National Professor Rafiqul Islam, one of the most distinguished researchers on National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, passed away yesterday at the capital's Evercare Hospital. He was an educationalist, a scholar, writer, and cultural activist. The 87-year-old was the recipient of both Swadhinata Padak and Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian honours in the country. Numerous Nazrul Sangeet exponents fondly spoke about the National Professor with The Daily Star.

Josephine Baker, the famed French American singer and dancer, was inducted on Tuesday into the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris - one of France's highest honours - at a ceremony attended by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Arneeb Mahbub, better known by his stage name Baba Nyza, is a promising Bangladeshi fusion artiste based in Los Angeles, California. His new single, “O Sonia”, has generated over 1.5 million streams on Spotify, a huge milestone on a relatively more alien platform to Bangladeshi musicians.

Celebrating the golden jubilee of our independence and the legacy of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, his patriotic conscience, approach to humanity, and his principles, Shurangon Foundation has released the medley “Kothar Kusume Gatha” on their official Facebook page and YouTube channel, recently.

Shafin Ahmed, vocalist and guitarist of Miles, revealed in a video message that he is leaving the renowned band. The video was shared on his Facebook page on the night of November 27.

To celebrate 50 years of our independence, Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA) has brought together 50 prominent and promising together for “Priyo Bangladesh”.

Popular Indian singer Jubin Nautiyal is one of the newest sensations amongst contemporary music lovers.

Canadian singer Bryan Adams has shared that he tested positive for Covid-19 after flying into Italy, and was going to hospital.

The genre will continue to evolve and flourish.

Adele has persuaded Spotify to remove the shuffle option from all album pages to ensure that tracks are played according to the artist’s order, reports BBC.

Shonar Bangla Circus is ready to perform in ‘Hyena Express Experience’, the band’s first solo concert at TSC auditorium tomorrow.  The relatively new band took the entire nation by storm last year, with the online release of its conceptual album, which contains nine mesmerising, psychedelic tracks.

Popular Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal posted a photo with her son Devyaan, who turned 6 months today, on her social media account today.

K-Pop band BTS was the big winner at the American Music Awards on Sunday just four years after making their first appearance on the fan-voted show.

One of the fastest rising artistes in our music industry, the Rehman Duo keep pushing the envelope with their melodious serenades.

Director Brett Morgen, known for his work on the 2015 Kurt Cobain biopic “Montage of Heck”, has reportedly been enlisted for an upcoming David Bowie film.

To celebrate the legacy of noted playback singer Bashir Ahmed, his daughter Humaira Bashir has organised the third edition of Bashir Ahmed Shammanana Padak on his 82nd birthday. Marking his birthday, musicians Khurshid Alam, Anisur Rahman Tonu, Gazi Abdul Hakim, Kabir Bakul, popular host and journalist Munni Saha, and noted designer and model Bibi Russell received the award this year.

"Harridan" is a throwback to the Fear of a Blank Planet musical style.

Today is the 69th birthday of Runa Laila, one of the most popular singers in South Asia. She has 10,000 songs to her credit, across Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani films. She has sung in seventeen languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Gujarati, and Pashto among others.

“I have already lived the dream I had 20 years ago in my homeland. Now, I want to look towards new inspirations and reveries,” shares Tahsan.

You reached 25 years of your journey last April, but could not host a silver jubilee show due to the pandemic. Can we expect one in the future?