Kalush Orchestra, a group that mixes rap and traditional Ukrainian music, was given special permission to leave the country and play internationally.
Tag: Pop and Rock Music
Midnight Oil Brings Australia Home
Australia has had its fair share of music that made it big overseas. But why do some bands succeed internationally while others do not? And does that even matter?
Pandemic Playlists
Sad bangers and other songs that get us through.
The Comforts of Nostalgia
Popular culture is taking us back to the past.
Sweden’s Songwriters Look to K-Pop
Dozens of songwriters and producers in Stockholm make a living from K-pop — even if they can’t speak Korean.
Neil Young posts and removes a letter demanding Spotify remove his music.
“They can have Rogan or Young,” Neil Young wrote to his management team and record label in a letter that he has since removed from his website, according to Rolling Stone. “Not both.”
Sam Fender, a Songwriter Caught Between Stardom and His Hometown
The musician is fast becoming one of Britain’s biggest rock acts with tracks about working class life in North Shields. Can he let himself leave the town?
Marília Mendonça, Brazilian Pop Singer, Dies in Plane Crash at 26
Ms. Mendonça, who was a social media sensation with millions of followers, was iconic in a type of Brazilian country music called sertanejo.
Self Esteem, a Pop Singer Who Wants Britain to ‘Prioritise Pleasure’
Rebecca Lucy Taylor is touching a nerve with brutally honest songs about not having it all figured out.
A Year in the Life: Who Gets a Master’s Degree in the Beatles?
In Liverpool, England, a postgraduate program aims to turn Beatles fans into serious students of the band’s legacy.