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Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane once again honoured his late father as Foo Fighters embark on their summer tour.

On Friday, the 17-year-old joined the band onstage to perform their 1995 hit I’ll Stick Around during the band’s headlining performance at the Boston Calling music festival.

Midway through the 20-song set, Foo Fighters welcomed Violet Grohl to sit in on “Shame Shame”, which included a snippet of Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”, and “Rope”. Dave Grohl then dedicated a heartfelt solo rendition of “Cold Day in the Sun” to Taylor’s family and Taylor before introducing Shane Hawkins. The young Hawkins sat in on drums during “I’ll Stick Around”.

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Music Director Shams Ahmed has become the first Bangladeshi-American to win an Emmy award for Music direction for a Super Bowl LVII piece, “Ragged old flag”, at the 44th Sport Emmys. Shams Ahmed announced the news on his Facebook along with his Emmy award.

“To receive this award is an honor and blessing – but to be the first Bangladeshi/Bangladeshi-American to win an Emmy Award for Music Direction feels absolutely unbelievable. Thank you to everyone for your unwavering support,” read his post.

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The fifth song from Coke Studio Bangla’s second season, “Deora,” debuted on May 7 and has since taken over YouTube. Surprisingly, the song racked up over 21 million views in just 11 days, breaking a record on the platform.

The song “Bhaber Pagal” by Nigar Sumi and Jalali Set previously had the most views in Coke Studio Bangla, with 24 million.

This song was released a year ago while “Deora” received its astounding 21 million views in just 11 days. Not just for Coke Studio Bangla but for any Bengali song, such a quick surge to stardom is a rarity.

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After much anticipation, “Anuv Jain Live in Dhaka” concert ticket prices have been announced through a joint statement by Adventure Communications and Triple Time Communications. The announcement was made through Adventor Communications official Facebook page Wednesday night (10 May).

Triple Time Communications and Adventor Communications will jointly organise the event.

“The most anticipated time is over. Here’s the ticket price of “Anuv Jain Live In Dhaka”. Tickets will be available on Tickify Website!” the post read.

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Blackpink’s Lisa is unstoppable when it comes to breaking records and making history in the music industry. Recently, the Thai idol has accomplished another incredible feat by becoming the first K-pop soloist to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify with her album “LALISA”.

As the lead single from her debut single album of the same name, LALISA was made available by YG Entertainment on September 10, 2021. It is characterised as a dynamic hip-hop track with Thai culture as an influence, written and produced by longtime YG collaborator Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom, and 24.

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Bangladeshi musical sensation Masha Islam has performed in Britain’s King Charles III’s coronation choir.

This is a huge achievement for the young singer, who has gained widespread fame for her recent song,

Masha was a part of the choir virtually, as a part of various performances of the Commonwealth. The video of the performance was shown during the coronation.

The news was confirmed by British Council Bangladesh, who in their post wrote,

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After winning his Marvin Gaye copyright trial, Ed Sheeran surprised fans with an impromptu performance in New York City.

The Grammy winner visited the Soho pop-up shop for his latest album, which was released on Friday, and was greeted by hundreds of screaming fans.

Sheeran then took out his guitar, climbed onto the roof of a nearby car, and serenaded the crowd with some of his biggest hits, including ‘Thinking Out Loud,’ which was central to his recent legal drama.

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Ed Sheeran has been cleared of accusations of copyright infringement against Marvin Gaye’s 1973 song “Let’s Get It On” for his 2014 track “Thinking Out Loud” by jurors after three hours of deliberation.

The British singer-songwriter had testified himself during the trial, demonstrating his songwriting process with his guitar for his lawyer and the jury.

Sheeran stated that he had not heard Gaye’s classic until after he released “Thinking Out Loud,” and drew inspiration from another rock legend, Van Morrison.

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February’s Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles is now officially ranked as the most-watched ever.

USA Today reports that Nielsen revised the game’s viewership numbers, which means Rihanna’s performance has also become the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show on record, with 121 million viewers.

While her show has become the most-viewed, it did draw 103 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. Critics said RiRi’s performance was graphic, and they found fault with everything from her lyrics to choreography, even saying her set was pornographic in nature.

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He considers the case to be “insulting” as a singer-songwriter.

Ed Sheeran has said he’ll quit music if he loses the copyright infringement trial he’s currently facing relating to his 2015 track ‘Thinking Out Loud’.

The pop star is currently being sued for allegedly plagiarising parts of Marvin Gaye’s classic song ‘Let’s Get It On’ – an accusation which Sheeran denies.

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London-born singer-songwriter had solo success and provided backing vocals for stars like David Bowie.

Known for a five-octave vocal range and ability to perform a wide array of genres, she enjoyed solo success in the 1970s and provided backing vocals for such artists as David Bowie and Rod Stewart.

In a statement on social media, her sister Dee Lewis Clay said: “It is with the greatest sadness and regret we share the news that our beloved beautiful sister Linda Lewis passed away today peacefully at her home.

“The family asks that you respect our privacy and allow us to grieve at this heartbreaking time.”

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Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at 84.

Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital on Monday (local time). His cause of death was not immediately available.

Considered one of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Lightfoot went on to record 20 studio albums and pen hundreds of songs, including Carefree Highway and Sundown.

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Shakira will receive Billboard’s first-ever Latin Woman of the Year award, the magazine confirmed on Monday.

The Colombian star will accept the honor at the Mujeres Latinas en la Música — or Latin Women in Music event, scheduled to be held on May 7 in Miami, Florida.

The star-studded celebration will air on Spanish-language TV channel Telemundo.

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South Korean singer Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday. “Members of Astro and fellow artists and staff at Fantagio are deeply saddened and shocked as we mourn him,” the label said in a statement.

Mooonbin was a child actor before making his debut as a member of Astro in 2016. He was set to appear at a concert in the southern city of Busan next month as part of sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha.

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The release of James’s new song ‘Shobi Bhul’ is set to launch on the day before Eid-Ul-Fitr on Banshundhara Group’s YouTube channel ‘Bashundhara Digital’, said a press release on Monday.

The launch will be sponsored by Bashundhara LP gas.

‘Bashundhara Digital’ YouTube channel is not an old channel but it has gained millions of views and subscribers for innovative contents.

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Popular Bangla fusion band Chirkutt announced that they will soon be starting a tour in the US. Titled “The Legacy Tour, USA 2023” will mark the band’s third, full-fledged, international tour.

The announcement came through Chirkutt’s official Facebook page, where they also shared the posted for the upcoming tour.

In the post, the band wrote, “We are extremely happy and grateful that for 21-long-years we have been working towards our vision for Bangla music through our own original songs, melodies and thoughts. Now, we are excited to announce that we will soon be departing for our third full-fledged tour in America, ‘The Legacy Tour, USA 2023’. If all goes well, we will leave the country for the US in the first week of May.”

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Jisoo, a well-known member of BLACKPINK, is finally debuting as a solo artist for her admirers. She is the last member of the girl group to issue a solo album, ME, which was made available on Friday by YG Entertainment. The artist made history by selling over 1.31 million copies of the tracks before they were released on all platforms, just from preorders.

Jennie, another member of the girl group, released her first solo track in 2018. Rose and Lisa made their solo debuts in 2021.

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The Mumbai police booked a former driver employed with singer Sonu Nigam’s father for allegedly stealing Rs 72 lakh from his Oshiwara residence earlier this week.

The singer’s father Agamkumar Nigam lives at Windsor Grand building in Oshiwara, Andheri west, and the alleged theft took place between March 19 and March 20, he said.

Sonu’s younger sister Nikita approached the Oshiwara police station in the early hours of Wednesday with a complaint about the alleged theft, he said.

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