The UK’s music industry is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to slash VAT in the Budget to bring it into line with other European countries and throw the beleaguered sector a “vital lifeline” to help save closure-threatened venues. Ahead of this weekend’s glittering
For the first time since 1972, an American lander called Odysseus has touched down on the Moon. The private spacecraft contains a time capsule made from a glass, nickel and NanoFiche structure built to survive for millions, if not billions, of years.
Passengers on a music festival at sea had the blues when severe weather caused their Carnival cruise ship to hit a pier in Jamaica, damaging it so badly that cruisers were stuck on the island a lot longer than planned. The incident
There’s nothing like a nostalgic song to transport you back to a special time and place — and now a new study has shown that music could help protect those memories for a lifetime. Researchers at the University of Exeter discovered that
Welsh Government has been accused of spending a whooping £4.25million to buy a farm site for a popular music festival before much of it was declared out of bounds due to nesting ospreys, it has been reported. In 2022, the Welsh Government
In a significant blow to TikTok, Universal Music Group (UMG) has initiated the removal of its extensive music catalog from the platform, impacting global superstars such as Taylor Swift, Drake and Olivia Rodrigo. This drastic action comes as a result of failed
Ian MacKeller, 75, travelled to the UAE during the festive period to visit his daughter who had recently moved to the country, and to babysit her young child. His daughter’s neighbours hosted a New Year’s Eve party and with Ian’s daughter expected
A woman expressed her repeated frustration on social media with a well-known fast-food chain after she says she lost hours of sleep when someone at the establishment blasted music from its outdoor speakers. Nicole Smith, a marketing director in Charlotte, North Carolina,
Britney Spears has said she will “never return to the music industry” as she shut down speculation that she is working on a new album. The 42-year-old pop superstar made the statement on social media in response to US outlets claiming songwriters
Country music is one of the oldest, most popular genres of music in history. And Hank Williams, a country music icon, was one of the leading U.S. singers of the 1940s. On this day in history, Jan. 1, 1953, music legend Williams