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Happy Birthday this week to: Jul 31 1923 ● Seth Avett → Turkish immigrant who co-founded and became chief executive of Atlantic Records, a dominant force in jazz, R&B and pop/rock and a prime force in moving Black American music into the mainstream...

Last night’s GRAMMY Awards were full of amazing performances, political statements, and definitely will be remembered as ones of the most competitive. Adele went home with the highest number of wins, total of five. The British singer teared up when...

Austin – Live Music Capital of the World As SXSW gets set to once again take Austin by storm, Getintothis’ Paul Higham reflects on the city’s musical status and picks over some of the city’s most cherished musical exports. With SXSW just around the...

No-one is recognised as knowing more about Hollywood and celebrities than David Hartnell MNZM. He’s not only spent a lifetime reporting on Hollywood’s trivia, gossip and scandals, but he counts many celebrities among his personal friends. Every Monday...

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba’s revolutionary leader and Thailand’s longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael. Embracing Soviet...