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Grammy awardees, musicians perform online concert on 50th Earth Day

All the artists performed from their respective homes to convey the message of staying connected amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Music Industry's Lost Summer: No Bieber, No Swift and Mass Layoffs

While sports leagues and restaurants try to figure out when they can reopen to the public, there's growing recognition among music industry executives that concerts won't be coming back anytime soon.

When you can't attend a performance, it comes to you: The show goes online

As the world lives out this dystopian drama - confined within the four walls of homes and isolated from spaces of art and culture - the classical and performing arts are not cut off by any means

Suryakant Sawhney makes essential music for today's woke youngster

Hindi lyrics are no bar to the global appeal of LIFAFA's kind of electronica

There's a long lineup of musical treats in store for Mumbai this February

Festival-goers in the city can look forward to sampling diverse musical traditions in February

Revisiting the glory days of vadya vrinda, India's national orchestra

In those days, the dream was to raise a national orchestra that matched international classical orchestras

Concert to feature 'jugalbandi' of music and art

In a one of its kind event where art and music will embark on the same journey together, sarod maestros Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash along with painter Paresh Maity will perform a live 'jugalbandi' (duet) of their respective art forms at an upcoming show. Organised by Faber-Castell India and Showhouse Events, 'Strokes & Strings 2020' is based on the belief that "all art forms are inter-connected". "This 'jugalbandi' is a very unique idea to combine two different art forms. One is with colour, strokes and forms, and the other is with musical instruments. The language is different but what binds it together is art," Maity said. While the two sarod players have composed a special piece titled "Navras", which will explore the nine fundamental emotions through classical music, Maity will create similar emotions on the canvas using the scenic beauty of Banaras as a background along with the hues of the colour blue. Amaan said the connect between art and music was "timeless". "Music and .

This organisation brings joy to low-income schools in Delhi with music

An organisation is using music to transform the lives of children studying in low-income schools

Indians ecstatic as Prateek finds a place in Obama's favourite music list

Kuhad himself expressed excitement on the social media platform

The universal language

The ubiquity of the Internet on computers and mobile phones has made cross-cultural consumption substantially easy

Best of BS Opinion: Delhi air pollution, a retreat from RCEP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Prolific Indian jazz musician Adil Manuel on balancing craft with commerce

Adil's parents were rock and rollers as their home in Uttar Pradesh echoed with The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Cream and Peter Frampton

Ginger Baker, legendary drummer and co-founder of Cream, passes away at 80

Last month, Baker's family announced he was critically ill in hospital, but no further details of his illness were disclosed

U2 is coming to India soon, and so are other big international acts

With U2 poised to perform in Mumbai in December, other international acts may be viewing the country as a concert destination, writes Ranjita Ganesan

Rockstar-inspired movies are the next big thing at the box office

Audiences are giving films made on the inspiring-and often colourful life- of music stars a big thumbs up

Madonna, still taking chances

The songs Madonna chose from her past were mostly exhortations and pushbacks, sometimes coupled with direct political statements

'Recorded music market in India should be based on free market practices'

'As time goes by, we will see more investments happening', said Fernandes

Average internet user spends 21.5 hours every week listening to music

76 % of surveyed internet users admitted to accessing musical content through pirated means

Saregama prepares a path for its Carvaan as it steps beyond big cities

What has encouraged the company to move to a higher gear is the potential of the Indian market

Woodstock at 50

Woodstock would be the last time Joplin and Hendrix would play before a substantial crowd: both died in 1970