‘Nodi Rocks’ wins Bangladesh Brand Forum Award

"Nodi Rocks", a first of its kind initiative to save the rivers of Bangladesh by Salt Creatives, has won the Bangladesh Brand Forum Award in the Social and Native categories.  The award giving ceremony was held in a Five Star hotel on Saturday.
14 August 2022

Jaltaranga celebrates Bangla music’s journey with evergreen melodies

"Bondhu Tomar Pother Sathi Ke Chine Nio", a musical programme organized by Jaltaranga, was held at the Isfandier Zahad Hassan Auditorium at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, recently. Actor-elocutionist Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Muttalib Biswas, Eminent Guitarist Enamul Kabir, and Painter Abdul Mannan were present at the event, among many others.
14 August 2022

‘Kotha Furiye Jaye’: Shishir ventures into new waters

Shishir Ahmed, of Aurthohin fame, dropped his solo track “Kotha Furiye Jaye”—which features the voices of Bakhtiar Hossain and Masha Islam—yesterday. The song is produced, composed and arranged by Shishir Ahmed, and presented by Yamaha Music Bangladesh.
9 August 2022

Australian singer Olivia Newton-John dies at 73

British-Born Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John died on Monday at the age of 73, according to a post on her Instagram account.
8 August 2022

Abanti Sithi and Sujan Hajong dedicate song to Bangamata

Marking the 92nd birth anniversary (August 8) of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, Sujan Hajong and Abanti Sithi collaborated for a song to observe the day.
7 August 2022

Book news: ‘Banglar Rock Metal’ charts history of Bangla band music

The “Bangladeshi rock band encyclopaedia” is authored by music journalists Milu Aman and Haque Faruk, depicting the chronological history of 180 music bands in the country.
7 August 2022

‘Hothat’ is in town, here’s why you should take notice

The idea of ‘supergroups’ are not necessarily new – who can forget the energetic, ethereal performance by Azam Khan, Ayub Bachchu, Hasan and Partha Barua in Prothom Alo’s award function in 1999? Throughout the years, many famous musicians have teamed up to form short-lived projects, many of which have remained ingrained in listeners’ memories.
7 August 2022

BTS reportedly coming to Bangladesh

Korean pop superstars BTS will supposedly perform in Dhaka, reported The Daily Ittefaq. Leading the international craze for K-Pop, the band recently took a break from their activities recently
6 August 2022

Shafiq Tuhin’s ‘Bondhu’ releases today

Shafiq Tuhin's special friendship day song “Bondhu”, featuring poem by Salma Sultana, will be unveiled at 8: 00 pm at Gaanchill Music’s YouTube channel.
6 August 2022

Step-by-step guide: How to use Instagram Music

If you’ve been excited by the recent news that Instagram Music is finally available in Bangladesh, then you’ll also want to know how you can use the feature. So, without further ado, here’s how you can start adding music to your own Instagram Stories.
3 August 2022

Fuad Almuqtadir – Back after 7 years

It has been 24 years since Fuad Almuqtadir’s first album, “Maya”, released. Since then, the musician, composer and sound engineer has been synonymous with hit music. After 7 years, Fuad has announced that he is ready to return to making new music full-time, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
2 August 2022

Beyonce to remove offensive lyric after outcry from fans

Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance,” just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word.  The song “Heated,” which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake among several others, uses the word “spaz,” which is considered a derogatory reference to the medical term spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. 
2 August 2022

Live from Control Room 2: Karnival delivers an ethereal experience

“The show was abruptly planned. Initially, we had plans to organize the show at the end of this year, but our bassist Moushum Dhamai, is leaving for the USA next month,” said Rudan Al Amin, the band manager for Karnival & also CEO of Dhaka Broadcast.
1 August 2022

Armeen Musa in the same album as Ustad Zakir Hossain, Shankar Mahadevan

Celebrated global Indian music collective Berklee Indian Ensemble recently announced the release of their debut album “Shuruaat” which marks their first decade together.
1 August 2022

Eminent singer Nirmala Mishra no more

Veteran singer Nirmala Mishra passed away at her Kolkata residence, after suffering from a massive heart attack in the early hours of Sunday. 
31 July 2022

Pentagon returns after 7 years with 'Bheshe Esho'

Pentagon returns after 7 years with 'Bheshe Esho'
31 July 2022

Arnob will release a new song today

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob has paired up with promising singer Rubayat Rehman in a new song titled "Bondhura Shob Koi”, produced by Airtel Buzz. The song has been written and composed by Arnob.
30 July 2022

Pop star Shakira may get 8 years in Spanish jail for tax evasion

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office document showed on Friday.
30 July 2022

Adnan Sami reveals mystery behind his ‘Alvida’

Adnan Sami is making headlines after deleting his all Instagram posts and posting a video titled Alvida that had broken the internet and kept the nation guessing what the musician was trying to convey.
28 July 2022

BTS the most nominated group at 2022 MTV Awards

K-pop juggernaut, BTS, has become the most nominated group at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV-VMAs), receiving nominations from a total of four categories.
28 July 2022