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This Underrated Town Just Officially Became One Of The World's Best Food Destinations
Every once in a while, crowd-sourced review platforms and rental, tourist, and luggage companies produce reports about the most popular travel destinations. For instance, in the article “2025 Summer Travel Trends, Revealed,” Airbnb reports that...

Black Swamp Arts Festival announces music lineup
This year's festival kicks off on Sept. 5. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The Black Swamp Arts Festival is returning for its 32nd year, and a crucial part of it - the music lineup - has just been announced. The festival's main stage will feature a variety...

Get Ready To Be Blown Away At Heineken® Refresh With Zedd At Resorts World Awana On 21st June!
Heineken® Refresh is back – and it’s bigger, bolder and more electrifying than ever. As part of this year’s movement to bring fresh sounds and unexpected social connections, global hitmaker Zedd will take centre stage at Resorts World Awana,...

International Insider: SXSW London’s Royal Debut; Evacuations & Events In Germany; Cybercrime Investigation
Welcome back, Insiders. Jesse Whittock with you this week as we report from SXSW, Cologne and further afield. Read on, and don’t forget to sign up for the newsletter. SXSW Debuts In London London calling: This week Deadline donned its blazer,...

Lady Gaga Praises Queer Music Pioneer Carl Bean in Docu Clip: ‘Anthems Unify People’
"When that song stopped charting, they didn't stop playing that song in clubs," Gaga says in new film I Was Born This Way. "And the movement didn't stop" Lady Gaga honors queer music icon Carl Bean and the legacy of his 1977 anthem, “I Was Born...

Music Review: On Addison Rae’s ‘Addison,’ a new pop powerhouse is born
NEW YORK (AP) — The pop album of the summer is here. Addison Rae’s debut, “Addison,” is full, stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Hedonism has a new hero. For those who’ve watched her rise, it’s almost impossible...

Cathedral performance features 'secret worship' music from Tudor England
BOSTON -- It's not often that you go to an underground concert and somebody pulls out a lute. For classically-trained lutenist Charles Iner, however, it's a common occurrence. The Boston-based musician is used to performing small concerts in...

New Music Friday: 8 new releases for your weekend (06 June 2025)
Along with a selection of new singles, this New Music Friday marks the return of Pulp and what should be a massive album from Turnstile. Note all the Cancon, too. Check it out. Singles 1. The Lumineers, A**hole (First We Ever Met) (Dualtone...

Lafayette’s music scene needs a new hustle
Lafayette was left for dead in the mid-1980s. The oil industry collapsed, and we turned to music to dig us out of the funk. The era when folks went from believing to “be leaving” Lafayette also saw the birth of Festival International and Downtown...
Mistress Moon is the low-fi duo defining nostalgia and atmospheric electronic music
Mistress Moon is not just a name, it is a universe. The lo-fi project, led by the creative forces of Joey Francis (Bad Nonno) and John Anthony DeJoria, is redefining the genre with an emotive blend of introspective melodies, atmospheric...

Giancarlo Guerrero bringing a contextualized 'bucket list' to Grant Park Music Festival
For Giancarlo Guerrero, beginning a major new post in Chicago as artistic director and principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival is like coming home. Chicago was where the Grammy Award-winning Costa Rican conductor solidified his...

The second largest Bulgarian city attracts increasing number of foreign students
Plovdiv Photo: BTA-library 3,314 foreign students are studying in Plovdiv. The largest share are foreign students studying to become doctors and dentists at the Medical University – 2,577. They are from 68 countries, with the largest number coming...

Taylor Swift Helped The Hottest Rapper In The World Hit No. 1 For The First Time A Decade Ago
A decade after topping the Hot 100, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” remains one of the ... More biggest hits in either musician's discography. LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar attend The 58th GRAMMY...

American Theater Group to present Broadway Tales and Tunes Musical Revue
UNION, NJ — American Theater Group will participate in the Grand Opening Weekend of the new Union Public Library & Arts Center with its presentation of Broadway Tales and Tunes, a unique “behind-the-scenes” look at Broadway, with veteran theater...
Black Swamp Arts Festival announces music line up
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Alejandro Escovedo, Shadowgrass, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, and LADAMA Headline the 32nd Black Swamp Arts Festival The Black Swamp Arts Festival (BSAF) has announced its 2025 Main Stage music lineup for the 32nd annual...

Review: MJ: THE MUSICAL at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
MJ: The Musical centers around the life and career of Michael Jackson, focusing specifically on the preparations for his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. Framed through a fictional documentary interview taking place during a rehearsal day, the show uses...

Robot battles, walking tacos, and original music: how a Rapid City bar reinvented itself
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Aby’s staff spent the past few months adding new attractions and features for customers to enjoy - including a pair of robots who battle each other in front of the bar. “They are Boxer Bots,” Promoter Mike Wynia...

Provence rosé sets the standard as global market matures
Rosé may no longer be the booming juggernaut it once was, but its evolution from trend to trusted category reveals a more resilient and refined market. Provence, in particular, is emerging as the new gold standard for pink wine lovers, writes...

Review: Return of Belsonic music festival had us Having A Nice Day
June is one of my favourite months of the year as a What’s On Reporter because it marks the return of Belsonic. I’ve been covering the gigs at Ormeau Park since I started at Belfast Live and I have enjoyed being able to watch a whole spectrum of...

announced a 2025 international tour
They say you never forget your first. Well, Jessie Murph's debut world tour is certainly set to be memorable. The 'Blue Strips' hitmaker recently announced she will be embarking on a near four-month-long globe-trotting trek, which she has dubbed...