The iconic Runa Laila will be completing her fifth decade in music this year, and to mark the momentous occasion, Entourage Entertainment is hosting a concert.

Taylor Swift has laughed off rumours that she is getting her legs insured for $40 million.

Elton John has vowed to boycott fashion label Dolce & Gabbana after the designers slammed same gender families.

An influential metal guitarist who was a founding member of Pantera and Damageplan, Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed while performing with the latter group in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004.

As a tribute to eminent cultural activist and Tagore exponent Waheedul Haq, the driving force behind the nationalist cultural movement

Hailed as one of the greatest living composers, Pierre Boulez is earning worldwide praise as he approaches 90, even as he sometimes suffers in his native France from the idea that he is stern and dogmatic.

A music archive at the Dhaka University Music Department was opened on Thursday, with a promise to contribute to the education and research of the students of this department.

Kurt Cobain fans have another reason to look forward to film director Brett Morgen's forthcoming music documentary about the troubled and talented musician.

Under the label of Fahim Music, singer Zeenat Rehana's latest audio album “Ghori Boley Tick Tick” is now in the audio bazaar.

A jury in the United States has ruled that the writers of “Blurred Lines” - one of the best-selling singles of all time - copied a Marvin Gaye track.

Sam Smith has recorded a special version of his single “Lay Me Down” with John Legend for this year's Comic Relief.

The five-day long Lalon Smaran Utsab (memorial festival) popularly known as Dol Utsab, ended at Chheuria Lalon Akhra in Kushtia on Sunday night with a call to protect the authenticity of the bard's songs in the light of much deviation from the original tune of Lalon songs.

American actress, musician, and model Taylor Momsen, best known for portraying the character of Jenny Humphrey on the television series “Gossip Girl”, was signed up as a model with Ford Models at the age of two, began acting professionally at three years of age in a 1997 national commercial for Shake 'n Bake, and broke out as an actress in 2000 at age seven with “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” – the most successful holiday movie of all time, and also recorded her first song “Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?” for the movie. Momsen currently fronts rock band The Pretty Reckless.

Marking International Women's Day, popular music streaming site Spotify has compiled a list of the most-streamed female artists on the music site.

Popular singer Mehreen is releasing a new song on the social media, on the occasion of International Women's Day. The video of the song – written, composed and arranged by noted guitarist Ayub Bacchu, was made by Monju Ahmed.

Armeen Musa was a somewhat familiar name in the country's music arena, but she slipped off the radar a few years ago when she left to pursue her studies in music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Her journey as a singer-songwriter comes through in her latest album “Simultaneously” – that was released in Dhaka last month.

For most musicians, winning a Grammy is the ultimate in career recognition. Unless, of course, you happen to be rapper Iggy Azalea, who wanted no part of the Best Rap Album award she was up for in February.

A 20-member team of Government Music College, Agargaon went to Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, India yesterday to perform there in Dol Utshab (Holi Festival).

To cheer the Bangladesh cricket team along for the ICC World Cup, singer Moidul Islam Khan Shuvo has released a new song called “Ora Aschhe”. Shuvo says the song, sung by him along with Baul Shafi Mondal, Tumpa, Chandana Majumdar and Adnan, is a tribute to our cricket heroes.

Pop icon Madonna will begin an international tour to promote her new album “Rebel Heart” with a concert at the American Airlines Arena in Miami in August.