Brazil: all-female sambistas tackle sexism of male-dominated genre
Groups such as Samba Que Elas Querem, whose rewrite of a samba classic prompted a legal tussle, are taking on the patriarchy It was a...
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Rita Lee, Brazil’s undisputed Queen of Rock, dies aged 75
Tributes pour in for founder of Os Mutantes, who sardonically named her tumour after far-right president Jair Bolsonaro Rita Lee, the legendary Brazilian musician, composer...
BTS’s Jimin becomes first South Korean solo artist to top US songs chart
Jimin’s single Like Crazy is the 66th track ever to debut at the peak of the Hot 100 chart, and the first by a South...
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71
Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores Ryuichi Sakamoto,...
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and pianist, dies at 99
The musician, who spent the last almost 40 years of her life living in a monastery in Jerusalem, has died Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian...
Can you copyright a rhythm? Inside the reggaeton lawsuit that could shake the pop world
Two dembow progenitors are suing superstars including Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee – in a case that also names Justin Bieber – claiming that they...
‘Ritual humiliations’: African music stars struggle to get visas to Europe
A Kenyan DJ’s post of being denied transit through Amsterdam has put the spotlight on airlines’ alleged racist policies Emma Nzioka, a Kenyan performer and...
‘Out of your league’: Shakira song mocking ex Gerard Piqué breaks YouTube record
Video with DJ Bizarrap ridiculing footballer’s new relationship racks up 63m views in 24 hours A savage new song by Shakira in which the Colombian...
Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in jail for rape in China
Beijing court finds Chinese-born singer raped three women in November and December 2020 A Beijing court has sentenced the Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu...
