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All male and all Italian, except two. In March Harry Styles managed to enter first place in the official Italian album chart, Fimi's Top of the Music, with Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Before him, the highest position in the ranking had been occupied by Olly, Tony Boy, Guè, Geolier, Kid Yugi. After him Tony Effe & Side Baby, Nayt, Salmo, Shiva, Sayf, Tedua succeeded.Women? Zero. Other foreign artists? Nobody, not even BTS who have a very strong fan base whose Arirang entered in second place, stopped by I am an individual of Nayt.The streak of Italian men (often…
Keir Starmer has shared a statement this morning, confirming his resignation as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party. Read More: Keir Starmer tells us about “protecting creativity” in the UK The announcement came at 9:30am this morning (Monday June 22), when Starmer appeared outside 10 Downing Street to address press, who had been gathered there since 6am. There had been strong indications that the address would see Starmer officially tender his resignation, and beginning his speech, he said that he took over the Labour Party at a time when it was “politically, financially and morally bankrupt”. He also said…
Unadasola at La Prima Estate 2026. Photo: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiJagwari at La Prima Estate 2026. Photo: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiLissy Taylor at La Prima Estate 2026. Photo: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiThe Hives at La Prima Estate 2026. Photo: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiVerida at La Prima Estate 2026. Photo: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiYes! Boom!Voila! at La Prima Estate 2026. Photo: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiPhoto: Matteo NasiCasino…
vote6.5 Bands: NIRRITE Duration: 00:43:59 Available from: 06/19/2026 Label: Iron Bonehead Prod. Player not yet available. A big misconception about very chaotic projects is that they are ultimately easier to deal with than those with a lot of melodic content: it's very easy to think “It's so loud, what do you want to argue?”as if, on the contrary, investing everything in easy-listening melodies makes a record a product of greater depth.In reality, when we are dealing with a particularly intricate sound it is quite difficult to take into account all the possible nuances and then draw a judgment of merit.…
The Gigi D'Alessio's 2026 tour enters a new phase after the conclusion of the residency at Royal Palace of Casertawhich attracted over 100,000 spectators during ten concerts in Piazza Carlo di Borbone. The Campania residency, which ended on June 21st, represented one of the central moments of the Italian live summer. During the last evening the singer-songwriter also announced his return to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium of Naples on 6 June 2027, an appointment that will be explored in depth in a dedicated article. Now the attention shifts to indoor concerts which between November and December will bring the artist…
Various music industry bodies from around the world have penned an open letter that calls for artists and songwriters to offer consent before going into any AI deals. Titled Artists And Songwriters Must Not Be Pressured Into AI Deals WithoutMeaningful Consent, the open letter was published today (June 22) and outlines that it has become increasingly common for record companies and publishers to negotiate AI deals without consulting artists and songwriters “whose works, voices, performances, likenesses and creative identities” have shaped the music involved. The letter is signed by huge industry bodies including The Ivors Academy, the European Music Managers…
About three months after officially announcing that he was leaving Enhypen, the singer formerly known as Heeseung is officially embarking today on his solo career under the new stage name Evan. His debut project as a soloist, Ride or Die, features two tracks that he participated in from ideation through topline creation, and offers a first glimpse into who Evan is as an individual and the stories he hopes to tell through his music. With Ride or Die, Evan strips away all expectations and aims to start over and present an unfiltered side of himself. The project is defined by a commitment to…
The second episode of has been released on YouTube SPOT – THE PODCASTthe format hosted by Michele Monina And Massimiliano Longodirector and founder of All Music Italy. Guests of the episode Georgie And Paola Iezzicurrently engaged in X Factor as presenter and judge respectively, who tell their stories without filters about their thirty-year career, the profession seen by women and the relationship between talent and apprenticeship. The podcast was born within the Spot Music Festthe Bareggio festival of which All Music Italy is media partner. A dialogue recorded in front of the audience of young artists of the festival, with…
“Life Of Mu” marks the most intimate album by Artur Strekalov, an author who has always fluctuated among the reverberations of the unconscious. The change of direction is not in the material, but in the structure: a fragmentary diary made of impressions and sketch of the moment, brought to life by the presence of stories told by close friends, cinematic champions and an attitude to collage sound which here becomes more melodic and material, less ethereal. This is also confirmed by the length of the songs: despite the genres covered, they range from a scant minute to just three minutes,…
A year ago two concerts by Jonny Greenwood and the Israeli Dudu Tassa, fresh from an album in which they were accompanied by musicians and singers from Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq, were cancelled. A success of peaceful pressure on venues in London and Bristol, according to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. According to Greenwood and Tassa, however, the venues that were supposed to host them were subjected to such threats as to endanger the safety of musicians, workers and the public.It's a topic the Radiohead guitarist doesn't like to talk about in interviews.…