August 5, 2024
Artists

Lebanese, Kurdish and Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artists shortlisted for UK’s Artes Mundi prize

The UK’s largest international contemporary art prize launched its biennial exhibition in Wales last month. For its 10th anniversary, Artes Mundi is venturing beyond its usual locale of Cardiff, presenting the work of seven artists in five venues across Wales, including the capital. It is also partnering with London’s Bagri Foundation for the first time.

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Team Legend: The 3 Artists Going to The Voice Season 24 Live Shows

Three of the four Voice Coaches have made their picks for the Live Shows, setting up nine of the Top 12 spots as we head toward the Season 24 finale. On Tuesday night, it was finally time for Team Legend to take the stage and complete the Top 12, and that meant some tough choices for Coach

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A shocking list of artists who have been snubbed by the Grammy Awards

Over the years, the Grammy Awards have become infamous for snubbing some of the music industry’s best artists, including the likes of Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. Although many people don’t consider awards a true measure of talent in the industry, it is still shocking when great artists are not gifted with the deserved recognition.

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Womad unveils more artists and speakers for 2024 festival

VANESSA LAURIE/Stuff Four new artists and the line-up for World of Words and OMV Steam Lab have been announced for Womad 2024. A bevvy of international musical acts and renowned speakers are the latest addition to Womad’s 2024 line-up. French house act Braxe + Falcon, Irish folk sensations Lisa O’Neill & Cormac Begley, Estonian folk

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Marc Thorpe, ‘Star Wars’ VFX Artist and ‘Robot Wars’ Creator, Dies at 77

Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who created the hit television series “Robot Wars” in which customized radio-controlled robots fight in metal arenas, has died. Thorpe was 77. Thorpe died on Friday at a hospice facility in Alamo, California, according to his daughter Megan Feffer. Thorpe’s death resulted from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Doctors first

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‘Star Wars’ VFX Artist, Robot Wars Creator Was 77 – The Hollywood Reporter

Marc Thorpe Courtesy of Megan Feffer Marc Thorpe, who created special effects for Star Wars and Indiana Jones films before launching Robot Wars, which feature radio-controlled gladiators in events he called “festivals of destruction and survival,” has died. He was 77. Thorpe died Friday of complications related to Parkinson’s disease at a hospice facility in

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European Record Labels Don’t Want EU Radio Royalties for U.S. Artists – Billboard

Mark Renders/Getty Images A coalition of artist and label groups is calling on legislators to urgently address a 2020 court ruling that risks seeing European musicians lose out on millions of euros in royalties each year to U.S. acts.  For decades, American musicians have been denied royalties for the use of their music on broadcast

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Fishing Gear on the Fashion Runway

Explore When Marion Gaemers and Lynnette Griffiths turned on the black lights in their studio not long ago, they were pleased. The discarded fishing gear they were using to create their latest work of art luminesced, giving it a ghostly oceanic glow. The wearable sculpture, which has 500 silvery sardines worked into its skirt, is

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Metro Boomin, NAV Think Artists Being Fake Mysterious Is Ruining Music – VIBE.com

Monica Schipper/Getty Images Metro Boomin and NAV have both publicly voiced their opinions on what trends are ruining music right now. During an X exchange on Saturday (Nov. 25), the Perfect Timing collaborators agreed that artists being “fake mysterious” is what might be watering down the industry. The short discussion sparked when the Heroes & Villains

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ONErpm Launches Distribution Platform for DIY Artists – Billboard

Full-service music company ONErpm is filling out further with the launch of two divisions, one being a new administration system meant to simplify managing an artist’s day-to-day needs — and the other an updated distribution platform geared for budget-crunched DIYers. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The

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