Lata Mangeshkar’s 97th: Revisiting the late legend’s Bengali classics
28 September 2026
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Entertainment
MTV VMA awards 2026: Madonna dominates with seven wins
28 September 2026
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Music
Six decades of Khurshid Alam’s enduring voice
27 September 2026
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift breaks Spotify record with surprise release ‘Patient Zero’
27 September 2026
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Entertainment
Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium concerts cancelled over severe weather
26 September 2026
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Music
Kabir-Lalon spiritual music festival held in Sherpur
25 September 2026
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Music
Zafar Iqbal: The ‘hero’ behind the camera and microphone
25 September 2026
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Entertainment
Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour after Ed Sheeran tour exit
25 September 2026
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Entertainment
Thais hail teen rocker Nene for 'America's Got Talent' win
25 September 2026
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Music
Ankan and Nandita unite for Coke Studio Bangla’s ‘Mothura’
24 September 2026
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Entertainment
Australian singer Olivia Newton-John dies at 73
British-Born Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John died on Monday at the age of 73, according to a post on her Instagram account.
8 August 2022
Abanti Sithi and Sujan Hajong dedicate song to Bangamata
Marking the 92nd birth anniversary (August 8) of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, Sujan Hajong and Abanti Sithi collaborated for a song to observe the day.
7 August 2022
Book news: ‘Banglar Rock Metal’ charts history of Bangla band music
The “Bangladeshi rock band encyclopaedia” is authored by music journalists Milu Aman and Haque Faruk, depicting the chronological history of 180 music bands in the country.
7 August 2022
‘Hothat’ is in town, here’s why you should take notice
The idea of ‘supergroups’ are not necessarily new – who can forget the energetic, ethereal performance by Azam Khan, Ayub Bachchu, Hasan and Partha Barua in Prothom Alo’s award function in 1999?
Throughout the years, many famous musicians have teamed up to form short-lived projects, many of which have remained ingrained in listeners’ memories.
7 August 2022
BTS reportedly coming to Bangladesh
Korean pop superstars BTS will supposedly perform in Dhaka, reported The Daily Ittefaq. Leading the international craze for K-Pop, the band recently took a break from their activities recently
6 August 2022
Shafiq Tuhin’s ‘Bondhu’ releases today
Shafiq Tuhin's special friendship day song “Bondhu”, featuring poem by Salma Sultana, will be unveiled at 8: 00 pm at Gaanchill Music’s YouTube channel.
6 August 2022
Step-by-step guide: How to use Instagram Music
If you’ve been excited by the recent news that Instagram Music is finally available in Bangladesh, then you’ll also want to know how you can use the feature. So, without further ado, here’s how you can start adding music to your own Instagram Stories.
3 August 2022
Fuad Almuqtadir – Back after 7 years
It has been 24 years since Fuad Almuqtadir’s first album, “Maya”, released. Since then, the musician, composer and sound engineer has been synonymous with hit music.
After 7 years, Fuad has announced that he is ready to return to making new music full-time, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
2 August 2022
Beyonce to remove offensive lyric after outcry from fans
Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance,” just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word.
The song “Heated,” which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake among several others, uses the word “spaz,” which is considered a derogatory reference to the medical term spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy.
2 August 2022
Live from Control Room 2: Karnival delivers an ethereal experience
“The show was abruptly planned. Initially, we had plans to organize the show at the end of this year, but our bassist Moushum Dhamai, is leaving for the USA next month,” said Rudan Al Amin, the band manager for Karnival & also CEO of Dhaka Broadcast.
1 August 2022
Armeen Musa in the same album as Ustad Zakir Hossain, Shankar Mahadevan
Celebrated global Indian music collective Berklee Indian Ensemble recently announced the release of their debut album “Shuruaat” which marks their first decade together.
1 August 2022
Eminent singer Nirmala Mishra no more
Veteran singer Nirmala Mishra passed away at her Kolkata residence, after suffering from a massive heart attack in the early hours of Sunday.
31 July 2022
Pentagon returns after 7 years with 'Bheshe Esho'
Pentagon returns after 7 years with 'Bheshe Esho'
31 July 2022
Arnob will release a new song today
Shayan Chowdhury Arnob has paired up with promising singer Rubayat Rehman in a new song titled "Bondhura Shob Koi”, produced by Airtel Buzz. The song has been written and composed by Arnob.
30 July 2022
Pop star Shakira may get 8 years in Spanish jail for tax evasion
A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office document showed on Friday.
30 July 2022
Adnan Sami reveals mystery behind his ‘Alvida’
Adnan Sami is making headlines after deleting his all Instagram posts and posting a video titled Alvida that had broken the internet and kept the nation guessing what the musician was trying to convey.
28 July 2022
BTS the most nominated group at 2022 MTV Awards
K-pop juggernaut, BTS, has become the most nominated group at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV-VMAs), receiving nominations from a total of four categories.
28 July 2022
Ferdausi Rahman and Syed Abdul Hadi honoured with 'Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal'
The University of Dhaka (DU) introduced the "Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal" to preserve the name and legacy of the legendary singer. Since 2016, the award has been given to one nationally recognised music artiste every year.
This year, eminent singers Ferdausi Rahman and Syed Abdul Hadi were honoured with this award for the year of 2020 and 2021, respectively.
27 July 2022
How a 3-minute song elevated an entire film
An eccentric genius by the name of Hashim Mahmud has been in the limelight for the last few days, for all the right reasons.
“Hawa” – the film which has already blended a mysterious, alluring narrative with one of the most tasteful, engaging promotional campaigns in recent memory, has struck gold with “Shada Shada Kala Kala”, a masterclass in rustic songmaking.
27 July 2022
BTS’s Jin to make acting debut?
Kim Seok-Jin, better known as BTS’s ‘Worldwide Handsome’ Jin, might very soon be making his acting debut in a South Korean project. South Korean actor-director, Kim Nam Gil accidentally revealed that he had worked with young talents like Jin, Astro's vocalist Cha Eunwoo and Girls' Generation star Seohyun.
26 July 2022