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FOURTEENthe project that aims to create the first Italian-European K-Pop girl band, starts from Naples: official castings open on 13 and 14 June 2026 in the Campania capital, the first stop on a selection tour that will cross Italy until the end of June. The project is developed in collaboration with the RAI and has a declared great ambition: to bring the K-Pop language to Europe for the first time through a completely Italian production, but with an international outlook. To produce is Joy Production & Sustainability Srl. What FOURTEEN looks for at castings Production searches four girls between 13…

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Another full moon brings another new single from the musician’s o\i project May 31 marks the second full moon of the month, known as the blue moon, and with it comes another new single from Peter Gabriel’s slowly gestating project, o\i, “A Hard Lesson.” Like his previous LP, 2023’s i/o, he’s slowly unfurling his upcoming album with songs from o/i releasing with every full moon through the course of 2026. It culminates with the album’s release.  “A Hard Lesson” is the oldest song from his upcoming project, the musician revealed on his website. It was written in the late Eighties or early Nineties while…

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18k published on May 29 Ian album that marks a new chapter in his artistic journey after Anti Anti. A record awaited for months, anticipated by some singles already released and by several previews played live at the Fabrique, which today finally allows us to observe the project in its entirety. The question that accompanies the exit is only one: Is 18k really one of the most innovative artists on the scene or is he simply experiencing the best period of his career? The answer probably lies somewhere in between. Why I he doesn't try to revolutionize Italian rap overnight,…

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Mick Jagger has said he “can’t wait” to get back out on the road with The Rolling Stones. Read More: The Rolling Stones – ‘Hackney Diamonds’ review: they’ve still got it The rock legends are preparing to release their 25th studio album ‘Foreign Tongues’ on July 10 via Polydor/Universal Music. It’s set to feature guest appearances from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood, and the band’s late drummer Charlie Watts – you can pre-order your copy here. Although the new album is on the horizon, The Stones don’t have any tour dates lined up to promote it. In late 2025, they confirmed that they’d scrapped plans…

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We often say trip-hop when we mean downtempo, and vice versa. Trip-hop, however, had Bristol, with a recognizable voice and aesthetic. Downtempo had none of this: no city of origin, no manifesto. It grew on the edges of Ibiza nights and in German experimental electronic clubs, it multiplied on labels spread between Frankfurt, Tokyo and the two American coasts, making itself heard in contexts that often don't exist today. Yet, thirty years later, it is perhaps the genre that has returned the spirit of the end of the millennium better than others: not the melancholy of Bristol, not the futuristic…

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The fifth edition of the Videoclip Italia Awardsthe event dedicated to the Italian music video scene. For the first time the program took place over three days, hosted in the spaces of BASIC, Tac And TAV Academy. The most awarded video clips of the 2026 edition are those made for Blanco, Shablo And Lucio Corsiwhile the Director of the Year award went to Enea Colombi. The international jury, made up of over eighty experts, awarded the prizes in three main categories: musical genres, technical prizes and special prizes. There was no shortage of hot topics in the sector on stage:…

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The Darkness have shared their 80s-inspired theme song to the new Masters Of The Universe movie – give it a listen below. READ MORE: The Darkness on being part of Christmas and “one of the last proper rock ’n’ roll bands” Starring Bottoms actor Nicholas Galitzine as Adam Glenn/He-Man, 30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto as Skeletor, and Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms, the film – based on the ’80s animated TV series – will hit cinemas on June 5 – now complete with a bombastic theme courtesy of the UK glam-rock veterans. “When He-Man asked whether we could provide some…

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Last Monday, Pope Leo released Magnificent Humanitashis much-anticipated first encyclical as pontiff. In it, he takes aim straight at artificial intelligence, one of the most feared and disruptive forces in our world today. In these 40-something pages, Pope Leo makes the case, plain and clear, that AI is a threat to humanity and the planet. He also makes it clear that this technology is part of a long cycle of exploitation and destruction. Therefore, if we are going to contend with it, we must ground in a framework of social justice. While many have expressed surprise at Pope Leo's bluntness…

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The first approach to this one-man band may not be the most promising: the country of origin is Norway, the genre played is predictably pure Norwegian black metal,… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM

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