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Spotify Coronavirus Row: Joe Rogan in Eye of Misinformation Storm
Joe Rogan has spread disinformation about the coronavirus and other topics on the air. Both musicians said the false claims, and Spotify's failure to do anything about them, was the reason for their decision to exit the platform.
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John Legend Starts NFT Platform for Artists, Musicians, Names It ‘OurSong’
Grammy Award-winning singer John Legend has added an NFT-twist to his ambition of helping young artists. The singer has launched an NFT platform called OurSong in collaboration with Chris Lin, the CEO of Taiwanese music service provider KKBOX. Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin and venture capitalist Matt Cheng are also part of the project.
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Spotify COVID-19 Misinformation Row: Roxane Gay Removes Her Podcast From the Platform
Roxane Gay, the host of The Roxane Gay Agenda podcast, has removed her show from Spotify amid a growing number of celebrity departures from the audio streaming platform recently.
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Spotify CEO Addresses Joe Rogan Controversy, Says Company Doesn't Change Policies Based on One Creator
Spotify Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek on February 2 addressed the controversy surrounding podcast presenter Joe Rogan, claiming that the company does not treat Rogan differently and will penalise him if his show violates their content guidelines. Rogan has been chastised by doctors, musicians, and fellow podcast hosts for spreading false inform...
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"She Is A Soft Target": Activist Disha Ravi's Acquaintance On Arrest
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist arrested and accused of sedition and conspiracy by the Delhi Police in the Toolkit case, is a kind person who does not believe in violence and her arrest is a message to young people from the government, said her acquaintance.
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Top Indian Industrialists and Their Cars
They are the lions of the corporate world and spearhead a number of companies, some of which make cars too. The heads of major Indian business houses have a strong following among the young and restless who aspire to be like them. While celebrities including actors, musicians and sports stars are known to drive exotics, the bosses of the corporate ...
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PM Modi Has "Extraordinary" Knowledge About Music, Says Bihar Violinist
A young musician from Bihar's East Champaran district was overwhelmed on finding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an "extraordinary" sensitivity and knowledge about music.
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Swedish DJ Avicii Fondly Remembered By Fellow Musicians: 'Taken Away From Us Far Too Young'
"You should have lived to be 150.. but your music is gonna live forever," wrote Diplo while Deadmau5 said: "No words can describe the sadness"
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"Why Do They Bully?" Boy's Tearful Video Goes Viral, Earns Support Online
"Why do they bully? What's the point of it?" sobs Keaton Jones in a video filmed and posted on Facebook by his mother. Keaton's emotional video about being bullied in school has been viewed over 22 million times since December 8 and shared over 400,000 times. It's also caught the attention of celebrities from actors and musicians to athletes and po...
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Palestinian Violinist Brings Music To Young Refugees
As a boy, Ramzi Aburedwan found himself caught up in the first Palestinian uprising, a well-known photo at the time showing him holding stones to throw at Israeli soldiers. He has since become a respected musician and composer, who gives back to children from Palestinian refugee camps, like himself.
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Prince's Career in Films: A Tale of Success and Failure
Prince emerged on the Hollywood scene when the album that had established him as a major pop star, Purple Rain, was made into a semi-autobiographical film about a young musician -- The Kid, after Prince's nickname "the Kid from Minneapolis"
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Manna Dey was an Englishman in his discipline, says composer Shameer Tandon
Composer Shameer Tandon was perhaps the last musician to work with Manna Dey. Recalling his experiences with the singing giant, he said that the legend was "86 years young that time" and "like an Englishman in the way he spoke and his discipline".
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World's oldest man dies in US at age 112
The world's oldest man, a 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York, has died. He was 112.
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Khayyam impressed with young composers, says they can do wonders
The music maestro behind music of films like Kabhi Kabhie and Umrao Jaan, Khayyam says although the standard of music has deteriorated in Bollywood, "talented young" musicians and writers have the capability to do "wonders".
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Adele feels "too young" for an autobiography
Adele who was recently named the UK's richest young musician, reportedly turned down a seven figure sum offered by Harper Collins to pen her own story.
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Spotify Coronavirus Row: Joe Rogan in Eye of Misinformation Storm
Joe Rogan has spread disinformation about the coronavirus and other topics on the air. Both musicians said the false claims, and Spotify's failure to do anything about them, was the reason for their decision to exit the platform.
-
John Legend Starts NFT Platform for Artists, Musicians, Names It ‘OurSong’
Grammy Award-winning singer John Legend has added an NFT-twist to his ambition of helping young artists. The singer has launched an NFT platform called OurSong in collaboration with Chris Lin, the CEO of Taiwanese music service provider KKBOX. Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin and venture capitalist Matt Cheng are also part of the project.
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Spotify COVID-19 Misinformation Row: Roxane Gay Removes Her Podcast From the Platform
Roxane Gay, the host of The Roxane Gay Agenda podcast, has removed her show from Spotify amid a growing number of celebrity departures from the audio streaming platform recently.
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Spotify CEO Addresses Joe Rogan Controversy, Says Company Doesn't Change Policies Based on One Creator
Spotify Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek on February 2 addressed the controversy surrounding podcast presenter Joe Rogan, claiming that the company does not treat Rogan differently and will penalise him if his show violates their content guidelines. Rogan has been chastised by doctors, musicians, and fellow podcast hosts for spreading false inform...
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"She Is A Soft Target": Activist Disha Ravi's Acquaintance On Arrest
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist arrested and accused of sedition and conspiracy by the Delhi Police in the Toolkit case, is a kind person who does not believe in violence and her arrest is a message to young people from the government, said her acquaintance.
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Top Indian Industrialists and Their Cars
They are the lions of the corporate world and spearhead a number of companies, some of which make cars too. The heads of major Indian business houses have a strong following among the young and restless who aspire to be like them. While celebrities including actors, musicians and sports stars are known to drive exotics, the bosses of the corporate ...
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PM Modi Has "Extraordinary" Knowledge About Music, Says Bihar Violinist
A young musician from Bihar's East Champaran district was overwhelmed on finding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an "extraordinary" sensitivity and knowledge about music.
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Swedish DJ Avicii Fondly Remembered By Fellow Musicians: 'Taken Away From Us Far Too Young'
"You should have lived to be 150.. but your music is gonna live forever," wrote Diplo while Deadmau5 said: "No words can describe the sadness"
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"Why Do They Bully?" Boy's Tearful Video Goes Viral, Earns Support Online
"Why do they bully? What's the point of it?" sobs Keaton Jones in a video filmed and posted on Facebook by his mother. Keaton's emotional video about being bullied in school has been viewed over 22 million times since December 8 and shared over 400,000 times. It's also caught the attention of celebrities from actors and musicians to athletes and po...
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Palestinian Violinist Brings Music To Young Refugees
As a boy, Ramzi Aburedwan found himself caught up in the first Palestinian uprising, a well-known photo at the time showing him holding stones to throw at Israeli soldiers. He has since become a respected musician and composer, who gives back to children from Palestinian refugee camps, like himself.
-
Prince's Career in Films: A Tale of Success and Failure
Prince emerged on the Hollywood scene when the album that had established him as a major pop star, Purple Rain, was made into a semi-autobiographical film about a young musician -- The Kid, after Prince's nickname "the Kid from Minneapolis"
-
Manna Dey was an Englishman in his discipline, says composer Shameer Tandon
Composer Shameer Tandon was perhaps the last musician to work with Manna Dey. Recalling his experiences with the singing giant, he said that the legend was "86 years young that time" and "like an Englishman in the way he spoke and his discipline".
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World's oldest man dies in US at age 112
The world's oldest man, a 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York, has died. He was 112.
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Khayyam impressed with young composers, says they can do wonders
The music maestro behind music of films like Kabhi Kabhie and Umrao Jaan, Khayyam says although the standard of music has deteriorated in Bollywood, "talented young" musicians and writers have the capability to do "wonders".
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Adele feels "too young" for an autobiography
Adele who was recently named the UK's richest young musician, reportedly turned down a seven figure sum offered by Harper Collins to pen her own story.
