International Chamber Music Festival Cameralia Opens in Sofia with Flamenco Show

The International Chamber Music Festival Cameralia opens on Saturday, at the Sofia City Art Gallery with the flamenco performance Carisimo – Flamenco Magic featuring acclaimed guitarist Juan Ramon Caro, singer Antonia Contreras, and dancer Carmen...

Singer-songwriter bringing music to Phillipston

PHILLIPSTON — Rising singer-songwriter Eli Lev is bringing his positive energy to the Brew Barn at Red Apple Farm in town on Oct. 12 for a show beginning at noon to showcase his music catalog. The Maryland native’s goal is simple — “making the...

How Mao Zedong’s wife blocked pioneering Chinese musical film Ashima

In with the new: this seemed the key takeaway from the Chinese films that appeared at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain this year. Throughout the nine-day event, which ran from September 19 to 27, debate whirled around...

I ditched expensive, miserable Dublin for sunny Spain – I’m so much happier now

'A lot of people my age feel like they’re working just to pay rent for a single room, with no real quality of life,' says young Irish professional who moved to Málaga A young professional who moved to Spain to escape the high cost of living and a...

AN EXPAT IN SPAIN: Jackie Trent, the British singing star who made Menorca her home

WHAT connects Menorca, Stoke City Football Club, Swinging London, and the theme song from the soap opera Neighbours? The two-word answer is Jackie Trent, the multi-talented Englishwoman who would have celebrated her 85th birthday last month. A...

Country music star’s wife shares emotional video as he battles cancer: ‘Your love is a life force’

Betty Malo, the wife of The Mavericks frontman Raul Malo, shared an emotional video of her husband on Friday as he continues his battle against cancer. Malo, who recently announced he has been diagnosed with Leptomeningeal Disease, an incurable...

Classical Music: Lerner & Loewe

Andrew Palmer Group Editor 12:00 AM 4th October 2025 arts Review A Loverly Recording That Does Justice to a Masterwork Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986) & Frederick Loewe (1901-1988) My Fair Lady (1956) A Musical Comedy in Two Acts adapted from George...

Autumn in Madrid: why Spain’s capital is city-break gold

It’s autumn and Madrid is breathing a collective sigh of relief. Everything is open again and the intense heat, which seems to ooze out of the walls and up from the pavements in summer, has mellowed to pleasantly warm. It’s the perfect temperature...

Beyond the Big Concert Halls: Classical Music is Alive in Milwaukee this Fall

In addition to Milwaukee’s major institutions for symphonic, operatic and ballet music, there is also an outstanding depth of chamber and other classical music presented by world-class groups. Often, they are affiliated with institutes of higher...

Canton Symphony Orchestra has assembled a sensational season | OpinionM.J. Albacete 

M.J. Albacete As an ambassador to the Canton Symphony Orchestra, I was delighted to have preliminary access to their exciting schedule for their 87th season, beginning this Saturday, Oct. 4. But most important of all is the news that all seven...

The 8 best things to do in Asturias, Spain

Possibly the sole patch of Spain never to be conquered by the Muslims, Asturias is, some claim, the real Spain – the rest is simply tierra de reconquista (reconquered land). “Ser español es un orgullo,“ the saying goes, “ser asturiano es un...

Lionel Richie Says This Audience Member's Comment Inspired Him to Pursue Music Over the Priesthood By Rachel McRady

NEED TO KNOW Lionel Richie shared that he once considered joining the priesthood before kickstarting his music career He recalled a time when he performed with his band the Commodores and received an audience comment that changed things Richie...

Taylor Swift's new album isn't the only one you should hear this weekend

Yes, we know — Taylor Swift just dropped a new album. But in the weeks before The Life of a Showgirl took over the conversation, some of the best records of 2025 arrived far more quietly, and they deserve your attention. If you're all-in on Taylor...

'The Life of a Fangirl': Taylor Swift breaks the internet after namedropping European football giants in latest album

By TARA ANSON-WALSH, WOMEN'S FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 12:20 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 12:32 EDT, 3 October 2025 It's a fairly standard day of the week when pop sensation Taylor Swift makes headlines - but this time, there’s an unexpected...

Plainfield Symphony Orchestra presents "Happy Birthday Maurice Ravel"

originally published: 10/03/2025 (PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- The Plainfield Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) in its season-opening concert on October 11, 2025, starting at...

Spotify Inventory Now Available Via Amazon, Yahoo DSPs

Spotify has expanded access to its programmatic ad inventory through new partnerships with Amazon DSP and Yahoo DSP across its buying channels Spotify Ad Exchange and Spotify Ads Manager. It's the first time that advertisers using Amazon DSP or...

Spain’s Valencia is gearing up for its week-long 9th October blowout with fireworks, drones and centuries-old traditions

VALENCIA is set to party like never before as it prepares to celebrate 9th October, the Day of the Valencian Community, with a week of music, fireworks and parades The fun kicks off on Saturday, October 4, and runs through to Thursday, packing...

Spotify’s Fan Life Campaign Returns With Short Films Spotlighting Real Fans & New Global Fandoms

Spotify’s Fan Life ad campaign is back! This time, with seven cinematic films that put real fans front and centre. The viral campaign that celebrated global fandoms through stunning photography has evolved to include a series of short films, each...

Sons of Yusuf - the Kuwaiti hip-hop duo aiming to revive the Islamic Golden Age

At The Grey Fish Studio in Kuwait City, Khaliji percussion crackles against the low rumble of an 808 drum machine. Ya'koob and Abdul Rahman Al Refaie, known collectively as Kuwaiti hip-hop duo Sons of Yusuf, are locked into a groove steeped in the...

The World Is Watching: Concerts, Sports & Theatre That Will Define 2026

If there’s one thing we’ve learned this past week, it’s this: the world is hungry for live moments. From music fans screaming lyrics back at their idols, to stadiums rumbling with chants, to the hush of a theatre before the first line is...