Lata Mangeshkar’s 97th: Revisiting the late legend’s Bengali classics
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Pragata Naoha returns with new single ‘Omanush’

Pragata Naoha, one of the most promising, up and coming, Bangladeshi musicians, just recently dropped her latest single, "Omanush".
12 October 2022

Kabir Suman’s concert tickets sell out in just three days

Renowned singer Kabir Suman has a huge fan base in both Kolkata and Dhaka. His popular tracks like  “Tomake Chai”, “Gaanola” and “Jatishwar” have been etched into the hearts and souls of Bengali listeners.
12 October 2022

Blink-182 reunite with for new album and world tour

Today, the legendary band released a video announcing both their upcoming world tour and a new album—which will feature the band’s original line-up.
11 October 2022

BTS bags seven awards at The Fact Music Awards

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

Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after alleged anti-Semitic posts

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.
10 October 2022

‘Artcellnama’: Everything you need to know about Artcell and their third album

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.
8 October 2022

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: A chance encounter, and the rest is history

The memoir provides a good primer to Nusrat's life as a musician and the legacy he left.
5 October 2022

Kabir Suman to perform in Dhaka after 13 years, schedule unveiled

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.
5 October 2022

A musical puja with Shithi Saha

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.
4 October 2022

An ode to plurality, coexistence and diversity

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.
3 October 2022

Asif Akbar releases his latest track, “Mon Foroon”

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.
3 October 2022

An evening of euphoria with E-Sang

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.
2 October 2022

AR Rahman dismisses remix culture: ‘Who are you to re-imagine?’

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.
2 October 2022

Dua Lipa and Trevor Noah in a relationship?

On Thursday afternoon, it was reported by The Daily Mail that popstar Dua Lipa and late-night host Trevor Noah are dating.
30 September 2022

Rembering Ustaad Allauddin Khan: An evening of Indo-Bangla classical music

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.
29 September 2022

Lincoln, Jibon, Nirob team up for Bangladesh Army theme song

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.
29 September 2022

September Dhaka – Rising musicians to serenade Liberation War Museum

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. 
29 September 2022

Judge orders R Kelly to pay $300,000 to victim

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.
29 September 2022

‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59

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.
29 September 2022

Handwritten lyrics of Bowie’s ‘Starman’ sell for £203,500

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.
28 September 2022