star
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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: What flood insurance does and does not cover. Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no...
Music review: Unsound Adelaide 2025
In Daily
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July 14, 2025
The annual gathering of Adelaide’s esoteric weirdos and curious out-of-towners took place again over the weekend as Unsound returned to Lion Arts Factory for the first time since 2017 on Friday, under the green chandelier of Hindley Street Music...