Tag: Music

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to perform at Nobel Peace Prize Award...

  Distinguished Pakistani Sufi singer and composer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been invited to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony. The ceremony is...

Stars sing about Ebola ‘chimes of doom’ in Band Aid video

LONDON- Stars like One Direction, Bono and Chris Martin featured in the video for the new Band Aid single to raise money for anti-Ebola...

Yusuf Islam alias Cat Stevens on comeback tour

LONDON- Four decades ago, folk legend Cat Stevens converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam and all-but-vanished from the stage. Now he...

Taylor Swift gives gloomy U.S. album sales a platinum shine

LOS ANGELES- Taylor Swift's "1989," the strongest pop turn for the longtime country singer, roared to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart...

Shailene Woodley leads People’s Choice nominees

LOS ANGELES- Actress Shailene Woodley and singer Sam Smith are the leading nominees for the 2015 People's Choice Awards with four nods apiece. Nominees in 58...

Beyonce highest paid woman in music

NEW YORK- Beyonce is the highest paid woman in music in 2014, with estimated earnings of $115 million, more than double what she pulled...

Norway-Based Pakistani Musician John Leo set to launch single

  Norway-born-and-based Pakistani singer, John Leo, also known as KhakanAltaf Chaudhry, will be releasing his brand new single ‘Always’, which is an upbeat rock/pop track...

Singer James Blunt calls ‘You’re Beautiful’ annoying

 LONDON- British singer-songwriter James Blunt has described the song that made his name "annoying". "You're Beautiful" was Blunt' s break-out hit when it was released in...

U2’s Bono reveals reason to wear sunglasses: he has glaucoma

Bono has had glaucoma for the last 20 years. The U2 frontman is often seen sporting a pair of sunglasses when he appears in front of photographers, but the 54-year-old singer says...

Twitter tweets start to sing

SAN FRANCISCO- Twitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service. The new Twitter...

Bono apologises over unwanted downloads of U2 new album

  U2 frontman Bono has issued an apology to iTunes users over the release of their recent album Songs of Innocence. Users of the software had...

Mexico lawmakers seek to fine Miley Cyrus for disrespecting national flag

MONTERREY- A Mexican state legislature has asked the country's federal government to fine singer Miley Cyrus after for disrespect of the Mexican flag as she...

Eminem publishers sue New Zealand political party

WELLINGTON— The music publishers for American rapper Eminem filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New Zealand's ruling political party over the music it used in...

Miley, Metallica, 1D and Eminem Added to Guinness Book of World...

What do Metallica, One Direction, Miley Cyrus and Eminem all have in common? Erm, not much, but they're all set to be immortalised in...

Coke Studio Season 7 coming VERY soon!

 Music lovers rejoice! Coke Studio Pakistan is all set to kick start its seventh season!   On Thursday, Coca Cola unveiled season seven’s lineup featuring 23...

Miley Cyrus wins top MTV award

  INGLEWOOD-  Miley Cyrus won the award for Video of the Year for her hit single "Wrecking Ball," at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards outside...

Justin Bieber sentenced to anger management class

WASHINGTON- Justin Bieber pleaded guilty Wednesday to careless driving and resisting arrest without violence in an alleged drag-racing incident in Florida, and will take an...