entertainment - "music"

Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench are reportedly in talks to join the all-star cast for the film adaptation of hit Broadway musical 'Nine'.

Dame Judi Dench is in line to co-star in a big screen adaptation of Broadway musical Nine, says a report.

MANCHESTER (Billboard) - Classical music festivals are booming in the United Kingdom -- but promoters warn strong ticket demand does not always lead to big profits.

A violin owned by a pioneering female musician sells for $1.2m (£600,000) at a sale in new york.

A stark truth facing any aspiring digital music service these days is that working with record labels is going to carry a hefty price.

Harp magazine, which folded last month, is at least the third music magazine to cease publishing in 2008, joining alt-country title No Depression and indie rock mag Resonance in the dead pool.

World music Award winner and Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar performs in Auckland for one night only in June as part of The Edge International Arts season 2008. The Edge International Arts Season and Sulivan Sweetland Ltd present The Anoushka Shankar Project at the Auckland Town Hall, The Edge on Friday 20 June. Daughter of legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar has been performing solo since she was a teenager and has received critical acclaim for her extraordinary talents as a writer, actor, composer and sitar player.Her spellbinding sitar playing skillfully merges ...

Most artists - filmmakers, musicians, writers - prefer to focus on their latest work as opposed to their early work. Critics and fans might be stuck in the past, but artists are always moving forward.

International News: There will be 20 performances of the tuner -- Theatrical 'Hairspray' is coming to China in July, the latest big-name musical to land in Shanghai.

Reem Kelani, the Palestinian singer and musician, will be appearing with her band at the forthcoming Seattle International Children’s Festival in May. Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their...