Habib Wahid returns to playback for ‘Golui'

Popular singer and music director Habib Wahid will lend his voice in a film, after a noticeable absence. He lent his voice to the title track of the government granted film, “Golui”. The song is a duet, in which singer Jerin will receive the opportunity to sing with Habib.
22 September 2021, 11:10 AM

Leonard Cohen: ‘Our Shelley, our Byron’

Leonard Norman Cohen was born on this day in 1934 in Quebec, Canada. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships.
21 September 2021, 09:00 AM

Bappi Lahiri’s son refutes rumour that his father has lost his voice

Rumours have been rife that famous Indian singer Bappi Lahiri has lost his voice due to the effects of Covid-19.
19 September 2021, 06:36 AM

Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

Jane Powell, the bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star of Hollywood’s golden age musicals who sang with Howard Keel in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and danced with Fred Astaire in “Royal Wedding,” has died. She was 92. Powell died Thursday at her Wilton, Connecticut, home, longtime friend Susan Granger said. Granger said Powell died of natural causes.
17 September 2021, 07:00 AM

Nancy ties the knot through grand reception

Celebrated singer Nazmun Munira Nancy tied the knot with lyricist Mohsin Mehedi through a lavish wedding reception.
16 September 2021, 09:58 AM

Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X take top prizes at Video Music Awards

Rapper Lil Nas X and pop star Justin Bieber won the top prizes at MTV's annual Video Music Awards (VMA) show on Sunday, in a ceremony packed with surprise appearances, live performances and thousands of masked fans.
13 September 2021, 04:54 AM

Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari

Pop superstar Britney Spears, who has been fighting a conservatorship that governs her personal life and finances, announced on Sunday that she is engaged to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari
13 September 2021, 03:55 AM

Porshi to be a judge on singing reality show 'Young Star'

Talented singer Sabrina Porshi will be one of the judges in singing reality show, “Young Star”, which is set to premiere on RTV with the tagline, ‘Gola Chhere Gao’.
8 September 2021, 14:32 PM

Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship

Britney Spears’ father filed Tuesday to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money for 13 years.
8 September 2021, 05:25 AM

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding dies at 39 after cancer fight

Singer Sarah Harding of the British pop group Girls Aloud has died after a battle with breast cancer, her mother said Sunday. She was 39.
6 September 2021, 06:01 AM

Sabina Yasmin reveals her favourite song on her birthday

September 4 marks the birthday of legendary singer and renowned artiste Sabina Yasmin.
4 September 2021, 06:24 AM

A flyover to be named after ‘Polly Shamrat’ Abdul Alim

Working to achieve their aim, the singer’s children Nurjahan Alim, Alzmeri Alim, and Zahir Alim had filed a petition to the Dhaka South City Corporation. A positive response from the authorities in this regard has come recently.
3 September 2021, 12:11 PM

Remembering Abdul Jabbar on his death anniversary

Today is the fourth death anniversary of the heroic freedom fighter and vocalist Abdul Jabbar. The eminent singer passed away on August 30, 2017. Making his death anniversary, Syed Abdul Hadi talks to the Daily Star about Jabbar’s legacy.
30 August 2021, 09:29 AM

Any song sounds sweeter in Bangla: AR Rahman on singing Bangabandhu’s birth centenary theme song

Legendary Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman composed and sang two theme songs -- one each in Hindi and Bangla -- on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 26, 2021 at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka. In a recent interview with Sheriff Al Sire, the legendary musician talked about his feelings regarding the two songs and also about Bangla songs in general.
29 August 2021, 16:49 PM

The lone treasure trove of Bengali literary heritage in Karachi

The revolution that litterateur and musical polymath Kazi Nazrul Islam brought to Bengali literature is unparalleled.  It is known that he joined the British-Indian Army in 1917 during World War I, when he was just 18. Barely out of his teen years, Nazrul travelled across India to join his regiment at Karachi.
27 August 2021, 08:36 AM

Nazrul, Rabindranath, and Their Admiration for Each Other

Today is the 45th death anniversary of the younger of the two icons.
27 August 2021, 08:14 AM

Shibu Kumer Shill and Amzad Hossain’s single ‘Ke Deke Jay’ to drop soon

Meghdol band members Shibu Kumer Shill and Amzad Hossain are set to release his new song “Ke Deke Jay” under the banner of Amzad Hossain’s production house Taalkachari. Voiced by Shibu Kumer Shill, the number is jointly written by Mahi Flora and the singer himself. Amzad Hossain is the composer and music arranger of the track.
27 August 2021, 06:50 AM

Charlie Watts: To the Beat of the Rolling Stones

The quiet man of the Rolling Stones passed away August 24, 2021.
25 August 2021, 18:10 PM
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Pt Subhankar Banerjee no more

Renowned classical tabla maestro Pt Subhankar Banerjee passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata earlier today. He was diagnosed with Covid-19. He was under extracorporeal life support. Banerjee had been hospitalised from June 20.
25 August 2021, 13:46 PM