Coke Studio Bangla’s ‘Shob Lokey Koy’ channels Lalon and Kabir Das

Coke Studio Bangla released the seventh track of this season on Tuesday via their Youtube channel. Titled “Shob Lokey Koy”,  the song highlights the divine connection between two mystical poets—Fakir Lalon Shah, and Kabir Das. 
22 June 2022, 05:49 AM

Beyonce drops new single ‘Break My Soul’

Grammy award winning singer, Beyonce just dropped her new single “Break my soul”. This is the singer’s first single to be released from her upcoming solo studio album, “Renaissance: Act 1.”
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Meet the Harvard Krokodiloes

Last week, a group of 12 young students serenaded North South University with their otherworldly acapella chops, introducing an auditorium full of students to their unique style.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Chirkut and Alliance Française to raise funds for Sylhet

Today marks yet another World Music Day, and on this occasion, Alliance Française has organised a concert to celebrate the annual event. The show will feature a special performance by Chirkut, and will also be raising funds for the victims of the flood in Sylhet and Sunamganj. The concert will begin at 7:30 PM today at the Alliance Française De Dhaka Dhanmondi courtyard.  Chirkut’s performance will go on for an hour and a half.
21 June 2022, 07:04 AM

Jungkook looks ‘Left and Right’ on Charlie Puth feature

Jungkook of BTS fame will be featuring on Charlie Puth’s upcoming song “Left and Right”, which is set to be released on June 24. The announcement was made on Saturday from the official social media accounts of Charlie Puth and BTS. Earlier on Friday, Puth had announced the collaboration on his Instagram account. 
18 June 2022, 14:31 PM

The Platform Live looks to highlight local music scene

The Platform Live is a musical reality show that focuses on highlighting the local music scene in different countries, across a variety of genres.  Originally started in Malaysia in 2020, the show has now started in a number of different countries, including Bangladesh. The show in Bangladesh will feature over 25+ acts during the initial season, which has been broken down into eight volumes. Episodes will be aired on the first Saturday of every month at 8:00 PM, between May and December 2022 on The Platform Live's official website.
18 June 2022, 06:44 AM

BTS not going on hiatus, says media 'misrepresented' announcement

K-pop sensation and BTS leader RM Namjoon is furious with the way the media has “misrepresented” their announcement about working on solo projects as disbanding the band forever.
18 June 2022, 06:32 AM

Representing traditional Bangla music worldwide

Sohini Alam, the vocalist of Khiyo—a fusion band of British and Bengali descent that was formed in London, England— recently sat down with me to talk about all things music.
17 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Jungkook assures that 'BTS is forever'

After many fans were devastated seeing reports of BTS going on a hiatus and disbanding, Jungkook came forward and assured fans, that BTS is forever and that they still have a lot to do as a group. The reports of a hiatus started emerging after Jungkook and other BTS members talked about focusing on their solo careers at the live-streamed FESTA dinner on Tuesday.
16 June 2022, 09:55 AM

BTS’s ‘Proof’ sells over 2 million copies on day one

K-pop sensation BTS latest anthology album “Proof” sold over 2 million copies on the first day. Its title track “Yet to Come” has become the first song to reach the number one spot on Melon’s rebranded Top 100 chart.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM

BTS to go on a break

K-pop icons BTS shocked the world today, as they announced that they will go on a hiatus, to focus on the members’ solo careers.
14 June 2022, 16:52 PM

Lucky Ali’s humble reply to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ comment goes viral

Lucky Ali’s post about loving Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) resulted in a section of people commenting Hindu religious slogans such as “Jai Shree Ram” and “Har Har Mahadev”. Many also used the word “Allah Hu Akbar” which resulted in word of wars between the Hindu and Muslim attacking each other in the comment section.
14 June 2022, 08:49 AM

BTS’s ‘Proof’ sells over 2 million copies on day one

K-pop sensation BTS latest anthology album “Proof” sold over 2 million copies on the first day. Its title track “Yet to Come” has become the first song to reach the number one spot on Melon’s rebranded Top 100 chart.
14 June 2022, 08:40 AM

Sufi to leave Arbovirus, says “everything has an end”

Sufi Maverick, vocalist of popular hard rock band Arbovirus, has decided to quit his position as its frontman.
13 June 2022, 08:21 AM

6 singers voice theme song for Padma Bridge

The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, along with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy took up the initiative to organise a theme song for “Padma Shetu”. The inaugural ceremony for Padma bridge is set to take place on June 25, and noted singers including Ankhi Alamgir, Kishore, Rajib, Sabbir Zaman, Konal, and Zhilik voiced the theme song for Bangladesh’s largest bridge.
13 June 2022, 06:54 AM

Another day, another memorable concert

JCI Bangladesh Rock Fest, powered by Daraz, celebrated the best in Bangladeshi band music with performances by Miles,
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Justin Bieber’s face paralyzed after being diagnosed with rare disorder

Justin Bieber says a rare disorder that paralyzed half of the superstar performer’s face is the reason behind his tour postponement.
11 June 2022, 04:48 AM

BTS marches on with ‘Proof’

BTS has finally released their new album “Proof” on music streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Play. The anthology album was released today, Friday, June 10.
10 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Coke Studio Bangla Concert: The night music won against pessimism

Let us address the elephant in the room first: Coke Studio Bangla is obviously an elaborate advert for Coca Cola. It does not take a genius to come to that conclusion, the enormous Coca Cola logo on top of the stage at Army Stadium yesterday should be enough of a ‘hint’. That being said, what the platform has done to re-ignite interest in our local scene is admirable, only exemplified by thousands of people showing up in droves in Bangladesh Army Stadium yesterday, despite an entire day of incessant rain.
10 June 2022, 10:01 AM

Britney Spears' ex-husband crashes her wedding

Britney Spears' former husband, Jason Alexander, crashed her wedding in southern California, as reported by the authorities. A member of Ventura County Sheriff said that their officers responded to a trespassing call after 2 PM on Thursday. 
10 June 2022, 07:06 AM