Duke Fakir, last original Four Tops singer, dead at 88
Abdul (Duke) Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as I Can’t Help Myself, Reach Out I’ll Be …
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Rapper Dizzy Dizzo recalls her pop/modelling years and talks about her artistic freedom
Epitomised by her sweetheart appearance in D-doll (2007), Choy was marketed as a pop princess, which deviates considerably from her tomboyish temperament in real life. The cover of D-Doll, the …
They’ve written for BTS, Tia Ray, Priscilla Abby – and they combined in Hong Kong to make new songs
Hailing from Berlin, Beijing, Tokyo, Stockholm and Los Angeles, the musicians were in Hong Kong for a songwriting camp put together by Universal Music’s publishing arm, which had expanded its …
She’s worked with the Jackson family, and Jacky Cheung: for Roxanne Seeman, songwriting is ‘like a passport’
I met Seeman last year, at the wrap party of a Universal Music songwriting camp in Hong Kong. She was in the city for six weeks, mingling with regional talent …
Crowds line Dublin streets for funeral procession of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan
Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to the Pogues front man Shane MacGowan as his funeral procession wound through the Irish capital. MacGowan …
Jon Batiste On His Brilliant New Album, ‘World Music Radio’
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MAY 02: Jon Batiste performs at the Maple Leaf Bar on May 02, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)Getty Images Jon Batiste …