She also boycotted the Grammys in 1990, because she didn't want “to be part of a world that measures artistic ability by material success.” The singer also refused to play the US national anthem before concerts. She has also been open about mental health, and went on Oprah's talk ...
this year, a round-up that is continuously updated as musicians die and includes all the musicians who have ODed, the singers who died in accidents, and the performers that died of natural causes in 2015. Their songs will live on forever, even if their careers on Earth have come to an ...
said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle —named the Transition – has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The ...
leadership of the “Velvet Revolution” that brought democracy to the Czech Republic. Havel had called the musicians “two legends from our two nations who both, in one way or another, are bound with the ideal of freedom.” . 2016 ~Pierre Boulez, classical music’s maverick, died aged 90...
If there’s a musical figure we’ve missed that you want to pay respect to then share them in the comments below; link your favourite song to share in their memory through their creations. DMX DMX, a huge figure in the hip-hop world, died at age 50 in April. Rapping since the ...
In a Halloween carousel shared on Instagram, Madonna noted that she had recently enjoyed Paris, ending her message with, “V.O.T.E. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 @kamalaharris For. President!!!” Maggie Rogers During Vice President Harris’ rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers took...
Venezuela is trying to set a record for the world's largest orchestra. Thousands of musicians from across the country recently came together to make an official attempt that is now being evaluated by the Guinness World Record authorities.
The estate of Sinéad O'Connor— who died in 2023— was irate at the use of her famous cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" at a February 2024 Trump event. "It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of 'Nothing Compares ...
In the world of music, many talented artists died way too early in plane crashes. Artists like Aaliyah, Randy Rhodes, John Denver & many members of Lynyrd Skynyrd have all tragically lost their lives too soon. Sadly that applies to Texas; not only have we seen Texas born musicians killed ...
An inspiring figure — and the park that remembers him Search “Cobain” on Google Maps and you’ll find Viretta Park, which sits next to the Denny-Blaine house Cobain died in. (His widow, musician Courtney Love, sold the home in 1997, and left Seattle.) The park, to which ...