Rahul Dev Burman was born on June 27, 1939, to revered musicians Sachin Dev Burman and Meera Dev Barman. Both father and son revolutionised the Indian film music industry, composing several hit songs that would touch the hearts and souls of millions. R D Burman, nicknamed Pancham, started composing music from an early age. He wrote his first song “Aye Meri Topi Palat Ke Aa” at the tender age of nine. This song was later used by his father in the 1956 movie “Funtoosh”.

Sonu Nigam had assured that he will perform in Kolkata as per schedule, despite criticisms surrounding the arrangement of live shows in Kolkata, especially after KK’s death on May 31.

Today, two concerts will be taking place in Dhaka, both of which have been organised with the intent to raise funds for the flood victims in Sylhet and Sunamganj.

Hailing from a family of artistes, Fahmida has won many prestigious awards for her music, including the National Film Award. The singer recently performed in “Amrao Pari”, the Padma Bridge theme song, alongside many other noted musicians in the country. We caught up with the veteran musician to know more about her perceptions on the current scenario in the music industry, and her upcoming projects.

Folk fusion band Chirkutt became the 100th passenger to travel the biggest bridge in our country, the Padma Bridge.

The Franco-Bangla Friendship Festival, which aims to celebrate the diplomatic relations between France and Bangladesh, will feature one of Bangladesh’s best band, Shironamhin.

A bunch of desk banging, music-loving ninth graders at Nalonda had the crazy idea of starting a band. None of them could play anything other than a desk – that is how it all began. It has been more than eight years since then, and Chitropot has composed multiple originals including “Ekhane Somoy Katena”, “Brishti Tumi” and “Jabo Megher Deshe”. The band frequently plays live shows and radio broadcasts.

IPDC Amader Gaan’s season 4 was launched yesterday with “Padmar Dheu Re”, a well-known song by Kazi Nazrul Islam through the voice of emerging singer Jakir Hossain, popularly known as Bibagi Limon.

IPDC Amader Gaan's season 4 was launched yesterday with "Padmar Dheu Re", a well-known song by Kazi Nazrul Islam through the voice of emerging singer Jakir Hossain, popularly known as Bibagi Limon among netizens.

Earlier today, noted musician Arnob announced through his official Facebook account that he and his friends would be performing at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise, Dhanmondi on June 27 between 7 and 9 PM.  

This Eid-ul-Adha, four contemporary musicians of this era have come forward to sing an original song for the popular BTV magazine show Anandamela.  While all four of them have performed together on stage before, this will be the first time they are performing together for Anandamela. The four singers of Closeup 1 fame are Liza, Sabbir, Nishita Barua and Rajib.

Coke Studio Bangla has announced its first live stage concert on June, 9 2022 at Army Stadium. The popular franchise announced the registration process through their official Facebook page.

Coke Studio Bangla released the seventh track of this season on Tuesday via their Youtube channel. Titled “Shob Lokey Koy”,  the song highlights the divine connection between two mystical poets—Fakir Lalon Shah, and Kabir Das. 

Grammy award winning singer, Beyonce just dropped her new single “Break my soul”. This is the singer’s first single to be released from her upcoming solo studio album, “Renaissance: Act 1.”

Last week, a group of 12 young students serenaded North South University with their otherworldly acapella chops, introducing an auditorium full of students to their unique style.

Today marks yet another World Music Day, and on this occasion, Alliance Française has organised a concert to celebrate the annual event. The show will feature a special performance by Chirkut, and will also be raising funds for the victims of the flood in Sylhet and Sunamganj. The concert will begin at 7:30 PM today at the Alliance Française De Dhaka Dhanmondi courtyard.  Chirkut’s performance will go on for an hour and a half.

Jungkook of BTS fame will be featuring on Charlie Puth’s upcoming song “Left and Right”, which is set to be released on June 24. The announcement was made on Saturday from the official social media accounts of Charlie Puth and BTS. Earlier on Friday, Puth had announced the collaboration on his Instagram account. 

The Platform Live is a musical reality show that focuses on highlighting the local music scene in different countries, across a variety of genres.  Originally started in Malaysia in 2020, the show has now started in a number of different countries, including Bangladesh. The show in Bangladesh will feature over 25+ acts during the initial season, which has been broken down into eight volumes. Episodes will be aired on the first Saturday of every month at 8:00 PM, between May and December 2022 on The Platform Live's official website.

K-pop sensation and BTS leader RM Namjoon is furious with the way the media has “misrepresented” their announcement about working on solo projects as disbanding the band forever.

Sohini Alam, the vocalist of Khiyo—a fusion band of British and Bengali descent that was formed in London, England— recently sat down with me to talk about all things music.