The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and many other musical acts performed in an hours-long concert aimed at raising money for the victims of the Atlantic superstorm Sandy in the New York and New Jersey region. Rock-and-roll legend Bruce Springsteen, a native of the hard-hit New Jersey shore, was the opening act at the […]
Top Music Acts Hold Concert for Sandy Relief Efforts
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
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Obama Celebrates Blues Music at White House Concert
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama got another chance to show off his musical skills at the White House Tuesday night. “Come on…baby don’t you want to go? Come on…baby don’t you want to go? Same old place…Sweet Home Chicago!” The president traded lyrics with the legendary B.B.King on the blues classic dedicated to Mr. Obama’s adopted […]
Barenboim Leads Korean Border Concert
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim has held a concert in South Korea, near the tense border with North Korea. Barenboim led his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra of Israeli and Arab musicians Monday in a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, aimed at promoting peace on the Korean peninsula. A South Korean choir accompanied the choral fourth movement of […]
Will.i.am to Perform in China Promoting Educational Exchanges
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it has tapped Grammy Award-winning musician will.i.am to headline a concert in China this year promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the two countries. The popular hip-hop artist, a founder of the Black Eyed Peas, will perform along with other U.S. and Chinese pop stars at an unspecified date. The State […]
Will.i.am to Perform in China Promoting Educational Exchanges
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it has tapped Grammy Award-winning musician will.i.am to headline a concert in China this year promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the two countries. The popular hip-hop artist, a founder of the Black Eyed Peas, will perform along with other U.S. and Chinese pop stars at an unspecified date. The State […]
