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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77

Frank Beard, longtime drummer of American blues-rock group ZZ Top, has died aged 77, the band and its publicist announced on Tuesday. Beard, whose beats drove hits including "La Grange" and "Sharp Dressed Man", stepped...

Frank Beard, pictured here in 2013, was the longtime drummer of ZZ Top. — AFP

Jonas Brothers to headline NFL halftime show in Melbourne

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Ariana Grande tops German charts for first time with new album 'petal'

Ariana Grande celebrates a landmark moment as ‘petal’ reaches No 1 on the German album charts.

Whitney Houston honoured with Barbie doll

The doll recreates Houston’s look from the music video for “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”— dpa

Yousuf al Foori gives young Omani talent a stage

Selected contestants will compete in the Explore Oman Talent Competition final on August 21.

Music producer William Orbit dies aged 69

William Orbit, who won three Grammys, is being remembered as a 'music icon'— Reuters

Second KATSEYE member goes on hiatus

Member of the US girl group KATSEYE Sophia Laforteza — AFP

Ariana Grande withdraws from London musical, seeks to 'step back'

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Sufi rhythms unite cultures in Muscat

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Jashn-e-Deccan brings Sufi Qawwali Magic to Oman

Jashn-e-Deccan brings Sufi Qawwali Magic to Oman

Charli XCX releases new album

The album explores themes of artistic immortality and identity. — AFP

From bathhouse to fish market, DJs revive Japan's neighbourhoods

The collective hopes its videos will encourage people to rediscover neighbourhood businesses — AFP

The Rubettes guitarist Tony Thorpe dies at 80

The Rubettes band performing — dpa

Madonna, Bieber, Shakira & Muppets star at halftime

Shakira energises the crowd with a performance of the tournament anthem during the historic halftime show.

Petula Clark, 93, hopes real singers will survive the AI tide

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Music industry launches AI-generated content labels

British artist Harry Yeff rehearses a song which uses artificial intelligence to render the human voice— AFP
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