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Keith Richards calls pop music “rubbish”, dismisses “synthesized muzak” and doesn’t get rap: “I don’t really like to hear people yelling at me”

“Don’t get angry with me,” sings Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ latest single, and the good news for him is that guitarist Keith Richards seems to be directing his current ire elsewhere.In a new interview with The Telegraph (paywall), The Human Riff takes aim at various musical targets, including pop music, synthesized “muzak” and rap.The pop genre actually gets off pretty lightly. In fact, Richards prefaces his complaints about […]

todaySeptember 26, 2023 10

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AFRIMA0 Mourns Mohbad, Calls For Institutionalization o -Freshangle News

All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, has emphasized the importance of regulating and institutionalizing the music entertainment industry as it joins millions of African youths and music fans to express grief over the demise of Nigeria's singer, Mohbad, (real name Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba).   Mohbad died in a mysterious circumstance on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, that is still under police investigation.   The […]

todaySeptember 24, 2023 4

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Keith Richards Calls Pop Music ‘Cheap’ and Slams Rap Music

In a new wide-ranging interview discussing his new album and his storied life, Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards took aim at a large swath of the musical landscape."It's always been rubbish. I mean, that's the point of it. They make it as cheap and as easy as possible and therefore it always sounds the same; there’s very little feel in it," he said in an interview with The Telegraph. "I […]

todaySeptember 23, 2023 4

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Victorian coroner calls for pill testing at music festivals

The mother of a man who died after a drug overdose decades ago has backed calls from a Victorian coroner to introduce pill testing at music festivals.Coroner Judge John Cain has today released his findings recommending the state government implement pill testing following the death of a 26-year-old IT worker.The man took a 'Blue Punisher' pill while with friends at Karnival Music Festival in Flemington in March last year.Coroner Judge […]

todaySeptember 6, 2023 3

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Opera singer calls Gabala Music Festival remarkable event in country’s cultural life

The 13th Gabala International Music Festival is in full swing. The long-awaited music festival gathers acclaimed musicians, who leaves the listeners in awe with spectacular performances. Among them is the soloist of the Azerbaijani State Academic Opera and Ballet Mahir Taghizade. Speaking with AZERNEWS, the opera singer shares his thoughts about the festival. "As you all already know, the 13th Gabala International Music Festival will be held from July 27 […]

todayJuly 28, 2023 3

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Soyinka encourages Davido to ignore calls for apology over music video – YouNewsng

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has urged Nigerian Afrobeat star, Davido, to ignore calls demanding his apology over the controversial music video he posted on his social media platforms. Davido Music Worldwide label boss and his signee, Olamilekan Taiwo, aka Logos Olori, caused a stir online, sparking mixed reactions from netizens following the release of the latter’s new record, ‘Jaye Lo.’ A 45-second clip of the new video posted Friday […]

todayJuly 26, 2023 2

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Calls for boycott of CMT grow after network pulls Jason Aldean’s music video for ‘Try That in a Small Town’

Social media users, some of whom are identifying themselves as country music fans, are calling for a boycott of the Country Music Television network after it pulled Jason Aldean's controversial music video for "Try That in a Small Town."CMT had initially aired the video, but yanked it on Monday after it garnered widespread attention over its lyrics and for featuring a Tennessee courthouse where a Black teenager was lynched in […]

todayJuly 21, 2023 4

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