Despite their announcement of taking a hiatus, BTS is marching strong with their ARMY—swooping seven awards at The Fact Music Awards (TMA) 2022.

Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they removed the rapper’s posts after online users condemned them as anti-Semitic.

Dhaka, October 5, 1999 — a band rose from Dhaka’s underground scene to become a household name among the metal and prog rock fans of the country – Artcell. In spite of almost a decade of inactivity, the band continues to spread madness among the youth. Thousands of voices chanting "Artcell, Artcell, Artcell!" resonate in the concert halls to this day. In a conversation with The Daily Star, the band opens up about their recent activities, and their concert experiences over the decades.

The memoir provides a good primer to Nusrat's life as a musician and the legacy he left.

Renowned singer Kabir Suman will be performing live in Dhaka after almost 13 years. The event, “Kabir Suman Live in Dhaka”, will take place on October 15, 18, and 21 at the main auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum.

As Durga Puja arrives, it brings with it the excitement and preparations for festivities. Shithi Saha has already gifted a puja special song to her fans.

In a congregation of a diverse range of genres under the same evening sky, that is how Moheener Ghoraguli’s 1977 classic came alive on Thursday, in the TSC swimming pool area of the University of Dhaka—with psychedelic tunes tessellated through folk melodies.

Popular singer Asif Akbar has released his latest music video titled “Mon Foroon” from the YouTube channel of ChhabiGhar Films Official, recently. It is penned by Polin Kawsar, and composed by Sheikh Mohammad Rezwan.

A concert hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, took place in the heart of Dhaka -- Hatirjheel Amphitheatre, on Saturday, 1st October 2022. Korean Band E-Sang, who won a Korean Folk Song Talent TV Show, blessed the Bangladeshi Kopp fans with their mesmerizing performance.

Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar is facing severe backlash for recreating Falguni Pathak’s iconic song “Maine Payal Hai Chhankai.” Many musicians and social media users have called out remix culture, or destroying the true essence of original work.

On Thursday afternoon, it was reported by The Daily Mail that popstar Dua Lipa and late-night host Trevor Noah are dating.

As a tribute to the genius of Ustaad Allauddin Khan and his unparalleled contribution to Indo-Bangla classical music, Music Alliance Worldwide Foundation (MAWW) hosted “An Evening of Sub Continental Classical Music” to mark his 50th death anniversary.

The vocalist of the popular metal band Artcell, Lincoln has lent his voice to the theme song of Bangladesh Army. The song titled “Amar Senabahini” has been released on the internet recently. The song was composed by Jahid Nirob, and written by Robiul Islam Jibon.

Karkhana, an organisation of the young musicians, has arranged musical event September Dhaka, which will be held at the Liberation War musician tomorrow. This is their third initiative, as the first and second events were held in September and December in 2021. 

A federal judge signaled Wednesday that she plans to order disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly to pay more than $300,000 to one his victims.

Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.

David Bowie’s original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic “Starman”, part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for £203,500.

Music Alliance Worldwide Foundation and Alliance Française de Dhaka will commemorate the 50th death anniversary of one of the greatest South Asian musicians of all time, Sangeet Acharya Ustad Baba Alauddin Khan.

A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in income taxes, a court document released on Tuesday showed.

"Born Pink", the quartet’s second full-length studio album, becomes its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the equivalent of 102,000 sales in the United States, according to the tracking service Luminate.