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U2 cancels St Louis concert in the wake of protests and racial tension in the city
U2's St Louis concert was scheduled to be held on the night of 16 September, but they had to call it off owing to the massive protests in the city over the acquittal of a former police officer in the shooting death of a black man in 2014.

Karan Joseph suicide: As theories swirl around the gifted pianist's death, a look back at his music, life
When pianist Karan Joseph aka 'Madfingers' leapt to his death on 9 September, also extinguished was a musical talent expected to burn long and bright

Judwaa 2 song 'Aa Toh Sahi' is an energetic dance number featuring Varun Dhawan's twin avatars
Judwaa 2's song, 'Aa Toh Sahi', features Jacqueline Fernandez, Taapsee Pannu and the twin avatars of Varun Dhawan together along serene beaches having their bit of fun, dance and confusion.

Bhoomi's new song 'Kho Diya', starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari, touches the soul
Bhoomi's new song 'Kho Diya' composed by Sachin-Jigar is a soulful number that will definitely make your heart yearn for more.

AR Rahman: Filmmakers are only interested in depicting the lives of failed musicians
AR Rahman says if he ever has the opportunity to make a biopic on someone from the world of music, he would choose to bring Bismillah Khan and Ravi Shankar's life on celluloid.

Guitarist Omran Shafique on Coke Studio Pakistan: 'It revived a deflated Pakistani music industry'
Omran Shafique has been the reigning star guitarist and a member of the house band on Coke Studio Pakistan. He spoke with us about the show's stellar 10th season

Country musician Don Williams passes away aged 78; known for hits like 'I Believe in You'
Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads like "I Believe in You", has died. He was 78.

American Dream album review: In LCD Soundsystem's latest, tantalising glimpses of a new direction
LCD Soundsystem's latest album American Dream is haunted and liberated by founder James Murphy’s many influences

Sonakshi Sinha to croon reprise version of 'Tu Mile' from Manisha Koirala's film Criminal
Actor Sonakshi Sinha is all set to collaborate with Canadian rapper Parichay to make a reprise version of the 1995 song 'Tu Mile' featuring Manisha Koirala and Nagarjuna from the film, Criminal.

Beyond 'Oonchi Hai Building': Best of Bollywood's bad lyrics, from 'Kurta Phadke' to 'Hookah Bar'
When 'Oonchi Hai Building' was just the first floor in the apartment of cringe-worthy lyrics — An ode to Bollywood's lyrical disasters.

Global Citizen documentary Louder Together's trailer launched, ahead of film's 13 September release
Louder Together | A Global Citizen Documentary: New York to Mumbai is set to premiere in the days before the GLobal Citizen Festival 2017 concert in New York

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' gets a 3-D revamp, will be screened at Venice Film Festival
Michael Jackson's Thriller 3-D will be screened at the Venice Film Festival alongside a behind-the-scenes documentary that has never been shown in cinemas before.

Taylor Swift's new song 'Look What You Made Me Do' dethrones 'Despacito' on US singles chart
'Look What You Made Me Do', a dark dance track, is the first single off Taylor Swift's upcoming album Reputation.

Walter Becker, co-founder of American jazz rock band Steely Dan, passes away at 67
Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the 1970s rock group Steely Dan has passed away at 67, according to his official website.

NH7 Weekender, Jodhpur RIFF, Ziro: All you need to know about the 2017 music festival season
Music festival season is here. From Bacardi NH& Weekender to the Jodhpur RIFF, we tell you which one's the best fir for you:

Bhoomi song 'Will You Marry Me' makes you want to see more of Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari
The new song of Bhoomi is a random shaadi number which leaves the audience wishing they could see more of a father-daughter relationship.

Haseena Parkar new song 'Tere Bina' explores love life of Shraddha Kapoor's titular character
The makers of Shraddha Kapoor's Haseena Parkar released the first song amidst rumours of repeated delays of the film release.

Simran: New song 'Meet', sung by Arijit Singh, has Kangana Ranaut on a quest for love, companionship
Meet, the latest song from the upcoming film Simran, features Kangana Ranaut interacting with the men she meets on her journey of self-discovery.

Ganesh Chaturthi playlist: From 'Morya' to 'Deva Shree Ganesha', Bollywood's ode to the elephant god
Here's a Ganesh Chaturthi playlist of the most iconic songs devoted to Ganpati, from our films

Baadshaho song 'Hoshiyar Rehna' is reminiscent of Kabir's timeless poetry, Rajasthani folk music
Where the makers of Baadshaho hit the bull's eye is that they manage to provide appropriate context to this song which merges seamlessly into the narrative.

Sunidhi Chauhan, Nucleya, Amit Trivedi to judge Amazon Prime singing reality show The Remix
Sunidhi Chauhan, Nucleya and Amit Trivedi have been roped in to judge the show where DJs and singers will pair up to create remixes and compete for a big prize.

A Gentleman: 'Laagi Na Choote' song underlines Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez's chemistry
'Laagi Na Choote' shows that A Gentleman has multiple layers, including the deep intense romance shared by Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez.

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan: Ayushmann, Bhumi's love blossoms beyond the bed in The Laddoo Song
The Laddoo song shows how Bhumi Pednekar's love for Ayushmann Khurrana grows despite his sexual inadequacy in their upcoming film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan.

Nucleya's life and times are now the subject of a new documentary by Red Bull, Ride to the Roots
In Ride to the Roots, the cameras follow Udyan Sagar — better known as electronic music producer Nucleya — into his life, his past and his family

Simran song 'Pinjra Tod Ke' features Kangana Ranaut breaking free and living life to the fullest
Kangana Ranaut-starrer Simran's song 'Pinjra Tod Ke' speaks of freedom and free will.

India's first Buddhist rock band Dhamma Wings makes music with a purpose: Ending casteism
India's first Buddhist rock band Dhamma Wings creates music that has a mission — to end casteism by propagating Gautam Buddha and BR Ambedkar's teachings.

Baadshaho song 'Socha Hai' featuring Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta revamps a retro classic
The third song from Baadshaho's album, 'Socha Hai' reinvents RD Burman's classic number 'Kehdu Tumhe' from Deewar.

Lucknow Central song 'Teen Kabootar' uses natural sounds, mouth and body percussion
The third song of Farhan Akhtar-starrer Lucknow Central's album, Teen Kabootar, has mouth and body percussion sounds rendered by Taufiq Qureshi.

Watch: Teaser of A Gentleman song 'Bandook Meri Laila' oozes oomph, courtesy Sidharth, Jacqueline
A Gentleman's new song 'Bandook Meri Laila' starring Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez is slated to release on 16 August.

Ayushmann Khurrana ends first season of T-Series Mixtape with 'Mera Mann', 'Yahin Hoon Main'
In the season 1 finale of T-Series Mixtape, singer-actor-composer Ayushmann Khurrana presented a fusion of his songs 'Mera Mann' and 'Yahin Hoon Main'.