Posted on January 13, 2021 Posted on January 13, 2021 Prime Minister of Britain Boris Johnson. (Internet image) London – Pressure is mounting on the United Kingdom government to resolve issues around European Union touring visas for musicians and crews. Since leaving the EU, British musicians are no longer guaranteed visa-free travel and may need […]
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Posted on January 14, 2021 Posted on January 14, 2021 Erica Smith (FILE) A new regional music database is likely to improve royalty payments to artistes. Chief executive officer of the Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (COSCAP) Erica Smith made that estimation on Tuesday during the Association of Caribbean Copyright Rights Societies’ (ACCS) […]
Posted on January 15, 2021 Posted on January 15, 2021 Edwin Yearwood (FILE) Several local entertainers are excited that they will have the opportunity to perform at a virtual concert to celebrate the inauguration of United States Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. Edwin Yearwood and Kirk Brown confirmed that they were asked to participate in the Caribbean […]
Posted on January 17, 2021 Posted on January 17, 2021 Jazz pianist Ebe Gilkes. (FILE) Jazz pianist Ebe Gilkes has passed away. Cheryl Holder, secretary of the Barbados Jazz Society and Gilkes’ friend, said he passed away at St Philip District Hospital, Jezreel, St Philip on Saturday. Musician Arturo Tappin posted a tribute to Gilkes […]
Posted on February 27, 2021 Posted on February 27, 2021 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Feb. 26, CMC – There will be no Carnival celebrations this year, even if 60 per cent of the population get the COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell said on Friday. This will be the second consecutive year Spicemas was cancelled […]
Posted on January 18, 2021 Posted on January 18, 2021 Phil Spector pictured in court during his murder trial. (BBC) Washington – US music producer Phil Spector has died at the age of 81, while serving a prison sentence for murder. Spector, who transformed pop with his “wall of sound” recordings, worked with the Beatles, […]
Posted on January 19, 2021 Posted on January 19, 2021 Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan (left) as Penelope Featherington, and Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton. (BBC) Washington – US period drama Bridgerton has been re-imagined on the social media platform TikTok by singer Abigail Barlow. The American has started work on a musical version of […]
Posted on January 31, 2021 Posted on January 31, 2021 Concertgoers use their mobile phones during Eminem’s performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, U.S., April 15, 2018. (Reuters) LOS ANGELES – The Coachella music festival, due to be held in southern California in April 2021, was cancelled on Friday […]
Posted on February 3, 2021 Posted on February 3, 2021 Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee, speaking to Reuters during the Global Sports Week event in Paris, France, February 2, 2021. (Reuters) Paris – Tony Estanguet, the head of the organising committee, said on Tuesday that Paris will be ready […]